Willard Robertson
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.
129 acting credits
Acting · 129
Operator 13
1934
Jesse James
1939
Texas
1941
North West Mounted Police
1940
The Ox-Bow Incident
1943
The Last of the Mohicans
1936
The Go-Getter
1937
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
Doctor X
1932
Air Force
1943
If I Had a Million
1932
Castle on the Hudson
1940
Lady Killer
1933
Oil for the Lamps of China
1935
Wild Boys of the Road
1933
Union Pacific
1939
Housewife
1934
You and Me
1938
Female
1933
The Virginian
1946
To Each His Own
1946
Upperworld
1934
The Monster and the Girl
1941
Wake Island
1942
Roman Scandals
1933
Winterset
1936
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
1935
Remember the Night
1940
The Secret Bride
1934
Sitting Pretty
1948
Each Dawn I Die
1939
Nine Girls
1944
No Time for Love
1943
My Little Chickadee
1940
Skippy
1931
Death on the Diamond
1934
Background to Danger
1943
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936
Whirlpool
1934
He Was Her Man
1934
Call Her Savage
1932
Dante's Inferno
1935
Deep Valley
1947
Here Comes the Navy
1934
Exclusive
1937
Three Godfathers
1936
Two Bright Boys
1939
Let's Talk It Over
1934
My Favorite Brunette
1947
Heritage of the Desert
1939
Wanted: Jane Turner
1936
Men with Wings
1938
Torchy Gets Her Man
1938
Supernatural
1933
Murder in the Private Car
1934
Along Came Jones
1945
Behind the Mask
1932
Renegades
1946
Gambling Lady
1934
The Rider of Death Valley
1932
That Girl from Paris
1936
Sooky
1931
Heat Lightning
1934
Brigham Young
1940
I'll Tell the World
1934
Virtue
1932
Fury at Furnace Creek
1948
The Cisco Kid
1931
Gangs of New York
1938
This Is My Affair
1937
Wild Girl
1932
I Wanted Wings
1941
Dangerous Waters
1936
Hot Water
1937
Central Airport
1933
Dark Hazard
1934
Graft
1931
Kentucky
1938
Gallant Journey
1946
Two Alone
1934
Range War
1939
Elinor Norton
1934
Lucky Cisco Kid
1940
The Last of the Duanes
1930
Straight from the Heart
1935
The First Baby
1936
His Night Out
1935
Mills of the Gods
1934
Forced Landing
1935
The Man Who Lived Twice
1936
Laddie
1935
Roaring Timber
1937
Men of the Timberland
1941
Frisco Jenny
1933
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
1935
Transient Lady
1935
Tugboat Annie
1933
Juke Girl
1942
Shanghaied Love
1931
Another Language
1933
John Meade's Woman
1937
Ever in My Heart
1933
Main Street Lawyer
1939
Okay, America!
1932
The Lawyer's Secret
1931
The Broken Wing
1932
The Night of January 16th
1941
I Married a Doctor
1936
East of Fifth Avenue
1933
Million Dollar Baby
1934
Fair Warning
1931
Have a Heart
1934
Guilty as Hell
1932
Destination Unknown
1933
Tom Brown of Culver
1932
Park Avenue Logger
1937
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932
Larceny on the Air
1937
Silence
1931
Steady Company
1932
The Old Homestead
1935
One Is Guilty
1934
My Son Is a Criminal
1939
Island in the Sky
1938
The Gay Caballero
1932
Trick for Trick
1933
Perilous Holiday
1946
Daughters of the Night
1924
The Texas Bad Man
1932