Willard Robertson
Actor
Biography
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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.
Filmography
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as Prison Board Chairman 1932
Remember the Night
as Francis X. O'Leary 1940
Jesse James
as Clarke 1939
Doctor X
as Detective O'Halloran 1932
Union Pacific
as Oakes Ames 1939
Each Dawn I Die
as Lang 1939
Air Force
as Colonel at Hickam Field 1943
My Favorite Brunette
as Prison Warden 1947
Wild Boys of the Road
as Captain of Detectives 1933
Sitting Pretty
as Mr. Ashcroft 1948
If I Had a Million
as Fred - Glidden Associate (uncredited) 1932
You and Me
as Dayton 1938
North West Mounted Police
as Supt. Harrington 1940
The Last of the Mohicans
as Captain Winthrop 1936
Lady Killer
as Detective Conroy 1933
Along Came Jones
as Luke Packard 1945