Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1885-12-31
Day of Death
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 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.
Filmography (129)
Fury at Furnace Creek
1948
Sitting Pretty
1948
Deep Valley
1947
My Favorite Brunette
1947
Gallant Journey
1946
Renegades
1946
The Virginian
1946
Perilous Holiday
1946
To Each His Own
1946
Along Came Jones
1945
Nine Girls
1944
Background to Danger
1943
No Time for Love
1943
Air Force
1943
