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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.
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Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sitting Pretty (1948) | Mr. Ashcroft | 5 | |
| 2 | My Favorite Brunette (1947) | Prison Warden | 5 | |
| 3 | Deep Valley (1947) | Sheriff Akers | 5 | |
| 4 | To Each His Own (1946) | Dr. Hunt | 5 | |
| 5 | Air Force (1943) | Colonel at Hickam Field | 5 | |
| 6 | The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) | Sheriff Risley | 7.8 | |
| 7 | Moontide (1942) | Director / Writer | 7 | |
| 8 | Wake Island (1942) | - | 5 | |
| 9 | I Wanted Wings (1941) | Judge Advocate | - | - |
| 10 | The Monster and the Girl (1941) | Lieutenant Strickland | - | - |
| 11 | North West Mounted Police (1940) | Supt. Harrington | - | - |
| 12 | Remember the Night (1940) | Francis X. O'Leary | 6.7 | |
| 13 | Union Pacific (1939) | Oakes Ames | 7 | |
| 14 | Each Dawn I Die (1939) | Lang | 5.5 | |
| 15 | Jesse James (1939) | Clarke | - | - |
| 16 | Kentucky (1938) | Bob Slocum | - | - |
| 17 | You and Me (1938) | Dayton | 4 | |
| 18 | Gangs of New York (1938) | Inspector Sullivan | - | - |
| 19 | This Is My Affair (1937) | George Andrews | 7 | |
| 20 | The Gorgeous Hussy (1936) | Secretary Ingham | 5 | |
| 21 | The Last of the Mohicans (1936) | Captain Winthrop | 6 | |
| 22 | Gambling Lady (1934) | District Attorney | 5 | |
| 23 | Here Comes the Navy (1934) | Executive Officer | 3 | |
| 24 | Wild Boys of the Road (1933) | Captain of Detectives | 8 | |
| 25 | Supernatural (1933) | Prison Warden | - | - |
| 26 | Frisco Jenny (1933) | Police Capt. Tom | 5 | |
| 27 | Female (1933) | Department Head (Uncredited) | - | - |
| 28 | Lady Killer (1933) | Detective Conroy | 6.5 | |
| 29 | Doctor X (1932) | Detective O'Halloran | 6 | |
| 30 | I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) | Prison Board Chairman | 9 | |
| 31 | Skippy (1931) | Herbert Skinner | 6 |
