Jason Robards Sr.

Jason Robards Sr.

Actor Dec 30 (died age 70) Hillsdale, Michigan, USA 1921–1961 (40 year career)
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Biography

Famed American stage actor. Trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Art. Appeared in many films, initially as a leading man, then in character roles and occasional bits. Consistently billed as Jason Robards, as his more famous son, Jason Robards, did not come into fame until the end of the elder Robards' career. Only referred to as Jason Robards Sr. in retrospect. Died in 1963, having lived to see his namesake son and grandson (Jason Robards III) carry on the family acting tradition.

Known For

Filmography

Acting (186)

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Movies (182)

Wild in the Country

Wild in the Country

1961

as Judge Tom Parker (uncredited)

6.2
The Notorious Mr. Monks

The Notorious Mr. Monks

1958

as Judge (uncredited)

The Second Woman

The Second Woman

1950

as Stacy Rogers

5.5
Western Pacific Agent

Western Pacific Agent

1950

as Train Passenger (uncredited)

5.5
Massacre River

Massacre River

1949

as Lawyer Johnstone (uncredited)

6.2
Horsemen of the Sierras

Horsemen of the Sierras

1949

as Phineas Grant

Rimfire

Rimfire

1949

as Elkins (Banker)

4.5
Riders of the Whistling Pines

Riders of the Whistling Pines

1949

as Charles Carter (uncredited)

5.0
Feudin' Rhythm

Feudin' Rhythm

1949

as Mr. Rushman (uncredited)

Impact

Impact

1949

as Judge

6.0
Alaska Patrol

Alaska Patrol

1949

as Dr. Loring

Post Office Investigator

Post Office Investigator

1949

as Henry Hand

6.0
The Threat

The Threat

1949

as Police Fingerprint Technician (uncredited)

5.8
Dynamite

Dynamite

1949

as Hook (Quarry Superintendent) (uncredited)

2.5
Masked Raiders

Masked Raiders

1949

as Captain of Texas Rangers (uncredited)

6.0
South of Death Valley

South of Death Valley

1949

as Major Porter Mullen (uncredited)

5.0
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

1948

as John Retch

7.0
If You Knew Susie

If You Knew Susie

1948

as Ogleby (uncredited)

7.5
Fighting Father Dunne

Fighting Father Dunne

1948

as J.J. Sonin

6.0
Son of God’s Country

Son of God’s Country

1948

as John Thornton

Race Street

Race Street

1948

as Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)

5.8
Return of the Bad Men

Return of the Bad Men

1948

as Judge Harper

6.3
Shed No Tears

Shed No Tears

1948

as Homicide Inspector (Uncredited)

4.8
Smoky Mountain Melody

Smoky Mountain Melody

1948

as Josh Corby

6.0
Western Heritage

Western Heritage

1948

as Judge Winston

6.3
Guns of Hate

Guns of Hate

1948

as Ben Jason

5.0
Desperate

Desperate

1947

as Ferrari

6.5
Born to Kill

Born to Kill

1947

as Conductor (uncredited)

6.7
Trail Street

Trail Street

1947

as Jason

6.4
Code of the West

Code of the West

1947

as Morley (uncredited)

6.5
Riff-Raff

Riff-Raff

1947

as Mr. Domingues

6.2
Wild Horse Mesa

Wild Horse Mesa

1947

as Hod Slack

5.0
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

1947

as Bank Officer (uncredited)

5.3
Dick Tracy's Dilemma

Dick Tracy's Dilemma

1947

as Hawks (uncredited)

5.4
Do or Diet

Do or Diet

1947

as Boss

The Farmer's Daughter

The Farmer's Daughter

1947

as Night Editor (uncredited)

6.9
Banjo

Banjo

1947

as Conductor Matthews (uncredited)

7.5
A Likely Story

A Likely Story

1947

as Cop (uncredited)

4.2
Thunder Mountain

Thunder Mountain

1947

as Jim Gardner

5.0
Under the Tonto Rim

Under the Tonto Rim

1947

as Captain McLean

6.0
The Judge Steps Out

The Judge Steps Out

1947

as Police Officer Maloney (uncredited)

7.0
Seven Keys to Baldpate

Seven Keys to Baldpate

1947

as Hayden

6.2
Follow That Music

Follow That Music

1947
Deadline at Dawn

Deadline at Dawn

1946

as Policeman with Liquor Bottle (uncredited)

6.3
Bedlam

Bedlam

1946

as Oliver Todd

6.6
Traffic with the Devil

Traffic with the Devil

1946

as Irate Motorist (uncredited)

6.3
Step by Step

Step by Step

1946

as Bruckner

6.2
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

1946

as Captain (uncredited)

5.3
Twin Husbands

Twin Husbands

1946

as Dorothy's Attorney

6.5
The Bamboo Blonde

The Bamboo Blonde

1946

as Colonel Graham (uncredited)

5.0
Criminal Court

Criminal Court

1946

as Al Marsh (uncredited)

5.2
Ding Dong Williams

Ding Dong Williams

1946

as Director Kenmore

5.0
Badman's Territory

Badman's Territory

1946

as Alert Coffeyville Citizen (uncredited)

5.7
The Falcon's Alibi

The Falcon's Alibi

1946

as Harvey Beaumont

4.8
I'll Take Milk

I'll Take Milk

1946
3.0
The Falcon's Adventure

The Falcon's Adventure

1946

as Lieutenant Evans

6.1
Vacation in Reno

Vacation in Reno

1946

as Sheriff Johnson

7.0
Zombies on Broadway

Zombies on Broadway

1945

as Headwaiter (uncredited)

5.1
Wanderer of the Wasteland

Wanderer of the Wasteland

1945

as Crooked Dealer

7.5
What, No Cigarettes

What, No Cigarettes

1945

as Policeman

6.0
The Falcon in San Francisco

The Falcon in San Francisco

1945

as Loomis, Butler (uncredited)

5.8
Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

1945

as Motorist (uncredited)

5.0
Johnny Angel

Johnny Angel

1945

as Officer (uncredited)

5.9
Man Alive

Man Alive

1945

as Henry Fletcher

5.1
A Game of Death

A Game of Death

1945

as Captain

6.2
Isle of the Dead

Isle of the Dead

1945

as Albrecht

6.1
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

1945
Betrayal from the East

Betrayal from the East

1945

as Charlie Hildebrand

5.8
Music in Manhattan

Music in Manhattan

1944

as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

5.5
Bermuda Mystery

Bermuda Mystery

1944

as Mark Dunham

6.0
Mademoiselle Fifi

Mademoiselle Fifi

1944

as A Wholesaler in Wine

6.1
The Kansan

The Kansan

1943

as Bank Teller

5.4
Silver Queen

Silver Queen

1942

as Bank Teller (uncredited)

5.7
San Antonio Rose

San Antonio Rose

1941

as Man at Radio Station

7.0
Gangs of Chicago

Gangs of Chicago

1940
5.3
The Fatal Hour

The Fatal Hour

1940

as Griswold

5.6
I Love You Again

I Love You Again

1940

as Worker with Hendrickson Account (uncredited)

7.2
The Howards of Virginia

The Howards of Virginia

1940

as Backwoodsman (uncredited)

6.5
Half a Sinner

Half a Sinner

1940

as Country Club Garage Man

5.2
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

1940

as Foley's Bodyguard

6.2
Juarez

Juarez

1939

as (uncredited)

6.5
Scouts to the Rescue

Scouts to the Rescue

1939

as Doc

Danger Flight

Danger Flight

1939

as Paul Smith

3.2
Mystery Plane

Mystery Plane

1939

as Paul Smith

7.2
The Long Shot

The Long Shot

1939

as Doctor

5.8
Radio Hams

Radio Hams

1939

as Pilot in distress

6.0
Zorro's Fighting Legion

Zorro's Fighting Legion

1939

as Cantina Proprietor

5.2
Range War

Range War

1939

as Rancher

4.0
The Mad Empress

The Mad Empress

1939

as President Benito Juarez

5.6
I Stole a Million

I Stole a Million

1939

as Bank Teller (uncredited)

6.0
Sky Patrol

Sky Patrol

1939

as Paul Smith - Three Points Airfield Owner

4.0
Stunt Pilot

Stunt Pilot

1939

as Paul Smith

5.0
Cipher Bureau

Cipher Bureau

1938

as Ellsworth

4.4
Woman Against Woman

Woman Against Woman

1938

as Mr. Roamer

6.5
The Rage of Paris

The Rage of Paris

1938

as Department Head (uncredited)

5.8
The Nurse from Brooklyn

The Nurse from Brooklyn

1938

as Surgeon

6.0
Flight to Fame

Flight to Fame

1938

as Muller

5.0
Torture Money

Torture Money

1937

as Alex Carmathy (uncredited)

6.0
Vogues of 1938

Vogues of 1938

1937

as Reporter

5.4
The Firefly

The Firefly

1937

as Civilian Spanish Patriot (uncredited)

6.4
Clipped Wings

Clipped Wings

1937

as Raoul McGuire

3.5
Sweetheart of the Navy

Sweetheart of the Navy

1937

as Bumper

10.0
Laughing at Trouble

Laughing at Trouble

1936

as Clerk of Court

6.0
San Francisco

San Francisco

1936

as Father (uncredited)

6.5
Robin Hood of El Dorado

Robin Hood of El Dorado

1936

as Pancho

4.2
The Luckiest Girl in the World

The Luckiest Girl in the World

1936
7.5
Ladies Crave Excitement

Ladies Crave Excitement

1935

as Nick

4.5
The Last Days of Pompeii

The Last Days of Pompeii

1935

as Tax Gatherer (uncredited)

5.7
The Miracle Rider

The Miracle Rider

1935

as Carlton

4.3
I Live My Life

I Live My Life

1935

as Church (Uncredited)

6.4
Vagabond Lady

Vagabond Lady

1935

as John’s Best Man (uncredited)

7.2
The Fighting Marines

The Fighting Marines

1935

as Kota

6.0
Break of Hearts

Break of Hearts

1935

as Ticket-Seller (uncredited)

4.9
The President Vanishes

The President Vanishes

1934

as Kilbourne

5.8
Woman Unafraid

Woman Unafraid

1934

as Big Bill Lewis

5.0
Crimson Romance

Crimson Romance

1934

as Pierre

5.0
Cockeyed Cavaliers

Cockeyed Cavaliers

1934

as Tavern Singer

5.3
Take the Stand

Take the Stand

1934

as Joe Reynolds

4.7
The Woman Condemned

The Woman Condemned

1934

as Jim Wallace

4.4
The Super Snooper

The Super Snooper

1934
Broadway Bill

Broadway Bill

1934

as Arthur Winslow

6.0
Public Stenographer

Public Stenographer

1934

as Fred 'Freddie' White

4.5
All of Me

All of Me

1934

as Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)

6.0
Burn 'Em Up Barnes

Burn 'Em Up Barnes

1934

as John Drummond

5.2
Carnival Lady

Carnival Lady

1933

as Jim Ryan

5.0
Corruption

Corruption

1933

as Police Commissioner

5.3
Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday

1933

as Investor (Uncredited)

6.8
Employees' Entrance

Employees' Entrance

1933

as Commercial Artist (uncredited)

6.1
The Devil's Mate

The Devil's Mate

1933

as Clinton

Damaged Lives

Damaged Lives

1933

as Dr. Bill Hall

4.3
The Way to Love

The Way to Love

1933

as Guide

Ship of Wanted Men

Ship of Wanted Men

1933

as John Craig

1.7
Dance Hall Hostess

Dance Hall Hostess

1933

as Jerry Raymond

The Conquerors

The Conquerors

1932

as Lane

4.8
Klondike

Klondike

1932

as Jim Armstrong

4.7
Union Depot

Union Depot

1932

as Station Agent (uncredited)

5.8
Discarded Lovers

Discarded Lovers

1932

as Rex Forsythe

4.1
Unholy Love

Unholy Love

1932

as Simmington

2.5
Docks of San Francisco

Docks of San Francisco

1932

as John Banning

4.0
The Pride of the Legion

The Pride of the Legion

1932

as Moran

6.0
Slightly Married

Slightly Married

1932

as Jack Haines

5.5
A Strange Adventure

A Strange Adventure

1932

as Dr. Bailey

5.0
White Eagle

White Eagle

1932

as Dave Rand

Ex-Bad Boy

Ex-Bad Boy

1931

as Roger Shields

Caught Plastered

Caught Plastered

1931

as Harry Waters

5.8
The Law of the Tong

The Law of the Tong

1931

as Charlie Wong

6.0
Subway Express

Subway Express

1931

as Paul Bordon

Salvation Nell

Salvation Nell

1931

as Major Williams

Trapped

Trapped

1931

as Detective Lt. Jack Reed

Charlie Chan Carries On

Charlie Chan Carries On

1931

as Walter Honeywood

6.5
The Jazz Cinderella

The Jazz Cinderella

1930

as Herbert Carter

Lightnin'

Lightnin'

1930

as Raymond Thomas

3.7
Peacock Alley

Peacock Alley

1930

as Jim Bradbury

4.3
Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

1930

as Herndon

5.4
Crazy That Way

Crazy That Way

1930

as Frank Oakes

Sisters

Sisters

1930

as John Shannon

Trifles

Trifles

1930

as George Henderson

5.0
The Gamblers

The Gamblers

1929

as Carvel Emerson

Paris

Paris

1929

as Andrew Sabbot

Trial Marriage

Trial Marriage

1929

as Dr. Thorvald Ware

The Flying Marine

The Flying Marine

1929

as Mitch Moran

The Isle of Lost Ships

The Isle of Lost Ships

1929

as Frank Howard

Some Mother's Boy

Some Mother's Boy

1929

as The Boy

On Trial

On Trial

1928

as Defense Attorney

6.0
The Death Ship

The Death Ship

1928

as Tom - The First Mate

Streets of Shanghai

Streets of Shanghai

1927

as Eugene Fong

Hills of Kentucky

Hills of Kentucky

1927

as Steve Harley

2.0
Tracked by the Police

Tracked by the Police

1927

as Bob Owen

8.0
White Flannels

White Flannels

1927

as Frank Politz

Jaws of Steel

Jaws of Steel

1927

as John Warren

8.0
The Heart of Maryland

The Heart of Maryland

1927

as Maj. Alan Kendrick

Wild Geese

Wild Geese

1927

as Mark Jordan

Irish Hearts

Irish Hearts

1927

as Rory

Polly of the Movies

Polly of the Movies

1927

as Angus Whitcomb

Casey Jones

Casey Jones

1927

as Casey Jones Jr

The Third Degree

The Third Degree

1926

as Howard Jeffries Jr.

The Cohens and Kellys

The Cohens and Kellys

1926

as Tim Kelly

Footloose Widows

Footloose Widows

1926

as J.A. "Jerry" Smith

Stella Maris

Stella Maris

1925

as Walter Herold

6.0
The Gilded Lily

The Gilded Lily

1921

as Frank Thompson

The Land of Hope

The Land of Hope

1921

as Sascha Rabinoff

Let's Go Stepping

Let's Go Stepping