Actor
Willard Robertson
December 31, 1885 · Runnels, Texas, USA
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).
Notable work
Often works with
Hank Bell
3 titles together
The Ox-Bow Incident, Along Came Jones, My Little Chickadee
Preston Foster
3 titles together
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, Doctor X, North West Mounted Police
Robert Warwick
3 titles together
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, Doctor X, Female
Charles Arnt
3 titles together
Remember the Night, My Favorite Brunette, Sitting Pretty
John Wray
3 titles together
Remember the Night, Doctor X, Each Dawn I Die
Spencer Charters
3 titles together
Remember the Night, Jesse James, Female
Full filmography · 128
Fury at Furnace Creek
as Gen. Leads
1948
Sitting Pretty
as Mr. Ashcroft
19487.1
Deep Valley
as Sheriff Akers
19475.6
My Favorite Brunette
as Prison Warden
19476.7
Gallant Journey
as Zachary Montgomery
1946
Renegades
as Nathan Brockway
1946
The Virginian
cast
19466.2
Perilous Holiday
as Graeme
1946
To Each His Own
as Dr. Hunt
19467
Along Came Jones
as Luke Packard
19455.8
Nine Girls
as Capt. Brooks
1944
Background to Danger
as McNamara
19436.7