Willard Robertson

Known for ActingBorn 1885-12-31Died 1948-04-05Runnels, 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.Read more

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Two Bright Boys

Laddie

The Old Homestead

Let's Talk It Over

Million Dollar Baby

Steady Company

The Gay Caballero

Daughters of the Night

Big Game

Straight from the Heart

Trick for Trick

Shanghaied Love

Fair Warning

Why Women Love

The Rider of Death Valley

Perilous Holiday

Men of the Timberland

Park Avenue Logger

The First Baby

Forced Landing

Mills of the Gods

The Ox-Bow Incident

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Silence

The Man Who Lived Twice

Death on the Diamond

Remember the Night

Have a Heart

Two Alone

This Is My Affair

Tugboat Annie

Juke Girl

Housewife

Sitting Pretty

Oil for the Lamps of China

Heat Lightning

No Time for Love

To Each His Own

Castle on the Hudson

My Son Is a Criminal

Island in the Sky

Larceny on the Air

Exclusive

John Meade's Woman

His Night Out

I'll Tell the World

Destination Unknown

Three Godfathers