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
| Birth Location | Runnels, Texas, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1885-12-31 |
| Died | 1948-04-05 |
Movies
Fury at Furnace Creek
as Gen. Leads
1948
Sitting Pretty
as Mr. Ashcroft
1948
Deep Valley
as Sheriff Akers
1947
My Favorite Brunette
as Prison Warden
1947
Gallant Journey
as Zachary Montgomery
1946
Renegades
as Nathan Brockway
1946
1946
Perilous Holiday
as Graeme
1946
To Each His Own
as Dr. Hunt
1946
Along Came Jones
as Luke Packard
1945
Nine Girls
as Capt. Brooks
1944
Background to Danger
as 'Mac' McNamara
1943
Air Force
as Colonel at Hickam Field
1943
The Ox-Bow Incident
as Sheriff Risley
1943
1942
Juke Girl
as Mister Just
1942
The Night of January 16th
as Inspector Donegan
1941
Texas
as Rancher Wilson
1941
Men of the Timberland
as Tim MacGregor
1941
I Wanted Wings
as Judge Advocate
1941
The Monster and the Girl
as Lieutenant Strickland
1941
North West Mounted Police
as Supt. Harrington
1940
Brigham Young
as Heber Kimball
1940
Lucky Cisco Kid
as Judge McQuade
1940
Castle on the Hudson
as Ragan
1940
My Little Chickadee
as Uncle John
1940
Remember the Night
as Francis X. O'Leary
1940
Main Street Lawyer
as John Ralston
1939
Two Bright Boys
as Clayton
1939
Range War
as Buck Collins
1939
Each Dawn I Die
as Lang
1939
Heritage of the Desert
as Henchman Nebraska
1939
Union Pacific
as Oakes Ames
1939
My Son Is a Criminal
as Tom Halloran Sr.
1939
Jesse James
as Clarke
1939
Kentucky
as Bob Slocum
1938
Torchy Gets Her Man
as Charles Gilbert
1938
Men with Wings
as Col. Hadley
1938
You and Me
as Dayton
1938
Gangs of New York
as Inspector Sullivan
1938
Island in the Sky
as Walter Rhodes
1938
Hot Water
as Dr. Enfield
1937
Exclusive
as Mr. Franklin
1937
Roaring Timber
as Harrigan
1937
This Is My Affair
as George Andrews
1937
The Go-Getter
as Matt Peasely
1937
Park Avenue Logger
as Ben Morton
1937
John Meade's Woman
as Man
1937
Larceny on the Air
as Inspector 'Mac' McDonald
1937
That Girl from Paris
as Immigration Officer (uncredited)
1936
Wanted: Jane Turner
as Walter Davies
1936
Winterset
as Policeman in the Square
1936
The Man Who Lived Twice
as Police Insp. Logan
1936
The Gorgeous Hussy
as Secretary Ingham
1936
The Last of the Mohicans
as Captain Winthrop
1936
I Married a Doctor
as Guy Pollock
1936
The First Baby
as Dr. Clarke
1936
Three Godfathers
as Reverend McLane
1936
Dangerous Waters
as Bill MacKeechie
1936
The Old Homestead
as Uncle Jed
1935
His Night Out
as J.J. Trent
1935
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
as Dan Hastings
1935
Dante's Inferno
as Inspector Harris
1935
Oil for the Lamps of China
as Speaker
1935
Straight from the Heart
as District Attorney
1935
Laddie
as Mr. John Stanton
1935
Transient Lady
as Ed Goring
1935
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
as Grigsby, the Process Server
1935
1934
The Secret Bride
as Representative Grosvenor
1934
Mills of the Gods
as Thomas
1934
Elinor Norton
as Ranch Foreman
1934
Death on the Diamond
as Cato
1934
Have a Heart
as Mr. Schauber
1934
Housewife
as Judge Edwin A. Matthews
1934
Here Comes the Navy
as Executive Officer
1934
Murder in the Private Car
as Hanks
1934
He Was Her Man
as Police Captain
1934
Operator 13
as Captain Channing
1934
Let's Talk It Over
as Dr. Preston
1934
One Is Guilty
as Wells Deveroux
1934
I'll Tell the World
as Hardwick
1934
Upperworld
as Police Captain Reynolds
1934
Whirlpool
as Judge Jim Morrison
1934
Gambling Lady
as District Attorney
1934
Heat Lightning
as Everett Marshall
1934
Dark Hazard
as Bill 'Billy' Fallen
1934
Two Alone
as George Marshall
1934
Lady Killer
as Detective Conroy
1933
East of Fifth Avenue
as Dr. Morgan
1933
Roman Scandals
as Warren Finley Cooper
1933
Female
as Department Head (Uncredited)
1933
Ever in My Heart
as Kennel Caretaker
1933
Wild Boys of the Road
as Captain of Detectives
1933
Tugboat Annie
as Red Severn
1933
Another Language
as Harry Hallam
1933
Supernatural
as Prison Warden
1933
Trick for Trick
as Dr. Frank Fitzgerald
1933
Central Airport
as Havana Airport Manager
1933
Destination Unknown
as Joe Shano
1933
Frisco Jenny
as Police Capt. Tom
1933
Call Her Savage
as Pete Springer
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
Wild Girl
as Red Pete
1932
Virtue
as Detective MacKenzie
1932
Okay, America!
as Bit Role
1932
Guilty as Hell
as Police Sgt. Alcock
1932
Doctor X
as Detective O'Halloran
1932
Tom Brown of Culver
as Capt. White
1932
The Texas Bad Man
as Millard Keefe
1932
The Rider of Death Valley
as Bill Joyce
1932
The Famous Ferguson Case
as Sheriff
1932
The Broken Wing
as Sylvester Cross
1932
Steady Company
as Pop Henley
1932
Behind the Mask
as Capt. E.J. Hawkes
1932
The Gay Caballero
as Major Lawrence Blount
1932
Sooky
as Herbert Skinner
1931
The Cisco Kid
as Enos Hankins
1931
Graft
as E. T. Scudder
1931
Silence
as Phil Powers
1931
Skippy
as Herbert Skinner
1931
Fair Warning
as Tex Calder
1931
The Last of the Duanes
as Texas Ranger Captain
1930
