Willard Robertson

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.

Known For

Jesse James

Doctor X

You and Me

My Little Chickadee

The Ox-Bow Incident

The Virginian

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Deep Valley

All Movies (129)

• Fury at Furnace Creek1948 · as Gen. Leads
• Sitting Pretty1948 · as Mr. Ashcroft
• Deep Valley1947 · as Sheriff Akers
• My Favorite Brunette1947 · as Prison Warden
• Gallant Journey1946 · as Zachary Montgomery
• Renegades1946 · as Nathan Brockway
• The Virginian1946
• Perilous Holiday1946 · as Graeme
• To Each His Own1946 · as Dr. Hunt
• Along Came Jones1945 · as Luke Packard
• Nine Girls1944 · as Capt. Brooks
• Background to Danger1943 · as 'Mac' McNamara
• No Time for Love1943 · as Construction Company President (uncredited)
• Air Force1943 · as Colonel at Hickam Field
• The Ox-Bow Incident1943 · as Sheriff Risley
• Wake Island1942
• Juke Girl1942 · as Mister Just
• The Night of January 16th1941 · as Inspector Donegan
• Texas1941 · as Rancher Wilson
• Men of the Timberland1941 · as Tim MacGregor
• I Wanted Wings1941 · as Judge Advocate
• The Monster and the Girl1941 · as Lieutenant Strickland
• North West Mounted Police1940 · as Supt. Harrington
• Brigham Young1940 · as Heber Kimball
• Lucky Cisco Kid1940 · as Judge McQuade
• Castle on the Hudson1940 · as Ragan
• My Little Chickadee1940 · as Uncle John
• Remember the Night1940 · as Francis X. O'Leary
• Main Street Lawyer1939 · as John Ralston
• Two Bright Boys1939 · as Clayton
• Range War1939 · as Buck Collins
• Each Dawn I Die1939 · as Lang
• Heritage of the Desert1939 · as Henchman Nebraska
• Union Pacific1939 · as Oakes Ames
• My Son Is a Criminal1939 · as Tom Halloran Sr.
• Jesse James1939 · as Clarke
• Kentucky1938 · as Bob Slocum
• Torchy Gets Her Man1938 · as Charles Gilbert
• Men with Wings1938 · as Col. Hadley
• You and Me1938 · as Dayton
• Gangs of New York1938 · as Inspector Sullivan
• Island in the Sky1938 · as Walter Rhodes
• Hot Water1937 · as Dr. Enfield
• Exclusive1937 · as Mr. Franklin
• Roaring Timber1937 · as Harrigan
• This Is My Affair1937 · as George Andrews
• The Go-Getter1937 · as Matt Peasely
• Park Avenue Logger1937 · as Ben Morton
• John Meade's Woman1937 · as Man
• Larceny on the Air1937 · as Inspector 'Mac' McDonald
• That Girl from Paris1936 · as Immigration Officer (uncredited)
• Wanted: Jane Turner1936 · as Walter Davies
• Winterset1936 · as Policeman in the Square
• The Man Who Lived Twice1936 · as Logan
• The Gorgeous Hussy1936 · as Secretary Ingham
• The Last of the Mohicans1936 · as Captain Winthrop
• I Married a Doctor1936 · as Guy Pollock
• The First Baby1936 · as Dr. Clarke
• Three Godfathers1936 · as Reverend McLane
• Dangerous Waters1936 · as Bill MacKeechie
• Forced Landing1935 · as Martin Byrd
• The Old Homestead1935 · as Uncle Jed
• His Night Out1935 · as J.J. Trent
• O'Shaughnessy's Boy1935 · as Dan Hastings
• Dante's Inferno1935 · as Inspector Harris
• Oil for the Lamps of China1935 · as Speaker
• Straight from the Heart1935 · as District Attorney
• Laddie1935 · as Mr. John Stanton
• Transient Lady1935 · as Ed Goring
• Biography of a Bachelor Girl1935 · as Grigsby, the Process Server
• Million Dollar Baby1934
• The Secret Bride1934 · as Representative Grosvenor
• Mills of the Gods1934 · as Thomas
• Elinor Norton1934 · as Ranch Foreman
• Death on the Diamond1934 · as Cato
• Have a Heart1934 · as Mr. Schauber
• Housewife1934 · as Judge Edwin A. Matthews
• Here Comes the Navy1934 · as Executive Officer
• Murder in the Private Car1934 · as Hanks
• He Was Her Man1934 · as Police Captain
• Operator 131934 · as Captain Channing
• Let's Talk It Over1934 · as Dr. Preston
• One Is Guilty1934 · as Wells Deveroux
• Upperworld1934 · as Police Captain Reynolds
• I'll Tell the World1934 · as Hardwick
• Whirlpool1934 · as Morrison
• Gambling Lady1934 · as District Attorney
• Heat Lightning1934 · as Everett Marshall
• Dark Hazard1934 · as Bill 'Billy' Fallen
• Two Alone1934 · as George Marshall
• Lady Killer1933 · as Detective Conroy
• East of Fifth Avenue1933 · as Dr. Morgan
• Roman Scandals1933 · as Warren Finley Cooper
• Female1933 · as Department Head (Uncredited)
• Ever in My Heart1933 · as Kennel Caretaker
• Wild Boys of the Road1933 · as Captain of Detectives
• Tugboat Annie1933 · as Red Severn
• Another Language1933 · as Harry Hallam
• Supernatural1933 · as Prison Warden
• Trick for Trick1933 · as Dr. Frank Fitzgerald
• Central Airport1933 · as Havana Airport Manager
• Destination Unknown1933 · as Joe Shano
• Frisco Jenny1933 · as Police Capt. Tom
• Call Her Savage1932 · as Pete Springer
• If I Had a Million1932 · as Fred - Glidden Associate (uncredited)
• Wild Girl1932 · as Red Pete
• I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang1932 · as Prison Board Chairman
• Virtue1932 · as Detective MacKenzie
• Okay, America!1932 · as Bit Role
• Guilty as Hell1932 · as Police Sgt. Alcock
• Doctor X1932 · as Detective O'Halloran
• Tom Brown of Culver1932 · as Capt. White
• The Texas Bad Man1932 · as Millard Keefe
• The Rider of Death Valley1932 · as Bill Joyce
• The Famous Ferguson Case1932 · as Sheriff
• The Broken Wing1932 · as Sylvester Cross
• Steady Company1932 · as Pop Henley
• Behind the Mask1932 · as Capt. E.J. Hawkes
• The Gay Caballero1932 · as Major Lawrence Blount
• Sooky1931 · as Herbert Skinner
• The Cisco Kid1931 · as Enos Hankins
• Graft1931 · as E. T. Scudder
• Shanghaied Love1931 · as Newman
• Silence1931 · as Phil Powers
• The Lawyer's Secret1931 · as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
• Skippy1931 · as Herbert Skinner
• Fair Warning1931 · as Tex Calder
• The Last of the Duanes1930 · as Texas Ranger Captain
• Daughters of the Night1924 · as Prof. Woodbury