Acting
Willard Robertson
EN, XX cinema · 132 credits
Born
31 December 1885
Died
5 April 1948 (aged 62)
Birthplace
Runnels, Texas, USA
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
Filmography
Fury at Furnace Creek
as Gen. Leads
Sitting Pretty
as Mr. Ashcroft
Deep Valley
as Sheriff Akers
My Favorite Brunette
as Prison Warden
To Each His Own
as Dr. Hunt
Renegades
as Nathan Brockway
Perilous Holiday
as Graeme
Gallant Journey
as Zachary Montgomery
Along Came Jones
as Luke Packard
Nine Girls
as Capt. Brooks
Background to Danger
as McNamara
Air Force
as Colonel at Hickam Field
The Ox-Bow Incident
as Sheriff Risley
No Time for Love
as Construction Company President (uncredited)
Juke Girl
as Mister Just
Moontide
Novel
The Night of January 16th
as Inspector Donegan
Texas
as Rancher Wilson
The Monster and the Girl
as Lieutenant Strickland
Men of the Timberland
as Tim MacGregor
I Wanted Wings
as Judge Advocate
Remember the Night
as Francis X. O'Leary
My Little Chickadee
as Uncle John
North West Mounted Police
as Supt. Harrington
Brigham Young
as Heber Kimball
Lucky Cisco Kid
as Judge McQuade
Castle on the Hudson
as Ragan
Range War
as Buck Collins
Union Pacific
as Oakes Ames
Jesse James
as Clarke
Heritage of the Desert
as Henchman Nebraska
Each Dawn I Die
as Lang
Main Street Lawyer
as John Ralston
My Son Is a Criminal
1939
My Son Is a Criminal
as Tom Halloran Sr.
Two Bright Boys
as Clayton
Gangs of New York
as Inspector Sullivan
You and Me
as Dayton
Torchy Gets Her Man
as Charles Gilbert
Men with Wings
as Col. Hadley
Kentucky
as Bob Slocum
Island in the Sky
as Walter Rhodes
Larceny on the Air
as Inspector 'Mac' McDonald
Park Avenue Logger
as Ben Morton
Exclusive
as Mr. Franklin
This Is My Affair
as George Andrews
Roaring Timber
as Harrigan
The Go-Getter
as Matt Peasely
Hot Water
as Dr. Enfield
The Last of the Mohicans
as Captain Winthrop
The Gorgeous Hussy
as Secretary Ingham
Three Godfathers
as Reverend McLane
Wanted: Jane Turner
as Walter Davies
Winterset
as Policeman in the Square
I Married a Doctor
as Guy Pollock
That Girl from Paris
as Immigration Officer (uncredited)
Dangerous Waters
as Bill MacKeechie
The First Baby
as Dr. Clarke
Laddie
as Mr. John Stanton
Straight from the Heart
as District Attorney
Dante's Inferno
as Inspector Harris
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
as Grigsby, the Process Server
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
as Dan Hastings
His Night Out
as J.J. Trent
Transient Lady
as Ed Goring
Oil for the Lamps of China
as Speaker
The Old Homestead
as Uncle Jed
Forced Landing
as Martin Byrd
One Is Guilty
as Wells Deveroux
Here Comes the Navy
as Executive Officer
He Was Her Man
as Police Captain
Housewife
as Judge Edwin A. Matthews
Have a Heart
as Mr. Schauber
Two Alone
as George Marshall
Dark Hazard
as Bill 'Billy' Fallen
Whirlpool
as Morrison
Upperworld
as Police Captain Reynolds
Elinor Norton
as Ranch Foreman
Operator 13
as Captain Channing
I'll Tell the World
as Hardwick
Heat Lightning
as Everett Marshall
The Secret Bride
as Representative Grosvenor
Gambling Lady
as District Attorney
Mills of the Gods
as Thomas
Let's Talk It Over
as Dr. Preston
Roman Scandals
as Warren Finley Cooper
Lady Killer
as Detective Conroy
Wild Boys of the Road
as Captain of Detectives
Tugboat Annie
as Red Severn
Supernatural
as Prison Warden
Ever in My Heart
as Kennel Caretaker
Destination Unknown
as Joe Shano
East of Fifth Avenue
as Dr. Morgan
Frisco Jenny
as Police Capt. Tom
Another Language
as Harry Hallam
Trick for Trick
1933
Trick for Trick
as Dr. Frank Fitzgerald
Central Airport
as Havana Airport Manager
Female
as Department Head (Uncredited)
Steady Company
as Pop Henley
The Gay Caballero
as Major Lawrence Blount
Virtue
as Detective MacKenzie
Wild Girl
as Red Pete
Guilty as Hell
as Police Sgt. Alcock
The Rider of Death Valley
as Bill Joyce
Doctor X
as Detective O'Halloran
The Famous Ferguson Case
as Sheriff
Call Her Savage
as Pete Springer
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as Prison Board Chairman
Tom Brown of Culver
as Capt. White
Behind the Mask
as Capt. E.J. Hawkes
The Broken Wing
as Sylvester Cross
If I Had a Million
as Fred - Glidden Associate (uncredited)
Okay, America!
as Bit Role
The Texas Bad Man
as Millard Keefe
Skippy
as Herbert Skinner
Graft
as E. T. Scudder
The Cisco Kid
as Enos Hankins
Silence
as Phil Powers
Shanghaied Love
as Newman
Fair Warning
as Tex Calder
Sooky
as Herbert Skinner
The Lawyer's Secret
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
The Last of the Duanes
as Texas Ranger Captain
Why Women Love
Theatre Play
Daughters of the Night
as Prof. Woodbury, Screenplay, Story
Big Game
Screenplay