Willard Robertson
Born December 31, 1885 (Age: 140)
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Runnels, Texas, USA
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.
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.
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Filmography
Along Came Jones
1945
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as Luke Packard
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Age: 59
Wake Island
1942
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as
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Age: 56
Juke Girl
1942
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as Mister Just
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Age: 56
The Night of January 16th
1941
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as Inspector Donegan
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Age: 55
Texas
1941
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as Rancher Wilson
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Age: 55
Men of the Timberland
1941
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as Tim MacGregor
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Age: 55
I Wanted Wings
1941
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as Judge Advocate
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Age: 55
The Monster and the Girl
1941
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as Lieutenant Strickland
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Age: 55
Call Her Savage
1932
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as Pete Springer
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Age: 46
If I Had a Million
1932
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as Fred - Glidden Associate (uncredited)
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Age: 46
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
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as Prison Board Chairman
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Age: 46
Wild Girl
1932
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as Red Pete
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Age: 46
Virtue
1932
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as Detective MacKenzie
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Age: 46
Okay, America!
1932
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as Bit Role
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Age: 46
Guilty as Hell
1932
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as Police Sgt. Alcock
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Age: 46
Doctor X
1932
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as Detective O'Halloran
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Age: 46
Tom Brown of Culver
1932
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as Capt. White
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Age: 46
The Texas Bad Man
1932
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as Millard Keefe
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Age: 46
The Rider of Death Valley
1932
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as Bill Joyce
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Age: 46
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932
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as Sheriff
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Age: 46
The Broken Wing
1932
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as Sylvester Cross
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Age: 46
Steady Company
1932
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as Pop Henley
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Age: 46
Behind the Mask
1932
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as Capt. E.J. Hawkes
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Age: 46
The Gay Caballero
1932
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as Major Lawrence Blount
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Age: 46
Sooky
1931
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as Herbert Skinner
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Age: 45
The Cisco Kid
1931
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as Enos Hankins
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Age: 45
Graft
1931
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as E. T. Scudder
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Age: 45
Shanghaied Love
1931
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as Newman
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Age: 45
Silence
1931
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as Phil Powers
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Age: 45
The Lawyer's Secret
1931
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as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
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Age: 45
Skippy
1931
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as Herbert Skinner
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Age: 45
Fair Warning
1931
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as Tex Calder
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Age: 45
The Last of the Duanes
1930
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as Texas Ranger Captain
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Age: 44