Willard Robertson
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1885-12-31
Day of Death
1948-04-05 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
Runnels, Texas, USA
Willard Robertson
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.
Known For
Acting
(1948)
Fury at Furnace Creek
as Gen. Leads
(1948)
Sitting Pretty
as Mr. Ashcroft
(1947)
Deep Valley
as Sheriff Akers
(1947)
My Favorite Brunette
as Prison Warden
(1946)
(1946)
Perilous Holiday
as Graeme
(1946)
Renegades
as Nathan Brockway
(1946)
Gallant Journey
as Zachary Montgomery
(1946)
To Each His Own
as Dr. Hunt
(1945)
Along Came Jones
as Luke Packard
(1944)
Nine Girls
as Capt. Brooks
(1943)
The Ox-Bow Incident
as Sheriff Risley
(1943)
No Time for Love
as Construction Company President (uncredited)
(1943)
Air Force
as Colonel at Hickam Field
(1943)
Background to Danger
as 'Mac' McNamara
(1942)
(1942)
Juke Girl
as Mister Just
(1941)
Texas
as Rancher Wilson
(1941)
The Night of January 16th
as Inspector Donegan
(1941)
I Wanted Wings
as Judge Advocate
(1941)
The Monster and the Girl
as Lieutenant Strickland
(1941)
Men of the Timberland
as Tim MacGregor
(1940)
Remember the Night
as Francis X. O'Leary
(1940)
My Little Chickadee
as Uncle John
(1940)
Castle on the Hudson
as Ragan
(1940)
Brigham Young
as Heber Kimball
(1940)
Lucky Cisco Kid
as Judge McQuade
(1940)
North West Mounted Police
as Supt. Harrington
(1939)
Union Pacific
as Oakes Ames
(1939)
Jesse James
as Clarke
(1939)
Each Dawn I Die
as Lang
(1939)
Heritage of the Desert
as Henchman Nebraska
(1939)
Two Bright Boys
as Clayton
(1939)
Main Street Lawyer
as John Ralston
(1939)
Range War
as Buck Collins
(1939)
My Son Is a Criminal
as Tom Halloran Sr.
(1938)
Gangs of New York
as Inspector Sullivan
(1938)
Island in the Sky
as Walter Rhodes
(1938)
You and Me
as Dayton
(1938)
Kentucky
as Bob Slocum
(1938)
Men with Wings
as Col. Hadley
(1938)
Torchy Gets Her Man
as Charles Gilbert
(1937)
Larceny on the Air
as Inspector 'Mac' McDonald
(1937)
Roaring Timber
as Harrigan
(1937)
Exclusive
as Mr. Franklin
(1937)
Hot Water
as Dr. Enfield
(1937)
Park Avenue Logger
as Ben Morton
(1937)
John Meade's Woman
as Man
(1937)
This Is My Affair
as George Andrews
(1937)
The Go-Getter
as Matt Peasely
(1936)
Three Godfathers
as Reverend McLane
(1936)
Dangerous Waters
as Bill MacKeechie
(1936)
That Girl from Paris
as Immigration Officer (uncredited)
(1936)
I Married a Doctor
as Guy Pollock
(1936)
The Man Who Lived Twice
as Logan
(1936)
Winterset
as Policeman in the Square
(1936)
The First Baby
as Dr. Clarke
(1936)
The Last of the Mohicans
as Captain Winthrop
(1936)
The Gorgeous Hussy
as Secretary Ingham
(1936)
Wanted: Jane Turner
as Walter Davies
(1935)
The Old Homestead
as Uncle Jed
(1935)
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
as Grigsby, the Process Server
(1935)
His Night Out
as J.J. Trent
(1935)
Dante's Inferno
as Inspector Harris
(1935)
Laddie
as Mr. John Stanton
(1935)
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
as Dan Hastings
(1935)
Straight from the Heart
as District Attorney
(1935)
Forced Landing
as Martin Byrd
(1935)
Transient Lady
as Ed Goring
(1935)
Oil for the Lamps of China
as Speaker
(1934)
Operator 13
as Captain Channing
(1934)
Here Comes the Navy
as Executive Officer
(1934)
Mills of the Gods
as Thomas
(1934)
Let's Talk It Over
as Dr. Preston
(1934)
Dark Hazard
as Bill 'Billy' Fallen
(1934)
Whirlpool
as Morrison
(1934)
Two Alone
as George Marshall
(1934)
Have a Heart
as Mr. Schauber
(1934)
Elinor Norton
as Ranch Foreman
(1934)
Heat Lightning
as Everett Marshall
(1934)
Murder in the Private Car
as Hanks
(1934)
One Is Guilty
as Wells Deveroux
(1934)
Upperworld
as Police Captain Reynolds
(1934)
The Secret Bride
as Representative Grosvenor
(1934)
Death on the Diamond
as Cato
(1934)
I'll Tell the World
as Hardwick
(1934)
Housewife
as Judge Edwin A. Matthews
(1934)
He Was Her Man
as Police Captain
(1934)
Gambling Lady
as District Attorney
(1934)
(1933)
Lady Killer
as Detective Conroy
(1933)
East of Fifth Avenue
as Dr. Morgan
(1933)
Frisco Jenny
as Police Capt. Tom
(1933)
Supernatural
as Prison Warden
(1933)
Female
as Department Head (Uncredited)
(1933)
Destination Unknown
as Joe Shano
(1933)
Trick for Trick
as Dr. Frank Fitzgerald
(1933)
Roman Scandals
as Warren Finley Cooper
(1933)
Ever in My Heart
as Kennel Caretaker
(1933)
Another Language
as Harry Hallam
(1933)
Tugboat Annie
as Red Severn
(1933)
Central Airport
as Havana Airport Manager
(1933)
Wild Boys of the Road
as Captain of Detectives
(1932)
If I Had a Million
as Fred - Glidden Associate (uncredited)
(1932)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as Prison Board Chairman
(1932)
The Texas Bad Man
as Millard Keefe
(1932)
Tom Brown of Culver
as Capt. White
(1932)
Doctor X
as Detective O'Halloran
(1932)
Okay, America!
as Bit Role
(1932)
Virtue
as Detective MacKenzie
(1932)
Steady Company
as Pop Henley
(1932)
Behind the Mask
as Capt. E.J. Hawkes
(1932)
The Gay Caballero
as Major Lawrence Blount
(1932)
The Broken Wing
as Sylvester Cross
(1932)
Guilty as Hell
as Police Sgt. Alcock
(1932)
The Famous Ferguson Case
as Sheriff
(1932)
Call Her Savage
as Pete Springer
(1932)
Wild Girl
as Red Pete
(1932)
The Rider of Death Valley
as Bill Joyce
(1931)
The Cisco Kid
as Enos Hankins
(1931)
Silence
as Phil Powers
(1931)
Skippy
as Herbert Skinner
(1931)
Fair Warning
as Tex Calder
(1931)
Graft
as E. T. Scudder
(1931)
Sooky
as Herbert Skinner
(1931)
Shanghaied Love
as Newman
(1931)
The Lawyer's Secret
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
(1930)
The Last of the Duanes
as Texas Ranger Captain
(1924)
Daughters of the Night
as Prof. Woodbury
Crew
(1942)
Moontide
Novel
(1925)
Why Women Love
Theatre Play
(1924)
Daughters of the Night
Screenplay, Story
(1921)
Big Game
Screenplay