Willard Robertson

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 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.

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Stage Name: Willard Robertson

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Jenis Kelamin: Laki-laki

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Lokasi Lahir: Runnels, Texas, USA

Riwayat Perfilman

1948

Fury at Furnace Creek

Gen. Leads

1948

Sitting Pretty

Mr. Ashcroft

1947

Deep Valley

Sheriff Akers

1947

My Favorite Brunette

Prison Warden

1946

Gallant Journey

Zachary Montgomery

1946

Renegades

Nathan Brockway

1946

Perilous Holiday

Graeme

1946

To Each His Own

Dr. Hunt

1945

Along Came Jones

Luke Packard

1944

Nine Girls

Capt. Brooks

1943

Background to Danger

'Mac' McNamara

1943

Air Force

Colonel at Hickam Field

1943

The Ox-Bow Incident

Sheriff Risley

1942

Juke Girl

Mister Just

1941

The Night of January 16th

Inspector Donegan

1941

Texas

Rancher Wilson

1941

Men of the Timberland

Tim MacGregor

1941

I Wanted Wings

Judge Advocate

1941

The Monster and the Girl

Lieutenant Strickland

1940

North West Mounted Police

Supt. Harrington

1940

Brigham Young

Heber Kimball

1940

Lucky Cisco Kid

Judge McQuade

1940

My Little Chickadee

Uncle John

1940

Remember the Night

Francis X. O'Leary

1939

Main Street Lawyer

John Ralston

1939

Two Bright Boys

Clayton

1939

Range War

Buck Collins

1939

Heritage of the Desert

Henchman Nebraska

1939

Union Pacific

Oakes Ames

1939

My Son Is a Criminal

Tom Halloran Sr.

1939

Jesse James

Clarke

1938

Kentucky

Bob Slocum

1938

Torchy Gets Her Man

Charles Gilbert

1938

Men with Wings

Col. Hadley

1938

You and Me

Dayton

1938

Gangs of New York

Inspector Sullivan

1938

Island in the Sky

Walter Rhodes

1937

Hot Water

Dr. Enfield

1937

Exclusive

Mr. Franklin

1937

Roaring Timber

Harrigan

1937

This Is My Affair

George Andrews

1937

The Go-Getter

Matt Peasely

1937

Park Avenue Logger

Ben Morton

1937

Larceny on the Air

Inspector 'Mac' McDonald

1936

That Girl from Paris

Immigration Officer (uncredited)

1936

Wanted: Jane Turner

Walter Davies

1936

Winterset

Policeman in the Square

1936

The Man Who Lived Twice

Police Insp. Logan

1936

The Gorgeous Hussy

Secretary Ingham

1936

The Last of the Mohicans

Captain Winthrop

1936

I Married a Doctor

Guy Pollock

1936

The First Baby

Dr. Clarke

1936

Three Godfathers

Reverend McLane

1936

Dangerous Waters

Bill MacKeechie

1935

Forced Landing

Martin Byrd

1935

The Old Homestead

Uncle Jed

1935

His Night Out

J.J. Trent

1935

O'Shaughnessy's Boy

Dan Hastings

1935

Dante's Inferno

Inspector Harris

1935

Straight from the Heart

District Attorney

1935

Laddie

Mr. John Stanton

1935

Transient Lady

Ed Goring

1935

Biography of a Bachelor Girl

Grigsby, the Process Server

1934

The Secret Bride

Representative Grosvenor

1934

Elinor Norton

Ranch Foreman

1934

Have a Heart

Mr. Schauber

1934

Housewife

Judge Edwin A. Matthews

1934

Here Comes the Navy

Executive Officer

1934

He Was Her Man

Police Captain

1934

Operator 13

Captain Channing

1934

Let's Talk It Over

Dr. Preston

1934

One Is Guilty

Wells Deveroux

1934

Upperworld

Police Captain Reynolds

1934

I'll Tell the World

Hardwick

1934

Whirlpool

Judge Jim Morrison

1934

Gambling Lady

District Attorney

1934

Heat Lightning

Everett Marshall

1934

Dark Hazard

Bill 'Billy' Fallen

1934

Two Alone

George Marshall

1933

Lady Killer

Detective Conroy

1933

East of Fifth Avenue

Dr. Morgan

1933

Roman Scandals

Warren Finley Cooper

1933

Female

Department Head (Uncredited)

1933

Ever in My Heart

Kennel Caretaker

1933

Wild Boys of the Road

Captain of Detectives

1933

Tugboat Annie

Red Severn

1933

Another Language

Harry Hallam

1933

Supernatural

Prison Warden

1933

Trick for Trick

Dr. Frank Fitzgerald

1933

Central Airport

Havana Airport Manager

1933

Destination Unknown

Joe Shano

1933

Frisco Jenny

Police Capt. Tom

1932

Call Her Savage

Pete Springer

1932

If I Had a Million

Fred - Glidden Associate (uncredited)

1932

Wild Girl

Red Pete

1932

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Prison Board Chairman

1932

Virtue

Detective MacKenzie

1932

Okay, America!

Bit Role

1932

Guilty as Hell

Police Sgt. Alcock

1932

Doctor X

Detective O'Halloran

1932

Tom Brown of Culver

Capt. White

1932

The Texas Bad Man

Millard Keefe

1932

The Broken Wing

Sylvester Cross

1932

Steady Company

Pop Henley

1932

Behind the Mask

Capt. E.J. Hawkes

1932

The Gay Caballero

Major Lawrence Blount

1931

Sooky

Herbert Skinner

1931

The Cisco Kid

Enos Hankins

1931

Graft

E. T. Scudder

1931

Shanghaied Love

Newman

1931

Silence

Phil Powers

1931

Skippy

Herbert Skinner

1931

Fair Warning

Tex Calder

1930

The Last of the Duanes

Texas Ranger Captain

1924

Daughters of the Night

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