Known For
Acting
Known Credits
129
Gender
Male
Birthday
December 31, 1885 (140 years old)
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.
| 1948 | Fury at Furnace Creekas Gen. Leads | |
| 1948 | Sitting Prettyas Mr. Ashcroft | |
| 1947 | Deep Valleyas Sheriff Akers | |
| 1947 | My Favorite Brunetteas Prison Warden | |
| 1946 | Gallant Journeyas Zachary Montgomery | |
| 1946 | Renegadesas Nathan Brockway | |
| 1946 | The Virginianas | |
| 1946 | Perilous Holidayas Graeme | |
| 1946 | To Each His Ownas Dr. Hunt | |
| 1945 | Along Came Jonesas Luke Packard | |
| 1944 | Nine Girlsas Capt. Brooks | |
| 1943 | Background to Dangeras 'Mac' McNamara | |
| 1943 | No Time for Loveas Construction Company President (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | Air Forceas Colonel at Hickam Field | |
| 1943 | The Ox-Bow Incidentas Sheriff Risley | |
| 1942 | Wake Islandas | |
| 1942 | Juke Girlas Mister Just | |
| 1941 | The Night of January 16thas Inspector Donegan | |
| 1941 | Texasas Rancher Wilson | |
| 1941 | Men of the Timberlandas Tim MacGregor | |
| 1941 | I Wanted Wingsas Judge Advocate | |
| 1941 | The Monster and the Girlas Lieutenant Strickland | |
| 1940 | North West Mounted Policeas Supt. Harrington | |
| 1940 | Brigham Youngas Heber Kimball | |
| 1940 | Lucky Cisco Kidas Judge McQuade | |
| 1940 | Castle on the Hudsonas Ragan | |
| 1940 | My Little Chickadeeas Uncle John | |
| 1940 | Remember the Nightas Francis X. O'Leary | |
| 1939 | Main Street Lawyeras John Ralston | |
| 1939 | Two Bright Boysas Clayton | |
| 1939 | Range Waras Buck Collins | |
| 1939 | Each Dawn I Dieas Lang | |
| 1939 | Heritage of the Desertas Henchman Nebraska | |
| 1939 | Union Pacificas Oakes Ames | |
| 1939 | My Son Is a Criminalas Tom Halloran Sr. | |
| 1939 | Jesse Jamesas Clarke | |
| 1938 | Kentuckyas Bob Slocum | |
| 1938 | Torchy Gets Her Manas Charles Gilbert | |
| 1938 | Men with Wingsas Col. Hadley | |
| 1938 | You and Meas Dayton | |
| 1938 | Gangs of New Yorkas Inspector Sullivan | |
| 1938 | Island in the Skyas Walter Rhodes | |
| 1937 | Hot Wateras Dr. Enfield | |
| 1937 | Exclusiveas Mr. Franklin | |
| 1937 | Roaring Timberas Harrigan | |
| 1937 | This Is My Affairas George Andrews | |
| 1937 | The Go-Getteras Matt Peasely | |
| 1937 | Park Avenue Loggeras Ben Morton | |
| 1937 | John Meade's Womanas Man | |
| 1937 | Larceny on the Airas Inspector 'Mac' McDonald | |
| 1936 | That Girl from Parisas Immigration Officer (uncredited) | |
| 1936 | Wanted: Jane Turneras Walter Davies | |
| 1936 | Wintersetas Policeman in the Square | |
| 1936 | The Man Who Lived Twiceas Logan | |
| 1936 | The Gorgeous Hussyas Secretary Ingham | |
| 1936 | The Last of the Mohicansas Captain Winthrop | |
| 1936 | I Married a Doctoras Guy Pollock | |
| 1936 | The First Babyas Dr. Clarke | |
| 1936 | Three Godfathersas Reverend McLane | |
| 1936 | Dangerous Watersas Bill MacKeechie | |
| 1935 | Forced Landingas Martin Byrd | |
| 1935 | The Old Homesteadas Uncle Jed | |
| 1935 | His Night Outas J.J. Trent | |
| 1935 | O'Shaughnessy's Boyas Dan Hastings | |
| 1935 | Dante's Infernoas Inspector Harris | |
| 1935 | Oil for the Lamps of Chinaas Speaker | |
| 1935 | Straight from the Heartas District Attorney | |
| 1935 | Laddieas Mr. John Stanton | |
| 1935 | Transient Ladyas Ed Goring | |
| 1935 | Biography of a Bachelor Girlas Grigsby, the Process Server | |
| 1934 | Million Dollar Babyas | |
| 1934 | The Secret Brideas Representative Grosvenor | |
| 1934 | Mills of the Godsas Thomas | |
| 1934 | Elinor Nortonas Ranch Foreman | |
| 1934 | Death on the Diamondas Cato | |
| 1934 | Have a Heartas Mr. Schauber | |
| 1934 | Housewifeas Judge Edwin A. Matthews | |
| 1934 | Here Comes the Navyas Executive Officer | |
| 1934 | Murder in the Private Caras Hanks | |
| 1934 | He Was Her Manas Police Captain | |
| 1934 | Operator 13as Captain Channing | |
| 1934 | Let's Talk It Overas Dr. Preston | |
| 1934 | One Is Guiltyas Wells Deveroux | |
| 1934 | Upperworldas Police Captain Reynolds | |
| 1934 | I'll Tell the Worldas Hardwick | |
| 1934 | Whirlpoolas Morrison | |
| 1934 | Gambling Ladyas District Attorney | |
| 1934 | Heat Lightningas Everett Marshall | |
| 1934 | Dark Hazardas Bill 'Billy' Fallen | |
| 1934 | Two Aloneas George Marshall | |
| 1933 | Lady Killeras Detective Conroy | |
| 1933 | East of Fifth Avenueas Dr. Morgan | |
| 1933 | Roman Scandalsas Warren Finley Cooper | |
| 1933 | Femaleas Department Head (Uncredited) | |
| 1933 | Ever in My Heartas Kennel Caretaker | |
| 1933 | Wild Boys of the Roadas Captain of Detectives | |
| 1933 | Tugboat Annieas Red Severn | |
| 1933 | Another Languageas Harry Hallam | |
| 1933 | Supernaturalas Prison Warden | |
| 1933 | Trick for Trickas Dr. Frank Fitzgerald | |
| 1933 | Central Airportas Havana Airport Manager | |
| 1933 | Destination Unknownas Joe Shano | |
| 1933 | Frisco Jennyas Police Capt. Tom | |
| 1932 | Call Her Savageas Pete Springer | |
| 1932 | If I Had a Millionas Fred - Glidden Associate (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | Wild Girlas Red Pete | |
| 1932 | I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gangas Prison Board Chairman | |
| 1932 | Virtueas Detective MacKenzie | |
| 1932 | Okay, America!as Bit Role | |
| 1932 | Guilty as Hellas Police Sgt. Alcock | |
| 1932 | Doctor Xas Detective O'Halloran | |
| 1932 | Tom Brown of Culveras Capt. White | |
| 1932 | The Texas Bad Manas Millard Keefe | |
| 1932 | The Rider of Death Valleyas Bill Joyce | |
| 1932 | The Famous Ferguson Caseas Sheriff | |
| 1932 | The Broken Wingas Sylvester Cross | |
| 1932 | Steady Companyas Pop Henley | |
| 1932 | Behind the Maskas Capt. E.J. Hawkes | |
| 1932 | The Gay Caballeroas Major Lawrence Blount | |
| 1931 | Sookyas Herbert Skinner | |
| 1931 | The Cisco Kidas Enos Hankins | |
| 1931 | Graftas E. T. Scudder | |
| 1931 | Shanghaied Loveas Newman | |
| 1931 | Silenceas Phil Powers | |
| 1931 | The Lawyer's Secretas Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | |
| 1931 | Skippyas Herbert Skinner | |
| 1931 | Fair Warningas Tex Calder | |
| 1930 | The Last of the Duanesas Texas Ranger Captain | |
| 1924 | Daughters of the Nightas Prof. Woodbury |
| 1942 | Moontide...Novel | |
| 1925 | Why Women Love...Theatre Play | |
| 1924 | Daughters of the Night...Screenplay | |
| 1924 | Daughters of the Night...Story | |
| 1921 | Big Game...Screenplay |
