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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
(1939)
Clarke
The Ox-Bow Incident
(1943)
Sheriff Risley
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
(1932)
Prison Board Chairman
The Last of the Mohicans
(1936)
Captain Winthrop
Remember the Night
(1940)
Francis X. O'Leary
Union Pacific
(1939)
Oakes Ames
My Favorite Brunette
(1947)
Prison Warden
Doctor X
(1932)
Detective O'Halloran
Sitting Pretty
(1948)
Mr. Ashcroft
Full Filmography
Acting
The Last of the Duanes
(1930)
Texas Ranger Captain
Skippy
(1931)
Herbert Skinner
Graft
(1931)
E. T. Scudder
The Cisco Kid
(1931)
Enos Hankins
Silence
(1931)
Phil Powers
Fair Warning
(1931)
Tex Calder
Sooky
(1931)
Herbert Skinner
Virtue
(1932)
Detective MacKenzie
Wild Girl
(1932)
Red Pete
Guilty as Hell
(1932)
Police Sgt. Alcock
The Rider of Death Valley
(1932)
Bill Joyce
Doctor X
(1932)
Detective O'Halloran
The Famous Ferguson Case
(1932)
Sheriff
Call Her Savage
(1932)
Pete Springer
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
(1932)
Prison Board Chairman
Tom Brown of Culver
(1932)
Capt. White
The Broken Wing
(1932)
Sylvester Cross
Behind the Mask
(1932)
Capt. E.J. Hawkes
If I Had a Million
(1932)
Fred - Glidden Associate (uncredited)
Okay, America!
(1932)
Bit Role
The Texas Bad Man
(1932)
Millard Keefe
Steady Company
(1932)
Pop Henley
The Gay Caballero
(1932)
Major Lawrence Blount
Roman Scandals
(1933)
Warren Finley Cooper
Lady Killer
(1933)
Detective Conroy
Wild Boys of the Road
(1933)
Captain of Detectives
Tugboat Annie
(1933)
Red Severn
Supernatural
(1933)
Prison Warden
Ever in My Heart
(1933)
Kennel Caretaker
Destination Unknown
(1933)
Joe Shano
East of Fifth Avenue
(1933)
Dr. Morgan
Frisco Jenny
(1933)
Police Capt. Tom
Another Language
(1933)
Harry Hallam
Trick for Trick
(1933)
Dr. Frank Fitzgerald
Central Airport
(1933)
Havana Airport Manager
Female
(1933)
Department Head (Uncredited)
Here Comes the Navy
(1934)
Executive Officer
He Was Her Man
(1934)
Police Captain
Housewife
(1934)
Judge Edwin A. Matthews
Have a Heart
(1934)
Mr. Schauber
Dark Hazard
(1934)
Bill 'Billy' Fallen
Two Alone
(1934)
George Marshall
Murder in the Private Car
(1934)
Hanks
Whirlpool
(1934)
Judge Jim Morrison
Upperworld
(1934)
Police Captain Reynolds
Operator 13
(1934)
Captain Channing
I'll Tell the World
(1934)
Hardwick
Heat Lightning
(1934)
Everett Marshall
The Secret Bride
(1934)
Representative Grosvenor
Gambling Lady
(1934)
District Attorney
Death on the Diamond
(1934)
Cato
Mills of the Gods
(1934)
Thomas
Let's Talk It Over
(1934)
Dr. Preston
Million Dollar Baby
(1934)
Elinor Norton
(1934)
Ranch Foreman
One Is Guilty
(1934)
Wells Deveroux
Dante's Inferno
(1935)
Inspector Harris
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
(1935)
Grigsby, the Process Server
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
(1935)
Dan Hastings
Transient Lady
(1935)
Ed Goring
Oil for the Lamps of China
(1935)
Speaker
The Old Homestead
(1935)
Uncle Jed
Straight from the Heart
(1935)
District Attorney
His Night Out
(1935)
J.J. Trent
Laddie
(1935)
Mr. John Stanton
The Last of the Mohicans
(1936)
Captain Winthrop
The Man Who Lived Twice
(1936)
Police Insp. Logan
The Gorgeous Hussy
(1936)
Secretary Ingham
Three Godfathers
(1936)
Reverend McLane
Wanted: Jane Turner
(1936)
Walter Davies
Winterset
(1936)
Policeman in the Square
I Married a Doctor
(1936)
Guy Pollock
That Girl from Paris
(1936)
Immigration Officer (uncredited)
Dangerous Waters
(1936)
Bill MacKeechie
The First Baby
(1936)
Dr. Clarke
Larceny on the Air
(1937)
Inspector 'Mac' McDonald
Park Avenue Logger
(1937)
Ben Morton
Exclusive
(1937)
Mr. Franklin
John Meade's Woman
(1937)
Man
This Is My Affair
(1937)
George Andrews
Roaring Timber
(1937)
Harrigan
The Go-Getter
(1937)
Matt Peasely
Hot Water
(1937)
Dr. Enfield
Gangs of New York
(1938)
Inspector Sullivan
Torchy Gets Her Man
(1938)
Charles Gilbert
Men with Wings
(1938)
Col. Hadley
Kentucky
(1938)
Bob Slocum
Island in the Sky
(1938)
Walter Rhodes
You and Me
(1938)
Dayton
Range War
(1939)
Buck Collins
Union Pacific
(1939)
Oakes Ames
Jesse James
(1939)
Clarke
Heritage of the Desert
(1939)
Henchman Nebraska
Each Dawn I Die
(1939)
Lang
Main Street Lawyer
(1939)
John Ralston
My Son Is a Criminal
(1939)
Tom Halloran Sr.
Two Bright Boys
(1939)
Clayton
My Little Chickadee
(1940)
Uncle John
Remember the Night
(1940)
Francis X. O'Leary
North West Mounted Police
(1940)
Supt. Harrington
Brigham Young
(1940)
Heber Kimball
Lucky Cisco Kid
(1940)
Judge McQuade
Castle on the Hudson
(1940)
Ragan
The Night of January 16th
(1941)
Inspector Donegan
Texas
(1941)
Rancher Wilson
The Monster and the Girl
(1941)
Lieutenant Strickland
Men of the Timberland
(1941)
Tim MacGregor
I Wanted Wings
(1941)
Judge Advocate
Juke Girl
(1942)
Mister Just
Wake Island
(1942)
Background to Danger
(1943)
'Mac' McNamara
Air Force
(1943)
Colonel at Hickam Field
The Ox-Bow Incident
(1943)
Sheriff Risley
Nine Girls
(1944)
Capt. Brooks
Along Came Jones
(1945)
Luke Packard
To Each His Own
(1946)
Dr. Hunt
Renegades
(1946)
Nathan Brockway
Perilous Holiday
(1946)
Graeme
Gallant Journey
(1946)
Zachary Montgomery
The Virginian
(1946)
Deep Valley
(1947)
Sheriff Akers
My Favorite Brunette
(1947)
Prison Warden
Fury at Furnace Creek
(1948)
Gen. Leads
Sitting Pretty
(1948)
Mr. Ashcroft
Writing