Willard Robertson
Acting
Born: 1885-12-31 in 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.
Known For
Jesse James
Clarke
Housewife
Judge Edwin A. Matthews
Union Pacific
Oakes Ames
The Ox-Bow Incident
Sheriff Risley
Juke Girl
Mister Just
Brigham Young
Heber Kimball
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Prison Board Chairman
Doctor X
Detective O'Halloran
Air Force
Colonel at Hickam Field
Transient Lady
Ed Goring
Three Godfathers
Reverend McLane
North West Mounted Police
Supt. Harrington
Texas
Rancher Wilson
Sitting Pretty
Mr. Ashcroft
Wild Girl
Red Pete
My Favorite Brunette
Prison Warden
Remember the Night
Francis X. O'Leary
You and Me
Dayton
Along Came Jones
Luke Packard
The Virginian
The Last of the Mohicans
Captain Winthrop
I Wanted Wings
Judge Advocate
Call Her Savage
Pete Springer
Roman Scandals
Warren Finley Cooper
Men with Wings
Col. Hadley
Wake Island
If I Had a Million
Fred - Glidden Associate (uncredited)
Tugboat Annie
Red Severn
Central Airport
Havana Airport Manager
Nine Girls
Capt. Brooks
My Little Chickadee
Uncle John
Renegades
Nathan Brockway
Each Dawn I Die
Lang
Ever in My Heart
Kennel Caretaker
That Girl from Paris
Immigration Officer (uncredited)
The Man Who Lived Twice
Logan
The Gorgeous Hussy
Secretary Ingham
Supernatural
Prison Warden
Lady Killer
Detective Conroy
Fury at Furnace Creek
Gen. Leads