Willard Robertson
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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.
Acting
Movie
The Ox-Bow Incident
as Sheriff Risley
1943
Movie
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as Prison Board Chairman
1932
Movie
Remember the Night
as Francis X. O'Leary
1940
Movie
Jesse James
as Clarke
1939
Movie
Doctor X
as Detective O'Halloran
1932
Movie
Union Pacific
as Oakes Ames
1939
Movie
Each Dawn I Die
as Lang
1939
Movie
Air Force
as Colonel at Hickam Field
1943
Movie
My Favorite Brunette
as Prison Warden
1947
Movie
Wild Boys of the Road
as Captain of Detectives
1933
Movie
Sitting Pretty
as Mr. Ashcroft
1948
Movie
If I Had a Million
as Fred - Glidden Associate (uncredited)
1932
Movie
You and Me
as Dayton
1938
Movie
North West Mounted Police
as Supt. Harrington
1940
Movie
The Last of the Mohicans
as Captain Winthrop
1936
Movie
Lady Killer
as Detective Conroy
1933
Movie
Along Came Jones
as Luke Packard
1945
Movie
My Little Chickadee
as Uncle John
1940
Movie
To Each His Own
as Dr. Hunt
1946
Movie
Female
as Department Head (Uncredited)
1933
Movie
The Monster and the Girl
as Lieutenant Strickland
1941
Movie
Supernatural
as Prison Warden
1933
Movie
Background to Danger
as 'Mac' McNamara
1943
Movie
Wake Island
1942
