Willard Robertson

Born: 1885-12-31 in Runnels, Texas, USA

Died: 1948-04-05

Known For: Acting

Biography

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

1948

Fury at Furnace Creek as Gen. Leads
Sitting Pretty as Mr. Ashcroft

1947

My Favorite Brunette as Prison Warden
Deep Valley as Sheriff Akers

1946

To Each His Own as Dr. Hunt
Gallant Journey as Zachary Montgomery
The Virginian
Perilous Holiday as Graeme
Renegades as Nathan Brockway

1945

Along Came Jones as Luke Packard

1944

Nine Girls as Capt. Brooks

1943

The Ox-Bow Incident as Sheriff Risley
Air Force as Colonel at Hickam Field
No Time for Love as Construction Company President (uncredited)
Background to Danger as McNamara

1942

Moontide ... (Novel)
Wake Island
Juke Girl as Mister Just

1941

Texas as Rancher Wilson
I Wanted Wings as Judge Advocate
The Monster and the Girl as Lieutenant Strickland
Men of the Timberland as Tim MacGregor
The Night of January 16th as Inspector Donegan

1940

North West Mounted Police as Supt. Harrington
Remember the Night as Francis X. O'Leary
Castle on the Hudson as Ragan
Brigham Young as Heber Kimball
My Little Chickadee as Uncle John
Lucky Cisco Kid as Judge McQuade

1939

Jesse James as Clarke
Union Pacific as Oakes Ames
Each Dawn I Die as Lang
Heritage of the Desert as Henchman Nebraska
My Son Is a Criminal as Tom Halloran Sr.
Range War as Buck Collins
Two Bright Boys as Clayton
Main Street Lawyer as John Ralston

1938

You and Me as Dayton
Torchy Gets Her Man as Charles Gilbert
Men with Wings as Col. Hadley
Gangs of New York as Inspector Sullivan
Island in the Sky as Walter Rhodes
Kentucky as Bob Slocum

1937

This Is My Affair as George Andrews
The Go-Getter as Matt Peasely
Larceny on the Air as Inspector 'Mac' McDonald
John Meade's Woman as Man
Park Avenue Logger as Ben Morton
Exclusive as Mr. Franklin
Hot Water as Dr. Enfield
Roaring Timber as Harrigan

1936

The Last of the Mohicans as Captain Winthrop
Three Godfathers as Reverend McLane
The First Baby as Dr. Clarke
That Girl from Paris as Immigration Officer (uncredited)
The Gorgeous Hussy as Secretary Ingham
The Man Who Lived Twice as Logan
Winterset as Policeman in the Square
Dangerous Waters as Bill MacKeechie
I Married a Doctor as Guy Pollock
Wanted: Jane Turner as Walter Davies

1935

Transient Lady as Ed Goring
Biography of a Bachelor Girl as Grigsby, the Process Server
Straight from the Heart as District Attorney
Oil for the Lamps of China as Speaker
Dante's Inferno as Inspector Harris
O'Shaughnessy's Boy as Dan Hastings
The Old Homestead as Uncle Jed
Forced Landing as Martin Byrd
His Night Out as J.J. Trent
Laddie as Mr. John Stanton

1934

I'll Tell the World as Hardwick
Mills of the Gods as Thomas
Housewife as Judge Edwin A. Matthews
Here Comes the Navy as Executive Officer
Murder in the Private Car as Hanks
Death on the Diamond as Cato
He Was Her Man as Police Captain
Operator 13 as Captain Channing
Let's Talk It Over as Dr. Preston
Gambling Lady as District Attorney
The Secret Bride as Representative Grosvenor
One Is Guilty as Wells Deveroux
Million Dollar Baby
Two Alone as George Marshall
Have a Heart as Mr. Schauber
Upperworld as Police Captain Reynolds
Whirlpool as Morrison
Heat Lightning as Everett Marshall
Dark Hazard as Bill 'Billy' Fallen
Elinor Norton as Ranch Foreman

1933

Ever in My Heart as Kennel Caretaker
Wild Boys of the Road as Captain of Detectives
Roman Scandals as Warren Finley Cooper
Central Airport as Havana Airport Manager
Destination Unknown as Joe Shano
Lady Killer as Detective Conroy
Supernatural as Prison Warden
Tugboat Annie as Red Severn
East of Fifth Avenue as Dr. Morgan
Female as Department Head (Uncredited)
Frisco Jenny as Police Capt. Tom
Another Language as Harry Hallam
Trick for Trick as Dr. Frank Fitzgerald

1932

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang as Prison Board Chairman
Doctor X as Detective O'Halloran
Wild Girl as Red Pete
If I Had a Million as Fred - Glidden Associate (uncredited)
Call Her Savage as Pete Springer
The Famous Ferguson Case as Sheriff
Tom Brown of Culver as Capt. White
The Rider of Death Valley as Bill Joyce
The Broken Wing as Sylvester Cross
Okay, America! as Bit Role
Behind the Mask as Capt. E.J. Hawkes
Guilty as Hell as Police Sgt. Alcock
Virtue as Detective MacKenzie
The Gay Caballero as Major Lawrence Blount
The Texas Bad Man as Millard Keefe
Steady Company as Pop Henley

1931

The Lawyer's Secret as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
The Cisco Kid as Enos Hankins
Skippy as Herbert Skinner
Sooky as Herbert Skinner
Fair Warning as Tex Calder
Graft as E. T. Scudder
Silence as Phil Powers
Shanghaied Love as Newman

1930

The Last of the Duanes as Texas Ranger Captain

1925

Why Women Love ... (Theatre Play)

1924

Daughters of the Night as Prof. Woodbury

1921

Big Game ... (Screenplay)