Willard Robertson
Known for Acting · 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 – 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)
Transient Lady
1935
as Ed Goring
Central Airport
1933
as Havana Airport Manager
Brigham Young
1940
as Heber Kimball
North West Mounted Police
1940
as Supt. Harrington
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
as Prison Board Chairman
Housewife
1934
as Judge Edwin A. Matthews
Wild Girl
1932
as Red Pete
Nine Girls
1944
as Capt. Brooks
Doctor X
1932
as Detective O'Halloran
Along Came Jones
1945
as Luke Packard
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936
as Secretary Ingham
The Virginian
1946
Jesse James
1939
as Clarke
Wild Boys of the Road
1933
as Captain of Detectives
Union Pacific
1939
as Oakes Ames
Torchy Gets Her Man
1938
as Charles Gilbert
The Ox-Bow Incident
1943
as Sheriff Risley
The Last of the Mohicans
1936
as Captain Winthrop
Call Her Savage
1932
as Pete Springer
Main Street Lawyer
1939
as John Ralston
Juke Girl
1942
as Mister Just
The Man Who Lived Twice
1936
as Logan
My Favorite Brunette
1947
as Prison Warden
Remember the Night
1940
as Francis X. O'Leary
I Wanted Wings
1941
as Judge Advocate
Sitting Pretty
1948
as Mr. Ashcroft
The Go-Getter
1937
as Matt Peasely
My Little Chickadee
1940
as Uncle John
If I Had a Million
1932
as Fred - Glidden Associate (uncredited)
Wake Island
1942
Operator 13
1934
as Captain Channing
Deep Valley
1947
as Sheriff Akers
Air Force
1943
as Colonel at Hickam Field
To Each His Own
1946
as Dr. Hunt
Okay, America!
1932
as Bit Role
The Monster and the Girl
1941
as Lieutenant Strickland
Park Avenue Logger
1937
as Ben Morton
Ever in My Heart
1933
as Kennel Caretaker
One Is Guilty
1934
as Wells Deveroux
This Is My Affair
1937
as George Andrews
Texas
1941
as Rancher Wilson
You and Me
1938
as Dayton
Death on the Diamond
1934
as Cato
No Time for Love
1943
as Construction Company President (uncredited)
Kentucky
1938
as Bob Slocum
Heat Lightning
1934
as Everett Marshall
The Lawyer's Secret
1931
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Each Dawn I Die
1939
as Lang
The Old Homestead
1935
as Uncle Jed
Destination Unknown
1933
as Joe Shano
Fury at Furnace Creek
1948
as Gen. Leads
Background to Danger
1943
as 'Mac' McNamara
The Night of January 16th
1941
as Inspector Donegan
Supernatural
1933
as Prison Warden
Winterset
1936
as Policeman in the Square
Lady Killer
1933
as Detective Conroy
Murder in the Private Car
1934
as Hanks
Men with Wings
1938
as Col. Hadley
Castle on the Hudson
1940
as Ragan
Tugboat Annie
1933
as Red Severn
Frisco Jenny
1933
as Police Capt. Tom
Virtue
1932
as Detective MacKenzie
I'll Tell the World
1934
as Hardwick
Behind the Mask
1932
as Capt. E.J. Hawkes
Guilty as Hell
1932
as Police Sgt. Alcock
Roman Scandals
1933
as Warren Finley Cooper
Female
1933
as Department Head (Uncredited)
Gallant Journey
1946
as Zachary Montgomery
Here Comes the Navy
1934
as Executive Officer
His Night Out
1935
as J.J. Trent
Tom Brown of Culver
1932
as Capt. White
The Broken Wing
1932
as Sylvester Cross
Gambling Lady
1934
as District Attorney
Island in the Sky
1938
as Walter Rhodes
Straight from the Heart
1935
as District Attorney
Renegades
1946
as Nathan Brockway
Skippy
1931
as Herbert Skinner
Range War
1939
as Buck Collins
Three Godfathers
1936
as Reverend McLane
Lucky Cisco Kid
1940
as Judge McQuade
The Secret Bride
1934
as Representative Grosvenor
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932
as Sheriff
The Gay Caballero
1932
as Major Lawrence Blount
The First Baby
1936
as Dr. Clarke
Gangs of New York
1938
as Inspector Sullivan
Have a Heart
1934
as Mr. Schauber
Mills of the Gods
1934
as Thomas
Two Alone
1934
as George Marshall
Elinor Norton
1934
as Ranch Foreman
Perilous Holiday
1946
as Graeme
Dark Hazard
1934
as Bill 'Billy' Fallen
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
1935
as Dan Hastings
Wanted: Jane Turner
1936
as Walter Davies
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
1935
as Grigsby, the Process Server
Forced Landing
1935
as Martin Byrd
Hot Water
1937
as Dr. Enfield
Dangerous Waters
1936
as Bill MacKeechie
He Was Her Man
1934
as Police Captain
I Married a Doctor
1936
as Guy Pollock
Upperworld
1934
as Police Captain Reynolds
Larceny on the Air
1937
as Inspector 'Mac' McDonald
My Son Is a Criminal
1939
as Tom Halloran Sr.
That Girl from Paris
1936
as Immigration Officer (uncredited)
Heritage of the Desert
1939
as Henchman Nebraska
Exclusive
1937
as Mr. Franklin
Dante's Inferno
1935
as Inspector Harris
Whirlpool
1934
as Morrison
The Cisco Kid
1931
as Enos Hankins
Steady Company
1932
as Pop Henley
East of Fifth Avenue
1933
as Dr. Morgan
Graft
1931
as E. T. Scudder
Men of the Timberland
1941
as Tim MacGregor
The Last of the Duanes
1930
as Texas Ranger Captain
The Rider of Death Valley
1932
as Bill Joyce
Roaring Timber
1937
as Harrigan
Daughters of the Night
1924
as Prof. Woodbury
Another Language
1933
as Harry Hallam
Two Bright Boys
1939
as Clayton
Laddie
1935
as Mr. John Stanton
Let's Talk It Over
1934
as Dr. Preston
About Willard Robertson
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 do… With 129 credits spanning from 1924 to 1948, Willard Robertson has appeared in 129 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Willard Robertson Movies
- Transient Lady (1935) — as Ed Goring
- Central Airport (1933) — as Havana Airport Manager
- Brigham Young (1940) — as Heber Kimball
- North West Mounted Police (1940) — as Supt. Harrington
- I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) — as Prison Board Chairman
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