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Willard Robertson
Born · December 31, 1885
Died · April 5, 1948 (62 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Runnels, Texas, USA
Bio
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.
Fury at Furnace Creek
Gen. Leads
6.0
1948
Sitting Pretty
Mr. Ashcroft
7.2
1948
Deep Valley
Sheriff Akers
5.8
1947
My Favorite Brunette
Prison Warden
6.7
1947
Gallant Journey
Zachary Montgomery
6.1
1946
Renegades
Nathan Brockway
5.8
1946
The Virginian
6.1
1946
Perilous Holiday
Graeme
0.0
1946
To Each His Own
Dr. Hunt
6.8
1946
Along Came Jones
Luke Packard
5.8
1945
Nine Girls
Capt. Brooks
5.3
1944
Background to Danger
'Mac' McNamara
6.6
1943
No Time for Love
6.7
1943
Air Force
Colonel at Hickam Field
6.4
1943
The Ox-Bow Incident
Sheriff Risley
7.7
1943
Wake Island
5.6
1942
Juke Girl
Mister Just
6.5
1942
The Night of January 16th
Inspector Donegan
5.0
1941
Texas
Rancher Wilson
6.5
1941
Men of the Timberland
Tim MacGregor
0.0
1941
I Wanted Wings
Judge Advocate
5.1
1941
The Monster and the Girl
Lieutenant Strickland
5.8
1941
North West Mounted Police
Supt. Harrington
6.3
1940
Brigham Young
Heber Kimball
4.4
1940
Lucky Cisco Kid
Judge McQuade
5.6
1940
Castle on the Hudson
Ragan
6.8
1940
My Little Chickadee
Uncle John
6.5
1940
Remember the Night
Francis X. O'Leary
7.3
1940
Main Street Lawyer
John Ralston
2.0
1939
Two Bright Boys
Clayton
0.0
1939
Range War
Buck Collins
0.0
1939
Each Dawn I Die
Lang
6.8
1939
Heritage of the Desert
Henchman Nebraska
5.8
1939
Union Pacific
Oakes Ames
6.5
1939
My Son Is a Criminal
Tom Halloran Sr.
0.0
1939
Jesse James
Clarke
6.4
1939
Kentucky
Bob Slocum
5.7
1938
Torchy Gets Her Man
Charles Gilbert
5.9
1938
Men with Wings
Col. Hadley
6.0
1938
You and Me
Dayton
6.7
1938
Gangs of New York
Inspector Sullivan
4.9
1938
Island in the Sky
Walter Rhodes
7.0
1938
Hot Water
Dr. Enfield
5.0
1937
Exclusive
Mr. Franklin
6.0
1937
Roaring Timber
Harrigan
5.0
1937
This Is My Affair
George Andrews
7.3
1937
The Go-Getter
Matt Peasely
5.8
1937
Park Avenue Logger
Ben Morton
6.0
1937
John Meade's Woman
Man
0.0
1937
Larceny on the Air
Inspector 'Mac' McDonald
5.0
1937
That Girl from Paris
Immigration Officer (uncredited)
6.5
1936
Wanted: Jane Turner
Walter Davies
5.3
1936
Winterset
Policeman in the Square
5.6
1936
The Man Who Lived Twice
Police Insp. Logan
6.7
1936
The Gorgeous Hussy
Secretary Ingham
5.2
1936
The Last of the Mohicans
Captain Winthrop
6.4
1936
I Married a Doctor
Guy Pollock
4.7
1936
The First Baby
Dr. Clarke
0.0
1936
Three Godfathers
Reverend McLane
6.8
1936
Dangerous Waters
Bill MacKeechie
3.0
1936
Forced Landing
Martin Byrd
0.0
1935
The Old Homestead
Uncle Jed
0.0
1935
His Night Out
J.J. Trent
0.0
1935
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
Dan Hastings
6.0
1935
Dante's Inferno
Inspector Harris
6.2
1935
Oil for the Lamps of China
Speaker
7.3
1935
Straight from the Heart
District Attorney
0.0
1935
Laddie
Mr. John Stanton
0.0
1935
Transient Lady
Ed Goring
5.5
1935
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
Grigsby, the Process Server
6.3
1935
Million Dollar Baby
0.0
1934
The Secret Bride
Representative Grosvenor
6.3
1934
Mills of the Gods
Thomas
0.0
1934
Elinor Norton
Ranch Foreman
6.0
1934
Death on the Diamond
Cato
7.0
1934
Have a Heart
Mr. Schauber
7.0
1934
Housewife
Judge Edwin A. Matthews
7.6
1934
Here Comes the Navy
Executive Officer
5.8
1934
Murder in the Private Car
Hanks
5.4
1934
He Was Her Man
Police Captain
6.7
1934
Operator 13
Captain Channing
5.7
1934
Let's Talk It Over
Dr. Preston
0.0
1934
One Is Guilty
Wells Deveroux
3.5
1934
Upperworld
Police Captain Reynolds
6.3
1934
I'll Tell the World
Hardwick
0.0
1934
Whirlpool
Judge Jim Morrison
6.1
1934
Gambling Lady
District Attorney
6.3
1934
Heat Lightning
Everett Marshall
6.8
1934
Dark Hazard
Bill 'Billy' Fallen
5.4
1934
Two Alone
George Marshall
7.0
1934
Lady Killer
Detective Conroy
6.7
1933
East of Fifth Avenue
Dr. Morgan
6.0
1933
Roman Scandals
Warren Finley Cooper
6.0
1933
Female
Department Head (Uncredited)
6.3
1933
Ever in My Heart
Kennel Caretaker
5.3
1933
Wild Boys of the Road
Captain of Detectives
6.8
1933
Tugboat Annie
Red Severn
7.0
1933
Another Language
Harry Hallam
6.3
1933
Supernatural
Prison Warden
6.0
1933
Trick for Trick
Dr. Frank Fitzgerald
0.0
1933
Central Airport
Havana Airport Manager
6.1
1933
Destination Unknown
Joe Shano
0.0
1933
Frisco Jenny
Police Capt. Tom
6.3
1933
Call Her Savage
Pete Springer
5.8
1932
If I Had a Million
Fred - Glidden Associate (uncredited)
6.5
1932
Wild Girl
Red Pete
6.0
1932
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Prison Board Chairman
7.8
1932
Virtue
Detective MacKenzie
6.8
1932
Okay, America!
Bit Role
5.3
1932
Guilty as Hell
Police Sgt. Alcock
5.8
1932
Doctor X
Detective O'Halloran
6.0
1932
Tom Brown of Culver
Capt. White
5.2
1932
The Texas Bad Man
Millard Keefe
1.0
1932
The Rider of Death Valley
Bill Joyce
7.0
1932
The Famous Ferguson Case
Sheriff
6.0
1932
The Broken Wing
Sylvester Cross
5.0
1932
Steady Company
Pop Henley
0.0
1932
Behind the Mask
Capt. E.J. Hawkes
5.8
1932
The Gay Caballero
Major Lawrence Blount
0.0
1932
Sooky
Herbert Skinner
1.0
1931
The Cisco Kid
Enos Hankins
5.9
1931
Graft
E. T. Scudder
4.5
1931
Shanghaied Love
Newman
0.0
1931
Silence
Phil Powers
7.5
1931
Skippy
Herbert Skinner
6.0
1931
Fair Warning
Tex Calder
0.0
1931
The Last of the Duanes
Texas Ranger Captain
3.0
1930
Daughters of the Night
Prof. Woodbury
0.0
1924