Jason Robards
Known for
Acting
Life
1922 – 2000 (aged 78)
Born in
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Credits
View on IMDb133 acting credits
Biography
Jason Nelson Robards Jr. (July 26, 1922 – December 26, 2000) was an American actor. Known as an interpreter of the works of playwright Eugene O'Neill, Robards received two Academy Awards, a Tony Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor. He is one of 24 performers to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting.
Known For
Once Upon a Time in the West
21 Dec 1968
Philadelphia
22 Dec 1993
Enemy of the State
20 Nov 1998
Magnolia
17 Dec 1999
All the President's Men
09 Apr 1976
Crimson Tide
12 May 1995
Parenthood
31 Jul 1989
Tora! Tora! Tora!
26 Jan 1970
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Filmography
2016
- All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stoneas Ben Bradlee (archive footage)
2006
- Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004as Joe's Father (video "One")
2000
- Going Homeas Charles Barton
1999
- Magnoliaas Earl Partridge
1998
- Enemy of the Stateas Congressman Phillip Hammersley (uncredited)
- Belovedas Mr. Bodwin
- The Real Macawas Grandpa Girdis
- Heartwoodas Logan Reeser
1997
- Trumanas Narrator (voice)
- A Thousand Acresas Larry Cook
1996
- T.R.: The Story of Theodore Rooseveltas Narrator
1995
- Journeyas Marcus
- Crimson Tideas Rear Admiral Anderson (uncredited)
- My Antoniaas Josea Burden
- The Great American Westas Narrator (voice)
1994
- Baseballas (voice)5 episodes
- The Enemy Withinas General R. Pendleton Lloyd
- Little Big Leagueas Thomas Heywood
- The Paperas Graham Keighley
- Over Washington D.C.: Our Nation's Capitalas Narrator
1993
- La Classe américaineas The Newspaper Director (archive footage)
- Philadelphiaas Charles Wheeler
- Roots of Roeas Anthony Comstock (voice)
- Heidias Großvater
- Heidias Grandfather2 episodes
- The Trialas Doctor Huld
- The Adventures of Huck Finnas The King
1992
- Lincolnas President Abraham Lincoln (voice)
- Storyvilleas Clifford Fowler
- When It Was a Game 2as Passage Narrator (voice)
- Deceptionsas Clay (voice)
1991
- Mark Twain and Meas Mark Twain
- Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radioas Narrator (voice)
- Rabbit Ears - Jonah and the Whaleas Narrator (voice)
- When It Was a Gameas (voice)
- An Inconvenient Womanas Jules Mendelson2 episodes
- Chernobyl: The Final Warningas Dr. Armand Hammer
- The Perfect Tributeas President Abraham Lincoln
1990
- The Civil Waras Ulysses S. Grant (voice)9 episodes
- Quick Changeas Chief Rotzinger
1989
- Black Rainbowas Walter Travis
- Thomas Hart Bentonas Narrator (voice)
- Parenthoodas Frank Buckman
- Reunionas Henry Strauss
- Dream a Little Dreamas Coleman Ettinger
1988
- The Christmas Wifeas John Tanner
- The Good Motheras W. O. Muth
- American Experienceas Narrator (voice)7 episodes
- Bright Lights, Big Cityas Mr. Hardy (uncredited)
- Inherit the Windas Harry Drummond
1987
- Breaking Home Tiesas Lloyd Wells
- Laguna Heatas Wade Shephard
- Square Danceas Dillard
1986
- The Last Frontieras Ed Stenning2 episodes
- Johnny Bullas Stephan Kovacs
1985
- The Long Hot Summeras Will Varner2 episodes
- The Atlanta Child Murdersas Alvin Binder2 episodes
- Screen Twoas Doctor Huld1 episode
1984
- You Can't Take it With Youas Grandpa Martin Vanderhof
- America and Lewis Hineas Voice
- Sakharovas Andrei Sakharov
1983
- The Day Afteras Dr. Russell Oakes
- Something Wicked This Way Comesas Charles Halloway
- Max Dugan Returnsas Max Dugan
1982
- Burden of Dreamsas Fitzcarraldo (archive footage)
1981
- The Legend of the Lone Rangeras President Ulysses S. Grant
1980
- Melvin and Howardas Howard Hughes
- Ghosts of Cape Hornas Narrator
- Raise the Titanicas Admiral James Sandecker
- F.D.R.: The Last Yearas President Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Haywireas Leland Hayward
- Caboblancoas Gunther Beckdorff
1979
- Broadway on Showtimeas Erie Smith1 episode
- Hurricaneas Capt. Charles Bruckner
1978
- A Christmas to Rememberas Daniel Larson
- The Magic of David Copperfield1 episode
- Comes a Horsemanas Jacob 'J.W.' Ewing
1977
- Juliaas Dashiell Hammett
- Washington: Behind Closed Doorsas President Richard Monckton6 episodes
1976
- The Spy Who Never Wasas Inspector Barkan
- All the President's Menas Ben Bradlee
- Addie and the King of Heartsas James "Jamie" Mills
1975
- Mr. Sycamoreas John Gwilt
- A Moon for the Misbegottenas James Tyrone Jr.
- The Easter Promiseas James "Jamie" Mills
- A Boy and His Dogas Lou Craddock
1974
- The Country Girlas Frank Elgin
1973
- The Thanksgiving Treasureas James "Jamie" Mills
- Pat Garrett & Billy the Kidas Governor Wallace
- Old Faithfulas Jason Robards
1972
- The House Without a Christmas Treeas James "Jamie" Mills
- Ghost Storyas Elliot Brent1 episode
- The War Between Men and Womenas Stephen Kozlenko
1971
- Johnny Got His Gunas Joe's Father
- Murders in the Rue Morgueas Cesar Charron
1970
- Foolsas Matthew South
- Julius Caesaras Marcus Brutus
- The Ballad of Cable Hogueas Cable Hogue
- Operation Snafuas Sam Armstrong
- Tora! Tora! Tora!as General Walter C. Short
1968
- The Night They Raided Minsky'sas Raymond Paine
- Once Upon a Time in the Westas 'Cheyenne'
- Isadoraas Paris Singer
1967
- Hour of the Gunas Doc Holliday
- The Belle of 14th Streetas Performer
- The St. Valentine's Day Massacreas Al Capone
- Divorce American Styleas Nelson Downes
- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydeas Dr. Henry Jekyll
1966
- Noon Wineas Royal Earle Thompson
- Any Wednesdayas John Cleves
- ABC Stage 67as Royal Earle Thompson1 episode
- A Big Hand for the Little Ladyas Henry Drummond
1965
- A Thousand Clownsas Murray
1964
- Abe Lincoln in Illinoisas Abraham Lincoln
1963
- Act Oneas George S. Kaufman
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1 episode
1962
- Long Day's Journey Into Nightas Jamie Tyrone
- Tender Is the Nightas Dick Diver
1961
- By Love Possessedas Julius Penrose
1960
- The Iceman Comethas Theodore "Hickey" Hickman2 episodes
- The Dow Hour of Great Mysteriesas Detective Anderson1 episode
- The Batas Detective Anderson
1959
- A Doll's Houseas Dr. Rank
- Play of the Week1 episode
- For Whom the Bell Tollsas Robert Jordan
- The Journeyas Paul Kedes
1956
- Playhouse 90as Robert Jordan2 episodes
1955
- The Alcoa Houras Bert Palmer1 episode
1953
- General Electric Theateras Col. Carter1 episode
1952
- Omnibus1 episode
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fameas Frank Elgin1 episode
1948
- Studio Oneas Leonard O'Brien1 episode
- The Philco Television Playhouseas Mason1 episode