Willard Robertson
Willard Robertson
Born 31/12/1885 in Runnels, Texas, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

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Filmography (Movies)

Fury at Furnace Creek

Fury at Furnace Creek

Character:Gen. Leads

Release Date:30/04/1948

Sitting Pretty

Sitting Pretty

Character:Mr. Ashcroft

Release Date:10/03/1948

Deep Valley

Deep Valley

Character:Sheriff Akers

Release Date:30/07/1947

My Favorite Brunette

My Favorite Brunette

Character:Prison Warden

Release Date:19/03/1947

Gallant Journey

Gallant Journey

Character:Zachary Montgomery

Release Date:24/09/1946

Renegades

Renegades

Character:Nathan Brockway

Release Date:13/06/1946

The Virginian

The Virginian

Character:

Release Date:05/05/1946

Perilous Holiday

Perilous Holiday

Character:Graeme

Release Date:20/03/1946

To Each His Own

To Each His Own

Character:Dr. Hunt

Release Date:12/03/1946

Along Came Jones

Along Came Jones

Character:Luke Packard

Release Date:19/07/1945

Nine Girls

Nine Girls

Character:Capt. Brooks

Release Date:17/02/1944

Background to Danger

Background to Danger

Character:'Mac' McNamara

Release Date:03/07/1943

No Time for Love

No Time for Love

Character:Construction Company President (uncredited)

Release Date:09/04/1943

Air Force

Air Force

Character:Colonel at Hickam Field

Release Date:20/03/1943

The Ox-Bow Incident

The Ox-Bow Incident

Character:Sheriff Risley

Release Date:11/03/1943

Wake Island

Wake Island

Character:

Release Date:11/08/1942

Juke Girl

Juke Girl

Character:Mister Just

Release Date:30/05/1942

The Night of January 16th

The Night of January 16th

Character:Inspector Donegan

Release Date:28/11/1941

Texas

Texas

Character:Rancher Wilson

Release Date:09/10/1941

Men of the Timberland

Men of the Timberland

Character:Tim MacGregor

Release Date:06/05/1941

I Wanted Wings

I Wanted Wings

Character:Judge Advocate

Release Date:26/03/1941

The Monster and the Girl

The Monster and the Girl

Character:Lieutenant Strickland

Release Date:28/02/1941

North West Mounted Police

North West Mounted Police

Character:Supt. Harrington

Release Date:22/10/1940

Brigham Young

Brigham Young

Character:Heber Kimball

Release Date:27/09/1940

Lucky Cisco Kid

Lucky Cisco Kid

Character:Judge McQuade

Release Date:28/06/1940

Castle on the Hudson

Castle on the Hudson

Character:Ragan

Release Date:17/02/1940

My Little Chickadee

My Little Chickadee

Character:Uncle John

Release Date:09/02/1940

Remember the Night

Remember the Night

Character:Francis X. O'Leary

Release Date:19/01/1940

Main Street Lawyer

Main Street Lawyer

Character:John Ralston

Release Date:02/11/1939

Two Bright Boys

Two Bright Boys

Character:Clayton

Release Date:21/09/1939

Range War

Range War

Character:Buck Collins

Release Date:08/09/1939

Each Dawn I Die

Each Dawn I Die

Character:Lang

Release Date:19/08/1939

Heritage of the Desert

Heritage of the Desert

Character:Henchman Nebraska

Release Date:23/06/1939

Union Pacific

Union Pacific

Character:Oakes Ames

Release Date:05/05/1939

My Son Is a Criminal

My Son Is a Criminal

Character:Tom Halloran Sr.

Release Date:22/02/1939

Jesse James

Jesse James

Character:Clarke

Release Date:14/01/1939

Kentucky

Kentucky

Character:Bob Slocum

Release Date:30/12/1938

Torchy Gets Her Man

Torchy Gets Her Man

Character:Charles Gilbert

Release Date:12/11/1938

Men with Wings

Men with Wings

Character:Col. Hadley

Release Date:16/07/1938

You and Me

You and Me

Character:Dayton

Release Date:01/06/1938

Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York

Character:Inspector Sullivan

Release Date:23/05/1938

Island in the Sky

Island in the Sky

Character:Walter Rhodes

Release Date:01/04/1938

Hot Water

Hot Water

Character:Dr. Enfield

Release Date:24/09/1937

Exclusive

Exclusive

Character:Mr. Franklin

Release Date:06/08/1937

Roaring Timber

Roaring Timber

Character:Harrigan

Release Date:03/07/1937

This Is My Affair

This Is My Affair

Character:George Andrews

Release Date:28/05/1937

The Go-Getter

The Go-Getter

Character:Matt Peasely

Release Date:22/05/1937

Park Avenue Logger

Park Avenue Logger

Character:Ben Morton

Release Date:16/03/1937

John Meade's Woman

John Meade's Woman

Character:Man

Release Date:26/02/1937

Larceny on the Air

Larceny on the Air

Character:Inspector 'Mac' McDonald

Release Date:11/01/1937

That Girl from Paris

That Girl from Paris

Character:Immigration Officer (uncredited)

Release Date:31/12/1936

Wanted: Jane Turner

Wanted: Jane Turner

Character:Walter Davies

Release Date:04/12/1936

Winterset

Winterset

Character:Policeman in the Square

Release Date:03/12/1936

The Man Who Lived Twice

The Man Who Lived Twice

Character:Logan

Release Date:25/09/1936

The Gorgeous Hussy

The Gorgeous Hussy

Character:Secretary Ingham

Release Date:28/08/1936

The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

Character:Captain Winthrop

Release Date:02/07/1936

I Married a Doctor

I Married a Doctor

Character:Guy Pollock

Release Date:25/04/1936

The First Baby

The First Baby

Character:Dr. Clarke

Release Date:02/04/1936

Three Godfathers

Three Godfathers

Character:Reverend McLane

Release Date:06/03/1936

Dangerous Waters

Dangerous Waters

Character:Bill MacKeechie

Release Date:10/02/1936

Forced Landing

Forced Landing

Character:Martin Byrd

Release Date:02/12/1935

The Old Homestead

The Old Homestead

Character:Uncle Jed

Release Date:05/10/1935

His Night Out

His Night Out

Character:J.J. Trent

Release Date:01/10/1935

O'Shaughnessy's Boy

O'Shaughnessy's Boy

Character:Dan Hastings

Release Date:27/09/1935

Dante's Inferno

Dante's Inferno

Character:Inspector Harris

Release Date:23/08/1935

Oil for the Lamps of China

Oil for the Lamps of China

Character:Speaker

Release Date:08/06/1935

Straight from the Heart

Straight from the Heart

Character:District Attorney

Release Date:22/03/1935

Laddie

Laddie

Character:Mr. John Stanton

Release Date:18/03/1935

Transient Lady

Transient Lady

Character:Ed Goring

Release Date:04/03/1935

Biography of a Bachelor Girl

Biography of a Bachelor Girl

Character:Grigsby, the Process Server

Release Date:04/01/1935

Million Dollar Baby

Million Dollar Baby

Character:

Release Date:29/12/1934

The Secret Bride

The Secret Bride

Character:Representative Grosvenor

Release Date:22/12/1934

Mills of the Gods

Mills of the Gods

Character:Thomas

Release Date:15/12/1934

Elinor Norton

Elinor Norton

Character:Ranch Foreman

Release Date:02/11/1934

Death on the Diamond

Death on the Diamond

Character:Cato

Release Date:14/09/1934

Have a Heart

Have a Heart

Character:Mr. Schauber

Release Date:07/09/1934

Housewife

Housewife

Character:Judge Edwin A. Matthews

Release Date:11/08/1934

Here Comes the Navy

Here Comes the Navy

Character:Executive Officer

Release Date:21/07/1934

Murder in the Private Car

Murder in the Private Car

Character:Hanks

Release Date:29/06/1934

He Was Her Man

He Was Her Man

Character:Police Captain

Release Date:16/06/1934

Operator 13

Operator 13

Character:Captain Channing

Release Date:08/06/1934

Let's Talk It Over

Let's Talk It Over

Character:Dr. Preston

Release Date:01/06/1934

One Is Guilty

One Is Guilty

Character:Wells Deveroux

Release Date:03/05/1934

Upperworld

Upperworld

Character:Police Captain Reynolds

Release Date:28/04/1934

I'll Tell the World

I'll Tell the World

Character:Hardwick

Release Date:20/04/1934

Whirlpool

Whirlpool

Character:Morrison

Release Date:10/04/1934

Gambling Lady

Gambling Lady

Character:District Attorney

Release Date:08/03/1934

Heat Lightning

Heat Lightning

Character:Everett Marshall

Release Date:01/03/1934

Dark Hazard

Dark Hazard

Character:Bill 'Billy' Fallen

Release Date:31/01/1934

Two Alone

Two Alone

Character:George Marshall

Release Date:26/01/1934

Lady Killer

Lady Killer

Character:Detective Conroy

Release Date:09/12/1933

East of Fifth Avenue

East of Fifth Avenue

Character:Dr. Morgan

Release Date:28/11/1933

Roman Scandals

Roman Scandals

Character:Warren Finley Cooper

Release Date:27/11/1933

Female

Female

Character:Department Head (Uncredited)

Release Date:11/11/1933

Ever in My Heart

Ever in My Heart

Character:Kennel Caretaker

Release Date:28/10/1933

Wild Boys of the Road

Wild Boys of the Road

Character:Captain of Detectives

Release Date:07/10/1933

Tugboat Annie

Tugboat Annie

Character:Red Severn

Release Date:04/08/1933

Another Language

Another Language

Character:Harry Hallam

Release Date:28/07/1933

Supernatural

Supernatural

Character:Prison Warden

Release Date:21/04/1933

Trick for Trick

Trick for Trick

Character:Dr. Frank Fitzgerald

Release Date:20/04/1933

Central Airport

Central Airport

Character:Havana Airport Manager

Release Date:15/04/1933

Destination Unknown

Destination Unknown

Character:Joe Shano

Release Date:01/04/1933

Frisco Jenny

Frisco Jenny

Character:Police Capt. Tom

Release Date:14/01/1933

Call Her Savage

Call Her Savage

Character:Pete Springer

Release Date:24/11/1932

If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million

Character:Fred - Glidden Associate (uncredited)

Release Date:18/11/1932

Wild Girl

Wild Girl

Character:Red Pete

Release Date:09/11/1932

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Character:Prison Board Chairman

Release Date:09/11/1932

Virtue

Virtue

Character:Detective MacKenzie

Release Date:25/10/1932

Okay, America!

Okay, America!

Character:Bit Role

Release Date:08/09/1932

Guilty as Hell

Guilty as Hell

Character:Police Sgt. Alcock

Release Date:05/08/1932

Doctor X

Doctor X

Character:Detective O'Halloran

Release Date:03/08/1932

Tom Brown of Culver

Tom Brown of Culver

Character:Capt. White

Release Date:30/06/1932

The Texas Bad Man

The Texas Bad Man

Character:Millard Keefe

Release Date:29/06/1932

The Rider of Death Valley

The Rider of Death Valley

Character:Bill Joyce

Release Date:23/04/1932

The Famous Ferguson Case

The Famous Ferguson Case

Character:Sheriff

Release Date:19/04/1932

The Broken Wing

The Broken Wing

Character:Sylvester Cross

Release Date:25/03/1932

Steady Company

Steady Company

Character:Pop Henley

Release Date:13/03/1932

Behind the Mask

Behind the Mask

Character:Capt. E.J. Hawkes

Release Date:25/02/1932

The Gay Caballero

The Gay Caballero

Character:Major Lawrence Blount

Release Date:14/02/1932

Sooky

Sooky

Character:Herbert Skinner

Release Date:26/12/1931

The Cisco Kid

The Cisco Kid

Character:Enos Hankins

Release Date:01/11/1931

Graft

Graft

Character:E. T. Scudder

Release Date:21/09/1931

Shanghaied Love

Shanghaied Love

Character:Newman

Release Date:20/09/1931

Silence

Silence

Character:Phil Powers

Release Date:29/08/1931

The Lawyer's Secret

The Lawyer's Secret

Character:Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Release Date:06/06/1931

Skippy

Skippy

Character:Herbert Skinner

Release Date:25/04/1931

Fair Warning

Fair Warning

Character:Tex Calder

Release Date:01/02/1931

The Last of the Duanes

The Last of the Duanes

Character:Texas Ranger Captain

Release Date:31/08/1930

Daughters of the Night

Daughters of the Night

Character:Prof. Woodbury

Release Date:09/11/1924

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