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