Willard Robertson

Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: December 31, 1885
Day of Death: April 5, 1948 (62 years old)
Place of Birth: Runnels, Texas, USA
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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Actor Captain Winthrop
The Last of the Mohicans

Actor Police Insp. Logan
The Man Who Lived Twice

Actor Secretary Ingham
The Gorgeous Hussy

Actor Reverend McLane
Three Godfathers

Actor Walter Davies
Wanted: Jane Turner

Actor Policeman in the Square
Winterset

Actor Guy Pollock
I Married a Doctor

Actor Immigration Officer (uncredited)
That Girl from Paris

Actor Bill MacKeechie
Dangerous Waters

Actor Dr. Clarke
The First Baby
1935

Actor Mr. John Stanton
Laddie

Actor District Attorney
Straight from the Heart

Actor Inspector Harris
Dante's Inferno

Actor Grigsby, the Process Server
Biography of a Bachelor Girl

Actor Dan Hastings
O'Shaughnessy's Boy

Actor J.J. Trent
His Night Out

Actor Ed Goring
Transient Lady

Actor Speaker
Oil for the Lamps of China

Actor Uncle Jed
The Old Homestead

Actor Martin Byrd
Forced Landing
1934

Actor Wells Deveroux
One Is Guilty

Actor Executive Officer
Here Comes the Navy

Actor Police Captain
He Was Her Man

Actor Judge Edwin A. Matthews
Housewife

Actor Mr. Schauber
Have a Heart

Actor George Marshall
Two Alone

Actor Bill 'Billy' Fallen
Dark Hazard

Actor Hanks
Murder in the Private Car

Actor Judge Jim Morrison
Whirlpool

Actor Police Captain Reynolds
Upperworld

Actor Ranch Foreman
Elinor Norton

Actor Captain Channing
Operator 13

Actor Hardwick
I'll Tell the World

Actor Everett Marshall
Heat Lightning

Actor Representative Grosvenor
The Secret Bride

Actor District Attorney
Gambling Lady

Actor Cato
Death on the Diamond

Actor Thomas
Mills of the Gods

Actor Dr. Preston
Let's Talk It Over

Actor
Million Dollar Baby
1933

Actor Warren Finley Cooper
Roman Scandals

Actor Detective Conroy
Lady Killer

Actor Captain of Detectives
Wild Boys of the Road

Actor Red Severn
Tugboat Annie

Actor Prison Warden
Supernatural

Actor Kennel Caretaker
Ever in My Heart

Actor Joe Shano
Destination Unknown

Actor Dr. Morgan
East of Fifth Avenue

Actor Police Capt. Tom
Frisco Jenny

Actor Harry Hallam
Another Language
Actor Dr. Frank Fitzgerald
Trick for Trick

Actor Havana Airport Manager
Central Airport

Actor Department Head (Uncredited)
Female
1932

Actor Pop Henley
Steady Company

Actor Major Lawrence Blount
The Gay Caballero

Actor Detective MacKenzie
Virtue

Actor Red Pete
Wild Girl

Actor Police Sgt. Alcock
Guilty as Hell

Actor Bill Joyce
The Rider of Death Valley

Actor Detective O'Halloran
Doctor X

Actor Sheriff
The Famous Ferguson Case

Actor Pete Springer
Call Her Savage

Actor Prison Board Chairman
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Actor Capt. White
Tom Brown of Culver

Actor Capt. E.J. Hawkes
Behind the Mask

Actor Sylvester Cross
The Broken Wing

Actor Fred - Glidden Associate (uncredited)
If I Had a Million

Actor Bit Role
Okay, America!

Actor Millard Keefe
The Texas Bad Man