Biography
Willis Lewis Robards (1873β1921) also known as Walter Edwards, was an American actor, film director, and film producer. He acted in stage, and in cinema during the silent film era. He is known for his work on the films When Shadows Fall (1916), Mothers of Men (1917), and The Three Musketeers (1921). Robards worked for the St. Louis Motion Picture Company in Santa Paula in Ventura County, California. He served as the producer for the animated series, Mutt and Jeff. During the production of the silent film Mothers of Men (1917), he created the film production company, Robards Film Company of Santa Cruz, California. He served as the manager of the Robard Players, and O.E. Goebel's Rainbow Players.He married Grace Rosetta Maud Blake, and together they had three children, including actor Willis Robards Jr. (also known as Willis Robards III; 1912β1984). Robards died of a heart attack on November 3, 1921, in Hollywood, California, and is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
Filmography
all 11
Movies 11
Director 6
Man to Man (1922)
The Three Musketeers (1921)
Down Home (1920)
The Silent Avenger (1920)
Mothers of Men (1917)
A Cracksman Santa Claus (1913)
Retribution (1913)
Cross Purposes (1913)
The Fires of Fate (1913)
The Cracksman's Reformation (1913)
The Heart of a Cracksman (1913)
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GenderMale
Birthday1873-01-01
Deathday1921-11-03 (48 years old)
Birth PlaceTexas, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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