Awards & Winners

Douglass Watson

Date of Birth 24-February-1921
Place of Birth Jackson
(Butts County, Georgia, United States of America)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Larkin Douglas Watson III, Douglas Watson
Profession Actor
Larkin Douglass Watson III was an American actor. Before an acting career, he received two Purple Heart awards for his service in World War II. A character actor since 1950, his most notable roles were in the movies Julius Caesar, Sayonara, and The Money Pit. He was also an acclaimed actor on the New York stage, acting in several Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, including the 1952 Broadway revival of Desire Under the Elms by Eugene O'Neill. In addition, he played on such daytime dramatic dramas as Moment of Truth, Search for Tomorrow, and Love of Life. On Another World, Watson portrayed Mackenzie "Mac" Cory; the second actor to play the role, he had replaced Robert Emhardt. Watson earned the Another World role after a critically acclaimed turn playing Kent in King Lear at the 1974 New York Shakespeare Festival. He won two Daytime Emmy Awards for Best Actor, in 1980 and 1981. He was under contract at the time of his 1989 death from a heart attack at the age of 68 while on vacation in Arizona. His character on the show also died shortly afterward. Douglass Watson is interred at Putnam Cemetery in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Awards by Douglass Watson

Check all the awards nominated and won by Douglass Watson.

1989


Nominations 1989 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Another World

1981


Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Honored for : Another World

Nominations 1981 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Another World

1980


Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Honored for : Another World

Nominations 1980 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Another World

1973


Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance
Honored for : Much Ado About Nothing

Nominations 1973 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance Much Ado About Nothing