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Jason Robards

Jason Robards

Acting July 26, 1922 (78 years old) December 26, 2000 Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.

Movies 125

Once Upon a Time in the West 8.3

Once Upon a Time in the West

as 'Cheyenne'

1968
Magnolia 7.7

Magnolia

as Earl Partridge

1999
Enemy of the State 7.1

Enemy of the State

as Congressman Phillip Hammersley (uncredited)

1998
All the President's Men 7.7

All the President's Men

as Ben Bradlee

1976
Philadelphia 7.7

Philadelphia

as Charles Wheeler

1993
Crimson Tide 7.2

Crimson Tide

as Rear Admiral Anderson (uncredited)

1995
Tora! Tora! Tora! 7.2

Tora! Tora! Tora!

as General Walter C. Short

1970
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid 7.2

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

as Governor Wallace

1973
Parenthood 6.6

Parenthood

as Frank Buckman

1989
A Boy and His Dog 6.3

A Boy and His Dog

as Lou Craddock

1975
The Day After 6.8

The Day After

as Dr. Russell Oakes

1983
The Ballad of Cable Hogue 7.0

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

as Cable Hogue

1970
Quick Change 6.7

Quick Change

as Chief Rotzinger

1990
Something Wicked This Way Comes 6.5

Something Wicked This Way Comes

as Charles Halloway

1983
Hour of the Gun 6.5

Hour of the Gun

as Doc Holliday

1967
Julia 6.5

Julia

as Dashiell Hammett

1977
Johnny Got His Gun 7.5

Johnny Got His Gun

as Joe's Father

1971
The Adventures of Huck Finn 6.2

The Adventures of Huck Finn

as The King

1993
The Paper 6.6

The Paper

as Graham Keighley

1994
Bright Lights, Big City 5.7

Bright Lights, Big City

as Mr. Hardy (uncredited)

1988
Raise the Titanic 5.4

Raise the Titanic

as Admiral James Sandecker

1980
A Big Hand for the Little Lady 7.1

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

as Henry Drummond

1966
Beloved 5.8

Beloved

as Mr. Bodwin

1998
Dream a Little Dream 5.8

Dream a Little Dream

as Coleman Ettinger

1989
Tender Is the Night 5.7

Tender Is the Night

as Dick Diver

1962
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre 6.3

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

as Al Capone

1967
My Best Fiend 7.4

My Best Fiend

as Self (archive footage)

1999
The Journey 6.3

The Journey

as Paul Kedes

1959
Long Day's Journey Into Night 7.0

Long Day's Journey Into Night

as Jamie Tyrone

1962
The Legend of the Lone Ranger 4.9

The Legend of the Lone Ranger

as President Ulysses S. Grant

1981
The Good Mother 5.7

The Good Mother

as W. O. Muth

1988
Night of 100 Stars III 4.3

Night of 100 Stars III

as Self

1990
The Enemy Within 5.8

The Enemy Within

as General R. Pendleton Lloyd

1994
Burden of Dreams 7.6

Burden of Dreams

as Fitzcarraldo (archive footage)

1982
La Classe américaine 7.6

La Classe américaine

as The Newspaper Director (archive footage)

1993
The Night They Raided Minsky's 5.4

The Night They Raided Minsky's

as Raymond Paine

1968
Julius Caesar 5.9

Julius Caesar

as Marcus Brutus

1970
Murders in the Rue Morgue 5.2

Murders in the Rue Morgue

as Cesar Charron

1971
Comes a Horseman 6.0

Comes a Horseman

as Jacob 'J.W.' Ewing

1978
The War Between Men and Women 6.4

The War Between Men and Women

as Stephen Kozlenko

1972
A Thousand Acres 5.7

A Thousand Acres

as Larry Cook

1997
Melvin and Howard 6.5

Melvin and Howard

as Howard Hughes

1980
Little Big League 6.0

Little Big League

as Thomas Heywood

1994
A Christmas to Remember 7.5

A Christmas to Remember

as Daniel Larson

1978
Night of 100 Stars 5.8

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

1982
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood 6.0

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

as Self

1987
That Moment: Magnolia Diary 7.7

That Moment: Magnolia Diary

as Self

2000
Chernobyl: The Final Warning 5.8

Chernobyl: The Final Warning

as Dr. Armand Hammer

1991
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio 7.8

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

as Narrator (voice)

1991
The Trial 6.0

The Trial

as Doctor Huld

1993
Caboblanco 5.4

Caboblanco

as Gunther Beckdorff

1980
Divorce American Style 5.8

Divorce American Style

as Nelson Downes

1967
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade 8.0

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

as Self (archive footage)

2004
Mark Twain and Me 7.5

Mark Twain and Me

as Mark Twain

1991
The Voice Still Carries: The Aimee Mann Story

The Voice Still Carries: The Aimee Mann Story

as Earl Partridge (Magnolia archive footage)

2026
Reunion 6.7

Reunion

as Henry Strauss

1989
A Thousand Clowns 6.9

A Thousand Clowns

as Murray

1965
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone 7.4

All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone

as Ben Bradlee (archive footage)

2016
F.D.R.: The Last Year 6.9

F.D.R.: The Last Year

as President Franklin D. Roosevelt

1980
Black Rainbow 5.9

Black Rainbow

as Walter Travis

1989
Max Dugan Returns 6.5

Max Dugan Returns

as Max Dugan

1983
Isadora 6.2

Isadora

as Paris Singer

1968
By Love Possessed 5.2

By Love Possessed

as Julius Penrose

1961
When It Was a Game 10.0

When It Was a Game

as (voice)

1991
When It Was a Game 2 9.0

When It Was a Game 2

as Passage Narrator (voice)

1992
Act One 6.3

Act One

as George S. Kaufman

1963
Inherit the Wind 7.3

Inherit the Wind

as Harry Drummond

1988
Sakharov 7.5

Sakharov

as Andrei Sakharov

1984
Hurricane 4.7

Hurricane

as Capt. Charles Bruckner

1979
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone 6.1

Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone

as Self (archive footage)

2000
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron 7.1

Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron

as Self

1993
Arthur Miller: Writer 7.1

Arthur Miller: Writer

as Self (archive footage)

2017
The Belle of 14th Street 7.0

The Belle of 14th Street

as Performer

1967
Abe Lincoln in Illinois 8.7

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

as Abraham Lincoln

1964
America and Lewis Hine 6.2

America and Lewis Hine

as Voice

1984
Heartwood 3.8

Heartwood

as Logan Reeser

1998
T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt 9.0

T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt

as Narrator

1996
The Thanksgiving Treasure 7.8

The Thanksgiving Treasure

as James "Jamie" Mills

1973
Storyville 5.2

Storyville

as Clifford Fowler

1992
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film

Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film

as Self

2006
Mr. Sycamore 7.3

Mr. Sycamore

as John Gwilt

1975
Any Wednesday 6.1

Any Wednesday

as John Cleves

1966
Going Home 6.5

Going Home

as Charles Barton

2000
The World of Tomorrow 5.5

The World of Tomorrow

as Self / Narrator

1984
A Moon for the Misbegotten 6.5

A Moon for the Misbegotten

as James Tyrone Jr.

1975
The Real Macaw 6.0

The Real Macaw

as Grandpa Girdis

1998
Square Dance 4.7

Square Dance

as Dillard

1987
You Can't Take it With You

You Can't Take it With You

as Grandpa Martin Vanderhof

1984
Noon Wine 7.0

Noon Wine

as Royal Earle Thompson

1966
The House Without a Christmas Tree 6.8

The House Without a Christmas Tree

as James "Jamie" Mills

1972
Journey 6.2

Journey

as Marcus

1995
My Antonia 7.3

My Antonia

as Josea Burden

1995
Breaking Home Ties 7.3

Breaking Home Ties

as Lloyd Wells

1987
Laguna Heat 4.3

Laguna Heat

as Wade Shephard

1987
Haywire 6.7

Haywire

as Leland Hayward

1980
The Perfect Tribute 6.5

The Perfect Tribute

as President Abraham Lincoln

1991
For Whom the Bell Tolls

For Whom the Bell Tolls

as Robert Jordan

1959
Lincoln 7.3

Lincoln

as President Abraham Lincoln (voice)

1992
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 7.7

Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004

as Joe's Father (video "One")

2006
Fools 3.5

Fools

as Matthew South

1970
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde

1967
Operation Snafu 6.7

Operation Snafu

as Sam Armstrong

1970
Truman

Truman

as Narrator (voice)

1997
Portrait: Werner Herzog 7.1

Portrait: Werner Herzog

as Self (archive footage)

1986
The Easter Promise 7.3

The Easter Promise

as James "Jamie" Mills

1975
Addie and the King of Hearts 7.7

Addie and the King of Hearts

as James "Jamie" Mills

1976
The Face of Genius 7.0

The Face of Genius

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1966
The Christmas Wife 5.0

The Christmas Wife

as John Tanner

1988
The Time of Our Lives: The Most Amazing 60 Years in History

The Time of Our Lives: The Most Amazing 60 Years in History

as Self - Host

1983
Thomas Hart Benton 7.8

Thomas Hart Benton

as Narrator (voice)

1989
The Spy Who Never Was 8.0

The Spy Who Never Was

as Inspector Barkan

1976
The Country Girl 10.0

The Country Girl

as Frank Elgin

1974
The Bat 5.0

The Bat

as Detective Anderson

1960
A Plague on Our Children

A Plague on Our Children

as Narrator (voice)

1979
Rabbit Ears - Jonah and the Whale 10.0

Rabbit Ears - Jonah and the Whale

as Narrator (voice)

1991
Johnny Bull 5.5

Johnny Bull

as Stephan Kovacs

1986
A Doll's House 10.0

A Doll's House

as Dr. Rank

1959
The Great American West 9.0

The Great American West

as Narrator (voice)

1995
Old Faithful

Old Faithful

as Jason Robards

1973
Ghosts of Cape Horn

Ghosts of Cape Horn

as Narrator

1980
The Peoples Palace: Secrets of the New York Public Library

The Peoples Palace: Secrets of the New York Public Library

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1992
Empire City 9.0

Empire City

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1985
Roots of Roe 7.0

Roots of Roe

as Anthony Comstock (voice)

1993
Deceptions 9.0

Deceptions

as Clay (voice)

1992
Over Washington D.C.: Our Nation's Capital

Over Washington D.C.: Our Nation's Capital

as Narrator

1994

TV Shows 43

What's My Line? 7.1

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

1950
The Dick Cavett Show 6.8

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

1968
American Experience 6.5

American Experience

as Narrator (voice)

1988
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Host

1956
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

1956
Film '72 5.1

Film '72

as Self

1971
Studio One 5.4

Studio One

as Frank Cameron

1948
Studio One 5.4

Studio One

as Prisoner

1948
Studio One 5.4

Studio One

as Walter Osgood

1948
Studio One 5.4

Studio One

as Leonard O'Brien

1948
Screen Two 7.1

Screen Two

as Doctor Huld

1985
The Philco Television Playhouse 6.6

The Philco Television Playhouse

as Joe Grant

1948
The Philco Television Playhouse 6.6

The Philco Television Playhouse

as Mason

1948
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 5.9

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963
The Ed Sullivan Show 6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

1948
Reading Rainbow 8.4

Reading Rainbow

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1983
Omnibus 7.0

Omnibus

1952
The Oscars 7.1

The Oscars

as Self

1953
The Danny Kaye Show 7.0

The Danny Kaye Show

as Self

1963
The Kennedy Center Honors 7.4

The Kennedy Center Honors

as Self

1978
Playhouse 90 7.5

Playhouse 90

as Robert Jordan

1956
The Civil War 8.0

The Civil War

as Ulysses S. Grant (voice)

1990
Play of the Week 8.0

Play of the Week

1959
Ghost Story 7.4

Ghost Story

as Elliot Brent

1972
ABC Stage 67 6.8

ABC Stage 67

as Royal Earle Thompson

1966
Baseball 7.6

Baseball

as (voice)

1994
General Electric Theater 6.8

General Electric Theater

as Col. Carter

1953
The Alcoa Hour 7.0

The Alcoa Hour

as Bert Palmer

1955
Hallmark Hall of Fame 8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Dr. Rank

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame 8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Marcus

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame 8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Abe Lincoln

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame 8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Frank Elgin

1951
The Magic of David Copperfield 7.0

The Magic of David Copperfield

1978
The West 8.4

The West

as Self - Brigham Young

1996
The Atlanta Child Murders 5.8

The Atlanta Child Murders

as Alvin Binder

1985
The Long Hot Summer 5.7

The Long Hot Summer

as Will Varner

1985
Washington: Behind Closed Doors 7.8

Washington: Behind Closed Doors

as President Richard Monckton

1977
Heidi 7.2

Heidi

as Grandfather

1993
The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries 8.0

The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries

as Detective Anderson

1960
The Last Frontier 7.0

The Last Frontier

as Ed Stenning

1986
An Inconvenient Woman 5.8

An Inconvenient Woman

as Jules Mendelson

1991
Broadway on Showtime

Broadway on Showtime

as Erie Smith

1979
The Iceman Cometh

The Iceman Cometh

as Theodore "Hickey" Hickman

1960

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