From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaWillard 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 Coopers 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 Mayos drama thriller Moontide (1942) starring Jean Gabin and Ida Lupino.

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Laddie

Mr. John Stanton

Movie 1935

The Last of the Mohicans

Captain Winthrop

Movie 1936

Gangs of New York

Inspector Sullivan

Movie 1938

Background to Danger

'Mac' McNamara

Movie 1943

Remember the Night

Francis X. O'Leary

Movie 1940

My Little Chickadee

Uncle John

Movie 1940

Roman Scandals

Warren Finley Cooper

Movie 1933

Lady Killer

Detective Conroy

Movie 1933

Steady Company

Pop Henley

Movie 1932

Straight from the Heart

District Attorney

Movie 1935

Deep Valley

Sheriff Akers

Movie 1947

One Is Guilty

Wells Deveroux

Movie 1934

My Favorite Brunette

Prison Warden

Movie 1947

Wild Boys of the Road

Captain of Detectives

Movie 1933

Range War

Buck Collins

Movie 1939

Along Came Jones

Luke Packard

Movie 1945

North West Mounted Police

Supt. Harrington

Movie 1940

To Each His Own

Dr. Hunt

Movie 1946

Skippy

Herbert Skinner

Movie 1931

Brigham Young

Heber Kimball

Movie 1940

Here Comes the Navy

Executive Officer

Movie 1934

Tugboat Annie

Red Severn

Movie 1933

The Night of January 16th

Inspector Donegan

Movie 1941

Virtue

Detective MacKenzie

Movie 1932

The Man Who Lived Twice

Police Insp. Logan

Movie 1936

Juke Girl

Mister Just

Movie 1942

Supernatural

Prison Warden

Movie 1933

The Gorgeous Hussy

Secretary Ingham

Movie 1936

Fury at Furnace Creek

Gen. Leads

Movie 1948

Ever in My Heart

Kennel Caretaker

Movie 1933

Destination Unknown

Joe Shano

Movie 1933

Wild Girl

Red Pete

Movie 1932

Lucky Cisco Kid

Judge McQuade

Movie 1940

Dante's Inferno

Inspector Harris

Movie 1935

Biography of a Bachelor Girl

Grigsby, the Process Server

Movie 1935

Larceny on the Air

Inspector 'Mac' McDonald

Movie 1937

Graft

E. T. Scudder

Movie 1931

He Was Her Man

Police Captain

Movie 1934

Housewife

Judge Edwin A. Matthews

Movie 1934

O'Shaughnessy's Boy

Dan Hastings

Movie 1935

Park Avenue Logger

Ben Morton

Movie 1937

Exclusive

Mr. Franklin

Movie 1937

Men with Wings

Col. Hadley

Movie 1938

Two Alone

George Marshall

Movie 1934

East of Fifth Avenue

Dr. Morgan

Movie 1933

Union Pacific

Oakes Ames

Movie 1939

Murder in the Private Car

Hanks

Movie 1934

Whirlpool

Judge Jim Morrison

Movie 1934

Wanted: Jane Turner

Walter Davies

Movie 1936

His Night Out

J.J. Trent

Movie 1935

Guilty as Hell

Police Sgt. Alcock

Movie 1932

Frisco Jenny

Police Capt. Tom

Movie 1933

Upperworld

Police Captain Reynolds

Movie 1934

Elinor Norton

Ranch Foreman

Movie 1934

The Rider of Death Valley

Bill Joyce

Movie 1932

Another Language

Harry Hallam

Movie 1933

Operator 13

Captain Channing

Movie 1934

Kentucky

Bob Slocum

Movie 1938

The Last of the Duanes

Texas Ranger Captain

Movie 1930

John Meade's Woman

Man

Movie 1937

Heat Lightning

Everett Marshall

Movie 1934

The Cisco Kid

Enos Hankins

Movie 1931

Texas

Rancher Wilson

Movie 1941

Transient Lady

Ed Goring

Movie 1935

Doctor X

Detective O'Halloran

Movie 1932

Oil for the Lamps of China

Speaker

Movie 1935

The Virginian

Movie 1946

Jesse James

Clarke

Movie 1939

The Famous Ferguson Case

Sheriff

Movie 1932

Renegades

Nathan Brockway

Movie 1946

Castle on the Hudson

Ragan

Movie 1940

Heritage of the Desert

Henchman Nebraska

Movie 1939

Sitting Pretty

Mr. Ashcroft

Movie 1948

Silence

Phil Powers

Movie 1931

Wake Island

Movie 1942

Air Force

Colonel at Hickam Field

Movie 1943

The Ox-Bow Incident

Sheriff Risley

Movie 1943

Winterset

Policeman in the Square

Movie 1936

Call Her Savage

Pete Springer

Movie 1932

Trick for Trick

Dr. Frank Fitzgerald

Movie 1933

The Secret Bride

Representative Grosvenor

Movie 1934

Gambling Lady

District Attorney

Movie 1934

Main Street Lawyer

John Ralston

Movie 1939

My Son Is a Criminal

Tom Halloran Sr.

Movie 1939

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Prison Board Chairman

Movie 1932

Tom Brown of Culver

Capt. White

Movie 1932

This Is My Affair

George Andrews

Movie 1937

Shanghaied Love

Newman

Movie 1931

Perilous Holiday

Graeme

Movie 1946

I Married a Doctor

Guy Pollock

Movie 1936

Behind the Mask

Capt. E.J. Hawkes

Movie 1932

Central Airport

Havana Airport Manager

Movie 1933

No Time for Love

Movie 1943

That Girl from Paris

Immigration Officer (uncredited)

Movie 1936

The Broken Wing

Sylvester Cross

Movie 1932

Death on the Diamond

Cato

Movie 1934

Female

Department Head (Uncredited)

Movie 1933

Nine Girls

Capt. Brooks

Movie 1944

The Go-Getter

Matt Peasely

Movie 1937

Mills of the Gods

Thomas

Movie 1934

Gallant Journey

Zachary Montgomery

Movie 1946

If I Had a Million

Fred - Glidden Associate (uncredited)

Movie 1932

Fair Warning

Tex Calder

Movie 1931

The Monster and the Girl

Lieutenant Strickland

Movie 1941

Hot Water

Dr. Enfield

Movie 1937

Let's Talk It Over

Dr. Preston

Movie 1934

Million Dollar Baby

Movie 1934

Men of the Timberland

Tim MacGregor

Movie 1941

Dangerous Waters

Bill MacKeechie

Movie 1936

The Old Homestead

Uncle Jed

Movie 1935

Okay, America!

Bit Role

Movie 1932

The First Baby

Dr. Clarke

Movie 1936

Sooky

Herbert Skinner

Movie 1931

Two Bright Boys

Clayton

Movie 1939

The Texas Bad Man

Millard Keefe

Movie 1932

Daughters of the Night

Prof. Woodbury

Movie 1924