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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Muse Watson
| name = Muse Watson
| image = Muse Watson.png
| image = Muse Watson.png
| alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software -->
| alt = <!-- Descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software -->
| caption = Watson in March 2009
| caption = Watson in March 2009
| birth_name = Robert Gravel
| birth_name = Robert Gravel
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|07|20}}<ref name="tcm"/>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|07|20}}<ref name="tcm"/>
| birth_place = [[Alexandria, Louisiana]]<ref name="tcm"/>
| birth_place = [[Alexandria, Louisiana]], U.S.<ref name="tcm"/>
| education = [[Louisiana Tech University]]<br>[[Berea College]]
| occupation = Actor
| occupation = Actor
| known_for = {{ubl|[[Mike Franks (NCIS)|Mike Franks]] (''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'')|[[Charles Westmoreland]] (''[[Prison Break]]'')|''[[I Know What You Did Last Summer]]''}}
| known_for = {{Ubl|[[Mike Franks (NCIS)|Mike Franks]] (''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'')|[[Charles Westmoreland]] (''[[Prison Break]]'')|''[[I Know What You Did Last Summer]]''}}
| children = 1
}}
}}


'''Muse Watson Gravel''' (born '''Robert Gravel'''; July 20, 1948), commonly known as '''Muse Watson''', is an American actor. He is notable for his recurring roles of [[Mike Franks (NCIS)|Mike Franks]] on ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'' and [[Charles Westmoreland]] / [[D.B. Cooper]] in ''[[Prison Break]]'' and film roles as Hank Corrigan in ''[[Something to Talk About (film)|Something To Talk About]]'' and as Ben Willis, the killer in ''[[I Know What You Did Last Summer]]'' and ''[[I Still Know What You Did Last Summer]]''.<ref>{{Citation | last= Guidry | first= Leigh | title= Louisiana native a success in movies, TV | url= | periodical= Sioux City Journal | date= 27 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Citation | last= Simpson | first= Cindy | title= 'NCIS' storyline puts Watson in spotlight | url= | periodical= The Roane County News | date= 3 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Citation | last= Morrow | first= Terry | title= Watson breaking free from horror typecasting | url= | periodical= The Journal Gazette | date= 12 November 2005}}</ref><ref>{{Citation | last= Baron | first= Daivd | title= Following A Muse - Playing 'Last Summer's Bad Guy Was A Good Move For Muse Watson | url= | periodical= The Times-Picayune | date= 26 November 1997}}</ref>
'''Muse Watson Gravel''' (born Robert Gravel; July 20, 1948), commonly known as '''Muse Watson''', is an American actor. He is notable for his recurring roles of [[Mike Franks (NCIS)|Mike Franks]] on ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'' and [[Charles Westmoreland]] / [[D.B. Cooper]] in ''[[Prison Break]]'', and film roles as Hank Corrigan in ''[[Something to Talk About (film)|Something to Talk About]]'', and Ben Willis, the killer in ''[[I Know What You Did Last Summer]]'' and ''[[I Still Know What You Did Last Summer]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Guidry |first=Leigh |date=27 October 2013 |title=Louisiana native a success in movies, TV |url= |work=[[Sioux City Journal]] |location=Sioux City, Iowa}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Simpson |first=Cindy |date=3 January 2011 |title='NCIS' storyline puts Watson in spotlight |url= |work=[[Roane County News]] |location=Roane County, Tennessee}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Morrow |first=Terry |date=12 November 2005 |title=Watson breaking free from horror typecasting |url= |work=[[The Journal Gazette]] |location=Fort Wayne, Indiana}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Baron |first=Daivd |title=Following a Muse—Playing 'Last Summer's' Bad Guy Was a Good Move for Muse Watson |url= |work=[[The Times-Picayune]] |location=New Orleans |date=26 November 1997}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Watson was born and raised in [[Alexandria, Louisiana]]. His father died when he was five years old, and him and his three siblings were raised by their mother and maternal grandfather.<ref name="tcm"/><ref name="towntalkA7"/> Watson said his grandfather had a big influence on him.<ref name="towntalkA1"/><ref name="towntalkA7"/> Watson graduated from [[Bolton High School (Louisiana)|Bolton High School]] in 1966, and then attended [[Louisiana Tech]] for two years on a music scholarship. After leaving Louisiana Tech, he transferred to [[Berea College]] in [[Berea, Kentucky]].<ref name="towntalkA1"/><ref name="towntalkA7"/>
Watson was born and raised in [[Alexandria, Louisiana]]. His father died when he was five years old, and Watson and his three siblings were raised by their mother and maternal grandfather.<ref name="tcm"/><ref name="towntalkA7"/> Watson said his grandfather had a big influence on him, and after finding out that Robert Gravel was already registered with the Screen Actors Guild, he legally changed his name to Muse Watson Gravel, in honor of his grandfather.<ref name="towntalkA1"/><ref name="towntalkA7"/> Watson graduated from [[Bolton High School (Louisiana)|Bolton High School]] in 1966, and then attended [[Louisiana Tech]] for two years on a music scholarship. After leaving Louisiana Tech, he transferred to [[Berea College]] in [[Berea, Kentucky]].<ref name="towntalkA1"/><ref name="towntalkA7"/>


It was at Berea College where he became interested in acting, scoring a role as [[Petruchio]] in ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]''.<ref name="knoxville"/> He then left Berea and went on the road starring in productions of ''[[Man of La Mancha]]'' and ''[[Promises, Promises (musical)|Promises, Promises]]''.<ref name="knoxville"/> After a year of touring, he returned to Berea, but at graduation time, he was told his degree would be withheld because he hadn't "gone to church enough".<ref name="knoxville"/> He decided to leave school and moved to [[Oak Ridge, Tennessee]] to live with his sister. He worked for Pathway Bellows for seven years before moving to [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]] to work as a manufacturing representative, while still making time for auditions and plays.<ref name="knoxville"/>
It was at Berea College where he became interested in acting, scoring a role as [[Petruchio]] in ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]''.<ref name="knoxville"/> He then left Berea and went on the road starring in productions of ''[[Man of La Mancha]]'' and ''[[Promises, Promises (musical)|Promises, Promises]]''.<ref name="knoxville"/> After a year of touring, he returned to Berea, but at graduation time, he was told his degree would be withheld because he hadn't "gone to church enough".<ref name="knoxville"/> He decided to leave school and moved to [[Oak Ridge, Tennessee]] to live with his sister. He worked for Pathway Bellows for seven years before moving to [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]] to work as a manufacturing representative, while still making time for auditions and plays.<ref name="knoxville"/>


==Career==
==Career==
Watson is credited with appearing in more than 60 movies and 50 television episodes.<ref name="towntalkA7" /> He is best known for his recurring roles of [[Mike Franks (NCIS)|Mike Franks]] on ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'' and [[Charles Westmoreland]] in ''[[Prison Break]]'', and as Ben Willis, the killer in the horror films, ''[[I Know What You Did Last Summer]]'' and ''[[I Still Know What You Did Last Summer]]'', and as the vampire C. W. Niles in ''[[From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money|From Dusk Till Dawn 2]]''.<ref name="wichita"/>
While living in Chattanooga, he was hired to do extras casting for ''[[King Kong Lives]]''. He also made connections with people in the North Carolina film industry and became a Teamster.<ref name="knoxville"/> He built his own fleet of trucks that he hired out for productions on the East Coast.<ref name="knoxville"/> After a guest appearance on ''[[Matlock]]'' and his role in ''Something To Talk About'', he moved to Los, Angeles where [[Marion Dougherty]] helped him in obtaining an agent.<ref name="knoxville"/> Watson said he considers his appearance in the film ''Something To Talk About'' as his "breakout role".<ref name="commercial"/>


Other notable appearances include: [[American Outlaws (2001 film)|''American Outlaws'']], ''[[Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me]]'', ''[[A Day Without a Mexican]]'', [[Dead Birds (2004 film)|''Dead Birds'']], [[Down in the Valley (film)|''Down in the Valley'']], ''[[IOWA]]'', ''[[Morgan's Ferry]]'' and ''[[Songcatcher]]''.<ref name="2008-05-11 NYT" /><ref name="2007-05-06 NYT" />
Before changing his name to Muse Watson, he had credits as Robert Gavel, working as a stunt driver in ''[[Steel Magnolias]]'' and ''[[Mississippi Burning]]''.<ref name="towntalkA1"/><ref name="towntalkA7"/> He changed his name as the Canadian actor Robert Gravel was already registered with the Screen Actors Guild.{{cn|date=September 2023}} He took from his maternal grandfather.{{cn|date=September 2023}}


When Watson was living in Chattanooga, he was hired to do extras casting for ''[[King Kong Lives]]''. He also made connections with people in the North Carolina film industry and became a Teamster, building his own fleet of trucks that he hired out for productions on the East Coast.<ref name="knoxville"/> After a guest appearance on ''[[Matlock (1986 TV series)|Matlock]]'' and his role in ''Something to Talk About'', he moved to Los, Angeles where [[Marion Dougherty]] helped him in obtaining an agent.<ref name="knoxville"/> Watson said he considers his appearance in the film ''Something to Talk About'' as his "breakout role".<ref name="commercial"/>
Watson has performed in the films [[American Outlaws (2001 film)|''American Outlaws'']], ''[[Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me]]'', ''[[A Day Without a Mexican]]'', [[Dead Birds (2004 film)|''Dead Birds'']], [[Down in the Valley (film)|''Down in the Valley'']], ''Hollywood Vampyr'', ''Iowa'', ''[[Morgan's Ferry]]'', ''Season of the Hunted'', ''[[Songcatcher]]'',<ref name="2008-05-11 NYT" /> and ''[[From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money]]''.<ref name="2007-05-06 NYT" />


He has also directed theater for the [[Tennessee Performing Arts Center]] and the [[Bessie Smith]] Foundation, taught acting at the [[Georgia State Prison]], and taught reading and writing at Berea College's literacy outreach program.<ref name="tcm" /> Before changing his name to Muse Watson, he had credits as Robert Gavel, working as a stunt driver in ''[[Steel Magnolias]]'' and ''[[Mississippi Burning]]''.<ref name="towntalkA1"/><ref name="towntalkA7"/> In the film ''I Know What You Did Last Summer'', Watson performed the majority of his own stunts, which included a very long underwater sequence.<ref name="tcm" />
Watson starred in a stage adaptation of the TV movie ''[[A Christmas Snow]]'', which he also appeared in, at the Starlite Theater in [[Branson, Missouri]].<ref name="springfield"/>

In 2002, he was nominated for best supporting actor for his role in ''If I Die Before I Wake'' at the [[Fangoria Chainsaw Awards]],<ref name="fangoria"/> and in 2011, won best actor for his performance in ''[[A Christmas Snow]]'', at the Trail Dance Film Festival.<ref name="banner"/>

Watson starred in a stage adaptation of the TV movie ''[[A Christmas Snow]]'' at the Starlite Theater in [[Branson, Missouri]].<ref name="springfield"/>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Watson is married and has a daughter with autism, which he has became an advocate for.<ref name="springfield"/>
Watson is married and has a daughter with autism, for which he has become an advocate.<ref name="springfield"/>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="5" style="background-color:#ccccff;" | Films
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
! {{abbr|Refs|References}}
|-
|1988
|''[[Mississippi Burning]]''
|
|Stunt driver
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="encyclopedia.com" />
|-
|1989
|''[[Steel Magnolias]]''
|
|Stunt driver
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="encyclopedia.com" />
|-
|1989
|''[[Black Rainbow]]''
|Patrol officer
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="tvguide"/>
|-
|1990
|''[[The Handmaid's Tale (film)|The Handmaid's Tale]]''
|Guardian
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="tvguide"/>
|-
|1990
|''[[Blind Vengeance]]''
|Varsac
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="encyclopedia.com"/>
|-
|1993
|''[[Sommersby]]''
|Drifter
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="encyclopedia.com"/>
|-
|1995
|''[[Something to Talk About (film)|Something to Talk About]]''
|Hank Corrigan
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="rotten"/>
|-
|1995
|''[[The Journey of August King]]''
|Zimmer
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="tvguide"/>
|-
|1995
|''[[Assassins (1995 film)|Assassins]]''
|Ketcham
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="rotten"/>
|-
|1997
|''[[I Know What You Did Last Summer]]''
|Ben Willis
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="rotten"/>
|-
|1997
|''[[Rosewood (film)|Rosewood]]''
|Henry Andrews
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="rotten"/>
|-
|1997
|''[[Lolita (1997 film)|Lolita]]''
|Store clerk
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="encyclopedia.com"/>
|-
|1997
|''Acts of Betrayal''
|Trenton Fraser
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="encyclopedia.com"/>
|-
|1997
|''A Texas Birthday''
|
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="encyclopedia.com"/>
|-
|1998
|''[[Break Up (1998 film)|Break Up]]''
|Baker cop
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="tvguide"/>
|-
|1998
|''[[I Still Know What You Did Last Summer]]''
|Ben Willis
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="tvguide"/>
|-
|1998
|''[[Shadrach (film)|Shadrach]]''
|Captain
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="tvguide"/>
|-
|1998
|''If I Die before I Wake''
|Daryl
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="encyclopedia.com"/>
|-
|1999
|''[[From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money]]''
|C. W. Niles
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="encyclopedia.com"/>
|-
|1999
|''The Art of the Bullet''
|Captain Walters
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="rotten"/>
|-
|1999
|''[[Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me]]''
|Klansman
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="rotten"/>
|-
|1999
|''[[It's the Rage (film)|It's the Rage]]''
|Cleaner
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="tvguide"/>
|-
|2000
|''[[Songcatcher]]''
|Parley Gentry
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="rotten"/>
|-
|2000
|''Ten Grand''
|Big Tony
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="encyclopedia.com"/>
|-
|2001
|''[[Morgan's Ferry]]''
|Sheriff Billy Ray Barnwell
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="rotten"/>
|-
|2001
|''[[American Outlaws (2001 film)|American Outlaws]]''
|Burly detective
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="encyclopedia.com"/>
|-
|2002
|''Hollywood Vampyr''
|Professor Fulton
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="encyclopedia.com"/>
|-
|2003
|''Season of the Hunted''
|Frank
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="encyclopedia.com"/>
|-
|2003
|''Wild Turkey''
|
|Short film
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="encyclopedia.com"/>
|-
|2004
|''[[Christmas Child]]''
|Sheriff Jimmy James
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="tvguide"/>
|-
|2004
|''[[Frankenfish]]''
|Elmer
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="encyclopedia.com"/>
|-
|2004
|''[[Dead Birds (2004 film)|Dead Birds]]''
|Father
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="encyclopedia.com"/>
|-
|2004
|''The Last Summer''
|Jerimiah Shuman
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="encyclopedia.com"/>
|-
|2004
|''[[A Day Without a Mexican]]''
|Louis McClaire
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="encyclopedia.com"/>
|-
|2004
|''The Dark Agent and the Passing of the Torch Chapter''
|Lester King
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="encyclopedia.com"/>
|-
|2005
|''House of Grimm''
|
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="encyclopedia.com"/>
|-
|2005
|''[[Down in the Valley (film)|Down in the Valley]]''
|Bill Sr.
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="encyclopedia.com"/>
|-
|2005
|''[[IOWA]]''
|Sheriff Walker
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="encyclopedia.com"/>
|-
|2005
|''[[End of the Spear]]''
|Adolfo
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="encyclopedia.com"/>
|-
|2009
|''[[White Lightnin']]''
|D. Ray White
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="rotten"/>
|-
|2009
|''Stellina Blue''
|
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="rotten"/>
|-
|2009
|''[[Timer (film)|Timer]]''
|Rick O'Leary
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="tvguide" />
|-
|2010
|''[[Small Town Saturday Night (film)|Small Town Saturday Night]]''
|
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="rotten"/>
|-
|2010
|''[[The Presence (film)|The Presence]]''
|Mr. Browman
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="rotten"/>
|-
|2010
|''The Steamroom''
|Pat
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="rotten"/>
|-
|2011
|''[[The Lamp (2011 film)|The Lamp]]''
|Sam
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="tvguide"/>
|-
|2012
|''[[Meeting Evil]]''
|Frank
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="tvguide"/>
|-
|2013
|''[[The Last Exorcism Part II]]''
|Frank Merle
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="tvguide"/>
|-
|2014
|''Between the Sand and the Sky''
|Boss
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref>{{cite web |title=Between the Sand and the Sky |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/664875/between-the-sand-and-the-sky#overview |website=TCM}}</ref>
|-
|2014
|''[[Suburban Gothic (film)|Suburban Gothic]]''
|Ambrose
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="tvguide"/>
|-
|2016
|''Dark Resonance''
|Professor Walter Jackson
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="tvguide"/>
|-
|2016
|''Saved From Sorrow: Mysterious Grace''
|Jeremiah
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="tvguide"/>
|-
|2017
|''[[Valley of Bones]]''
|Terry
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="tvguide"/>
|-
|2019
|''The Dead Ones''
|Gus
|
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="tvguide"/>
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
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|-
|-
|1993
|1993
|''[[Matlock]]''
|''[[Matlock (1986 TV series)|Matlock]]''
|Patrol officer
|Patrol officer
|TV series
|TV series; (2 episodes)
|style="text-align:center" | <ref name="rotten"/>
|style="text-align:center" | <ref name="rotten"/>
|-
|1994
|''[[The Birds II: Land's End]]''
|Bartender Jesse
|TV movie
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="tvguide"/>
|-
|-
|1994
|1994
|''Justice in a Small Town''
|''Justice in a Small Town''
|Robert Stubbs
|Robert Stubbs
|TV movie
|style="text-align:center" | <ref name="encyclopedia.com"/>
|-
|1994
|''Leave of Absence''
|Guy
|TV movie
|TV movie
|style="text-align:center" | <ref name="encyclopedia.com"/>
|style="text-align:center" | <ref name="encyclopedia.com"/>
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|TV series
|TV series
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="rotten"/>
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="rotten"/>
|-
|1995
|''Gramps''
|Father
|TV movie
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="rotten"/>
|-
|1995
|''Tad''
|Tom Pendel
|TV movie
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="tvguide"/>
|-
|1995
|''[[Tecumseh: The Last Warrior]]''
|Whitley
|TV movie
|<ref name="tvguide"/>
|-
|-
|1996
|1996
|''[[The Lazarus Man]]''
|''[[The Lazarus Man]]''
|Dawkins
|Dawkins
|TV series
|TV series; (2 episodes)
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="encyclopedia.com"/>
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="encyclopedia.com"/>
|-
|-
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|''[[Walker, Texas Ranger]]''
|''[[Walker, Texas Ranger]]''
|Freddie Forbes
|Freddie Forbes
|TV series
|TV series; (2 episodes)
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="tvguide"/>
|-
|2003
|''The Last Cowboy''
|Otis Bertram
|TV movie
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="tvguide"/>
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="tvguide"/>
|-
|-
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|''[[Prison Break]]''
|''[[Prison Break]]''
|[[Charles Westmoreland]]
|[[Charles Westmoreland]]
|TV series
|TV series; (19 episodes)
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="tvguide"/>
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="tvguide"/>
|-
|-
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|TV series
|TV series
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="rotten"/>
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="rotten"/>
|-
|2006
|''[[Jane Doe (film series)#ep6|Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall]]''
|Captain Barnes
|TV movie
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="tvguide"/>
|-
|-
|2006-2017
|2006-2017
|''[[NCIS]]''
|''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]''
|[[Mike Franks (NCIS)|Mike Franks]]
|[[Mike Franks (NCIS)|Mike Franks]]
|TV series
|TV series; (20 episodes)
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="rotten"/>
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="rotten"/>
|-
|-
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|TV series
|TV series
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="rotten"/>
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="rotten"/>
|-
|2013
|''[[Eagleheart (TV series)|Eagleheart]]''
|Quint
|TV series
|style="text-align:center" |<ref>{{cite web |title=Eagleheart, Quint, S03E07 |url=https://programmetv.ouest-france.fr/serie/humoristique/eagleheart-m165555880/s03e07-quint-c165538501/ |website=Programme TV Ouest-France |language=fr}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2014
|2014
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|TV series
|TV series
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="rotten"/>
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="rotten"/>
|-
|2021
|''Diary of a Lunatic: Sylke's Tales''
|The Creator
|TV mini-series; (8 episodes)
|style="text-align:center" |<ref name="buffalo"/>
|-
|-
|}
|}
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<ref name="2008-05-11 NYT">{{cite news |date=2008-05-11 |title=Muse Watson |url=http://movies.nytimes.com/person/221146/Muse-Watson |url-status=dead |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en |issn=1553-8095 |oclc=1645522 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512015000/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/221146/Muse-Watson |archive-date=2008-05-12 |access-date=2023-08-12}}</ref><!-- exhausted -->
<ref name="2008-05-11 NYT">{{cite news |date=2008-05-11 |title=Muse Watson |url=http://movies.nytimes.com/person/221146/Muse-Watson |url-status=dead |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en |issn=1553-8095 |oclc=1645522 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512015000/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/221146/Muse-Watson |archive-date=2008-05-12 |access-date=2023-08-12}}</ref><!-- exhausted -->


<ref name="banner">{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Derrick |title=‘Snow’ wins top prize at TDFF |url=https://www.duncanbanner.com/news/snow-wins-top-prize-at-tdff/article_17d2b4d4-06c2-5c6c-a7f9-778fdcdc1a3d.html |website=The Duncan Banner |date=1 February 2011}}</ref>
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Muse Watson
Watson in March 2009
Born
Robert Gravel

(1948-07-20) July 20, 1948 (age 76)[1]
Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S.[1]
EducationLouisiana Tech University
Berea College
OccupationActor
Known for
Children1

Muse Watson Gravel (born Robert Gravel; July 20, 1948), commonly known as Muse Watson, is an American actor. He is notable for his recurring roles of Mike Franks on NCIS and Charles Westmoreland / D.B. Cooper in Prison Break, and film roles as Hank Corrigan in Something to Talk About, and Ben Willis, the killer in I Know What You Did Last Summer and I Still Know What You Did Last Summer.[2][3][4][5]

Early life

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Watson was born and raised in Alexandria, Louisiana. His father died when he was five years old, and Watson and his three siblings were raised by their mother and maternal grandfather.[1][6] Watson said his grandfather had a big influence on him, and after finding out that Robert Gravel was already registered with the Screen Actors Guild, he legally changed his name to Muse Watson Gravel, in honor of his grandfather.[7][6] Watson graduated from Bolton High School in 1966, and then attended Louisiana Tech for two years on a music scholarship. After leaving Louisiana Tech, he transferred to Berea College in Berea, Kentucky.[7][6]

It was at Berea College where he became interested in acting, scoring a role as Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew.[8] He then left Berea and went on the road starring in productions of Man of La Mancha and Promises, Promises.[8] After a year of touring, he returned to Berea, but at graduation time, he was told his degree would be withheld because he hadn't "gone to church enough".[8] He decided to leave school and moved to Oak Ridge, Tennessee to live with his sister. He worked for Pathway Bellows for seven years before moving to Chattanooga, Tennessee to work as a manufacturing representative, while still making time for auditions and plays.[8]

Career

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Watson is credited with appearing in more than 60 movies and 50 television episodes.[6] He is best known for his recurring roles of Mike Franks on NCIS and Charles Westmoreland in Prison Break, and as Ben Willis, the killer in the horror films, I Know What You Did Last Summer and I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, and as the vampire C. W. Niles in From Dusk Till Dawn 2.[9]

Other notable appearances include: American Outlaws, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, A Day Without a Mexican, Dead Birds, Down in the Valley, IOWA, Morgan's Ferry and Songcatcher.[10][11]

When Watson was living in Chattanooga, he was hired to do extras casting for King Kong Lives. He also made connections with people in the North Carolina film industry and became a Teamster, building his own fleet of trucks that he hired out for productions on the East Coast.[8] After a guest appearance on Matlock and his role in Something to Talk About, he moved to Los, Angeles where Marion Dougherty helped him in obtaining an agent.[8] Watson said he considers his appearance in the film Something to Talk About as his "breakout role".[12]

He has also directed theater for the Tennessee Performing Arts Center and the Bessie Smith Foundation, taught acting at the Georgia State Prison, and taught reading and writing at Berea College's literacy outreach program.[1] Before changing his name to Muse Watson, he had credits as Robert Gavel, working as a stunt driver in Steel Magnolias and Mississippi Burning.[7][6] In the film I Know What You Did Last Summer, Watson performed the majority of his own stunts, which included a very long underwater sequence.[1]

In 2002, he was nominated for best supporting actor for his role in If I Die Before I Wake at the Fangoria Chainsaw Awards,[13] and in 2011, won best actor for his performance in A Christmas Snow, at the Trail Dance Film Festival.[14]

Watson starred in a stage adaptation of the TV movie A Christmas Snow at the Starlite Theater in Branson, Missouri.[15]

Personal life

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Watson is married and has a daughter with autism, for which he has become an advocate.[15]

Filmography

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Films
Year Title Role Notes Refs
1988 Mississippi Burning Stunt driver [16]
1989 Steel Magnolias Stunt driver [16]
1989 Black Rainbow Patrol officer [17]
1990 The Handmaid's Tale Guardian [17]
1990 Blind Vengeance Varsac [16]
1993 Sommersby Drifter [16]
1995 Something to Talk About Hank Corrigan [18]
1995 The Journey of August King Zimmer [17]
1995 Assassins Ketcham [18]
1997 I Know What You Did Last Summer Ben Willis [18]
1997 Rosewood Henry Andrews [18]
1997 Lolita Store clerk [16]
1997 Acts of Betrayal Trenton Fraser [16]
1997 A Texas Birthday [16]
1998 Break Up Baker cop [17]
1998 I Still Know What You Did Last Summer Ben Willis [17]
1998 Shadrach Captain [17]
1998 If I Die before I Wake Daryl [16]
1999 From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money C. W. Niles [16]
1999 The Art of the Bullet Captain Walters [18]
1999 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Klansman [18]
1999 It's the Rage Cleaner [17]
2000 Songcatcher Parley Gentry [18]
2000 Ten Grand Big Tony [16]
2001 Morgan's Ferry Sheriff Billy Ray Barnwell [18]
2001 American Outlaws Burly detective [16]
2002 Hollywood Vampyr Professor Fulton [16]
2003 Season of the Hunted Frank [16]
2003 Wild Turkey Short film [16]
2004 Christmas Child Sheriff Jimmy James [17]
2004 Frankenfish Elmer [16]
2004 Dead Birds Father [16]
2004 The Last Summer Jerimiah Shuman [16]
2004 A Day Without a Mexican Louis McClaire [16]
2004 The Dark Agent and the Passing of the Torch Chapter Lester King [16]
2005 House of Grimm [16]
2005 Down in the Valley Bill Sr. [16]
2005 IOWA Sheriff Walker [16]
2005 End of the Spear Adolfo [16]
2009 White Lightnin' D. Ray White [18]
2009 Stellina Blue [18]
2009 Timer Rick O'Leary [17]
2010 Small Town Saturday Night [18]
2010 The Presence Mr. Browman [18]
2010 The Steamroom Pat [18]
2011 The Lamp Sam [17]
2012 Meeting Evil Frank [17]
2013 The Last Exorcism Part II Frank Merle [17]
2014 Between the Sand and the Sky Boss [19]
2014 Suburban Gothic Ambrose [17]
2016 Dark Resonance Professor Walter Jackson [17]
2016 Saved From Sorrow: Mysterious Grace Jeremiah [17]
2017 Valley of Bones Terry [17]
2019 The Dead Ones Gus [17]
Television
Year Title Role Notes Refs
1990 Blind Vengeance Vrsac TV movie [16]
1993 Matlock Patrol officer TV series; (2 episodes) [18]
1994 The Birds II: Land's End Bartender Jesse TV movie [17]
1994 Justice in a Small Town Robert Stubbs TV movie [16]
1994 Leave of Absence Guy TV movie [16]
1995 American Gothic Wash Sutpen TV series [18]
1995 Gramps Father TV movie [18]
1995 Tad Tom Pendel TV movie [17]
1995 Tecumseh: The Last Warrior Whitley TV movie [17]
1996 The Lazarus Man Dawkins TV series; (2 episodes) [16]
1999 JAG Admiral Arthur Fessenden TV series [17]
1999 Walker, Texas Ranger Freddie Forbes TV series; (2 episodes) [17]
2003 The Last Cowboy Otis Bertram TV movie [17]
2005-2008 Prison Break Charles Westmoreland TV series; (19 episodes) [17]
2006 Close to Home Bob Peters TV series [18]
2006 Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall Captain Barnes TV movie [17]
2006-2017 NCIS Mike Franks TV series; (20 episodes) [18]
2007 Criminal Minds Mickey Bates TV series [17]
2007 Ghost Whisperer Milt Charles TV series [18]
2009 The Mentalist Jake Cooby TV series [18]
2009 Cold Case John Norwood TV series [17]
2009 iCarly Bucky TV series [17]
2010 Castle Ivan Podofski TV series [17]
2011 Franklin & Bash Officer Tom Werth TV series [18]
2013 Eagleheart Quint TV series [20]
2014 Justified Elmont Swain TV series [18]
2021 Diary of a Lunatic: Sylke's Tales The Creator TV mini-series; (8 episodes) [21]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Muse Watson: Biography". TCM.
  2. ^ Guidry, Leigh (October 27, 2013). "Louisiana native a success in movies, TV". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa.
  3. ^ Simpson, Cindy (January 3, 2011). "'NCIS' storyline puts Watson in spotlight". Roane County News. Roane County, Tennessee.
  4. ^ Morrow, Terry (November 12, 2005). "Watson breaking free from horror typecasting". The Journal Gazette. Fort Wayne, Indiana.
  5. ^ Baron, Daivd (November 26, 1997). "Following a Muse—Playing 'Last Summer's' Bad Guy Was a Good Move for Muse Watson". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans.
  6. ^ a b c d e Guidry, Leigh (October 15, 2013). "Watson". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. p. A7.
  7. ^ a b c Guidry, Leigh (October 15, 2013). "From Bolton to Hollywood". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. p. A1.
  8. ^ a b c d e f Pickle, Betsy (October 31, 1997). "Muse Watson; He knows what you did last summer". Knoxville News Sentinel. Knoxville, Tennessee. p. 10. ProQuest 393452108.
  9. ^ Morrow, Terry (November 6, 2005). "Branching out: Prison Break actor escapes typecasting". Wichita Falls Times Record News. Wichita Falls, Texas. Scripps Howard News Service. p. 3E.
  10. ^ "Muse Watson". The New York Times. May 11, 2008. ISSN 1553-8095. OCLC 1645522. Archived from the original on May 12, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  11. ^ "Raymond Cruz, right, and Muse Watson in 'From Dusk Till Dawn II.'". The New York Times. May 6, 2007. ISSN 1553-8095. OCLC 1645522. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  12. ^ Morrow, Terry (October 29, 2005). "'Prison Break' role frees up actor -- Once typecast as a serial killer, now he's better known as a kindly inmate". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. Scripps Howard News Service. p. 5. ProQuest 394176991.
  13. ^ Gingold, Michael (July 2002). "The 11th Annual Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Winners!". Fangoria. No. 214. p. 11.
  14. ^ Miller, Derrick (February 1, 2011). "'Snow' wins top prize at TDFF". The Duncan Banner.
  15. ^ a b Sain, Cliff (September 19, 2012). "TV, Branson actor Muse Watson talks about autism". Springfield News-Leader. Springfield, Missouri. ProQuest 1041162710.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa "Watson, Muse 1948–". Encyclopedia.com.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac "Muse Watson: Credits". TVGuide.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Muse Watson - Filmography". Rotten Tomatoes.
  19. ^ "Between the Sand and the Sky". TCM.
  20. ^ "Eagleheart, Quint, S03E07". Programme TV Ouest-France (in French).
  21. ^ "Now streaming: Buffalso mini-series premieres on Amazon Prime". The Buffalo News. Buffalo, New York. March 18, 2021. p. 2.
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