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Willard Robertson

Willard Robertson

Known For Acting
Birthday Dec 31, 1885
Died Apr 05, 1948 (62)
Birthplace Runnels, Texas, USA
Popularity 0.7 (history)
Updated Aug 04, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 l ... eft 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.

Known For

Filmography

Fury at Furnace Creek

Fury at Furnace Creek

1948

as Gen. Leads

Sitting Pretty

Sitting Pretty

1948

as Mr. Ashcroft

Deep Valley

Deep Valley

1947

as Sheriff Akers

My Favorite Brunette

My Favorite Brunette

1947

as Prison Warden

Perilous Holiday

Perilous Holiday

1946

as Graeme

Renegades

Renegades

1946

as Nathan Brockway

Gallant Journey

Gallant Journey

1946

as Zachary Montgomery

To Each His Own

To Each His Own

1946

as Dr. Hunt

Along Came Jones

Along Came Jones

1945

as Luke Packard

Nine Girls

Nine Girls

1944

as Capt. Brooks

Background to Danger

Background to Danger

1943

as 'Mac' McNamara

Air Force

Air Force

1943

as Colonel at Hickam Field

Juke Girl

Juke Girl

1942

as Mister Just

The Ox-Bow Incident

The Ox-Bow Incident

1942

as Sheriff Risley

The Night of January 16th

The Night of January 16th

1941

as Inspector Donegan

Men of the Timberland

Men of the Timberland

1941

as Tim MacGregor

I Wanted Wings

I Wanted Wings

1941

as Judge Advocate

Texas

Texas

1941

as Rancher Wilson

The Monster and the Girl

The Monster and the Girl

1941

as Lieutenant Strickland

Remember the Night

Remember the Night

1940

as Francis X. O'Leary

Lucky Cisco Kid

Lucky Cisco Kid

1940

as Judge McQuade

My Little Chickadee

My Little Chickadee

1940

as Uncle John

Castle on the Hudson

Castle on the Hudson

1940

as Ragan

Brigham Young

Brigham Young

1940

as Heber Kimball

North West Mounted Police

North West Mounted Police

1940

as Supt. Harrington

My Son Is a Criminal

My Son Is a Criminal

1939

as Tom Halloran Sr.

Range War

Range War

1939

as Buck Collins

Heritage of the Desert

Heritage of the Desert

1939

as Henchman Nebraska

Two Bright Boys

Two Bright Boys

1939

as Clayton

Main Street Lawyer

Main Street Lawyer

1939

as John Ralston

Each Dawn I Die

Each Dawn I Die

1939

as Lang

Union Pacific

Union Pacific

1939

as Oakes Ames

Jesse James

Jesse James

1939

as Clarke

Torchy Gets Her Man

Torchy Gets Her Man

1938

as Charles Gilbert

Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York

1938

as Inspector Sullivan

Island in the Sky

Island in the Sky

1938

as Walter Rhodes

Kentucky

Kentucky

1938

as Bob Slocum

Men with Wings

Men with Wings

1938

as Col. Hadley

You and Me

You and Me

1938

as Dayton

Park Avenue Logger

Park Avenue Logger

1937

as Ben Morton

Larceny on the Air

Larceny on the Air

1937

as Inspector 'Mac' McDonald

Roaring Timber

Roaring Timber

1937

as Harrigan

The Go-Getter

The Go-Getter

1937

as Matt Peasely

Exclusive

Exclusive

1937

as Mr. Franklin

Hot Water

Hot Water

1937

as Dr. Enfield

John Meade's Woman

John Meade's Woman

1937

as Man

This Is My Affair

This Is My Affair

1937

as George Andrews

Dangerous Waters

Dangerous Waters

1936

as Bill MacKeechie

The Man Who Lived Twice

The Man Who Lived Twice

1936

as Police Insp. Logan

Three Godfathers

Three Godfathers

1936

as Reverend McLane

The First Baby

The First Baby

1936

as Dr. Clarke

The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

1936

as Captain Winthrop

Winterset

Winterset

1936

as Policeman in the Square

Wanted: Jane Turner

Wanted: Jane Turner

1936

as Walter Davies

I Married a Doctor

I Married a Doctor

1936

as Guy Pollock

The Gorgeous Hussy

The Gorgeous Hussy

1936

as Secretary Ingham

That Girl from Paris

That Girl from Paris

1936

as Immigration Officer (uncredited)

The Old Homestead

The Old Homestead

1935

as Uncle Jed

His Night Out

His Night Out

1935

as J.J. Trent

O'Shaughnessy's Boy

O'Shaughnessy's Boy

1935

as Dan Hastings

Laddie

Laddie

1935

as Mr. John Stanton

Dante's Inferno

Dante's Inferno

1935

as Inspector Harris

Biography of a Bachelor Girl

Biography of a Bachelor Girl

1935

as Grigsby, the Process Server

Straight from the Heart

Straight from the Heart

1935

as District Attorney

Transient Lady

Transient Lady

1935

as Ed Goring

Oil for the Lamps of China

Oil for the Lamps of China

1935

as Speaker

Have a Heart

Have a Heart

1934

as Mr. Schauber

I'll Tell the World

I'll Tell the World

1934

as Hardwick

Here Comes the Navy

Here Comes the Navy

1934

as Executive Officer

Two Alone

Two Alone

1934

as George Marshall

One Is Guilty

One Is Guilty

1934

as Wells Deveroux

Heat Lightning

Heat Lightning

1934

as Everett Marshall

Operator 13

Operator 13

1934

as Captain Channing

Whirlpool

Whirlpool

1934

as Judge Jim Morrison

The Secret Bride

The Secret Bride

1934

as Representative Grosvenor

Mills of the Gods

Mills of the Gods

1934

as Thomas

Death on the Diamond

Death on the Diamond

1934

as Cato

Housewife

Housewife

1934

as Judge Edwin A. Matthews

Dark Hazard

Dark Hazard

1934

as Bill 'Billy' Fallen

Gambling Lady

Gambling Lady

1934

as District Attorney

Let's Talk It Over

Let's Talk It Over

1934

as Dr. Preston

Upperworld

Upperworld

1934

as Police Captain Reynolds

He Was Her Man

He Was Her Man

1934

as Police Captain

Elinor Norton

Elinor Norton

1934

as Ranch Foreman

Tugboat Annie

Tugboat Annie

1933

as Red Severn

East of Fifth Avenue

East of Fifth Avenue

1933

as Dr. Morgan

Another Language

Another Language

1933

as Harry Hallam

Central Airport

Central Airport

1933

as Havana Airport Manager

Trick for Trick

Trick for Trick

1933

as Dr. Frank Fitzgerald

Supernatural

Supernatural

1933

as Prison Warden

Roman Scandals

Roman Scandals

1933

as Warren Finley Cooper

Ever in My Heart

Ever in My Heart

1933

as Kennel Caretaker

Destination Unknown

Destination Unknown

1933

as Joe Shano

Frisco Jenny

Frisco Jenny

1933

as Police Capt. Tom

Lady Killer

Lady Killer

1933

as Detective Conroy

Wild Boys of the Road

Wild Boys of the Road

1933

as Captain of Detectives

Female

Female

1933

as Department Head (Uncredited)

The Texas Bad Man

The Texas Bad Man

1932

as Millard Keefe

The Broken Wing

The Broken Wing

1932

as Sylvester Cross

The Rider of Death Valley

The Rider of Death Valley

1932

as Bill Joyce

Wild Girl

Wild Girl

1932

as Red Pete

Virtue

Virtue

1932

as Detective MacKenzie

Behind the Mask

Behind the Mask

1932

as Capt. E.J. Hawkes

Call Her Savage

Call Her Savage

1932

as Pete Springer

The Gay Caballero

The Gay Caballero

1932

as Major Lawrence Blount

Guilty as Hell

Guilty as Hell

1932

as Police Sgt. Alcock

Steady Company

Steady Company

1932

as Pop Henley

Tom Brown of Culver

Tom Brown of Culver

1932

as Capt. White

The Famous Ferguson Case

The Famous Ferguson Case

1932

as Sheriff

Doctor X

Doctor X

1932

as Detective O'Halloran

Okay, America!

Okay, America!

1932

as Bit Role

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932

as Prison Board Chairman

If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million

1932

as Fred - Glidden Associate (uncredited)

Sooky

Sooky

1931

as Herbert Skinner

Silence

Silence

1931

as Phil Powers

Skippy

Skippy

1931

as Herbert Skinner

The Cisco Kid

The Cisco Kid

1931

as Enos Hankins

Fair Warning

Fair Warning

1931

as Tex Calder

Graft

Graft

1931

as E. T. Scudder

The Last of the Duanes

The Last of the Duanes

1930

as Texas Ranger Captain

Moontide

Moontide

1942

Novel

Why Women Love

Why Women Love

1925

Theatre Play

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