Willard Robertson

**Willard Robertson** () adalah aktor dan penulis skenario film berkebangsaan Amerika Serikat. Namanya dikenal saat tampil dalam 147 film antara tahun 1924 sampai dengan 1948.

## Biography

Willard Robertson kali pertama bekerja sebagai penasihat hukum di Texas, namun dia keluar tiba-tiba karena tertarik menekuni dunia keaktoran. Dia tampil di Teater Broadway dalam 16 nomor pertunjukan antara tahun 1907 dan 1930. Robertson bermain sebagai pemeran pendukung di beberapa film produksi Hollywood antara tahun 1930 sampai setahun sebelum meninggal. Tipikal karakter yang sering dimainkan antara lain sebagai penguasa, doktor, pegawai pemerintah, perwira militer, dan juga pengacara. Dia pernah memerankan sebagai Jackie Cooper yang keras, tapi juga menjadi ayah yang lembut dalam drama yang memenangi piala Oscar berjudul *[[Skippy (film)|Skippy]]* (1931) dan sekuel-nya *[[Sooky]]* (1931). Robertson juga berperan pengacara flamboyan dalam *[[Remember the Night]]* (1940) dan polisi dalam *[[The Ox-Bow Incident]]* (1943).

Willard Robertson juga tercatat sebagai penulis skenario untuk beberapa judul naskah drama, dua di antaranya diadaptasi ke dalam film. Dia juga menulis novel berjudul *Moon Tide* (1940) yang kemudian dijadikan drama thriller oleh Archie Mayo dalam film *[[Moontide]]* (1942) yang dibintangi oleh Jean Gabin dan Ida Lupino.

## Filmografi

* *[[Daughters of the Night]]* (1924)
* *[[Graft (1931 film)|Graft]]* (1931)
* *[[City Streets (film)|City Streets]]* (1931)
* *[[Silence (1931 film)|Silence]]* (1931)
* *[[Skippy (film)|Skippy]]* (1931)
* *[[Sooky]]* (1931)
* *[[Shanghaied Love]]* (1931)
* *[[The Cisco Kid (1931 film)|The Cisco Kid]]* (1931)
* *[[I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang]]* (1932)
* *[[The Famous Ferguson Case]]* (1932)
* *[[Central Park]]* (1932)
* *[[The Strange Love of Molly Louvain]]* (1932)
* *[[Doctor X (film)|Doctor X]]* (1932)
* *[[So Big! (1932 film)|So Big]]* (1932)
* *[[The Broken Wing (1932 film)|The Broken Wing]]* (1932)
* *[[Behind the Mask (1932 film)|Behind the Mask]]* (1932)
* *[[Virtue (film)|Virtue]]* (1932)
* *[[Central Airport (film)|Central Airport]]* (1933)
* *[[Tugboat Annie]]* (1933)
* *[[The World Changes]]* (1933)
* *[[Lady Killer (1933 film)|Lady Killer]]* (1933)
* *[[Heroes for Sale (film)|Heroes for Sale]]* (1933)
* *[[Destination Unknown (film)|Destination Unknown]]* (1933)
* *[[Another Language]]* (1933)
* *[[Wild Boys of the Road]]* (1933)
* *[[Roman Scandals]]* (1933)
* *[[Dark Hazard]]* (1934)
* *[[Heat Lightning (film)|Heat Lightning]]* (1934)
* *[[Death on the Diamond]]* (1934)
* *[[Housewife]]* (1934)
* *[[Two Alone]]* (1934)
* *[[Gambling Lady]]* (1934)
* *[[Murder in the Private Car]]* (1934)
* *[[The Secret Bride]]* (1934)
* *[[Upper World (film)|Upper World]]* (1934)
* *[[Straight from the Heart (1935 film)|Straight from the Heart]]* (1935)
* *[[Black Fury (film)|Black Fury]]* (1935)
* *[[Laddie (1935 film)|Laddie]]* (1935)
* *[[Mills of the Gods (1934 film)|Mills of the Gods]]* (1935)
* *[[Oil for the Lamps of China]]* (1935)
* *[[O'Shaughnessy's Boy]]* (1935)
* *[[Wanted! Jane Turner]]* (1936)
* *[[I Married a Doctor]]* (1936)
* *[[Winterset (film)|Winterset]]* (1936)
* *[[The Last of the Mohicans]]* (1936)
* *[[Exclusive (film)|Exclusive]]* (1937)
* *[[Larceny on the Air]]* (1937)
* *[[The Go Getter (1937 film)|The Go Getter]]* (1937)
* *[[Park Avenue Logger]]* (1937)
* *[[Men with Wings]]* (1938)
* *[[Torchy Gets Her Man]]* (1938)
* *[[You and Me (1938 film)|You and Me]]* (1938)
* *[[Each Dawn I Die]]* (1939)
* *[[Jesse James (1939 film)|Jesse James]]* (1939)
* *[[The Cat and the Canary (1939 film)|The Cat and the Canary]]* (1939)
* *[[Union Pacific (film)|Union Pacific]]* (1939)
* *[[Remember the Night]]* (1940)
* *[[Castle on the Hudson]]* (1940)
* *[[My Little Chickadee]]* (1940)
* *[[Northwest Mounted Police (film)|Northwest Mounted Police]]* (1940)
* *[[I Wanted Wings]]* (1941)
* *[[Sullivan's Travels]]* (1941)
* *[[Men of the Timberland]]* (1941)
* *[[The Night of January 16th (film)|The Night of January 16th]]* (1941)
* *[[Juke Girl]]* (1942)
* *[[Wake Island (film)|Wake Island]]* (1942)
* *[[The Ox-Bow Incident]]* (1943)
* *[[Background to Danger]]* (1943)
* *[[Air Force (film)|Air Force]]* (1943)
* *[[Gallant Journey]]* (1946)
* *[[To Each His Own (film)|To Each His Own]]* (1946)
* *[[The Virginian (1946 film)|The Virginian]]* (1946)
* *[[Perilous Holiday]]* (1946)
* *[[My Favorite Brunette]]* (1947)
* *[[Deep Valley]]* (1947) as Sheriff Akers

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