Mills Watson

American actor
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Mills Watson is an American actor who is probably best known for his comedic portrayal of the law enforcement character Deputy Perkins, first on B. J. and the Bear and later as a series star on The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo. He played Uncle Buster in the sitcom Harper Valley P.T.A..

Watson appeared in guest roles in numerous TV series such as Gunsmoke, Mission:Impossible, Hawaii Five-O, Emergency!, McCloud, M*A*S*H, The Rockford Files, The A-Team, CHiPs, The Fall Guy, and Murder She Wrote, The Six Million Dollar Man, as well as movies including ...tick...tick...tick... (1970), The Wild Country (1970), Dirty Little Billy (1972), Charley and the Angel (1973), Papillon (1973), The Midnight Man (1974), Treasure of Matecumbe (1976), Up In Smoke (1978), Cujo, (1979) CHiPs, episode “Rustling” as Ambrose (1978) and "Repo Man" as Doyle Ware (1983), and Bulletproof (1988). He also had a part in the TV miniseries War and Remembrance (1988), which he filmed in Hawaii. His last role was in the 1992 television film Gunsmoke: To the Last Man.

The acting role he considers his personal favorite and most fun was as Deputy Perkins on The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo. He appeared on the March 22–28, 1980 cover of TV Guide as the character along with co-stars Claude Akins and Brian Kerwin.

Date of Birth10th July 1940
Age84 Years
Zodiac SignCancer
CountryUnited States of America
Current CityOakland
Birth PlaceOakland
NationalityUnited States of America
CitizenshipUnited States of America
LanguageEnglish
ReferenceIMDB
Occupationactor, television actor

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