Occupation Actor Years active 1924–1948 | Name Willard Robertson Role Actor | |
Born January 1, 1886 ( 1886-01-01 ) Runnels, Texas, U.S. Died April 5, 1948, Hollywood, California, United States Movies Remember the Night, Skippy, The Ox‑Bow Incident, My Little Chickadee, Moontide Similar People William A Wellman, Harry Lachman, Archie Mayo, Moroni Olsen, Mitchell Leisen | ||
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.
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Biography
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
Actor
1948
Fury at Furnace Creek as
Gen. Leads
1948
Sitting Pretty as
Mr. Ashcroft
1947
Deep Valley as
Sheriff
1947
My Favorite Brunette as
Prison Warden
1946
Gallant Journey as
Zachary Montgomery
1946
The Virginian as
Judge Henry (uncredited)
1946
Renegades as
Nathan Brockway
1946
Perilous Holiday as
Graeme
1946
To Each His Own as
Dr. Hunt
1945
Along Came Jones as
Luke Packard
1944
Nine Girls as
Capt. Brooks
1943
Background to Danger as
McNamara
1943
The Ox-Bow Incident as
Sheriff Risley
1943
No Time for Love as
Construction Company President (uncredited)
1943
Air Force as
Colonel at Hickam Field
1942
Wake Island as
Col. Cameron (uncredited)
1942
Juke Girl as
Mister Just
1941
Sullivan's Travels as
Judge (uncredited)
1941
The Night of January 16th as
Inspector Donegan
1941
Texas as
Wilson
1941
Men of the Timberland as
Tim MacGregor
1941
I Wanted Wings as
Judge Advocate
1941
The Monster and the Girl as
Lieutenant Strickland
1940
North West Mounted Police as
Supt. Harrington
1940
Brigham Young as
Heber Kimball
1940
Lucky Cisco Kid as
Judge McQuade
1940
Castle on the Hudson as
Ragan
1940
My Little Chickadee as
Uncle John
1939
Remember the Night as
Francis X. O'Leary
1939
Main Street Lawyer as
John Ralston
1939
Two Bright Boys as
Clayton
1939
Range War as
Buck Collins
1939
Each Dawn I Die as
Lang
1939
Heritage of the Desert as
Nebraska
1939
Union Pacific as
Oakes Ames
1939
My Son Is a Criminal as
Tom Halloran Sr.
1939
Jesse James as
Clarke
1938
Kentucky as
Bob Slocum
1938
Torchy Gets Her Man as
Charles Gilbert
1938
Men with Wings as
Col. Hadley
1938
You and Me as
Dayton
1938
Gangs of New York as
Inspector Sullivan
1938
Island in the Sky as
Walter Rhodes
1937
The Last Gangster as
Mr. Broderick (uncredited)
1937
Hot Water as
Dr. Enfield
1937
Exclusive as
Mr. Franklin
1937
Roaring Timber as
Harrigan
1937
This Is My Affair as
George Andrews
1937
The Go Getter as
Matt Peasely
1937
Park Avenue Logger as
Ben Morton
1937
John Meade's Woman as
The Governor
1937
Larceny on the Air as
Inspector 'Mac' McDonald
1936
That Girl from Paris as
Immigration Officer (uncredited)
1936
Wanted! Jane Turner as
Walter Davies
1936
Winterset as
Policeman in the Square
1936
The Man Who Lived Twice as
Police Insp. Logan
1936
The Gorgeous Hussy as
Secretary Ingham
1936
The Last of the Mohicans as
Captain Winthrop
1936
I Married a Doctor as
Guy Pollock
1936
The First Baby as
Dr. Clarke
1936
Three Godfathers as
Rev. McLane
1936
Dangerous Waters as
Bill MacKeechie
1935
Forced Landing as
Martin Byrd
1935
The Old Homestead as
Uncle Jed
1935
His Night Out as
J.J. Trent
1935
O'Shaughnessy's Boy as
Hastings
1935
The Virginia Judge as
Plato Jones
1935
Dante's Inferno as
Inspector Harris
1935
Oil for the Lamps of China as
Speaker
1935
Black Fury as
Mr. J.J. Welsh
1935
Straight from the Heart as
District Attorney
1935
Laddie as
Mr. John Stanton
1935
Transient Lady as
Ed Goring
1935
Biography of a Bachelor Girl as
Grigsby, the Process Server
1934
Million Dollar Baby as
Doctor
1934
The Secret Bride as
Representative Grosvenor
1934
Mills of the Gods as
Thomas
1934
Elinor Norton as
Ranch Foreman (uncredited)
1934
Death on the Diamond as
Cato
1934
Have a Heart as
Mr. Schauber
1934
Housewife as
Judge Edwin A. Matthews
1934
Here Comes the Navy as
Executive Officer
1934
Murder in the Private Car as
Elwood Carson aka Hanks
1934
Operator 13 as
Capt. Channing
1934
Wild Gold as
Dam Boss (uncredited)
1934
Let's Talk It Over as
Dr. Preston
1934
He Was Her Man as
Police Captain (uncredited)
1934
One Is Guilty as
Wells Deveroux
1934
I'll Tell the World as
Hardwick
1934
Upperworld as
Police Capt. Reynolds
1934
Whirlpool as
Morrison
1934
Gambling Lady as
District Attorney
1934
Heat Lightning as
Everett Marshall
1934
Dark Hazard as
Bill 'Billy' Fallen
1934
Two Alone as
George Marshall
1933
Lady Killer as
Detective Conroy
1933
East of Fifth Avenue as
Dr. Morgan
1933
Roman Scandals as
Warren Finley Cooper
1933
The World Changes as
Mr. Peterson
1933
Female as
Department Head (uncredited)
1933
Ever in My Heart as
Kennel Caretaker
1933
The Mad Game as
Warden
1933
Wild Boys of the Road as
Captain of Detectives
1933
Tugboat Annie as
Severn
1933
Another Language as
Harry
1933
Heroes for Sale as
The Sheriff (scenes deleted)
1933
Supernatural as
Prison Warden
1933
Trick for Trick as
Dr. Frank Fitzgerald
1933
Central Airport as
Havana Airport Manager
1933
Destination Unknown as
Joe Shano
1932
Born to Fight as
Dad Kinney
1932
Frisco Jenny as
Capt. of Police
1932
Silver Dollar as
Al - Yates' Office Manager (uncredited)
1932
Call Her Savage as
Pete Springer
1932
If I Had a Million as
Fred - Glidden Associate (uncredited)
1932
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang as
Prison Board Chairman
1932
Virtue as
MacKenzie
1932
Wild Girl as
Red Pete
1932
Okay America! as
Bit Role
1932
Guilty as Hell as
Police Sgt. Alcock
1932
Doctor X as
Detective O'Halloran
1932
Tom Brown of Culver as
Capt. White
1932
The Texas Bad Man as
Milton Keefe
1932
So Big! as
The Doctor (scenes deleted)
1932
The Rider of Death Valley as
Bill Joyce
1932
The Famous Ferguson Case as
Sheriff
1932
The Broken Wing as
Sylvester Cross
1932
Steady Company as
Pop Henley
1932
Behind the Mask as
Capt. E.J. Hawkes
1932
The Gay Caballero as
Major Lawrence Blount
1931
Sooky as
Mr. Skinner
1931
The Cisco Kid as
Enos Hankins
1931
Graft as
E. T. Scudder
1931
Shanghaied Love as
Newman
1931
The Ruling Voice as
Ed Bailey
1931
Silence as
Phil Powers
1931
Murder by the Clock as
Police Captain (uncredited)
1931
The Lawyer's Secret as
Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
1931
City Streets as
Detective (uncredited)
1931
Skippy as
Doctor Skinner
1931
Fair Warning as
Tex Calder
1931
Once a Sinner as
Speaker at Party (uncredited)
1930
The Last of the Duanes as
Ranger Captain
1924
Daughters of the Night as
Prof. Woodbury
1924
The Warrens of Virginia as
Hill Buzzard
Writer
1942
Moontide (from the novel by)
1925
Why Women Love (play "The Sea Woman")
1924
Daughters of the Night (screenplay) / (story)
1921
Big Game (play)
Archive Footage
1963
Hollywood and the Stars (TV Series documentary) as
Ragan (clip from Castle on the Hudson (1940))
- How to Succeed as a Gangster (1963) - Ragan (clip from Castle on the Hudson (1940)) (uncredited)
1934
This Side of Heaven as
Actor in Film Clip (edited from 'Another Language') (uncredited)
References
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