Willard Robertson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 31, 1885
- Died
- April 5, 1948 (aged 62)
- Birthplace
- Runnels, Texas, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Willard Robertson (January 1, 1886 – April 5, 1948) was an American actor and writer. He appeared in 147 films between 1924 and 1948. He was born in Runnels, Texas and died in Hollywood, California. Willard Robertson first worked as a lawyer in Texas, but he left his profession for a sudden interest in acting. He appeared on Broadway in 16 plays between 1907 and 1930. Robertson played supporting roles in many Hollywood films from 1930 until the year he died, typically portraying men of authority such as doctors, elected officials, military officers, and also lawyers. He played Jackie Cooper's stern but loving father in the oscar-winning drama Skippy (1931) and its sequel Sooky (1931). Robertson also portrayed a flamboyant lawyer in Remember the Night (1940) and the straight sheriff in The Ox-Bow Incident (1943). Willard Robertson was also a notable writer of numerous plays, two of them were adapted into films. He also wrote the novel Moon Tide (1940) which was turned into Archie Mayo's drama thriller Moontide (1942) starring Jean Gabin and Ida Lupino.
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Filmography
Fury at Furnace Creek
Movie · as Gen. Leads
Sitting Pretty
Movie · as Mr. Ashcroft
Deep Valley
Movie · as Sheriff Akers
My Favorite Brunette
Movie · as Prison Warden
To Each His Own
Movie · as Dr. Hunt
The Virginian
Movie
Renegades
Movie · as Nathan Brockway
Perilous Holiday
Movie · as Graeme
Gallant Journey
Movie · as Zachary Montgomery
Along Came Jones
Movie · as Luke Packard
Nine Girls
Movie · as Capt. Brooks
Background to Danger
Movie · as McNamara
Air Force
Movie · as Colonel at Hickam Field
The Ox-Bow Incident
Movie · as Sheriff Risley
No Time for Love
Movie · as Construction Company President (uncredited)
Juke Girl
Movie · as Mister Just
Wake Island
Movie
The Night of January 16th
Movie · as Inspector Donegan
Texas
Movie · as Rancher Wilson
The Monster and the Girl
Movie · as Lieutenant Strickland
Men of the Timberland
Movie · as Tim MacGregor
I Wanted Wings
Movie · as Judge Advocate
Remember the Night
Movie · as Francis X. O'Leary
My Little Chickadee
Movie · as Uncle John
North West Mounted Police
Movie · as Supt. Harrington
Brigham Young
Movie · as Heber Kimball
Lucky Cisco Kid
Movie · as Judge McQuade
Castle on the Hudson
Movie · as Ragan
Range War
Movie · as Buck Collins
Union Pacific
Movie · as Oakes Ames
Jesse James
Movie · as Clarke
Heritage of the Desert
Movie · as Henchman Nebraska
Each Dawn I Die
Movie · as Lang
Main Street Lawyer
Movie · as John Ralston
My Son Is a Criminal
Movie · as Tom Halloran Sr.
Two Bright Boys
Movie · as Clayton
Gangs of New York
Movie · as Inspector Sullivan
You and Me
Movie · as Dayton
Torchy Gets Her Man
Movie · as Charles Gilbert
Men with Wings
Movie · as Col. Hadley
Kentucky
Movie · as Bob Slocum
Island in the Sky
Movie · as Walter Rhodes
Larceny on the Air
Movie · as Inspector 'Mac' McDonald
Park Avenue Logger
Movie · as Ben Morton
Exclusive
Movie · as Mr. Franklin
John Meade's Woman
Movie · as Man
This Is My Affair
Movie · as George Andrews
Roaring Timber
Movie · as Harrigan
The Go-Getter
Movie · as Matt Peasely
Hot Water
Movie · as Dr. Enfield
The Last of the Mohicans
Movie · as Captain Winthrop
The Man Who Lived Twice
Movie · as Logan
The Gorgeous Hussy
Movie · as Secretary Ingham
Three Godfathers
Movie · as Reverend McLane
Wanted: Jane Turner
Movie · as Walter Davies
Winterset
Movie · as Policeman in the Square
I Married a Doctor
Movie · as Guy Pollock
That Girl from Paris
Movie · as Immigration Officer (uncredited)
Dangerous Waters
Movie · as Bill MacKeechie
The First Baby
Movie · as Dr. Clarke
Laddie
Movie · as Mr. John Stanton
Straight from the Heart
Movie · as District Attorney
Dante's Inferno
Movie · as Inspector Harris
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
Movie · as Grigsby, the Process Server
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
Movie · as Dan Hastings
His Night Out
Movie · as J.J. Trent
Transient Lady
Movie · as Ed Goring
Oil for the Lamps of China
Movie · as Speaker
The Old Homestead
Movie · as Uncle Jed
Forced Landing
Movie · as Martin Byrd
One Is Guilty
Movie · as Wells Deveroux
Here Comes the Navy
Movie · as Executive Officer
He Was Her Man
Movie · as Police Captain
Housewife
Movie · as Judge Edwin A. Matthews
Have a Heart
Movie · as Mr. Schauber
Two Alone
Movie · as George Marshall
Dark Hazard
Movie · as Bill 'Billy' Fallen
Murder in the Private Car
Movie · as Hanks
Whirlpool
Movie · as Morrison
Upperworld
Movie · as Police Captain Reynolds
Elinor Norton
Movie · as Ranch Foreman
Operator 13
Movie · as Captain Channing
I'll Tell the World
Movie · as Hardwick
Heat Lightning
Movie · as Everett Marshall
The Secret Bride
Movie · as Representative Grosvenor
Gambling Lady
Movie · as District Attorney
Death on the Diamond
Movie · as Cato
Mills of the Gods
Movie · as Thomas
Let's Talk It Over
Movie · as Dr. Preston
Million Dollar Baby
Movie
Roman Scandals
Movie · as Warren Finley Cooper
Lady Killer
Movie · as Detective Conroy
Wild Boys of the Road
Movie · as Captain of Detectives
Tugboat Annie
Movie · as Red Severn
Supernatural
Movie · as Prison Warden
Ever in My Heart
Movie · as Kennel Caretaker
Destination Unknown
Movie · as Joe Shano
East of Fifth Avenue
Movie · as Dr. Morgan
Frisco Jenny
Movie · as Police Capt. Tom
Another Language
Movie · as Harry Hallam
Trick for Trick
Movie · as Dr. Frank Fitzgerald
Central Airport
Movie · as Havana Airport Manager
Female
Movie · as Department Head (Uncredited)
Steady Company
Movie · as Pop Henley
The Gay Caballero
Movie · as Major Lawrence Blount
Virtue
Movie · as Detective MacKenzie
Wild Girl
Movie · as Red Pete
Guilty as Hell
Movie · as Police Sgt. Alcock
The Rider of Death Valley
Movie · as Bill Joyce
Doctor X
Movie · as Detective O'Halloran
The Famous Ferguson Case
Movie · as Sheriff
Call Her Savage
Movie · as Pete Springer
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Movie · as Prison Board Chairman
Tom Brown of Culver
Movie · as Capt. White
Behind the Mask
Movie · as Capt. E.J. Hawkes
The Broken Wing
Movie · as Sylvester Cross
If I Had a Million
Movie · as Fred - Glidden Associate (uncredited)
Okay, America!
Movie · as Bit Role
The Texas Bad Man
Movie · as Millard Keefe
Skippy
Movie · as Herbert Skinner
Graft
Movie · as E. T. Scudder
The Cisco Kid
Movie · as Enos Hankins
Silence
Movie · as Phil Powers
Shanghaied Love
Movie · as Newman
Fair Warning
Movie · as Tex Calder
Sooky
Movie · as Herbert Skinner
The Lawyer's Secret
Movie · as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
The Last of the Duanes
Movie · as Texas Ranger Captain
Daughters of the Night
Movie · as Prof. Woodbury