1885-12-31 Runnels, Texas, USA
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.
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Fury at Furnace Creek | Gen. Leads | 1948-04-30 |
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Sitting Pretty | Mr. Ashcroft | 1948-03-10 |
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My Favorite Brunette | Prison Warden | 1947-03-19 |
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Deep Valley | Sheriff Akers | 1947-07-30 |
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To Each His Own | Dr. Hunt | 1946-03-12 |
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Renegades | Nathan Brockway | 1946-06-13 |
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Gallant Journey | Zachary Montgomery | 1946-09-24 |
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The Virginian | 1946-05-05 | |
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Perilous Holiday | Graeme | 1946-03-20 |
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Along Came Jones | Luke Packard | 1945-07-19 |
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Nine Girls | Capt. Brooks | 1944-02-17 |
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Air Force | Colonel at Hickam Field | 1943-03-20 |
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The Ox-Bow Incident | Sheriff Risley | 1943-03-11 |
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Background to Danger | 'Mac' McNamara | 1943-07-03 |
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No Time for Love | Construction Company President (uncredited) | 1943-04-09 |
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Wake Island | 1942-08-11 | |
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Juke Girl | Mister Just | 1942-05-30 |
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The Night of January 16th | Inspector Donegan | 1941-11-28 |
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Men of the Timberland | Tim MacGregor | 1941-05-06 |
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The Monster and the Girl | Lieutenant Strickland | 1941-02-28 |
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Texas | Rancher Wilson | 1941-10-09 |
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I Wanted Wings | Judge Advocate | 1941-03-26 |
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Remember the Night | Francis X. O'Leary | 1940-01-19 |
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Castle on the Hudson | Ragan | 1940-02-17 |
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Lucky Cisco Kid | Judge McQuade | 1940-06-28 |
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North West Mounted Police | Supt. Harrington | 1940-10-22 |
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Brigham Young | Heber Kimball | 1940-09-27 |
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My Little Chickadee | Uncle John | 1940-02-09 |
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Jesse James | Clarke | 1939-01-14 |
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Union Pacific | Oakes Ames | 1939-05-05 |
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My Son Is a Criminal | Tom Halloran Sr. | 1939-02-22 |
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Range War | Buck Collins | 1939-09-08 |
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Heritage of the Desert | Henchman Nebraska | 1939-06-23 |
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Main Street Lawyer | John Ralston | 1939-11-02 |
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Two Bright Boys | Clayton | 1939-09-21 |
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Each Dawn I Die | Lang | 1939-08-19 |
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Men with Wings | Col. Hadley | 1938-07-16 |
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Torchy Gets Her Man | Charles Gilbert | 1938-11-12 |
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Island in the Sky | Walter Rhodes | 1938-04-01 |
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Kentucky | Bob Slocum | 1938-12-30 |
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You and Me | Dayton | 1938-06-01 |
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Gangs of New York | Inspector Sullivan | 1938-05-23 |
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John Meade's Woman | Man | 1937-02-26 |
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Larceny on the Air | Inspector 'Mac' McDonald | 1937-01-11 |
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The Go-Getter | Matt Peasely | 1937-05-22 |
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Exclusive | Mr. Franklin | 1937-08-06 |
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Hot Water | Dr. Enfield | 1937-09-24 |
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Roaring Timber | Harrigan | 1937-07-03 |
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Park Avenue Logger | Ben Morton | 1937-03-16 |
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This Is My Affair | George Andrews | 1937-05-28 |
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Three Godfathers | Reverend McLane | 1936-03-06 |
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That Girl from Paris | Immigration Officer (uncredited) | 1936-12-31 |
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I Married a Doctor | Guy Pollock | 1936-04-25 |
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The Man Who Lived Twice | Logan | 1936-09-25 |
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Winterset | Policeman in the Square | 1936-12-03 |
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Dangerous Waters | Bill MacKeechie | 1936-02-10 |
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The Gorgeous Hussy | Secretary Ingham | 1936-08-28 |
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The First Baby | Dr. Clarke | 1936-04-02 |
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The Last of the Mohicans | Captain Winthrop | 1936-07-02 |
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Wanted: Jane Turner | Walter Davies | 1936-12-04 |
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Transient Lady | Ed Goring | 1935-03-04 |
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Dante's Inferno | Inspector Harris | 1935-08-23 |
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Oil for the Lamps of China | Speaker | 1935-06-08 |
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His Night Out | J.J. Trent | 1935-10-01 |
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Straight from the Heart | District Attorney | 1935-03-22 |
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O'Shaughnessy's Boy | Dan Hastings | 1935-09-27 |
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Biography of a Bachelor Girl | Grigsby, the Process Server | 1935-01-04 |
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The Old Homestead | Uncle Jed | 1935-10-05 |
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Laddie | Mr. John Stanton | 1935-03-18 |
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Forced Landing | Martin Byrd | 1935-12-02 |
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Have a Heart | Mr. Schauber | 1934-09-07 |
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Elinor Norton | Ranch Foreman | 1934-11-02 |
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Dark Hazard | Bill 'Billy' Fallen | 1934-01-31 |
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One Is Guilty | Wells Deveroux | 1934-05-03 |
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The Secret Bride | Representative Grosvenor | 1934-12-22 |
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Gambling Lady | District Attorney | 1934-03-08 |
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Here Comes the Navy | Executive Officer | 1934-07-21 |
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Let's Talk It Over | Dr. Preston | 1934-06-01 |
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Housewife | Judge Edwin A. Matthews | 1934-08-11 |
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Million Dollar Baby | 1934-12-29 | |
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Upperworld | Police Captain Reynolds | 1934-04-28 |
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Whirlpool | Morrison | 1934-04-10 |
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Two Alone | George Marshall | 1934-01-26 |
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Operator 13 | Captain Channing | 1934-06-08 |
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Heat Lightning | Everett Marshall | 1934-03-01 |
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I'll Tell the World | Hardwick | 1934-04-20 |
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Murder in the Private Car | Hanks | 1934-06-29 |
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He Was Her Man | Police Captain | 1934-06-16 |
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Mills of the Gods | Thomas | 1934-12-15 |
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Death on the Diamond | Cato | 1934-09-14 |
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Female | Department Head (Uncredited) | 1933-11-11 |
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Central Airport | Havana Airport Manager | 1933-04-15 |
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Wild Boys of the Road | Captain of Detectives | 1933-10-07 |
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Supernatural | Prison Warden | 1933-04-21 |
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Destination Unknown | Joe Shano | 1933-04-01 |
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Frisco Jenny | Police Capt. Tom | 1933-01-14 |
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Another Language | Harry Hallam | 1933-07-28 |
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Ever in My Heart | Kennel Caretaker | 1933-10-28 |
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Roman Scandals | Warren Finley Cooper | 1933-11-27 |
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Lady Killer | Detective Conroy | 1933-12-09 |
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East of Fifth Avenue | Dr. Morgan | 1933-11-28 |
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Tugboat Annie | Red Severn | 1933-08-04 |
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Trick for Trick | Dr. Frank Fitzgerald | 1933-04-20 |
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Okay, America! | Bit Role | 1932-09-08 |
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The Texas Bad Man | Millard Keefe | 1932-06-29 |
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Steady Company | Pop Henley | 1932-03-13 |
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If I Had a Million | Fred - Glidden Associate (uncredited) | 1932-11-18 |
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Virtue | Detective MacKenzie | 1932-10-25 |
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The Broken Wing | Sylvester Cross | 1932-03-25 |
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Call Her Savage | Pete Springer | 1932-11-24 |
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The Famous Ferguson Case | Sheriff | 1932-04-19 |
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Wild Girl | Red Pete | 1932-11-09 |
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Doctor X | Detective O'Halloran | 1932-08-03 |
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The Rider of Death Valley | Bill Joyce | 1932-04-23 |
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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang | Prison Board Chairman | 1932-11-09 |
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The Gay Caballero | Major Lawrence Blount | 1932-02-14 |
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Guilty as Hell | Police Sgt. Alcock | 1932-08-05 |
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Tom Brown of Culver | Capt. White | 1932-06-30 |
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Behind the Mask | Capt. E.J. Hawkes | 1932-02-25 |
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The Cisco Kid | Enos Hankins | 1931-11-01 |
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Sooky | Herbert Skinner | 1931-12-26 |
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The Lawyer's Secret | Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | 1931-06-06 |
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Graft | E. T. Scudder | 1931-09-21 |
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Fair Warning | Tex Calder | 1931-02-01 |
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Shanghaied Love | Newman | 1931-09-20 |
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Skippy | Herbert Skinner | 1931-04-25 |
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Silence | Phil Powers | 1931-08-29 |
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The Last of the Duanes | Texas Ranger Captain | 1930-08-31 |
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Daughters of the Night | Prof. Woodbury | 1924-11-09 |
