Willard Robertson
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
as Sheriff Risley
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
as Prison Board Chairman
Heritage of the Desert (1939)
as Henchman Nebraska
Jesse James (1939)
as Clarke
If I Had a Million (1932)
as Fred - Glidden Associate (uncredited)
North West Mounted Police (1940)
as Supt. Harrington
Remember the Night (1940)
as Francis X. O'Leary
Housewife (1934)
as Judge Edwin A. Matthews
Union Pacific (1939)
as Oakes Ames
Doctor X (1932)
as Detective O'Halloran
Mills of the Gods (1934)
as Thomas
Air Force (1943)
as Colonel at Hickam Field
The Famous Ferguson Case (1932)
as Sheriff
Each Dawn I Die (1939)
as Lang
Along Came Jones (1945)
as Luke Packard
Brigham Young (1940)
as Heber Kimball
Ever in My Heart (1933)
as Kennel Caretaker
The Last of the Mohicans (1936)
as Captain Winthrop
My Favorite Brunette (1947)
as Prison Warden
No Time for Love (1943)
as Construction Company President (uncredited)
Nine Girls (1944)
as Capt. Brooks
The Virginian (1946)
Actor
This Is My Affair (1937)
as George Andrews
To Each His Own (1946)
as Dr. Hunt
Wild Girl (1932)
as Red Pete
Castle on the Hudson (1940)
as Ragan
I Wanted Wings (1941)
as Judge Advocate
I'll Tell the World (1934)
as Hardwick
Transient Lady (1935)
as Ed Goring
Wild Boys of the Road (1933)
as Captain of Detectives
Death on the Diamond (1934)
as Cato
The Monster and the Girl (1941)
as Lieutenant Strickland
Oil for the Lamps of China (1935)
as Speaker
The Night of January 16th (1941)
as Inspector Donegan
Torchy Gets Her Man (1938)
as Charles Gilbert
Texas (1941)
as Rancher Wilson
Juke Girl (1942)
as Mister Just
Central Airport (1933)
as Havana Airport Manager
Roman Scandals (1933)
as Warren Finley Cooper
He Was Her Man (1934)
as Police Captain
You and Me (1938)
as Dayton
Let's Talk It Over (1934)
as Dr. Preston
Wake Island (1942)
Actor
Fury at Furnace Creek (1948)
as Gen. Leads
Tom Brown of Culver (1932)
as Capt. White
Biography of a Bachelor Girl (1935)
as Grigsby, the Process Server
That Girl from Paris (1936)
as Immigration Officer (uncredited)
The Go-Getter (1937)
as Matt Peasely
Larceny on the Air (1937)
as Inspector 'Mac' McDonald
Gangs of New York (1938)
as Inspector Sullivan
Straight from the Heart (1935)
as District Attorney
Here Comes the Navy (1934)
as Executive Officer
My Little Chickadee (1940)
as Uncle John
I Married a Doctor (1936)
as Guy Pollock
Exclusive (1937)
as Mr. Franklin
Island in the Sky (1938)
as Walter Rhodes
The Last of the Duanes (1930)
as Texas Ranger Captain
Murder in the Private Car (1934)
as Hanks
Female (1933)
as Department Head (Uncredited)
The Man Who Lived Twice (1936)
as Logan
O'Shaughnessy's Boy (1935)
as Dan Hastings
Sitting Pretty (1948)
as Mr. Ashcroft
Call Her Savage (1932)
as Pete Springer
Background to Danger (1943)
as McNamara
Men of the Timberland (1941)
as Tim MacGregor
Deep Valley (1947)
as Sheriff Akers
The Lawyer's Secret (1931)
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
John Meade's Woman (1937)
as Man
The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)
as Secretary Ingham
East of Fifth Avenue (1933)
as Dr. Morgan
Wanted: Jane Turner (1936)
as Walter Davies
Gambling Lady (1934)
as District Attorney
The Texas Bad Man (1932)
as Millard Keefe
Gallant Journey (1946)
as Zachary Montgomery
Two Alone (1934)
as George Marshall
Three Godfathers (1936)
as Reverend McLane
Dark Hazard (1934)
as Bill 'Billy' Fallen
My Son Is a Criminal (1939)
as Tom Halloran Sr.
Men with Wings (1938)
as Col. Hadley
Operator 13 (1934)
as Captain Channing
Park Avenue Logger (1937)
as Ben Morton
The Rider of Death Valley (1932)
as Bill Joyce
Winterset (1936)
as Policeman in the Square
Upperworld (1934)
as Police Captain Reynolds
Lady Killer (1933)
as Detective Conroy
Frisco Jenny (1933)
as Police Capt. Tom
Two Bright Boys (1939)
as Clayton
Dante's Inferno (1935)
as Inspector Harris
Renegades (1946)
as Nathan Brockway
Tugboat Annie (1933)
as Red Severn
The First Baby (1936)
as Dr. Clarke
Supernatural (1933)
as Prison Warden
Range War (1939)
as Buck Collins
Whirlpool (1934)
as Morrison
His Night Out (1935)
as J.J. Trent
The Secret Bride (1934)
as Representative Grosvenor
Another Language (1933)
as Harry Hallam
One Is Guilty (1934)
as Wells Deveroux
Lucky Cisco Kid (1940)
as Judge McQuade
Heat Lightning (1934)
as Everett Marshall
Dangerous Waters (1936)
as Bill MacKeechie
Hot Water (1937)
as Dr. Enfield
Elinor Norton (1934)
as Ranch Foreman
The Broken Wing (1932)
as Sylvester Cross
Forced Landing (1935)
as Martin Byrd
Okay, America! (1932)
as Bit Role
Million Dollar Baby (1934)
Actor
Perilous Holiday (1946)
as Graeme
Sooky (1931)
as Herbert Skinner
Kentucky (1938)
as Bob Slocum
Main Street Lawyer (1939)
as John Ralston
Fair Warning (1931)
as Tex Calder
Daughters of the Night (1924)
as Prof. Woodbury
Skippy (1931)
as Herbert Skinner
The Cisco Kid (1931)
as Enos Hankins
The Old Homestead (1935)
as Uncle Jed
Guilty as Hell (1932)
as Police Sgt. Alcock
Graft (1931)
as E. T. Scudder
Behind the Mask (1932)
as Capt. E.J. Hawkes
Destination Unknown (1933)
as Joe Shano
Have a Heart (1934)
as Mr. Schauber
Steady Company (1932)
as Pop Henley
Virtue (1932)
as Detective MacKenzie
Roaring Timber (1937)
as Harrigan
Laddie (1935)
as Mr. John Stanton
Silence (1931)
as Phil Powers
Shanghaied Love (1931)
as Newman
The Gay Caballero (1932)
as Major Lawrence Blount
Trick for Trick (1933)
as Dr. Frank Fitzgerald