Willard Robertson
Biography
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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.
Acting (127 movies)
Laddie
1935
The Last of the Mohicans
1936
Gangs of New York
1938
Background to Danger
1943
Remember the Night
1940
My Little Chickadee
1940
Roman Scandals
1933
Lady Killer
1933
Steady Company
1932
Straight from the Heart
1935
Deep Valley
1947
One Is Guilty
1934
The Gay Caballero
1932
My Favorite Brunette
1947
Wild Boys of the Road
1933
Range War
1939
Along Came Jones
1945
North West Mounted Police
1940
To Each His Own
1946
Skippy
1931
Brigham Young
1940
Here Comes the Navy
1934
Tugboat Annie
1933
The Night of January 16th
1941
Virtue
1932
The Man Who Lived Twice
1936
Juke Girl
1942
Supernatural
1933
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936
Fury at Furnace Creek
1948
Ever in My Heart
1933
Destination Unknown
1933
You and Me
1938
Three Godfathers
1936
Wild Girl
1932
Lucky Cisco Kid
1940
Dante's Inferno
1935
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
1935
Larceny on the Air
1937
Graft
1931
Torchy Gets Her Man
1938
He Was Her Man
1934
Housewife
1934
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
1935
Park Avenue Logger
1937
Have a Heart
1934
Exclusive
1937
Men with Wings
1938
Two Alone
1934
East of Fifth Avenue
1933
Dark Hazard
1934
Union Pacific
1939
Murder in the Private Car
1934
Whirlpool
1934
Wanted: Jane Turner
1936
His Night Out
1935
Guilty as Hell
1932
Frisco Jenny
1933
Upperworld
1934
Elinor Norton
1934
The Rider of Death Valley
1932
Another Language
1933
Operator 13
1934
Kentucky
1938
The Last of the Duanes
1930
I'll Tell the World
1934
John Meade's Woman
1937
Heat Lightning
1934
The Cisco Kid
1931
Texas
1941
Transient Lady
1935
Doctor X
1932
Oil for the Lamps of China
1935
The Virginian
1946
Jesse James
1939
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932
Renegades
1946
Castle on the Hudson
1940
Heritage of the Desert
1939
Sitting Pretty
1948
Each Dawn I Die
1939
Silence
1931
Wake Island
1942
Air Force
1943
The Ox-Bow Incident
1943
Winterset
1936
Call Her Savage
1932
The Secret Bride
1934
Gambling Lady
1934
Main Street Lawyer
1939
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
Tom Brown of Culver
1932
This Is My Affair
1937
Shanghaied Love
1931
Perilous Holiday
1946
I Married a Doctor
1936
Behind the Mask
1932
Central Airport
1933
No Time for Love
1943
That Girl from Paris
1936
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Big Game | 1921 | Screenplay |
| Daughters of the Night | 1924 | Screenplay |