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Willard Robertson

January 08, 2023

Willard Robertson (January 1, 1886 – April 5, 1948) was an American actor and writer. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1924 and 1948. He was born in Runnels, Texas, and died in Hollywood, California.

Willard Robertson
Robertson in the 1930s
Born(1886-01-01)January 1, 1886
Runnels, Texas, U.S.
DiedApril 5, 1948(1948-04-05) (aged 62)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1924–1948

Biography

Robertson first worked as a lawyer in Texas, but he left his profession for a sudden interest in acting[1] after being encouraged to do so by Joseph Jefferson.[2]

Robertson's initial venture onto the stage did not last, however. He returned to the practice of law as an attorney with the Interstate Commerce Commission. During World War I, he was an administrator in the Chicago office of the federal railway police.[2]

 
George Barbier, Willard Robertson, Claude Cooper, Allen Jenkins, and William Foran in the original Broadway production of The Front Page (1928)

He appeared on Broadway in 16 plays between 1907 and 1930.[3] 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 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).

Robertson wrote the novel Moon Tide (1940) which was turned into Archie Mayo's drama thriller Moontide (1942)[4] starring Jean Gabin and Ida Lupino.

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^
  2. ^ a b Coons, Robbin (June 13, 1939). "Hollywood Sights And Sounds". The Bristol News Bulletin. Tennessee, Bristol. p. 4. Retrieved September 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Willard Robertson at IBDB
  4. ^ Babcock, Frederic (April 4, 1943). "Among the Authors". Chicago Tribune. Illinois, Chicago. p. 12. Retrieved September 25, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

 
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January 08, 2023
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Willard Robertson January 1 1886 April 5 1948 was an American actor and writer He appeared in more than 140 films between 1924 and 1948 He was born in Runnels Texas and died in Hollywood California Willard RobertsonRobertson in the 1930sBorn 1886 01 01 January 1 1886Runnels Texas U S DiedApril 5 1948 1948 04 05 aged 62 Hollywood California U S OccupationActorYears active1924 1948 Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected filmography 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditRobertson first worked as a lawyer in Texas but he left his profession for a sudden interest in acting 1 after being encouraged to do so by Joseph Jefferson 2 Robertson s initial venture onto the stage did not last however He returned to the practice of law as an attorney with the Interstate Commerce Commission During World War I he was an administrator in the Chicago office of the federal railway police 2 George Barbier Willard Robertson Claude Cooper Allen Jenkins and William Foran in the original Broadway production of The Front Page 1928 He appeared on Broadway in 16 plays between 1907 and 1930 3 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 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 Robertson wrote the novel Moon Tide 1940 which was turned into Archie Mayo s drama thriller Moontide 1942 4 starring Jean Gabin and Ida Lupino Selected filmography EditDaughters of the Night 1924 as Prof Woodbury The Last of the Duanes 1930 as Texas Ranger Captain Once a Sinner 1931 as Speaker at Party uncredited Fair Warning 1931 as Tex Calder Skippy 1931 as Dr Herbert Skinner City Streets 1931 as Detective uncredited The Lawyer s Secret 1931 as Police Desk Sergeant uncredited Murder by the Clock 1931 as Police Captain uncredited Silence 1931 as Phil Powers Shanghaied Love 1931 as Newman Graft 1931 as E T Scudder The Ruling Voice 1931 as Ed Bailey The Cisco Kid 1931 as Enos Hankins Sooky 1931 as Mr Skinner The Gay Caballero 1932 as Major Lawrence Blount Behind the Mask 1932 as Capt E J Hawkes Steady Company 1932 as Pop Henley The Broken Wing 1932 as Sylvester Cross The Rider of Death Valley 1932 as Bill Joyce So Big 1932 as The Doctor scenes deleted The Famous Ferguson Case 1932 as Sheriff The Texas Bad Man 1932 as Milton Keefe Tom Brown of Culver 1932 as Capt White Doctor X 1932 as Detective O Halloran Guilty as Hell 1932 as Police Sgt Alcock Okay America 1932 as Bit Role Wild Girl 1932 as Red Pete Virtue 1932 as MacKenzie I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang 1932 as Prison Board Chairman The Strange Love of Molly Louvain 1932 Central Park 1932 If I Had a Million 1932 as Fred Glidden Associate uncredited Call Her Savage 1932 as Pete Springer Silver Dollar 1932 as Al Yates Office Manager uncredited Frisco Jenny 1932 as Capt of Police Born to Fight 1932 as Dad Kinney Destination Unknown 1933 as Joe Shano Central Airport 1933 as Havana Airport Manager Trick for Trick 1933 as Dr Frank Fitzgerald Supernatural 1933 as Prison Warden Heroes for Sale 1933 as The Sheriff scenes deleted Another Language 1933 as Harry Hallam Tugboat Annie 1933 as Red Severn Wild Boys of the Road 1933 as Captain of Detectives The Mad Game 1933 as Warden Ever in My Heart 1933 as Kennel Caretaker Female 1933 as Department Head uncredited The World Changes 1933 as Mr Peterson Roman Scandals 1933 as Warren Finley Cooper East of Fifth Avenue 1933 as Dr Morgan Lady Killer 1933 as Detective Conroy Two Alone 1934 as George Marshall Dark Hazard 1934 as Bill Billy Fallen Heat Lightning 1934 as Everett Marshall Gambling Lady 1934 as District Attorney Whirlpool 1934 as Judge Jim Morrison Upper World 1934 as Police Capt Reynolds I ll Tell the World 1934 as Hardwick One Is Guilty 1934 as Wells Deveroux He Was Her Man 1934 as Police Captain uncredited Let s Talk It Over 1934 as Dr Preston Wild Gold 1934 as Dam Boss uncredited Operator 13 1934 as Capt Channing Murder in the Private Car 1934 as Elwood Carson aka Hanks Here Comes the Navy 1934 as Executive Officer Housewife 1934 as Judge Have a Heart 1934 as Mr Schauber Death on the Diamond 1934 as Cato Elinor Norton 1934 as Ranch Foreman uncredited Mills of the Gods 1934 as Thomas The Secret Bride 1934 as Representative Grosvenor Million Dollar Baby 1934 as Doctor Biography of a Bachelor Girl 1935 as Grigsby the Process Server Transient Lady 1935 as Ed Goring Laddie 1935 as Mr John Stanton Straight from the Heart 1935 as District Attorney Black Fury 1935 as Mr J J Welsh Oil for the Lamps of China 1935 as Speaker Dante s Inferno 1935 as Inspector Harris The Virginia Judge 1935 as Plato Jones O Shaughnessy s Boy 1935 as Dan Hastings His Night Out 1935 as J J Trent The Old Homestead 1935 as Uncle Jed Forced Landing 1935 as Martin Byrd Dangerous Waters 1936 as Bill MacKeechie Three Godfathers 1936 as Rev McLane The First Baby 1936 as Dr Clarke I Married a Doctor 1936 as Guy Pollock The Last of the Mohicans 1936 as Captain Winthrop The Gorgeous Hussy 1936 as Secretary Ingham The Man Who Lived Twice 1936 as Police Insp Logan Wanted Jane Turner 1936 as Walter Davies Winterset 1936 as Policeman in the Square That Girl from Paris 1936 as Immigration Officer uncredited Larceny on the Air 1937 as Inspector Mac McDonald John Meade s Woman 1937 as The Governor Park Avenue Logger 1937 as Ben Morton The Go Getter 1937 as Matt Peasely This Is My Affair 1937 as George Andrews Roaring Timber 1937 as Harrigan Exclusive 1937 as Mr Franklin Hot Water 1937 as Dr Enfield The Last Gangster 1937 as Mr Broderick uncredited Island in the Sky 1938 as Walter Rhodes Gangs of New York 1938 as Inspector Sullivan You and Me 1938 as Dayton Men with Wings 1938 as Col Hadley Torchy Gets Her Man 1938 as Charles Gilbert Kentucky 1938 as Bob Slocum Jesse James 1939 as Clarke My Son Is a Criminal 1939 as Tom Halloran Sr Union Pacific 1939 as Oakes Ames Heritage of the Desert 1939 as Nebraska Each Dawn I Die 1939 as Lang Range War 1939 as Buck Collins Two Bright Boys 1939 as Clayton Main Street Lawyer 1939 as John Ralston The Cat and the Canary 1939 Remember the Night 1940 as Francis X O Leary My Little Chickadee 1940 as Uncle John Castle on the Hudson 1940 as Ragan Lucky Cisco Kid 1940 as Judge McQuade Brigham Young 1940 as Heber Kimball Northwest Mounted Police 1940 as Supt Harrington The Monster and the Girl 1941 as Lieutenant Strickland I Wanted Wings 1941 as Judge Advocate Men of the Timberland 1941 as Tim MacGregor Texas 1941 as Rancher Wilson The Night of January 16th 1941 as Inspector Donegan Sullivan s Travels 1941 as Judge uncredited Juke Girl 1942 as Mister Just Wake Island 1942 as Col Cameron uncredited No Time for Love 1943 as Construction Company President uncredited Air Force 1943 as Colonel at Hickam Field The Ox Bow Incident 1943 as Sheriff Risley Background to Danger 1943 as Mac McNamara Nine Girls 1944 as Capt Brooks Along Came Jones 1945 as Luke Packard To Each His Own 1946 as Dr Hunt Perilous Holiday 1946 as Graeme The Virginian 1946 as Judge Henry uncredited Renegades 1946 as Nathan Brockway Gallant Journey 1946 as Zachary Montgomery My Favorite Brunette 1947 as Prison Warden Deep Valley 1947 as Sheriff Akers Sitting Pretty 1948 as Mr Ashcroft Fury at Furnace Creek 1948 as Gen LeadsReferences Edit Willard Robertson at NY Times a b Coons Robbin June 13 1939 Hollywood Sights And Sounds The Bristol News Bulletin Tennessee Bristol p 4 Retrieved September 24 2019 via Newspapers com Willard Robertson at IBDB Babcock Frederic April 4 1943 Among the Authors Chicago Tribune Illinois Chicago p 12 Retrieved September 25 2019 via Newspapers com External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Willard Robertson Willard Robertson at IMDb Willard Robertson at AllMovie Willard Robertson at Turner Classic Movies Willard Robertson at the Internet Broadway Database Willard Robertson at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Willard Robertson amp oldid 1120220266, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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