Acting
Willard Robertson
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.
Filmography
Fury at Furnace Creek
Film · 1948
Sitting Pretty
Film · 1948
Deep Valley
Film · 1947
My Favorite Brunette
Film · 1947
To Each His Own
Film · 1946
The Virginian
Film · 1946
Renegades
Film · 1946
Perilous Holiday
Film · 1946
Gallant Journey
Film · 1946
Along Came Jones
Film · 1945
Nine Girls
Film · 1944
Background to Danger
Film · 1943
Air Force
Film · 1943
The Ox-Bow Incident
Film · 1943
No Time for Love
Film · 1943
Juke Girl
Film · 1942
Wake Island
Film · 1942
The Night of January 16th
Film · 1941
Texas
Film · 1941
The Monster and the Girl
Film · 1941
Men of the Timberland
Film · 1941
I Wanted Wings
Film · 1941
Remember the Night
Film · 1940
My Little Chickadee
Film · 1940
North West Mounted Police
Film · 1940
Brigham Young
Film · 1940
Lucky Cisco Kid
Film · 1940
Castle on the Hudson
Film · 1940
Range War
Film · 1939
Union Pacific
Film · 1939
Jesse James
Film · 1939
Heritage of the Desert
Film · 1939
Each Dawn I Die
Film · 1939
Main Street Lawyer
Film · 1939
My Son Is a Criminal
Film · 1939
Two Bright Boys
Film · 1939
Gangs of New York
Film · 1938
You and Me
Film · 1938
Torchy Gets Her Man
Film · 1938
Men with Wings
Film · 1938
Kentucky
Film · 1938
Island in the Sky
Film · 1938
Larceny on the Air
Film · 1937
Park Avenue Logger
Film · 1937
Exclusive
Film · 1937
John Meade's Woman
Film · 1937
This Is My Affair
Film · 1937
Roaring Timber
Film · 1937
The Go-Getter
Film · 1937
Hot Water
Film · 1937
The Last of the Mohicans
Film · 1936
The Man Who Lived Twice
Film · 1936
The Gorgeous Hussy
Film · 1936
Three Godfathers
Film · 1936
Wanted: Jane Turner
Film · 1936
Winterset
Film · 1936
I Married a Doctor
Film · 1936
That Girl from Paris
Film · 1936
Dangerous Waters
Film · 1936
The First Baby
Film · 1936
Laddie
Film · 1935
Straight from the Heart
Film · 1935
Dante's Inferno
Film · 1935
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
Film · 1935
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
Film · 1935
His Night Out
Film · 1935
Transient Lady
Film · 1935
Oil for the Lamps of China
Film · 1935
The Old Homestead
Film · 1935
Forced Landing
Film · 1935
One Is Guilty
Film · 1934
Here Comes the Navy
Film · 1934
He Was Her Man
Film · 1934
Housewife
Film · 1934
Have a Heart
Film · 1934
Two Alone
Film · 1934
Dark Hazard
Film · 1934
Murder in the Private Car
Film · 1934
Whirlpool
Film · 1934
Upperworld
Film · 1934
Elinor Norton
Film · 1934
Operator 13
Film · 1934
I'll Tell the World
Film · 1934
Heat Lightning
Film · 1934
The Secret Bride
Film · 1934
Gambling Lady
Film · 1934
Death on the Diamond
Film · 1934
Mills of the Gods
Film · 1934
Let's Talk It Over
Film · 1934
Million Dollar Baby
Film · 1934
Roman Scandals
Film · 1933
Lady Killer
Film · 1933
Wild Boys of the Road
Film · 1933
Tugboat Annie
Film · 1933
Supernatural
Film · 1933
Ever in My Heart
Film · 1933
Destination Unknown
Film · 1933
East of Fifth Avenue
Film · 1933
Frisco Jenny
Film · 1933
Another Language
Film · 1933
Trick for Trick
Film · 1933
Central Airport
Film · 1933
Female
Film · 1933
Steady Company
Film · 1932
The Gay Caballero
Film · 1932
Virtue
Film · 1932
Wild Girl
Film · 1932
Guilty as Hell
Film · 1932
The Rider of Death Valley
Film · 1932
Doctor X
Film · 1932
The Famous Ferguson Case
Film · 1932
Call Her Savage
Film · 1932
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Film · 1932
Tom Brown of Culver
Film · 1932
Behind the Mask
Film · 1932
The Broken Wing
Film · 1932
If I Had a Million
Film · 1932
Okay, America!
Film · 1932
The Texas Bad Man
Film · 1932
Skippy
Film · 1931
Graft
Film · 1931
The Cisco Kid
Film · 1931
Silence
Film · 1931
Shanghaied Love
Film · 1931
Fair Warning
Film · 1931
Sooky
Film · 1931
The Lawyer's Secret
Film · 1931
The Last of the Duanes
Film · 1930
Daughters of the Night
Film · 1924