Willis Robards
Willis Lewis Robards (1873–1921) also known as Walter Edwards, was an American actor, film director, and film producer. He acted in stage, and in cinema during the silent film era. He is known for his work on the films When Shadows Fall (1916), Mothers of Men (1917), and The Three Musketeers (1921). Biography 
Robards worked for the St. Louis Motion Picture Company in Santa Paula in Ventura County, California. He served as the producer for the animated series, Mutt and Jeff. During the production of the silent film Mothers of Men (1917), he created the film production company, Robards Film Company of Santa Cruz, California. He served as the manager of the Robard Players, and O.E. Goebel's Rainbow Players. He married Grace Rosetta Maud Blake, and together they had three children, including actor Willis Robards Jr. (also known as Willis Robards III; 1912–1984). Robards died of a heart attack on November 3, 1921 in Hollywood, California, and is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Filmography

Director
The Heart of a Cracksman (1913), director
A Cracksman Santa Claus (1913), director
Mothers of Men (1917), director
Every Woman's Problem (1921)

Actor
When Shadows Fall (1916)
Desert Blossoms (1921) as Henry Ralston
'The Three Musketeers (1921 film) as Captain de Treville
Passing Through (1921 film) as Silas Harkins
Man to Man (1922 film) as Bill Royce

Writer
Night Shadows (1916), a two-reel western

See also
St. Louis Motion Picture Company

References

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1873 births
1921 deaths
People from Hollywood, Los Angeles
20th-century American male actors
American animated film producers
Film producers from California
Film directors from Los Angeles
American male silent film actors