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Willard Robertson

Willard Robertson

Acting December 31, 1885 (62 years old) April 5, 1948 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.

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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang 7.8

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

as Prison Board Chairman

1932
The Ox-Bow Incident 7.7

The Ox-Bow Incident

as Sheriff Risley

1943
Doctor X 6.0

Doctor X

as Detective O'Halloran

1932
Each Dawn I Die 6.9

Each Dawn I Die

as Lang

1939
North West Mounted Police 6.4

North West Mounted Police

as Supt. Harrington

1940
The Virginian 6.0

The Virginian

1946
Union Pacific 6.7

Union Pacific

as Oakes Ames

1939
Jesse James 6.6

Jesse James

as Clarke

1939
Texas 6.7

Texas

as Rancher Wilson

1941
Castle on the Hudson 7.0

Castle on the Hudson

as Ragan

1940
Remember the Night 7.3

Remember the Night

as Francis X. O'Leary

1940
Three Godfathers 6.9

Three Godfathers

as Reverend McLane

1936
The Last of the Mohicans 6.4

The Last of the Mohicans

as Captain Winthrop

1936
The Man Who Lived Twice 7.5

The Man Who Lived Twice

as Logan

1936
Along Came Jones 5.8

Along Came Jones

as Luke Packard

1945
The Monster and the Girl 5.7

The Monster and the Girl

as Lieutenant Strickland

1941
No Time for Love 7.0

No Time for Love

as Construction Company President (uncredited)

1943
Brigham Young 4.6

Brigham Young

as Heber Kimball

1940
Air Force 6.5

Air Force

as Colonel at Hickam Field

1943
Here Comes the Navy 6.0

Here Comes the Navy

as Executive Officer

1934
If I Had a Million 6.5

If I Had a Million

as Fred - Glidden Associate (uncredited)

1932
My Favorite Brunette 6.6

My Favorite Brunette

as Prison Warden

1947
Death on the Diamond 7.3

Death on the Diamond

as Cato

1934
Wild Boys of the Road 6.8

Wild Boys of the Road

as Captain of Detectives

1933
Renegades 5.8

Renegades

as Nathan Brockway

1946
To Each His Own 7.1

To Each His Own

as Dr. Hunt

1946
Wake Island 5.8

Wake Island

1942
Deep Valley 5.6

Deep Valley

as Sheriff Akers

1947
Gangs of New York 5.3

Gangs of New York

as Inspector Sullivan

1938
Dangerous Waters 6.0

Dangerous Waters

as Bill MacKeechie

1936
Murder in the Private Car 5.6

Murder in the Private Car

as Hanks

1934
Oil for the Lamps of China 7.2

Oil for the Lamps of China

as Speaker

1935
Call Her Savage 5.7

Call Her Savage

as Pete Springer

1932
Wild Girl 6.2

Wild Girl

as Red Pete

1932
That Girl from Paris 6.9

That Girl from Paris

as Immigration Officer (uncredited)

1936
Lady Killer 6.9

Lady Killer

as Detective Conroy

1933
Fury at Furnace Creek 6.3

Fury at Furnace Creek

as Gen. Leads

1948
Roman Scandals 5.7

Roman Scandals

as Warren Finley Cooper

1933
Biography of a Bachelor Girl 6.8

Biography of a Bachelor Girl

as Grigsby, the Process Server

1935
Torchy Gets Her Man 5.9

Torchy Gets Her Man

as Charles Gilbert

1938
I Married a Doctor 5.2

I Married a Doctor

as Guy Pollock

1936
Female 6.3

Female

as Department Head (Uncredited)

1933
Winterset 6.0

Winterset

as Policeman in the Square

1936
Ever in My Heart 5.6

Ever in My Heart

as Kennel Caretaker

1933
The Gorgeous Hussy 5.5

The Gorgeous Hussy

as Secretary Ingham

1936
He Was Her Man 6.5

He Was Her Man

as Police Captain

1934
Operator 13 5.9

Operator 13

as Captain Channing

1934
My Little Chickadee 6.4

My Little Chickadee

as Uncle John

1940
The Last of the Duanes 6.0

The Last of the Duanes

as Texas Ranger Captain

1930
Straight from the Heart 9.0

Straight from the Heart

as District Attorney

1935
Sitting Pretty 7.1

Sitting Pretty

as Mr. Ashcroft

1948
This Is My Affair 7.3

This Is My Affair

as George Andrews

1937
Tugboat Annie 7.3

Tugboat Annie

as Red Severn

1933
Nine Girls 5.8

Nine Girls

as Capt. Brooks

1944
Dark Hazard 5.7

Dark Hazard

as Bill 'Billy' Fallen

1934
John Meade's Woman 7.0

John Meade's Woman

as Man

1937
Central Airport 6.0

Central Airport

as Havana Airport Manager

1933
Behind the Mask 5.8

Behind the Mask

as Capt. E.J. Hawkes

1932
The Famous Ferguson Case 6.6

The Famous Ferguson Case

as Sheriff

1932
The Go-Getter 6.2

The Go-Getter

as Matt Peasely

1937
Island in the Sky 7.0

Island in the Sky

as Walter Rhodes

1938
Tom Brown of Culver 6.8

Tom Brown of Culver

as Capt. White

1932
Housewife 7.2

Housewife

as Judge Edwin A. Matthews

1934
The Secret Bride 6.2

The Secret Bride

as Representative Grosvenor

1934
Larceny on the Air 7.0

Larceny on the Air

as Inspector 'Mac' McDonald

1937
Dante's Inferno 6.2

Dante's Inferno

as Inspector Harris

1935
Lucky Cisco Kid 6.0

Lucky Cisco Kid

as Judge McQuade

1940
You and Me 6.6

You and Me

as Dayton

1938
Gambling Lady 6.2

Gambling Lady

as District Attorney

1934
Exclusive 7.0

Exclusive

as Mr. Franklin

1937
Frisco Jenny 6.7

Frisco Jenny

as Police Capt. Tom

1933
Heat Lightning 7.2

Heat Lightning

as Everett Marshall

1934
Gallant Journey 6.5

Gallant Journey

as Zachary Montgomery

1946
Forced Landing 8.0

Forced Landing

as Martin Byrd

1935
Supernatural 6.1

Supernatural

as Prison Warden

1933
The Rider of Death Valley 8.5

The Rider of Death Valley

as Bill Joyce

1932
Juke Girl 7.2

Juke Girl

as Mister Just

1942
Heritage of the Desert 6.6

Heritage of the Desert

as Henchman Nebraska

1939
Men of the Timberland 8.0

Men of the Timberland

as Tim MacGregor

1941
Upperworld 6.2

Upperworld

as Police Captain Reynolds

1934
O'Shaughnessy's Boy 6.2

O'Shaughnessy's Boy

as Dan Hastings

1935
Have a Heart 7.2

Have a Heart

as Mr. Schauber

1934
Sooky 5.0

Sooky

as Herbert Skinner

1931
I'll Tell the World 7.0

I'll Tell the World

as Hardwick

1934
Background to Danger 6.7

Background to Danger

as McNamara

1943
The Lawyer's Secret 5.5

The Lawyer's Secret

as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

1931
Wanted: Jane Turner 6.0

Wanted: Jane Turner

as Walter Davies

1936
I Wanted Wings 5.6

I Wanted Wings

as Judge Advocate

1941
Mills of the Gods 8.0

Mills of the Gods

as Thomas

1934
The Broken Wing 6.0

The Broken Wing

as Sylvester Cross

1932
His Night Out 7.0

His Night Out

as J.J. Trent

1935
Let's Talk It Over 10.0

Let's Talk It Over

as Dr. Preston

1934
Roaring Timber 6.0

Roaring Timber

as Harrigan

1937
Skippy 6.1

Skippy

as Herbert Skinner

1931
The Night of January 16th 5.8

The Night of January 16th

as Inspector Donegan

1941
Two Bright Boys 10.0

Two Bright Boys

as Clayton

1939
Okay, America! 5.8

Okay, America!

as Bit Role

1932
East of Fifth Avenue 6.2

East of Fifth Avenue

as Dr. Morgan

1933
Kentucky 6.1

Kentucky

as Bob Slocum

1938
Elinor Norton 6.5

Elinor Norton

as Ranch Foreman

1934
The Cisco Kid 6.5

The Cisco Kid

as Enos Hankins

1931
Men with Wings 5.4

Men with Wings

as Col. Hadley

1938
Main Street Lawyer 5.0

Main Street Lawyer

as John Ralston

1939
The Gay Caballero 10.0

The Gay Caballero

as Major Lawrence Blount

1932
My Son Is a Criminal 6.0

My Son Is a Criminal

as Tom Halloran Sr.

1939
Hot Water 6.5

Hot Water

as Dr. Enfield

1937
Transient Lady 6.3

Transient Lady

as Ed Goring

1935
Another Language 6.8

Another Language

as Harry Hallam

1933
Silence 7.7

Silence

as Phil Powers

1931
Virtue 6.6

Virtue

as Detective MacKenzie

1932
Whirlpool 6.4

Whirlpool

as Morrison

1934
Two Alone 7.3

Two Alone

as George Marshall

1934
The Texas Bad Man 5.0

The Texas Bad Man

as Millard Keefe

1932
The First Baby 8.0

The First Baby

as Dr. Clarke

1936
Steady Company 10.0

Steady Company

as Pop Henley

1932
Destination Unknown 7.0

Destination Unknown

as Joe Shano

1933
Park Avenue Logger 8.0

Park Avenue Logger

as Ben Morton

1937
Laddie 10.0

Laddie

as Mr. John Stanton

1935
One Is Guilty 4.2

One Is Guilty

as Wells Deveroux

1934
Graft 5.0

Graft

as E. T. Scudder

1931
Fair Warning 9.0

Fair Warning

as Tex Calder

1931
The Old Homestead 10.0

The Old Homestead

as Uncle Jed

1935
Perilous Holiday 8.0

Perilous Holiday

as Graeme

1946
Daughters of the Night 10.0

Daughters of the Night

as Prof. Woodbury

1924
Million Dollar Baby 10.0

Million Dollar Baby

1934
Guilty as Hell 6.7

Guilty as Hell

as Police Sgt. Alcock

1932
Range War 6.5

Range War

as Buck Collins

1939
Shanghaied Love 9.0

Shanghaied Love

as Newman

1931
Trick for Trick 9.0

Trick for Trick

as Dr. Frank Fitzgerald

1933

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