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Willard Robertson
Runnels, Texas, USA
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…
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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.
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1948
Fury at Furnace Creek
Movie Gen. Leads
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1948
Sitting Pretty
Movie Mr. Ashcroft
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1947
Deep Valley
Movie Sheriff Akers
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1947
My Favorite Brunette
Movie Prison Warden
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1946
Gallant Journey
Movie Zachary Montgomery
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1946
Renegades
Movie Nathan Brockway
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1946
The Virginian
Movie
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1946
Perilous Holiday
Movie Graeme
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1946
To Each His Own
Movie Dr. Hunt
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1945
Along Came Jones
Movie Luke Packard
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1944
Nine Girls
Movie Capt. Brooks
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1943
Background to Danger
Movie McNamara
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1943
No Time for Love
Movie Construction Company President (uncredited)
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1943
Air Force
Movie Colonel at Hickam Field
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1943
The Ox-Bow Incident
Movie Sheriff Risley
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1942
Wake Island
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1942
Juke Girl
Movie Mister Just
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1942
Moontide
Movie Novel
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1941
The Night of January 16th
Movie Inspector Donegan
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1941
Texas
Movie Rancher Wilson
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1941
Men of the Timberland
Movie Tim MacGregor
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1941
I Wanted Wings
Movie Judge Advocate
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1941
The Monster and the Girl
Movie Lieutenant Strickland
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1940
North West Mounted Police
Movie Supt. Harrington
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1940
Brigham Young
Movie Heber Kimball
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1940
Lucky Cisco Kid
Movie Judge McQuade
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1940
Castle on the Hudson
Movie Ragan
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1940
My Little Chickadee
Movie Uncle John
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1940
Remember the Night
Movie Francis X. O'Leary
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1939
Main Street Lawyer
Movie John Ralston
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1939
Two Bright Boys
Movie Clayton
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1939
Range War
Movie Buck Collins
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1939
Each Dawn I Die
Movie Lang
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1939
Heritage of the Desert
Movie Henchman Nebraska
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1939
Union Pacific
Movie Oakes Ames
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1939
My Son Is a Criminal
Movie Tom Halloran Sr.
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1939
Jesse James
Movie Clarke
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1938
Kentucky
Movie Bob Slocum
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1938
Torchy Gets Her Man
Movie Charles Gilbert
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1938
Men with Wings
Movie Col. Hadley
