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

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

1947

My Favorite Brunette as Prison Warden
Deep Valley as Sheriff Akers

1946

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

1945

Along Came Jones as Luke Packard

1944

Nine Girls as Capt. Brooks

1943

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

1942

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

1941

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

1940

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

1939

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

1938

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

1937

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

1936

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

1935

Transient Lady as Ed Goring
His Night Out as J.J. Trent
Dante's Inferno as Inspector Harris
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
Forced Landing as Martin Byrd
Laddie as Mr. John Stanton
The Old Homestead as Uncle Jed
O'Shaughnessy's Boy as Dan Hastings

1934

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

1933

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

1932

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

1931

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