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Willard Robertson (January 1, 1886 β 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
all 132
Movies 132
Writer 2
Fury at Furnace Creek (1948)
Sitting Pretty (1948)
Deep Valley (1947)
My Favorite Brunette (1947)
Gallant Journey (1946)
Renegades (1946)
To Each His Own (1946)
Along Came Jones (1945)
Nine Girls (1944)
Background to Danger (1943)
Air Force (1943)
The Ox-Bow Incident (1942)
Juke Girl (1942)
Moontide (1942)
The Night of January 16th (1941)
Texas (1941)
Men of the Timberland (1941)
I Wanted Wings (1941)
The Monster and the Girl (1941)
North West Mounted Police (1940)
Brigham Young (1940)
Lucky Cisco Kid (1940)
My Little Chickadee (1940)
Remember the Night (1940)
Main Street Lawyer (1939)
Two Bright Boys (1939)
Range War (1939)
Union Pacific (1939)
My Son Is a Criminal (1939)
Jesse James (1939)
Kentucky (1938)
Torchy Gets Her Man (1938)
Men with Wings (1938)
You and Me (1938)
Gangs of New York (1938)
Island in the Sky (1938)
Hot Water (1937)
Exclusive (1937)
Roaring Timber (1937)
This Is My Affair (1937)
The Go-Getter (1937)
Park Avenue Logger (1937)
John Meade's Woman (1937)
Larceny on the Air (1937)
That Girl from Paris (1936)
Wanted: Jane Turner (1936)
Winterset (1936)
The Man Who Lived Twice (1936)
The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)
The Last of the Mohicans (1936)
I Married a Doctor (1936)
The First Baby (1936)
Three Godfathers (1936)
Dangerous Waters (1936)
Forced Landing (1935)
The Old Homestead (1935)
His Night Out (1935)
O'Shaughnessy's Boy (1935)
The Virginia Judge (1935)
Dante's Inferno (1935)
Straight from the Heart (1935)
Laddie (1935)
Transient Lady (1935)
Biography of a Bachelor Girl (1935)
The Secret Bride (1934)
Elinor Norton (1934)
Have a Heart (1934)
Housewife (1934)
Here Comes the Navy (1934)
Murder in the Private Car (1934)
He Was Her Man (1934)
Operator 13 (1934)
Let's Talk It Over (1934)
One Is Guilty (1934)
Upperworld (1934)
I'll Tell the World (1934)
Whirlpool (1934)
Gambling Lady (1934)
Heat Lightning (1934)
Dark Hazard (1934)
Two Alone (1934)
Lady Killer (1933)
East of Fifth Avenue (1933)
Roman Scandals (1933)
Female (1933)
Ever in My Heart (1933)
The Mad Game (1933)
Wild Boys of the Road (1933)
Supernatural (1933)
Trick for Trick (1933)
Central Airport (1933)
Destination Unknown (1933)
Frisco Jenny (1933)
Call Her Savage (1932)
If I Had a Million (1932)
Wild Girl (1932)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
Virtue (1932)
Okay, America! (1932)
Guilty as Hell (1932)
Doctor X (1932)
Tom Brown of Culver (1932)
The Texas Bad Man (1932)
The Rider of Death Valley (1932)
The Broken Wing (1932)
Steady Company (1932)
Behind the Mask (1932)
The Gay Caballero (1932)
Sooky (1931)
The Cisco Kid (1931)
Graft (1931)
The Ruling Voice (1931)
Silence (1931)
Skippy (1931)
Fair Warning (1931)
The Last of the Duanes (1930)
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GenderMale
Birthday1885-12-31
Deathday1948-04-05 (62 years old)
Birth PlaceRunnels, Texas, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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