Willard Robertson

Willard Robertson

Known for Acting ยท 129 credits

Born
1885-12-31
Died
1948-04-05
Place of birth
Runnels, Texas, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Willard Robertson (January 1, 1886 โ€“ 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

Movies (129)

Operator 13
Movie

Operator 13

1934

as Captain Channing

The Virginian
Movie

The Virginian

1946

Wake Island
Movie

Wake Island

1942

Central Airport
Movie

Central Airport

1933

as Havana Airport Manager

Doctor X
Movie

Doctor X

1932

as Detective O'Halloran

Heat Lightning
Movie

Heat Lightning

1934

as Everett Marshall

Three Godfathers
Movie

Three Godfathers

1936

as Reverend McLane

North West Mounted Police
Movie

North West Mounted Police

1940

as Supt. Harrington

Dangerous Waters
Movie

Dangerous Waters

1936

as Bill MacKeechie

Range War
Movie

Range War

1939

as Buck Collins

Tugboat Annie
Movie

Tugboat Annie

1933

as Red Severn

Nine Girls
Movie

Nine Girls

1944

as Capt. Brooks

Fair Warning
Movie

Fair Warning

1931

as Tex Calder

Dark Hazard
Movie

Dark Hazard

1934

as Bill 'Billy' Fallen

Deep Valley
Movie

Deep Valley

1947

as Sheriff Akers

Frisco Jenny
Movie

Frisco Jenny

1933

as Police Capt. Tom

Jesse James
Movie

Jesse James

1939

as Clarke

The Go-Getter
Movie

The Go-Getter

1937

as Matt Peasely

Supernatural
Movie

Supernatural

1933

as Prison Warden

Sitting Pretty
Movie

Sitting Pretty

1948

as Mr. Ashcroft

The Ox-Bow Incident
Movie

The Ox-Bow Incident

1943

as Sheriff Risley

Air Force
Movie

Air Force

1943

as Colonel at Hickam Field

Perilous Holiday
Movie

Perilous Holiday

1946

as Graeme

Juke Girl
Movie

Juke Girl

1942

as Mister Just

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Movie

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932

as Prison Board Chairman

Gallant Journey
Movie

Gallant Journey

1946

as Zachary Montgomery

Whirlpool
Movie

Whirlpool

1934

as Morrison

Wild Girl
Movie

Wild Girl

1932

as Red Pete

Gangs of New York
Movie

Gangs of New York

1938

as Inspector Sullivan

You and Me
Movie

You and Me

1938

as Dayton

Lady Killer
Movie

Lady Killer

1933

as Detective Conroy

Kentucky
Movie

Kentucky

1938

as Bob Slocum

If I Had a Million
Movie

If I Had a Million

1932

as Fred - Glidden Associate (uncredited)

Renegades
Movie

Renegades

1946

as Nathan Brockway

The Secret Bride
Movie

The Secret Bride

1934

as Representative Grosvenor

Transient Lady
Movie

Transient Lady

1935

as Ed Goring

Destination Unknown
Movie

Destination Unknown

1933

as Joe Shano

The Monster and the Girl
Movie

The Monster and the Girl

1941

as Lieutenant Strickland

Along Came Jones
Movie

Along Came Jones

1945

as Luke Packard

Men with Wings
Movie

Men with Wings

1938

as Col. Hadley

To Each His Own
Movie

To Each His Own

1946

as Dr. Hunt

Texas
Movie

Texas

1941

as Rancher Wilson

Winterset
Movie

Winterset

1936

as Policeman in the Square

O'Shaughnessy's Boy
Movie

O'Shaughnessy's Boy

1935

as Dan Hastings

The Famous Ferguson Case
Movie

The Famous Ferguson Case

1932

as Sheriff

Union Pacific
Movie

Union Pacific

1939

as Oakes Ames

Remember the Night
Movie

Remember the Night

1940

as Francis X. O'Leary

My Little Chickadee
Movie

My Little Chickadee

1940

as Uncle John

Behind the Mask
Movie

Behind the Mask

1932

as Capt. E.J. Hawkes

Okay, America!
Movie

Okay, America!

1932

as Bit Role

Gambling Lady
Movie

Gambling Lady

1934

as District Attorney

The Last of the Mohicans
Movie

The Last of the Mohicans

1936

as Captain Winthrop

He Was Her Man
Movie

He Was Her Man

1934

as Police Captain

No Time for Love
Movie

No Time for Love

1943

as Construction Company President (uncredited)

Brigham Young
Movie

Brigham Young

1940

as Heber Kimball

Background to Danger
Movie

Background to Danger

1943

as 'Mac' McNamara

Each Dawn I Die
Movie

Each Dawn I Die

1939

as Lang

Heritage of the Desert
Movie

Heritage of the Desert

1939

as Henchman Nebraska

The Gorgeous Hussy
Movie

The Gorgeous Hussy

1936

as Secretary Ingham

This Is My Affair
Movie

This Is My Affair

1937

as George Andrews

Have a Heart
Movie

Have a Heart

1934

as Mr. Schauber

That Girl from Paris
Movie

That Girl from Paris

1936

as Immigration Officer (uncredited)

I Wanted Wings
Movie

I Wanted Wings

1941

as Judge Advocate

Guilty as Hell
Movie

Guilty as Hell

1932

as Police Sgt. Alcock

Upperworld
Movie

Upperworld

1934

as Police Captain Reynolds

Torchy Gets Her Man
Movie

Torchy Gets Her Man

1938

as Charles Gilbert

The Cisco Kid
Movie

The Cisco Kid

1931

as Enos Hankins

Housewife
Movie

Housewife

1934

as Judge Edwin A. Matthews

Exclusive
Movie

Exclusive

1937

as Mr. Franklin

Female
Movie

Female

1933

as Department Head (Uncredited)

Island in the Sky
Movie

Island in the Sky

1938

as Walter Rhodes

Tom Brown of Culver
Movie

Tom Brown of Culver

1932

as Capt. White

Roaring Timber
Movie

Roaring Timber

1937

as Harrigan

Graft
Movie

Graft

1931

as E. T. Scudder

Park Avenue Logger
Movie

Park Avenue Logger

1937

as Ben Morton

Murder in the Private Car
Movie

Murder in the Private Car

1934

as Hanks

The Man Who Lived Twice
Movie

The Man Who Lived Twice

1936

as Logan

Call Her Savage
Movie

Call Her Savage

1932

as Pete Springer

His Night Out
Movie

His Night Out

1935

as J.J. Trent

Roman Scandals
Movie

Roman Scandals

1933

as Warren Finley Cooper

Fury at Furnace Creek
Movie

Fury at Furnace Creek

1948

as Gen. Leads

Wild Boys of the Road
Movie

Wild Boys of the Road

1933

as Captain of Detectives

The Rider of Death Valley
Movie

The Rider of Death Valley

1932

as Bill Joyce

Dante's Inferno
Movie

Dante's Inferno

1935

as Inspector Harris

The Night of January 16th
Movie

The Night of January 16th

1941

as Inspector Donegan

My Favorite Brunette
Movie

My Favorite Brunette

1947

as Prison Warden

Skippy
Movie

Skippy

1931

as Herbert Skinner

Here Comes the Navy
Movie

Here Comes the Navy

1934

as Executive Officer

Another Language
Movie

Another Language

1933

as Harry Hallam

Biography of a Bachelor Girl
Movie

Biography of a Bachelor Girl

1935

as Grigsby, the Process Server

Castle on the Hudson
Movie

Castle on the Hudson

1940

as Ragan

John Meade's Woman
Movie

John Meade's Woman

1937

as Man

Mills of the Gods
Movie

Mills of the Gods

1934

as Thomas

Laddie
Movie

Laddie

1935

as Mr. John Stanton

Virtue
Movie

Virtue

1932

as Detective MacKenzie

Death on the Diamond
Movie

Death on the Diamond

1934

as Cato

Wanted: Jane Turner
Movie

Wanted: Jane Turner

1936

as Walter Davies

I'll Tell the World
Movie

I'll Tell the World

1934

as Hardwick

Two Bright Boys
Movie

Two Bright Boys

1939

as Clayton

The Lawyer's Secret
Movie

The Lawyer's Secret

1931

as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Hot Water
Movie

Hot Water

1937

as Dr. Enfield

Elinor Norton
Movie

Elinor Norton

1934

as Ranch Foreman

Men of the Timberland
Movie

Men of the Timberland

1941

as Tim MacGregor

Oil for the Lamps of China
Movie

Oil for the Lamps of China

1935

as Speaker

Main Street Lawyer
Movie

Main Street Lawyer

1939

as John Ralston

Ever in My Heart
Movie

Ever in My Heart

1933

as Kennel Caretaker

Straight from the Heart
Movie

Straight from the Heart

1935

as District Attorney

The Broken Wing
Movie

The Broken Wing

1932

as Sylvester Cross

Steady Company
Movie

Steady Company

1932

as Pop Henley

Sooky
Movie

Sooky

1931

as Herbert Skinner

Let's Talk It Over
Movie

Let's Talk It Over

1934

as Dr. Preston

Forced Landing
Movie

Forced Landing

1935

as Martin Byrd

East of Fifth Avenue
Movie

East of Fifth Avenue

1933

as Dr. Morgan

Lucky Cisco Kid
Movie

Lucky Cisco Kid

1940

as Judge McQuade

The Texas Bad Man
Movie

The Texas Bad Man

1932

as Millard Keefe

I Married a Doctor
Movie

I Married a Doctor

1936

as Guy Pollock

The Gay Caballero
Movie

The Gay Caballero

1932

as Major Lawrence Blount

Two Alone
Movie

Two Alone

1934

as George Marshall

One Is Guilty
Movie

One Is Guilty

1934

as Wells Deveroux

Trick for Trick
Movie

Trick for Trick

1933

as Dr. Frank Fitzgerald

About Willard Robertson

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Willard Robertson (January 1, 1886 โ€“ 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 doโ€ฆ With 129 credits spanning from 1924 to 1948, Willard Robertson has appeared in 129 films and 0 TV shows.

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