Willard Robertson
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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.
Acted in
Fury at Furnace Creek
1948
as Gen. Leads
Sitting Pretty
1948
as Mr. Ashcroft
Deep Valley
1947
as Sheriff Akers
My Favorite Brunette
1947
as Prison Warden
Gallant Journey
1946
as Zachary Montgomery
Renegades
1946
as Nathan Brockway
The Virginian
1946
Perilous Holiday
1946
as Graeme
To Each His Own
1946
as Dr. Hunt
Along Came Jones
1945
as Luke Packard
Nine Girls
1944
as Capt. Brooks
Background to Danger
1943
as 'Mac' McNamara
No Time for Love
1943
Air Force
1943
as Colonel at Hickam Field
The Ox-Bow Incident
1943
as Sheriff Risley
Wake Island
1942
Juke Girl
1942
as Mister Just
The Night of January 16th
1941
as Inspector Donegan
Texas
1941
as Rancher Wilson
Men of the Timberland
1941
as Tim MacGregor
I Wanted Wings
1941
as Judge Advocate
The Monster and the Girl
1941
as Lieutenant Strickland
North West Mounted Police
1940
as Supt. Harrington
Brigham Young
1940
as Heber Kimball
Lucky Cisco Kid
1940
as Judge McQuade
Castle on the Hudson
1940
as Ragan
My Little Chickadee
1940
as Uncle John
Remember the Night
1940
as Francis X. O'Leary
Main Street Lawyer
1939
as John Ralston
Two Bright Boys
1939
as Clayton
Range War
1939
as Buck Collins
Each Dawn I Die
1939
as Lang
Heritage of the Desert
1939
as Henchman Nebraska
Union Pacific
1939
as Oakes Ames
My Son Is a Criminal
1939
as Tom Halloran Sr.
Jesse James
1939
as Clarke
Kentucky
1938
as Bob Slocum
Torchy Gets Her Man
1938
as Charles Gilbert
Men with Wings
1938
as Col. Hadley
You and Me
1938
as Dayton
Gangs of New York
1938
as Inspector Sullivan
Island in the Sky
1938
as Walter Rhodes
Hot Water
1937
as Dr. Enfield
Exclusive
1937
as Mr. Franklin
Roaring Timber
1937
as Harrigan
This Is My Affair
1937
as George Andrews
The Go-Getter
1937
as Matt Peasely
Park Avenue Logger
1937
as Ben Morton
John Meade's Woman
1937
as Man
Larceny on the Air
1937
as Inspector 'Mac' McDonald
That Girl from Paris
1936
as Immigration Officer (uncredited)
Wanted: Jane Turner
1936
as Walter Davies
Winterset
1936
as Policeman in the Square
The Man Who Lived Twice
1936
as Police Insp. Logan
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936
as Secretary Ingham
The Last of the Mohicans
1936
as Captain Winthrop
I Married a Doctor
1936
as Guy Pollock
The First Baby
1936
as Dr. Clarke
Three Godfathers
1936
as Reverend McLane
Dangerous Waters
1936
as Bill MacKeechie
The Old Homestead
1935
as Uncle Jed
His Night Out
1935
as J.J. Trent
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
1935
as Dan Hastings
Dante's Inferno
1935
as Inspector Harris
Oil for the Lamps of China
1935
as Speaker
Straight from the Heart
1935
as District Attorney
Laddie
1935
as Mr. John Stanton
Transient Lady
1935
as Ed Goring
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
1935
as Grigsby, the Process Server
Million Dollar Baby
1934
The Secret Bride
1934
as Representative Grosvenor
Mills of the Gods
1934
as Thomas
Elinor Norton
1934
as Ranch Foreman
Death on the Diamond
1934
as Cato
Have a Heart
1934
as Mr. Schauber
Housewife
1934
as Judge Edwin A. Matthews
Here Comes the Navy
1934
as Executive Officer
Murder in the Private Car
1934
as Hanks
He Was Her Man
1934
as Police Captain
Operator 13
1934
as Captain Channing
Let's Talk It Over
1934
as Dr. Preston
One Is Guilty
1934
as Wells Deveroux
Upperworld
1934
as Police Captain Reynolds
I'll Tell the World
1934
as Hardwick
Whirlpool
1934
as Judge Jim Morrison
Gambling Lady
1934
as District Attorney
Heat Lightning
1934
as Everett Marshall
Dark Hazard
1934
as Bill 'Billy' Fallen
Two Alone
1934
as George Marshall
Lady Killer
1933
as Detective Conroy
East of Fifth Avenue
1933
as Dr. Morgan
Roman Scandals
1933
as Warren Finley Cooper
Female
1933
as Department Head (Uncredited)
Ever in My Heart
1933
as Kennel Caretaker
Wild Boys of the Road
1933
as Captain of Detectives
Tugboat Annie
1933
as Red Severn
Another Language
1933
as Harry Hallam
Supernatural
1933
as Prison Warden
Trick for Trick
1933
as Dr. Frank Fitzgerald
Central Airport
1933
as Havana Airport Manager
Destination Unknown
1933
as Joe Shano
Frisco Jenny
1933
as Police Capt. Tom
Call Her Savage
1932
as Pete Springer
If I Had a Million
1932
as Fred - Glidden Associate (uncredited)
Wild Girl
1932
as Red Pete
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
as Prison Board Chairman
Virtue
1932
as Detective MacKenzie
Okay, America!
1932
as Bit Role
Guilty as Hell
1932
as Police Sgt. Alcock
Doctor X
1932
as Detective O'Halloran
Tom Brown of Culver
1932
as Capt. White
The Texas Bad Man
1932
as Millard Keefe
The Rider of Death Valley
1932
as Bill Joyce
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932
as Sheriff
The Broken Wing
1932
as Sylvester Cross
Steady Company
1932
as Pop Henley
Behind the Mask
1932
as Capt. E.J. Hawkes
The Gay Caballero
1932
as Major Lawrence Blount
Sooky
1931
as Herbert Skinner
The Cisco Kid
1931
as Enos Hankins
Graft
1931
as E. T. Scudder
Shanghaied Love
1931
as Newman
Silence
1931
as Phil Powers
Skippy
1931
as Herbert Skinner
Fair Warning
1931
as Tex Calder
The Last of the Duanes
1930
as Texas Ranger Captain