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Willard Robertson

Cast & creator

Willard Robertson

1885-12-31 (died at 62) Runnels, Texas, USAIMDb

Best known for The Ox-Bow Incident, I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, Union Pacific

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.

Movies

134

film credits

Series

0

television credits

Career

129

1921–1948 · acting roles

Credit score

6.8

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

The Ox-Bow Incident

The Ox-Bow Incident

Sheriff Risley · 1943

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Prison Board Chairman · 1932

Union Pacific

Union Pacific

Oakes Ames · 1939

Jesse James

Jesse James

Clarke · 1939

Housewife

Housewife

Judge Edwin A. Matthews · 1934

Across film & television

Filmography (134)

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The Ox-Bow Incident

The Ox-Bow Incident

Sheriff Risley

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Prison Board Chairman

Union Pacific

Union Pacific

Oakes Ames

Jesse James

Jesse James

Clarke

Housewife

Housewife

Judge Edwin A. Matthews

The Virginian

The Virginian

North West Mounted Police

North West Mounted Police

Supt. Harrington

Brigham Young

Brigham Young

Heber Kimball

Doctor X

Doctor X

Detective O'Halloran

Air Force

Air Force

Colonel at Hickam Field

Each Dawn I Die

Each Dawn I Die

Lang

Along Came Jones

Along Came Jones

Luke Packard

Remember the Night

Remember the Night

Francis X. O'Leary

If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million

Fred - Glidden Associate (uncredited)

Heritage of the Desert

Heritage of the Desert

Henchman Nebraska

Wild Girl

Wild Girl

Red Pete

Moontide

Moontide

Novel

Transient Lady

Transient Lady

Ed Goring

Wild Boys of the Road

Wild Boys of the Road

Captain of Detectives

Nine Girls

Nine Girls

Capt. Brooks

No Time for Love

No Time for Love

Construction Company President (uncredited)

Mills of the Gods

Mills of the Gods

Thomas

The Famous Ferguson Case

The Famous Ferguson Case

Sheriff

Sitting Pretty

Sitting Pretty

Mr. Ashcroft

You and Me

You and Me

Dayton

Wake Island

Wake Island

I Wanted Wings

I Wanted Wings

Judge Advocate

Texas

Texas

Rancher Wilson

Ever in My Heart

Ever in My Heart

Kennel Caretaker

I'll Tell the World

I'll Tell the World

Hardwick

The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

Captain Winthrop

The Go-Getter

The Go-Getter

Matt Peasely

To Each His Own

To Each His Own

Dr. Hunt

Call Her Savage

Call Her Savage

Pete Springer

Central Airport

Central Airport

Havana Airport Manager

Death on the Diamond

Death on the Diamond

Cato

Castle on the Hudson

Castle on the Hudson

Ragan

The Monster and the Girl

The Monster and the Girl

Lieutenant Strickland

My Favorite Brunette

My Favorite Brunette

Prison Warden

Men with Wings

Men with Wings

Col. Hadley

Gallant Journey

Gallant Journey

Zachary Montgomery

Torchy Gets Her Man

Torchy Gets Her Man

Charles Gilbert

Juke Girl

Juke Girl

Mister Just

Straight from the Heart

Straight from the Heart

District Attorney

Oil for the Lamps of China

Oil for the Lamps of China

Speaker

He Was Her Man

He Was Her Man

Police Captain

Biography of a Bachelor Girl

Biography of a Bachelor Girl

Grigsby, the Process Server

Here Comes the Navy

Here Comes the Navy

Executive Officer

I Married a Doctor

I Married a Doctor

Guy Pollock

Exclusive

Exclusive

Mr. Franklin

Men of the Timberland

Men of the Timberland

Tim MacGregor

Larceny on the Air

Larceny on the Air

Inspector 'Mac' McDonald

That Girl from Paris

That Girl from Paris

Immigration Officer (uncredited)

Roman Scandals

Roman Scandals

Warren Finley Cooper

Murder in the Private Car

Murder in the Private Car

Hanks

The Lawyer's Secret

The Lawyer's Secret

Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Fury at Furnace Creek

Fury at Furnace Creek

Gen. Leads

Operator 13

Operator 13

Captain Channing

The Night of January 16th

The Night of January 16th

Inspector Donegan

Lady Killer

Lady Killer

Detective Conroy

Tom Brown of Culver

Tom Brown of Culver

Capt. White

Three Godfathers

Three Godfathers

Reverend McLane

This Is My Affair

This Is My Affair

George Andrews

Wanted: Jane Turner

Wanted: Jane Turner

Walter Davies

Female

Female

Department Head (Uncredited)

Two Alone

Two Alone

George Marshall

The Man Who Lived Twice

The Man Who Lived Twice

Logan

Let's Talk It Over

Let's Talk It Over

Dr. Preston

East of Fifth Avenue

East of Fifth Avenue

Dr. Morgan

O'Shaughnessy's Boy

O'Shaughnessy's Boy

Dan Hastings

Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York

Inspector Sullivan

Background to Danger

Background to Danger

McNamara

My Little Chickadee

My Little Chickadee

Uncle John

The Gorgeous Hussy

The Gorgeous Hussy

Secretary Ingham

Dangerous Waters

Dangerous Waters

Bill MacKeechie

One Is Guilty

One Is Guilty

Wells Deveroux

Gambling Lady

Gambling Lady

District Attorney

John Meade's Woman

John Meade's Woman

Man

The Last of the Duanes

The Last of the Duanes

Texas Ranger Captain

Park Avenue Logger

Park Avenue Logger

Ben Morton

The Rider of Death Valley

The Rider of Death Valley

Bill Joyce

Main Street Lawyer

Main Street Lawyer

John Ralston

Deep Valley

Deep Valley

Sheriff Akers

Supernatural

Supernatural

Prison Warden

Guilty as Hell

Guilty as Hell

Police Sgt. Alcock

Island in the Sky

Island in the Sky

Walter Rhodes

Renegades

Renegades

Nathan Brockway

Frisco Jenny

Frisco Jenny

Police Capt. Tom

Big Game

Big Game

Screenplay

Elinor Norton

Elinor Norton

Ranch Foreman

Winterset

Winterset

Policeman in the Square

The Secret Bride

The Secret Bride

Representative Grosvenor

The First Baby

The First Baby

Dr. Clarke

My Son Is a Criminal

Tom Halloran Sr.

Hot Water

Hot Water

Dr. Enfield

Sooky

Sooky

Herbert Skinner

Dante's Inferno

Dante's Inferno

Inspector Harris

The Texas Bad Man

The Texas Bad Man

Millard Keefe

Upperworld

Upperworld

Police Captain Reynolds

Virtue

Virtue

Detective MacKenzie

Tugboat Annie

Tugboat Annie

Red Severn

Kentucky

Kentucky

Bob Slocum

Whirlpool

Whirlpool

Morrison

Perilous Holiday

Perilous Holiday

Graeme

Dark Hazard

Dark Hazard

Bill 'Billy' Fallen

The Cisco Kid

The Cisco Kid

Enos Hankins

Two Bright Boys

Two Bright Boys

Clayton

Lucky Cisco Kid

Lucky Cisco Kid

Judge McQuade

Skippy

Skippy

Herbert Skinner

Daughters of the Night

Daughters of the Night

Prof. Woodbury

Daughters of the Night

Daughters of the Night

Screenplay

Daughters of the Night

Daughters of the Night

Story

Roaring Timber

Roaring Timber

Harrigan

Okay, America!

Okay, America!

Bit Role

Graft

Graft

E. T. Scudder

The Old Homestead

The Old Homestead

Uncle Jed

His Night Out

His Night Out

J.J. Trent

The Gay Caballero

The Gay Caballero

Major Lawrence Blount

Forced Landing

Forced Landing

Martin Byrd

Heat Lightning

Heat Lightning

Everett Marshall

Million Dollar Baby

Million Dollar Baby

Another Language

Another Language

Harry Hallam

Fair Warning

Fair Warning

Tex Calder

Steady Company

Steady Company

Pop Henley

Range War

Range War

Buck Collins

The Broken Wing

The Broken Wing

Sylvester Cross

Why Women Love

Why Women Love

Theatre Play

Laddie

Laddie

Mr. John Stanton

Destination Unknown

Destination Unknown

Joe Shano

Silence

Silence

Phil Powers

Have a Heart

Have a Heart

Mr. Schauber

Trick for Trick

Dr. Frank Fitzgerald

Shanghaied Love

Shanghaied Love

Newman

Behind the Mask

Behind the Mask

Capt. E.J. Hawkes