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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.〔(Willard Robertson at NY Times )〕 He appeared on Broadway in 16 plays between 1907 and 1930.〔(Willard Robertson at IBDB )〕 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.〔(IMDb Bio )〕 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 ''Moontide'' which was turned into Archie Mayo's drama thriller ''Moontide'' (1942) starring Jean Gabin and Ida Lupino. ==Partial filmography== *''Daughters of the Night'' (1924) *''Graft'' (1931) *''Shanghaied Love'' (1931) *''The Cisco Kid'' (1931) *''I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang'' (1932) *''Behind the Mask'' (1932) *''Virtue'' (1932) *''Central Airport'' (1933) *''Tugboat Annie'' (1933) *''Dark Hazard'' (1934) *''Heat Lightning'' (1934) *''Death on the Diamond'' (1934) *''Murder in the Private Car'' (1934) *''The Secret Bride'' (1934) *''Upper World'' (1934) *''Straight from the Heart'' (1935) *''Larceny on the Air'' (1937) *''The Go Getter'' (1937) *''Men with Wings'' (1938) *''Union Pacific'' (1939) *''Remember the Night'' (1940) *''My Little Chickadee'' (1940) *''Northwest Mounted Police'' (1940) *''The Night of January 16th'' (1941) *''The Ox-Bow Incident'' (1943) *''Gallant Journey'' (1946) *''Perilous Holiday'' (1946) *''Deep Valley'' (1947) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Willard Robertson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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