Willard Robertson
Acting
Born: 1885-12-31 in Runnels, Texas, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
The Ox-Bow Incident
Sheriff Risley
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Prison Board Chairman
Remember the Night
Francis X. O'Leary
Jesse James
Clarke
Doctor X
Detective O'Halloran
Union Pacific
Oakes Ames
Air Force
Colonel at Hickam Field
My Favorite Brunette
Prison Warden
Each Dawn I Die
Lang
Wild Boys of the Road
Captain of Detectives
If I Had a Million
Fred - Glidden Associate (uncredited)
Sitting Pretty
Mr. Ashcroft
North West Mounted Police
Supt. Harrington
You and Me
Dayton
The Last of the Mohicans
Captain Winthrop
Along Came Jones
Luke Packard
My Little Chickadee
Uncle John
Lady Killer
Detective Conroy
Supernatural
Prison Warden
To Each His Own
Dr. Hunt
The Monster and the Girl
Lieutenant Strickland
Female
Department Head (Uncredited)
Background to Danger
McNamara
Wake Island
Skippy
Herbert Skinner
Here Comes the Navy
Executive Officer
Roman Scandals
Warren Finley Cooper
Texas
Rancher Wilson
The Virginian
Call Her Savage
Pete Springer
Deep Valley
Sheriff Akers
Gambling Lady
District Attorney
No Time for Love
Construction Company President (uncredited)
Frisco Jenny
Police Capt. Tom
Three Godfathers
Reverend McLane
Operator 13
Captain Channing
Heat Lightning
Everett Marshall
Winterset
Policeman in the Square
This Is My Affair
George Andrews
Brigham Young
Heber Kimball