Willard Robertson

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1885-12-31 (63 years old)

Deathday

1948-04-05

Place of Birth

Runnels, Texas, USA

Willard Robertson

Biography

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 ...

Acting

1935

Laddie

as Mr. John Stanton

1936

The Last of the Mohicans

as Captain Winthrop

1938

Gangs of New York

as Inspector Sullivan

1943

Background to Danger

as 'Mac' McNamara

1940

Remember the Night

as Francis X. O'Leary

1940

My Little Chickadee

as Uncle John

1933

Roman Scandals

as Warren Finley Cooper

1933

Lady Killer

as Detective Conroy

1932

Steady Company

as Pop Henley

1935

Straight from the Heart

as District Attorney

1947

Deep Valley

as Sheriff Akers

1934

One Is Guilty

as Wells Deveroux

1932

The Gay Caballero

as Major Lawrence Blount

1947

My Favorite Brunette

as Prison Warden

1933

Wild Boys of the Road

as Captain of Detectives

1939

Range War

as Buck Collins

1945

Along Came Jones

as Luke Packard

1940

North West Mounted Police

as Supt. Harrington

1946

To Each His Own

as Dr. Hunt

1931

Skippy

as Herbert Skinner

1940

Brigham Young

as Heber Kimball

1934

Here Comes the Navy

as Executive Officer

1933

Tugboat Annie

as Red Severn

1941

The Night of January 16th

as Inspector Donegan

1932

Virtue

as Detective MacKenzie

1936

The Man Who Lived Twice

as Police Insp. Logan

1942

Juke Girl

as Mister Just

1933

Supernatural

as Prison Warden

1936

The Gorgeous Hussy

as Secretary Ingham

1948

1933

Ever in My Heart

as Kennel Caretaker

1933

1938

You and Me

as Dayton

1936

Three Godfathers

as Reverend McLane

1932

Wild Girl

as Red Pete

1940

Lucky Cisco Kid

as Judge McQuade

1935

Dante's Inferno

as Inspector Harris

1935

Biography of a Bachelor Girl

as Grigsby, the Process Server

1937

Larceny on the Air

as Inspector 'Mac' McDonald

1931

Graft

as E. T. Scudder

1938

Torchy Gets Her Man

as Charles Gilbert

1934

He Was Her Man

as Police Captain

1934

Housewife

as Judge Edwin A. Matthews

1935

O'Shaughnessy's Boy

as Dan Hastings

1937

Park Avenue Logger

as Ben Morton

1934

Have a Heart

as Mr. Schauber

1937

Exclusive

as Mr. Franklin

1938

Men with Wings

as Col. Hadley

1934

Two Alone

as George Marshall

1933

1934

Dark Hazard

as Bill 'Billy' Fallen

1939

Union Pacific

as Oakes Ames

1934

Whirlpool

as Morrison

1936

Wanted: Jane Turner

as Walter Davies

1935

His Night Out

as J.J. Trent

1932

Guilty as Hell

as Police Sgt. Alcock

1933

Frisco Jenny

as Police Capt. Tom

1934

Upperworld

as Police Captain Reynolds

1934

Elinor Norton

as Ranch Foreman

1932

1933

Another Language

as Harry Hallam

1934

Operator 13

as Captain Channing

1938

Kentucky

as Bob Slocum

1930

The Last of the Duanes

as Texas Ranger Captain

1934

1934

Heat Lightning

as Everett Marshall

1931

The Cisco Kid

as Enos Hankins

1941

Texas

as Rancher Wilson

1935

Transient Lady

as Ed Goring

1932

Doctor X

as Detective O'Halloran

1939

Jesse James

as Clarke

1946

Renegades

as Nathan Brockway

1939

Heritage of the Desert

as Henchman Nebraska

1948

Sitting Pretty

as Mr. Ashcroft

1939

1931

Silence

as Phil Powers

1943

Air Force

as Colonel at Hickam Field

1943

The Ox-Bow Incident

as Sheriff Risley

1936

Winterset

as Policeman in the Square

1932

Call Her Savage

as Pete Springer

1933

Trick for Trick

as Dr. Frank Fitzgerald

1934

The Secret Bride

as Representative Grosvenor

1934

Gambling Lady

as District Attorney

1939

Main Street Lawyer

as John Ralston

1939

My Son Is a Criminal

as Tom Halloran Sr.

1932

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

as Prison Board Chairman

1932

Tom Brown of Culver

as Capt. White

1937

This Is My Affair

as George Andrews

1931

1946

1936

I Married a Doctor

as Guy Pollock

1932

Behind the Mask

as Capt. E.J. Hawkes

1933

Central Airport

as Havana Airport Manager

1943

No Time for Love

as Construction Company President (uncredited)

1936

That Girl from Paris

as Immigration Officer (uncredited)

1932

The Broken Wing

as Sylvester Cross

1937

Roaring Timber

as Harrigan

1933

Female

as Department Head (Uncredited)

1944

Nine Girls

as Capt. Brooks

1937

The Go-Getter

as Matt Peasely

1934

1946

Gallant Journey

as Zachary Montgomery

1932

If I Had a Million

as Fred - Glidden Associate (uncredited)

1931

Fair Warning

as Tex Calder

1941

The Monster and the Girl

as Lieutenant Strickland

1937

Hot Water

as Dr. Enfield

1934

Let's Talk It Over

as Dr. Preston

1941

Men of the Timberland

as Tim MacGregor

1936

Dangerous Waters

as Bill MacKeechie

1938

Island in the Sky

as Walter Rhodes

1935

The Old Homestead

as Uncle Jed

1932

Okay, America!

as Bit Role

1936

The First Baby

as Dr. Clarke

1931

Sooky

as Herbert Skinner

1939

Two Bright Boys

as Clayton

1932

The Texas Bad Man

as Millard Keefe

1941

I Wanted Wings

as Judge Advocate

1924

Daughters of the Night

as Prof. Woodbury

1935

Forced Landing

as Martin Byrd

Production

1942

Moontide

as Novel

1925

Why Women Love

as Theatre Play

1924

1921

Big Game

as Screenplay

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