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Willard Robertson
Willard Robertson

Willard Robertson

ActingBorn December 31, 1885Died April 5, 1948 (age 62)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.

Filmography

1948Movie
1948
Sitting Pretty

as Mr. Ashcroft

Movie
1947
Deep Valley

as Sheriff Akers

Movie
1947
My Favorite Brunette

as Prison Warden

Movie
1946
Gallant Journey

as Zachary Montgomery

Movie
1946
Renegades

as Nathan Brockway

Movie
1946Movie
1946Movie
1946
To Each His Own

as Dr. Hunt

Movie
1945
Along Came Jones

as Luke Packard

Movie
1944
Nine Girls

as Capt. Brooks

Movie
1943
Background to Danger

as 'Mac' McNamara

Movie
1943
No Time for Love

as Construction Company President (uncredited)

Movie
1943
Air Force

as Colonel at Hickam Field

Movie
1943
The Ox-Bow Incident

as Sheriff Risley

Movie
1942Movie
1942
Juke Girl

as Mister Just

Movie
1941
The Night of January 16th

as Inspector Donegan

Movie
1941
Texas

as Rancher Wilson

Movie
1941
Men of the Timberland

as Tim MacGregor

Movie
1941
I Wanted Wings

as Judge Advocate

Movie
1941
The Monster and the Girl

as Lieutenant Strickland

Movie
1940
North West Mounted Police

as Supt. Harrington

Movie
1940
Brigham Young

as Heber Kimball

Movie
1940
Lucky Cisco Kid

as Judge McQuade

Movie
1940Movie
1940
My Little Chickadee

as Uncle John

Movie
1940
Remember the Night

as Francis X. O'Leary

Movie
1939
Main Street Lawyer

as John Ralston

Movie
1939
Two Bright Boys

as Clayton

Movie
1939
Range War

as Buck Collins

Movie
1939Movie
1939
Heritage of the Desert

as Henchman Nebraska

Movie
1939
Union Pacific

as Oakes Ames

Movie
1939
My Son Is a Criminal

as Tom Halloran Sr.

Movie
1939
Jesse James

as Clarke

Movie
1938
Kentucky

as Bob Slocum

Movie
1938
Torchy Gets Her Man

as Charles Gilbert

Movie
1938
Men with Wings

as Col. Hadley

Movie
1938
You and Me

as Dayton

Movie
1938
Gangs of New York

as Inspector Sullivan

Movie
1938
Island in the Sky

as Walter Rhodes

Movie
1937
Hot Water

as Dr. Enfield

Movie
1937
Exclusive

as Mr. Franklin

Movie
1937
Roaring Timber

as Harrigan

Movie
1937
This Is My Affair

as George Andrews

Movie
1937
The Go-Getter

as Matt Peasely

Movie
1937
Park Avenue Logger

as Ben Morton

Movie
1937Movie
1937
Larceny on the Air

as Inspector 'Mac' McDonald

Movie
1936
That Girl from Paris

as Immigration Officer (uncredited)

Movie
1936
Wanted: Jane Turner

as Walter Davies

Movie
1936
Winterset

as Policeman in the Square

Movie
1936Movie
1936
The Gorgeous Hussy

as Secretary Ingham

Movie
1936
The Last of the Mohicans

as Captain Winthrop

Movie
1936
I Married a Doctor

as Guy Pollock

Movie
1936
The First Baby

as Dr. Clarke

Movie
1936
Three Godfathers

as Reverend McLane

Movie
1936
Dangerous Waters

as Bill MacKeechie

Movie
1935
Forced Landing

as Martin Byrd

Movie
1935
The Old Homestead

as Uncle Jed

Movie
1935
His Night Out

as J.J. Trent

Movie
1935
O'Shaughnessy's Boy

as Dan Hastings

Movie
1935
Dante's Inferno

as Inspector Harris

Movie
1935Movie
1935
Straight from the Heart

as District Attorney

Movie
1935
Laddie

as Mr. John Stanton

Movie
1935
Transient Lady

as Ed Goring

Movie
1935
Biography of a Bachelor Girl

as Grigsby, the Process Server

Movie
1934
The Secret Bride

as Representative Grosvenor

Movie
1934Movie
1934
Elinor Norton

as Ranch Foreman

Movie
1934Movie
1934
Have a Heart

as Mr. Schauber

Movie
1934
Housewife

as Judge Edwin A. Matthews

Movie
1934
Here Comes the Navy

as Executive Officer

Movie
1934Movie
1934
He Was Her Man

as Police Captain

Movie
1934
Operator 13

as Captain Channing

Movie
1934
Let's Talk It Over

as Dr. Preston

Movie
1934
One Is Guilty

as Wells Deveroux

Movie
1934
Upperworld

as Police Captain Reynolds

Movie
1934Movie
1934
Whirlpool

as Morrison

Movie
1934
Gambling Lady

as District Attorney

Movie
1934
Heat Lightning

as Everett Marshall

Movie
1934
Dark Hazard

as Bill 'Billy' Fallen

Movie
1934
Two Alone

as George Marshall

Movie
1933
Lady Killer

as Detective Conroy

Movie
1933Movie
1933
Roman Scandals

as Warren Finley Cooper

Movie
1933
Female

as Department Head (Uncredited)

Movie
1933
Ever in My Heart

as Kennel Caretaker

Movie
1933
Wild Boys of the Road

as Captain of Detectives

Movie
1933
Tugboat Annie

as Red Severn

Movie
1933
Another Language

as Harry Hallam

Movie
1933
Supernatural

as Prison Warden

Movie
1933
Trick for Trick

as Dr. Frank Fitzgerald

Movie
1933
Central Airport

as Havana Airport Manager

Movie
1933Movie
1933
Frisco Jenny

as Police Capt. Tom

Movie
1932
Call Her Savage

as Pete Springer

Movie
1932
If I Had a Million

as Fred - Glidden Associate (uncredited)

Movie
1932
Wild Girl

as Red Pete

Movie
1932
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

as Prison Board Chairman

Movie
1932
Virtue

as Detective MacKenzie

Movie
1932
Okay, America!

as Bit Role

Movie
1932
Guilty as Hell

as Police Sgt. Alcock

Movie
1932
Doctor X

as Detective O'Halloran

Movie
1932
Tom Brown of Culver

as Capt. White

Movie
1932
The Texas Bad Man

as Millard Keefe

Movie
1932Movie
1932Movie
1932
The Broken Wing

as Sylvester Cross

Movie
1932
Steady Company

as Pop Henley

Movie
1932
Behind the Mask

as Capt. E.J. Hawkes

Movie
1932
The Gay Caballero

as Major Lawrence Blount

Movie
1931
Sooky

as Herbert Skinner

Movie
1931
The Cisco Kid

as Enos Hankins

Movie
1931
Graft

as E. T. Scudder

Movie
1931Movie
1931
Silence

as Phil Powers

Movie
1931
The Lawyer's Secret

as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Movie
1931
Skippy

as Herbert Skinner

Movie
1931
Fair Warning

as Tex Calder

Movie
1930
The Last of the Duanes

as Texas Ranger Captain

Movie
1924
Daughters of the Night

as Prof. Woodbury

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayDecember 31, 1885
Day of DeathApril 5, 1948
Place of BirthRunnels, Texas, USA
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