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