 When producers were looking to revive the series after its cancellation in 1958, Watkin was cast in the role of Perry White again, replacing the late John Hamilton.However, these plans never came to fruition after the death of series star George Reeves in June 1959.Watkin first married Christie E. McLennan on August 21, 1909, in Ottawa, Kansas; the two had met while they were apart of a troupe together.