John Stuart Robertson (born 14 June, 1878 in London, Ontario, died 5 November, 1964 in California) was a Canadian film director perhaps best known for his 1920 screen adaptation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, starring John Barrymore. He broke into filmmaking in 1915 with Vitagraph, then with Famous Players-Lasky, making 57 features in his career. Robertson left film in 1935, amid the increasing prevalence of sound pictures.
The Byrds 1967 song "John Robertson" was inspired by him. As a child, bassist Chris Hillman was bewildered by the site of this silent film throwback who wore a handle-bar mustache. His wife "Jo" is also mentioned in the song. The song was released as a single, then redone for the "Notorious Byrd Brothers" LP.
As a director he worked regularly with cameraman Roy Overbaugh on numerous productions in the 1920s. Their greatest success was the 1920 Paramount "Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde".
