7.8
7.8
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
as Prison Board Chairman
Willard Robertson
Acting
Born:December 31, 1885
Died:April 5, 1948(aged 62)
Birthplace:Runnels, Texas, USA
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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 (122 movies)
7.7
7.7
The Ox-Bow Incident
1943
as Sheriff Risley
7.7
7.7
Housewife
1934
as Judge Edwin A. Matthews
7.5
7.5
Silence
1931
as Phil Powers
7.3
7.3
This Is My Affair
1937
as George Andrews
7.3
7.3
Oil for the Lamps of China
1935
as Speaker
7.3
7.3
Remember the Night
1940
as Francis X. O'Leary
7.0
7.0
Sitting Pretty
1948
as Mr. Ashcroft
7.0
7.0
Island in the Sky
1938
as Walter Rhodes
7.0
7.0
Tugboat Annie
1933
as Red Severn
7.0
7.0
The Rider of Death Valley
1932
as Bill Joyce
7.0
7.0
Two Alone
1934
as George Marshall
7.0
7.0
Death on the Diamond
1934
as Cato
7.0
7.0
Have a Heart
1934
as Mr. Schauber
6.9
6.9
Three Godfathers
1936
as Reverend McLane
6.9
6.9
To Each His Own
1946
as Dr. Hunt
6.8
6.8
Each Dawn I Die
1939
as Lang
6.8
6.8
Heat Lightning
1934
as Everett Marshall
6.8
6.8
Castle on the Hudson
1940
as Ragan
6.8
6.8
Lady Killer
1933
as Detective Conroy
6.8
6.8
Wild Boys of the Road
1933
as Captain of Detectives
6.7
6.7
The Man Who Lived Twice
1936
as Logan
6.6
6.6
Background to Danger
1943
as 'Mac' McNamara
6.6
6.6
My Favorite Brunette
1947
as Prison Warden
6.6
6.6
Union Pacific
1939
as Oakes Ames
6.5
6.5
You and Me
1938
as Dayton
6.5
6.5
Air Force
1943
as Colonel at Hickam Field
6.5
6.5
Texas
1941
as Rancher Wilson
6.5
6.5
Juke Girl
1942
as Mister Just
6.4
6.4
Virtue
1932
as Detective MacKenzie
6.4
6.4
My Little Chickadee
1940
as Uncle John
6.4
6.4
Jesse James
1939
as Clarke
6.4
6.4
North West Mounted Police
1940
as Supt. Harrington
6.3
6.3
Another Language
1933
as Harry Hallam
6.3
6.3
Frisco Jenny
1933
as Police Capt. Tom
6.3
6.3
Upperworld
1934
as Police Captain Reynolds
6.3
6.3
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
1935
as Grigsby, the Process Server
6.3
6.3
The Last of the Mohicans
1936
as Captain Winthrop
6.2
6.2
Gambling Lady
1934
as District Attorney
6.2
6.2
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932
as Sheriff
6.2
6.2
Dante's Inferno
1935
as Inspector Harris
6.2
6.2
He Was Her Man
1934
as Police Captain
6.1
6.1
Supernatural
1933
as Prison Warden
6.1
6.1
Central Airport
1933
as Havana Airport Manager
6.1
6.1
Skippy
1931
as Herbert Skinner
6.1
6.1
Gallant Journey
1946
as Zachary Montgomery
6.0
6.0
Doctor X
1932
as Detective O'Halloran
6.0
6.0
Fury at Furnace Creek
1948
as Gen. Leads
6.0
6.0
Wild Girl
1932
as Red Pete
6.0
6.0
Park Avenue Logger
1937
as Ben Morton
6.0
6.0
Exclusive
1937
as Mr. Franklin
6.0
6.0
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
1935
as Dan Hastings
5.9
5.9
Whirlpool
1934
as Morrison
5.9
5.9
The Cisco Kid
1931
as Enos Hankins
5.9
5.9
The Secret Bride
1934
as Representative Grosvenor
5.9
5.9
Here Comes the Navy
1934
as Executive Officer
5.8
5.8
Operator 13
1934
as Captain Channing
5.8
5.8
Kentucky
1938
as Bob Slocum
5.8
5.8
The Go-Getter
1937
as Matt Peasely
5.8
5.8
Guilty as Hell
1932
as Police Sgt. Alcock
5.8
5.8
Heritage of the Desert
1939
as Henchman Nebraska
5.8
5.8
Behind the Mask
1932
as Capt. E.J. Hawkes
5.8
5.8
Roman Scandals
1933
as Warren Finley Cooper
5.7
5.7
Winterset
1936
as Policeman in the Square
5.7
5.7
East of Fifth Avenue
1933
as Dr. Morgan
5.6
5.6
Deep Valley
1947
as Sheriff Akers
5.6
5.6
The Monster and the Girl
1941
as Lieutenant Strickland
5.6
5.6
Lucky Cisco Kid
1940
as Judge McQuade
5.6
5.6
Along Came Jones
1945
as Luke Packard
5.6
5.6
Torchy Gets Her Man
1938
as Charles Gilbert
5.5
5.5
Call Her Savage
1932
as Pete Springer
5.5
5.5
Transient Lady
1935
as Ed Goring
5.4
5.4
Dark Hazard
1934
as Bill 'Billy' Fallen
5.4
5.4
I Wanted Wings
1941
as Judge Advocate
5.3
5.3
Ever in My Heart
1933
as Kennel Caretaker
5.3
5.3
Nine Girls
1944
as Capt. Brooks
5.3
5.3
Wanted: Jane Turner
1936
as Walter Davies
5.3
5.3
Okay, America!
1932
as Bit Role
5.3
5.3
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936
as Secretary Ingham
5.3
5.3
Murder in the Private Car
1934
as Hanks
5.2
5.2
Tom Brown of Culver
1932
as Capt. White
5.2
5.2
Renegades
1946
as Nathan Brockway
5.0
5.0
Larceny on the Air
1937
as Inspector 'Mac' McDonald
5.0
5.0
Hot Water
1937
as Dr. Enfield
5.0
5.0
Roaring Timber
1937
as Harrigan
5.0
5.0
Men with Wings
1938
as Col. Hadley
5.0
5.0
The Night of January 16th
1941
as Inspector Donegan
5.0
5.0
The Broken Wing
1932
as Sylvester Cross
4.9
4.9
Gangs of New York
1938
as Inspector Sullivan
4.7
4.7
I Married a Doctor
1936
as Guy Pollock
4.5
4.5
Dangerous Waters
1936
as Bill MacKeechie
4.5
4.5
Graft
1931
as E. T. Scudder
4.4
4.4
Brigham Young
1940
as Heber Kimball
4.0
4.0
Range War
1939
as Buck Collins
3.0
3.0
The Last of the Duanes
1930
as Texas Ranger Captain
2.7
2.7
One Is Guilty
1934
as Wells Deveroux
2.0
2.0
Main Street Lawyer
1939
as John Ralston
1.0
1.0
Sooky
1931
as Herbert Skinner
1.0
1.0
The Texas Bad Man
1932
as Millard Keefe
Shanghaied Love
1931
as Newman
Million Dollar Baby
1934
The First Baby
1936
as Dr. Clarke
Trick for Trick
1933
as Dr. Frank Fitzgerald
John Meade's Woman
1937
as Man
Daughters of the Night
1924
Screenplay
The Gay Caballero
1932
as Major Lawrence Blount
Mills of the Gods
1934
as Thomas
Steady Company
1932
as Pop Henley
Laddie
1935
as Mr. John Stanton
I'll Tell the World
1934
as Hardwick
Let's Talk It Over
1934
as Dr. Preston
Forced Landing
1935
as Martin Byrd
My Son Is a Criminal
1939
as Tom Halloran Sr.
Perilous Holiday
1946
as Graeme
Fair Warning
1931
as Tex Calder
The Old Homestead
1935
as Uncle Jed
Destination Unknown
1933
as Joe Shano
Men of the Timberland
1941
as Tim MacGregor
Two Bright Boys
1939
as Clayton
Straight from the Heart
1935
as District Attorney
His Night Out
1935
as J.J. Trent
Big Game
1921
Screenplay
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