Tom Watson

Thomas Welsh Watson (21 March 1932 - 18 August 2001) was a Scottish-born stage, television and film actor.

Early life Watson was born on 21 March 1932 at Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland. His family later moved to Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, and he studied at the Hamilton Academy, where he excelled in amateur dramatics.

Career Following National Service with the Royal Scots, Watson joined the Rutherglen Repertory, a semi-professional theatre company. In 1956 he joined the Byre Theatre in St Andrews, Scotland, before moving on to Perth Repertory Theatre. There he met his future wife, the actress Joyce Bain.

Television By 1960 Watson had moved to London and was appearing regularly in BBC radio repertory. In 1964 he was cast in the BBC television production of Martin Chuzzlewit.

During his long career Watson appeared in numerous television series, including The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Dixon of Dock Green, Dr. Finlay's Casebook, Taggart, Prime Suspect, Hamish Macbeth, Heartbeat (British TV series), The Main Chance, Two Thousand Acres of Sky, Inspector Rebus and Peak Practice. In Your Cheatin' Heart by John Byrne (Scottish playwright) he played six different parts.

Death Watson died on 18 August 2001 at St Andrew's Memorial Hospital in St Andrews, Fife.