Willard Robertson

Known For: Acting
Born: December 31, 1885
Place of Birth: Runnels, Texas, USA
Died: April 5, 1948

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 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 notabl…

Filmography

Fury at Furnace Creek

1948 · Gen. Leads

Sitting Pretty

1948 · Mr. Ashcroft

Deep Valley

1947 · Sheriff Akers

My Favorite Brunette

1947 · Prison Warden

Gallant Journey

1946 · Zachary Montgomery

Renegades

1946 · Nathan Brockway

The Virginian

1946

Perilous Holiday

1946 · Graeme

To Each His Own

1946 · Dr. Hunt

Along Came Jones

1945 · Luke Packard

Nine Girls

1944 · Capt. Brooks

Background to Danger

1943 · 'Mac' McNamara

No Time for Love

1943 · Construction Company President (uncredited)

Air Force

1943 · Colonel at Hickam Field

The Ox-Bow Incident

1943 · Sheriff Risley

Wake Island

1942

Juke Girl

1942 · Mister Just

Moontide

1942 · Novel

The Night of January 16th

1941 · Inspector Donegan

Texas

1941 · Rancher Wilson

Men of the Timberland

1941 · Tim MacGregor

I Wanted Wings

1941 · Judge Advocate

The Monster and the Girl

1941 · Lieutenant Strickland

North West Mounted Police

1940 · Supt. Harrington

Brigham Young

1940 · Heber Kimball

Lucky Cisco Kid

1940 · Judge McQuade

Castle on the Hudson

1940 · Ragan

My Little Chickadee

1940 · Uncle John

Remember the Night

1940 · Francis X. O'Leary

Main Street Lawyer

1939 · John Ralston

Two Bright Boys

1939 · Clayton

Range War

1939 · Buck Collins

Each Dawn I Die

1939 · Lang

Heritage of the Desert

1939 · Henchman Nebraska

Union Pacific

1939 · Oakes Ames

My Son Is a Criminal

My Son Is a Criminal

1939 · Tom Halloran Sr.

Jesse James

1939 · Clarke

Kentucky

1938 · Bob Slocum

Torchy Gets Her Man

1938 · Charles Gilbert

Men with Wings

1938 · Col. Hadley

You and Me

1938 · Dayton

Gangs of New York

1938 · Inspector Sullivan

Island in the Sky

1938 · Walter Rhodes

Hot Water

1937 · Dr. Enfield

Exclusive

1937 · Mr. Franklin

Roaring Timber

1937 · Harrigan

This Is My Affair

1937 · George Andrews

The Go-Getter

1937 · Matt Peasely

Park Avenue Logger

1937 · Ben Morton

John Meade's Woman

1937 · Man

Larceny on the Air

1937 · Inspector 'Mac' McDonald

That Girl from Paris

1936 · Immigration Officer (uncredited)

Wanted: Jane Turner

1936 · Walter Davies

Winterset

1936 · Policeman in the Square

The Man Who Lived Twice

1936 · Logan

The Gorgeous Hussy

1936 · Secretary Ingham

The Last of the Mohicans

1936 · Captain Winthrop

I Married a Doctor

1936 · Guy Pollock

The First Baby

1936 · Dr. Clarke

Three Godfathers

1936 · Reverend McLane

Dangerous Waters

1936 · Bill MacKeechie

Forced Landing

1935 · Martin Byrd

The Old Homestead

1935 · Uncle Jed

His Night Out

1935 · J.J. Trent

O'Shaughnessy's Boy

1935 · Dan Hastings

Dante's Inferno

1935 · Inspector Harris

Oil for the Lamps of China

1935 · Speaker

Straight from the Heart

1935 · District Attorney

Laddie

1935 · Mr. John Stanton

Transient Lady

1935 · Ed Goring

Biography of a Bachelor Girl

1935 · Grigsby, the Process Server

Million Dollar Baby

1934

The Secret Bride

1934 · Representative Grosvenor

Mills of the Gods

1934 · Thomas

Elinor Norton

1934 · Ranch Foreman

Death on the Diamond

1934 · Cato

Have a Heart

1934 · Mr. Schauber

Housewife

1934 · Judge Edwin A. Matthews

Here Comes the Navy

1934 · Executive Officer

Murder in the Private Car

1934 · Hanks

He Was Her Man

1934 · Police Captain

Operator 13

1934 · Captain Channing

Let's Talk It Over

1934 · Dr. Preston

One Is Guilty

1934 · Wells Deveroux

Upperworld

1934 · Police Captain Reynolds

I'll Tell the World

1934 · Hardwick

Whirlpool

1934 · Morrison

Gambling Lady

1934 · District Attorney

Heat Lightning

1934 · Everett Marshall

Dark Hazard

1934 · Bill 'Billy' Fallen

Two Alone

1934 · George Marshall

Lady Killer

1933 · Detective Conroy

East of Fifth Avenue

1933 · Dr. Morgan

Roman Scandals

1933 · Warren Finley Cooper

Female

1933 · Department Head (Uncredited)

Ever in My Heart

1933 · Kennel Caretaker

Wild Boys of the Road

1933 · Captain of Detectives

Tugboat Annie

1933 · Red Severn

Another Language

1933 · Harry Hallam

Supernatural

1933 · Prison Warden

Trick for Trick

Trick for Trick

1933 · Dr. Frank Fitzgerald

Central Airport

1933 · Havana Airport Manager

Destination Unknown

1933 · Joe Shano

Frisco Jenny

1933 · Police Capt. Tom

Call Her Savage

1932 · Pete Springer

If I Had a Million

1932 · Fred - Glidden Associate (uncredited)

Wild Girl

1932 · Red Pete

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932 · Prison Board Chairman

Virtue

1932 · Detective MacKenzie

Okay, America!

1932 · Bit Role

Guilty as Hell

1932 · Police Sgt. Alcock

Doctor X

1932 · Detective O'Halloran

Tom Brown of Culver

1932 · Capt. White

The Texas Bad Man

1932 · Millard Keefe

The Rider of Death Valley

1932 · Bill Joyce

The Famous Ferguson Case

1932 · Sheriff

The Broken Wing

1932 · Sylvester Cross

Steady Company

1932 · Pop Henley

Behind the Mask

1932 · Capt. E.J. Hawkes

The Gay Caballero

1932 · Major Lawrence Blount

Sooky

1931 · Herbert Skinner

The Cisco Kid

1931 · Enos Hankins

Graft

1931 · E. T. Scudder

Shanghaied Love

1931 · Newman

Silence

1931 · Phil Powers

The Lawyer's Secret

1931 · Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Skippy

1931 · Herbert Skinner

Fair Warning

1931 · Tex Calder

The Last of the Duanes

1930 · Texas Ranger Captain

Why Women Love

1925 · Theatre Play

Daughters of the Night

1924 · Prof. Woodbury, Screenplay, Story

Big Game

1921 · Screenplay

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