
Jason Robards Sr.
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
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
John Retch
Born to Kill
Conductor (uncredited)
Bedlam
Oliver Todd
Isle of the Dead
Albrecht
I Love You Again
Worker with Hendrickson Account (uncredited)
San Francisco
Father (uncredited)
The Farmer's Daughter
Night Editor (uncredited)
Impact
Judge
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Filmography
Acting (186)
Movies (182)
Wild in the Country
1961as Judge Tom Parker (uncredited)
The Notorious Mr. Monks
1958as Judge (uncredited)
The Second Woman
1950as Stacy Rogers
Western Pacific Agent
1950as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Massacre River
1949as Lawyer Johnstone (uncredited)
Horsemen of the Sierras
1949as Phineas Grant
Rimfire
1949as Elkins (Banker)
Riders of the Whistling Pines
1949as Charles Carter (uncredited)
Feudin' Rhythm
1949as Mr. Rushman (uncredited)
Impact
1949as Judge
Alaska Patrol
1949as Dr. Loring
Post Office Investigator
1949as Henry Hand
The Threat
1949as Police Fingerprint Technician (uncredited)
Dynamite
1949as Hook (Quarry Superintendent) (uncredited)
Masked Raiders
1949as Captain of Texas Rangers (uncredited)
South of Death Valley
1949as Major Porter Mullen (uncredited)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948as John Retch
If You Knew Susie
1948as Ogleby (uncredited)
Fighting Father Dunne
1948as J.J. Sonin
Son of God’s Country
1948as John Thornton
Race Street
1948as Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Return of the Bad Men
1948as Judge Harper
Shed No Tears
1948as Homicide Inspector (Uncredited)
Smoky Mountain Melody
1948as Josh Corby
Western Heritage
1948as Judge Winston
Guns of Hate
1948as Ben Jason
Desperate
1947as Ferrari
Born to Kill
1947as Conductor (uncredited)
Trail Street
1947as Jason
Code of the West
1947as Morley (uncredited)
Riff-Raff
1947as Mr. Domingues
Wild Horse Mesa
1947as Hod Slack
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
1947as Bank Officer (uncredited)
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
1947as Hawks (uncredited)
Do or Diet
1947as Boss
The Farmer's Daughter
1947as Night Editor (uncredited)
Banjo
1947as Conductor Matthews (uncredited)
A Likely Story
1947as Cop (uncredited)
Thunder Mountain
1947as Jim Gardner
Under the Tonto Rim
1947as Captain McLean
The Judge Steps Out
1947as Police Officer Maloney (uncredited)
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1947as Hayden
Follow That Music
1947
Deadline at Dawn
1946as Policeman with Liquor Bottle (uncredited)
Bedlam
1946as Oliver Todd
Traffic with the Devil
1946as Irate Motorist (uncredited)
Step by Step
1946as Bruckner
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
1946as Captain (uncredited)
Twin Husbands
1946as Dorothy's Attorney
The Bamboo Blonde
1946as Colonel Graham (uncredited)
Criminal Court
1946as Al Marsh (uncredited)
Ding Dong Williams
1946as Director Kenmore
Badman's Territory
1946as Alert Coffeyville Citizen (uncredited)
The Falcon's Alibi
1946as Harvey Beaumont
I'll Take Milk
1946
The Falcon's Adventure
1946as Lieutenant Evans
Vacation in Reno
1946as Sheriff Johnson
Zombies on Broadway
1945as Headwaiter (uncredited)
Wanderer of the Wasteland
1945as Crooked Dealer
What, No Cigarettes
1945as Policeman
The Falcon in San Francisco
1945as Loomis, Butler (uncredited)
Dick Tracy
1945as Motorist (uncredited)
Johnny Angel
1945as Officer (uncredited)
Man Alive
1945as Henry Fletcher
A Game of Death
1945as Captain
Isle of the Dead
1945as Albrecht
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
1945
Betrayal from the East
1945as Charlie Hildebrand
Music in Manhattan
1944as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Bermuda Mystery
1944as Mark Dunham
Mademoiselle Fifi
1944as A Wholesaler in Wine
The Kansan
1943as Bank Teller
Silver Queen
1942as Bank Teller (uncredited)
San Antonio Rose
1941as Man at Radio Station
Gangs of Chicago
1940
The Fatal Hour
1940as Griswold
I Love You Again
1940as Worker with Hendrickson Account (uncredited)
The Howards of Virginia
1940as Backwoodsman (uncredited)
Half a Sinner
1940as Country Club Garage Man
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
1940as Foley's Bodyguard
Juarez
1939as (uncredited)
Scouts to the Rescue
1939as Doc
Danger Flight
1939as Paul Smith
Mystery Plane
1939as Paul Smith
The Long Shot
1939as Doctor
Radio Hams
1939as Pilot in distress
Zorro's Fighting Legion
1939as Cantina Proprietor
Range War
1939as Rancher
The Mad Empress
1939as President Benito Juarez
I Stole a Million
1939as Bank Teller (uncredited)
Sky Patrol
1939as Paul Smith - Three Points Airfield Owner
Stunt Pilot
1939as Paul Smith
Cipher Bureau
1938as Ellsworth
Woman Against Woman
1938as Mr. Roamer
The Rage of Paris
1938as Department Head (uncredited)
The Nurse from Brooklyn
1938as Surgeon
Flight to Fame
1938as Muller
Torture Money
1937as Alex Carmathy (uncredited)
Vogues of 1938
1937as Reporter
The Firefly
1937as Civilian Spanish Patriot (uncredited)
Clipped Wings
1937as Raoul McGuire
Sweetheart of the Navy
1937as Bumper
Laughing at Trouble
1936as Clerk of Court
San Francisco
1936as Father (uncredited)
Robin Hood of El Dorado
1936as Pancho
The Luckiest Girl in the World
1936
Ladies Crave Excitement
1935as Nick
The Last Days of Pompeii
1935as Tax Gatherer (uncredited)
The Miracle Rider
1935as Carlton
I Live My Life
1935as Church (Uncredited)
Vagabond Lady
1935as John’s Best Man (uncredited)
The Fighting Marines
1935as Kota
Break of Hearts
1935as Ticket-Seller (uncredited)
The President Vanishes
1934as Kilbourne
Woman Unafraid
1934as Big Bill Lewis
Crimson Romance
1934as Pierre
Cockeyed Cavaliers
1934as Tavern Singer
Take the Stand
1934as Joe Reynolds
The Woman Condemned
1934as Jim Wallace
The Super Snooper
1934
Broadway Bill
1934as Arthur Winslow
Public Stenographer
1934as Fred 'Freddie' White
All of Me
1934as Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
1934as John Drummond
Carnival Lady
1933as Jim Ryan
Corruption
1933as Police Commissioner
Only Yesterday
1933as Investor (Uncredited)
Employees' Entrance
1933as Commercial Artist (uncredited)
The Devil's Mate
1933as Clinton
Damaged Lives
1933as Dr. Bill Hall
The Way to Love
1933as Guide
Ship of Wanted Men
1933as John Craig
Dance Hall Hostess
1933as Jerry Raymond
The Conquerors
1932as Lane
Klondike
1932as Jim Armstrong
Union Depot
1932as Station Agent (uncredited)
Discarded Lovers
1932as Rex Forsythe
Unholy Love
1932as Simmington
Docks of San Francisco
1932as John Banning
The Pride of the Legion
1932as Moran
Slightly Married
1932as Jack Haines
A Strange Adventure
1932as Dr. Bailey
White Eagle
1932as Dave Rand
Ex-Bad Boy
1931as Roger Shields
Caught Plastered
1931as Harry Waters
The Law of the Tong
1931as Charlie Wong
Subway Express
1931as Paul Bordon
Salvation Nell
1931as Major Williams
Trapped
1931as Detective Lt. Jack Reed
Charlie Chan Carries On
1931as Walter Honeywood
The Jazz Cinderella
1930as Herbert Carter
Lightnin'
1930as Raymond Thomas
Peacock Alley
1930as Jim Bradbury
Abraham Lincoln
1930as Herndon
Crazy That Way
1930as Frank Oakes
Sisters
1930as John Shannon
Trifles
1930as George Henderson
The Gamblers
1929as Carvel Emerson
Paris
1929as Andrew Sabbot
Trial Marriage
1929as Dr. Thorvald Ware
The Flying Marine
1929as Mitch Moran
The Isle of Lost Ships
1929as Frank Howard
Some Mother's Boy
1929as The Boy
On Trial
1928as Defense Attorney
The Death Ship
1928as Tom - The First Mate
Streets of Shanghai
1927as Eugene Fong
Hills of Kentucky
1927as Steve Harley
Tracked by the Police
1927as Bob Owen
White Flannels
1927as Frank Politz
Jaws of Steel
1927as John Warren
The Heart of Maryland
1927as Maj. Alan Kendrick
Wild Geese
1927as Mark Jordan
Irish Hearts
1927as Rory
Polly of the Movies
1927as Angus Whitcomb
Casey Jones
1927as Casey Jones Jr
The Third Degree
1926as Howard Jeffries Jr.
The Cohens and Kellys
1926as Tim Kelly
Footloose Widows
1926as J.A. "Jerry" Smith
Stella Maris
1925as Walter Herold
The Gilded Lily
1921as Frank Thompson
The Land of Hope
1921as Sascha Rabinoff
Let's Go Stepping
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