Willard Robertson

Willard Robertson

Date of Birth:

Dec 31, 1885

Place of Birth:

Runnels, Texas, USA

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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:

Winterset Winterset

1936

Call Her Savage Call Her Savage

1932

The Ox-Bow Incident The Ox-Bow Incident

1943

Air Force Air Force

1943

Silence Silence

1931

Wake Island Wake Island

1942

Trick for Trick Trick for Trick

1933

The Secret Bride The Secret Bride

1934

Tom Brown of Culver Tom Brown of Culver

1932

This Is My Affair This Is My Affair

1937

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932

My Son Is a Criminal My Son Is a Criminal

1939

Gambling Lady Gambling Lady

1934

Main Street Lawyer Main Street Lawyer

1939

Each Dawn I Die Each Dawn I Die

1939

Sitting Pretty Sitting Pretty

1948

Texas Texas

1941

Transient Lady Transient Lady

1935

The Cisco Kid The Cisco Kid

1931

Heat Lightning Heat Lightning

1934

I'll Tell the World I'll Tell the World

1934

John Meade's Woman John Meade's Woman

1937

Doctor X Doctor X

1932

Oil for the Lamps of China Oil for the Lamps of China

1935

Castle on the Hudson Castle on the Hudson

1940

Heritage of the Desert Heritage of the Desert

1939

Renegades Renegades

1946

Jesse James Jesse James

1939

The Virginian The Virginian

1946

The Famous Ferguson Case The Famous Ferguson Case

1932

Shanghaied Love Shanghaied Love

1931

Perilous Holiday Perilous Holiday

1946

Dangerous Waters Dangerous Waters

1936

Island in the Sky Island in the Sky

1938

Men of the Timberland Men of the Timberland

1941

Million Dollar Baby Million Dollar Baby

1934

Hot Water Hot Water

1937

Let's Talk It Over Let's Talk It Over

1934

The Old Homestead The Old Homestead

1935

Okay, America! Okay, America!

1932

I Wanted Wings I Wanted Wings

1941

Daughters of the Night Daughters of the Night

1924

The Texas Bad Man The Texas Bad Man

1932

Two Bright Boys Two Bright Boys

1939

The First Baby The First Baby

1936

Sooky Sooky

1931

The Monster and the Girl The Monster and the Girl

1941

Fair Warning Fair Warning

1931

That Girl from Paris That Girl from Paris

1936

The Broken Wing The Broken Wing

1932

No Time for Love No Time for Love

1943

Central Airport Central Airport

1933

I Married a Doctor I Married a Doctor

1936

Behind the Mask Behind the Mask

1932

Death on the Diamond Death on the Diamond

1934

Roaring Timber Roaring Timber

1937

Gallant Journey Gallant Journey

1946

If I Had a Million If I Had a Million

1932

Mills of the Gods Mills of the Gods

1934

The Go-Getter The Go-Getter

1937

Female Female

1933

Nine Girls Nine Girls

1944

The Last of the Duanes The Last of the Duanes

1930

Kentucky Kentucky

1938

Here Comes the Navy Here Comes the Navy

1934

Tugboat Annie Tugboat Annie

1933

Brigham Young Brigham Young

1940

Skippy Skippy

1931

North West Mounted Police North West Mounted Police

1940

To Each His Own To Each His Own

1946

The Night of January 16th The Night of January 16th

1941

Virtue Virtue

1932

Fury at Furnace Creek Fury at Furnace Creek

1948

Ever in My Heart Ever in My Heart

1933

The Gorgeous Hussy The Gorgeous Hussy

1936

Supernatural Supernatural

1933

The Man Who Lived Twice The Man Who Lived Twice

1936

Juke Girl Juke Girl

1942

Along Came Jones Along Came Jones

1945

Range War Range War

1939

My Little Chickadee My Little Chickadee

1940

Roman Scandals Roman Scandals

1933

Remember the Night Remember the Night

1940

Background to Danger Background to Danger

1943

The Last of the Mohicans The Last of the Mohicans

1936

Gangs of New York Gangs of New York

1938

Lady Killer Lady Killer

1933

Steady Company Steady Company

1932

My Favorite Brunette My Favorite Brunette

1947

Wild Boys of the Road Wild Boys of the Road

1933

The Gay Caballero The Gay Caballero

1932

One Is Guilty One Is Guilty

1934

Straight from the Heart Straight from the Heart

1935

Deep Valley Deep Valley

1947

Destination Unknown Destination Unknown

1933

You and Me You and Me

1938

Whirlpool Whirlpool

1934

Wanted: Jane Turner Wanted: Jane Turner

1936

Murder in the Private Car Murder in the Private Car

1934

Union Pacific Union Pacific

1939

East of Fifth Avenue East of Fifth Avenue

1933

Dark Hazard Dark Hazard

1934

His Night Out His Night Out

1935

Guilty as Hell Guilty as Hell

1932

Another Language Another Language

1933

Operator 13 Operator 13

1934

The Rider of Death Valley The Rider of Death Valley

1932

Elinor Norton Elinor Norton

1934

Frisco Jenny Frisco Jenny

1933

Upperworld Upperworld

1934

Two Alone Two Alone

1934

Men with Wings Men with Wings

1938

Biography of a Bachelor Girl Biography of a Bachelor Girl

1935

Larceny on the Air Larceny on the Air

1937

Dante's Inferno Dante's Inferno

1935

Lucky Cisco Kid Lucky Cisco Kid

1940

Three Godfathers Three Godfathers

1936

Wild Girl Wild Girl

1932

Graft Graft

1931

Torchy Gets Her Man Torchy Gets Her Man

1938

Exclusive Exclusive

1937

Have a Heart Have a Heart

1934

Park Avenue Logger Park Avenue Logger

1937

O'Shaughnessy's Boy O'Shaughnessy's Boy

1935

He Was Her Man He Was Her Man

1934

Housewife Housewife

1934

Laddie Laddie

1935

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