Willard Robertson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 31, 1885
- Died
- April 5, 1948
- 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.
Filmography
Fury at Furnace Creek 1948
as Gen. Leads
Sitting Pretty 1948
as Mr. Ashcroft
Deep Valley 1947
as Sheriff Akers
My Favorite Brunette 1947
as Prison Warden
Gallant Journey 1946
as Zachary Montgomery
Renegades 1946
as Nathan Brockway
The Virginian 1946
Actor
Perilous Holiday 1946
as Graeme
To Each His Own 1946
as Dr. Hunt
Along Came Jones 1945
as Luke Packard
Nine Girls 1944
as Capt. Brooks
Background to Danger 1943
as McNamara
No Time for Love 1943
as Construction Company President (uncredited)
Air Force 1943
as Colonel at Hickam Field
The Ox-Bow Incident 1943
as Sheriff Risley
Wake Island 1942
Actor
Juke Girl 1942
as Mister Just
Moontide 1942
Novel
The Night of January 16th 1941
as Inspector Donegan
Texas 1941
as Rancher Wilson
Men of the Timberland 1941
as Tim MacGregor
I Wanted Wings 1941
as Judge Advocate
The Monster and the Girl 1941
as Lieutenant Strickland
North West Mounted Police 1940
as Supt. Harrington
Brigham Young 1940
as Heber Kimball
Lucky Cisco Kid 1940
as Judge McQuade
Castle on the Hudson 1940
as Ragan
My Little Chickadee 1940
as Uncle John
Remember the Night 1940
as Francis X. O'Leary
Main Street Lawyer 1939
as John Ralston
Two Bright Boys 1939
as Clayton
Range War 1939
as Buck Collins
Each Dawn I Die 1939
as Lang
Heritage of the Desert 1939
as Henchman Nebraska
Union Pacific 1939
as Oakes Ames
- My Son Is a Criminal
My Son Is a Criminal 1939
as Tom Halloran Sr.
Jesse James 1939
as Clarke
Kentucky 1938
as Bob Slocum
Torchy Gets Her Man 1938
as Charles Gilbert
Men with Wings 1938
as Col. Hadley
You and Me 1938
as Dayton
Gangs of New York 1938
as Inspector Sullivan
Island in the Sky 1938
as Walter Rhodes
Hot Water 1937
as Dr. Enfield
Exclusive 1937
as Mr. Franklin
Roaring Timber 1937
as Harrigan
This Is My Affair 1937
as George Andrews
The Go-Getter 1937
as Matt Peasely
Park Avenue Logger 1937
as Ben Morton
John Meade's Woman 1937
as Man
Larceny on the Air 1937
as Inspector 'Mac' McDonald
That Girl from Paris 1936
as Immigration Officer (uncredited)
Wanted: Jane Turner 1936
as Walter Davies
Winterset 1936
as Policeman in the Square
The Man Who Lived Twice 1936
as Logan
The Gorgeous Hussy 1936
as Secretary Ingham
The Last of the Mohicans 1936
as Captain Winthrop
I Married a Doctor 1936
as Guy Pollock
The First Baby 1936
as Dr. Clarke
Three Godfathers 1936
as Reverend McLane
Dangerous Waters 1936
as Bill MacKeechie
Forced Landing 1935
as Martin Byrd
The Old Homestead 1935
as Uncle Jed
His Night Out 1935
as J.J. Trent
O'Shaughnessy's Boy 1935
as Dan Hastings
Dante's Inferno 1935
as Inspector Harris
Oil for the Lamps of China 1935
as Speaker
Straight from the Heart 1935
as District Attorney
Laddie 1935
as Mr. John Stanton
Transient Lady 1935
as Ed Goring
Biography of a Bachelor Girl 1935
as Grigsby, the Process Server
Million Dollar Baby 1934
Actor
The Secret Bride 1934
as Representative Grosvenor
Mills of the Gods 1934
as Thomas
Elinor Norton 1934
as Ranch Foreman
Death on the Diamond 1934
as Cato
Have a Heart 1934
as Mr. Schauber
Housewife 1934
as Judge Edwin A. Matthews
Here Comes the Navy 1934
as Executive Officer
Murder in the Private Car 1934
as Hanks
He Was Her Man 1934
as Police Captain
Operator 13 1934
as Captain Channing
Let's Talk It Over 1934
as Dr. Preston
One Is Guilty 1934
as Wells Deveroux
Upperworld 1934
as Police Captain Reynolds
I'll Tell the World 1934
as Hardwick
Whirlpool 1934
as Morrison
Gambling Lady 1934
as District Attorney
Heat Lightning 1934
as Everett Marshall
Dark Hazard 1934
as Bill 'Billy' Fallen
Two Alone 1934
as George Marshall
Lady Killer 1933
as Detective Conroy
East of Fifth Avenue 1933
as Dr. Morgan
Roman Scandals 1933
as Warren Finley Cooper
Female 1933
as Department Head (Uncredited)
Ever in My Heart 1933
as Kennel Caretaker
Wild Boys of the Road 1933
as Captain of Detectives
Tugboat Annie 1933
as Red Severn
Another Language 1933
as Harry Hallam
Supernatural 1933
as Prison Warden
- Trick for Trick
Trick for Trick 1933
as Dr. Frank Fitzgerald
Central Airport 1933
as Havana Airport Manager
Destination Unknown 1933
as Joe Shano
Frisco Jenny 1933
as Police Capt. Tom
Call Her Savage 1932
as Pete Springer
If I Had a Million 1932
as Fred - Glidden Associate (uncredited)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang 1932
as Prison Board Chairman
Wild Girl 1932
as Red Pete
Virtue 1932
as Detective MacKenzie
Okay, America! 1932
as Bit Role
Guilty as Hell 1932
as Police Sgt. Alcock
Doctor X 1932
as Detective O'Halloran
Tom Brown of Culver 1932
as Capt. White
The Texas Bad Man 1932
as Millard Keefe
The Rider of Death Valley 1932
as Bill Joyce
The Famous Ferguson Case 1932
as Sheriff
The Broken Wing 1932
as Sylvester Cross
Steady Company 1932
as Pop Henley
Behind the Mask 1932
as Capt. E.J. Hawkes
The Gay Caballero 1932
as Major Lawrence Blount
Sooky 1931
as Herbert Skinner
The Cisco Kid 1931
as Enos Hankins
Graft 1931
as E. T. Scudder
Shanghaied Love 1931
as Newman
Silence 1931
as Phil Powers
The Lawyer's Secret 1931
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Skippy 1931
as Herbert Skinner
Fair Warning 1931
as Tex Calder
The Last of the Duanes 1930
as Texas Ranger Captain
Why Women Love 1925
Theatre Play
Daughters of the Night 1924
as Prof. Woodbury, Screenplay, Story
Big Game 1921
Screenplay
Credits from TMDB.