Jason Robards

Profile

Jason Robards

Acting

Born 1922-07-26 · Died 2000-12-26

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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.

Filmography

166 credits across movies and TV

Magnolia

Magnolia

1999 · Earl Partridge

All the President's Men

All the President's Men

1976 · Ben Bradlee

For Whom the Bell Tolls

For Whom the Bell Tolls

1959 · Robert Jordan

Parenthood

Parenthood

1989 · Frank Buckman

Max Dugan Returns

Max Dugan Returns

1983 · Max Dugan

Arthur Miller: Writer

Arthur Miller: Writer

2017 · Self (archive footage)

Quick Change

Quick Change

1990 · Chief Rotzinger

A Boy and His Dog

A Boy and His Dog

1975 · Lou Craddock

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970 · General Walter C. Short

The Great American West

The Great American West

1995 · Narrator (voice)

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

1973 · Governor Wallace

Caboblanco

Caboblanco

1980 · Gunther Beckdorff

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

1970 · Cable Hogue

Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone

Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone

2000 · Self (archive footage)

The Day After

The Day After

1983 · Dr. Russell Oakes

Hour of the Gun

Hour of the Gun

1967 · Doc Holliday

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Something Wicked This Way Comes

1983 · Charles Halloway

My Best Fiend

My Best Fiend

1999 · Self (archive footage)

Raise the Titanic

Raise the Titanic

1980 · Admiral James Sandecker

The Paper

The Paper

1994 · Graham Keighley

The Adventures of Huck Finn

The Adventures of Huck Finn

1993 · The King

Burden of Dreams

Burden of Dreams

1982 · Fitzcarraldo (archive footage)

Comes a Horseman

Comes a Horseman

1978 · Jacob 'J.W.' Ewing

Julia

Julia

1977 · Dashiell Hammett

Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004

Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004

2006 · Joe's Father (video "One")

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

1970 · Marcus Brutus

Isadora

Isadora

1968 · Paris Singer

The Night They Raided Minsky's

The Night They Raided Minsky's

1968 · Raymond Paine

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

1967 · Al Capone

A Thousand Clowns

A Thousand Clowns

1965 · Murray

Any Wednesday

Any Wednesday

1966 · John Cleves

Long Day's Journey Into Night

Long Day's Journey Into Night

1962 · Jamie Tyrone

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

1966 · Henry Drummond

Dream a Little Dream

Dream a Little Dream

1989 · Coleman Ettinger

Murders in the Rue Morgue

Murders in the Rue Morgue

1971 · Cesar Charron

Johnny Got His Gun

Johnny Got His Gun

1971 · Joe's Father

The Legend of the Lone Ranger

The Legend of the Lone Ranger

1981 · President Ulysses S. Grant

Melvin and Howard

Melvin and Howard

1980 · Howard Hughes

Bright Lights, Big City

Bright Lights, Big City

1988 · Mr. Hardy (uncredited)

A Thousand Acres

A Thousand Acres

1997 · Larry Cook

The Trial

The Trial

1993 · Doctor Huld

Black Rainbow

Black Rainbow

1989 · Walter Travis

The House Without a Christmas Tree

The House Without a Christmas Tree

1972 · James "Jamie" Mills

Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film

Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film

2006 · Self

The Real Macaw

The Real Macaw

1998 · Grandpa Girdis

Reunion

Reunion

1989 · Henry Strauss

The Journey

The Journey

1959 · Paul Kedes

The Enemy Within

The Enemy Within

1994 · General R. Pendleton Lloyd

Square Dance

Square Dance

1987 · Dillard

Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron

Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron

1993 · Self

Divorce American Style

Divorce American Style

1967 · Nelson Downes

You Can't Take it With You

You Can't Take it With You

1984 · Grandpa Martin Vanderhof

Mark Twain and Me

Mark Twain and Me

1991 · Mark Twain

The Good Mother

The Good Mother

1988 · W. O. Muth

The Christmas Wife

The Christmas Wife

1988 · John Tanner

Truman

Truman

1997 · Narrator (voice)

A Moon for the Misbegotten

A Moon for the Misbegotten

1975 · James Tyrone Jr.

By Love Possessed

By Love Possessed

1961 · Julius Penrose

Empire City

Empire City

1985 · Self - Narrator (voice)

Storyville

Storyville

1992 · Clifford Fowler

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

1991 · Narrator (voice)

The War Between Men and Women

The War Between Men and Women

1972 · Stephen Kozlenko

America and Lewis Hine

America and Lewis Hine

1984 · Voice

Act One

Act One

1963 · George S. Kaufman

The Belle of 14th Street

The Belle of 14th Street

1967 · Performer

Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

1988 · Harry Drummond

Fools

Fools

1970 · Matthew South

My Antonia

My Antonia

1995 · Josea Burden

F.D.R.: The Last Year

F.D.R.: The Last Year

1980 · President Franklin D. Roosevelt

Haywire

Haywire

1980 · Leland Hayward

Thomas Hart Benton

Thomas Hart Benton

1989 · Narrator (voice)

Philadelphia

Philadelphia

1993 · Charles Wheeler

Deceptions

Deceptions

1992 · Clay (voice)

Operation Snafu

Operation Snafu

1970 · Sam Armstrong

Sakharov

Sakharov

1984 · Andrei Sakharov

Heartwood

Heartwood

1998 · Logan Reeser

Journey

Journey

1995 · Marcus

Night of 100 Stars III

Night of 100 Stars III

1990 · Self

Mr. Sycamore

Mr. Sycamore

1975 · John Gwilt

The Easter Promise

The Easter Promise

1975 · James "Jamie" Mills

Lincoln

Lincoln

1992 · President Abraham Lincoln (voice)

Noon Wine

Noon Wine

1966 · Royal Earle Thompson

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

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

1994 · Narrator

A Christmas to Remember

A Christmas to Remember

1978 · Daniel Larson

Addie and the King of Hearts

Addie and the King of Hearts

1976 · James "Jamie" Mills

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1967 · Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde

The Iceman Cometh

The Iceman Cometh

1960 · Theodore "Hickey" Hickman

Hurricane

Hurricane

1979 · Capt. Charles Bruckner

The Spy Who Never Was

The Spy Who Never Was

1976 · Inspector Barkan

Little Big League

Little Big League

1994 · Thomas Heywood

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

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

1983 · Self - Host

The Thanksgiving Treasure

The Thanksgiving Treasure

1973 · James "Jamie" Mills

Going Home

Going Home

2000 · Charles Barton

Portrait: Werner Herzog

Portrait: Werner Herzog

1986 · Self (archive footage)

The Perfect Tribute

The Perfect Tribute

1991 · President Abraham Lincoln

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

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

2016 · Ben Bradlee (archive footage)

The Bat

The Bat

1960 · Detective Anderson

Chernobyl: The Final Warning

Chernobyl: The Final Warning

1991 · Dr. Armand Hammer

That Moment: Magnolia Diary

That Moment: Magnolia Diary

2000 · Self

Laguna Heat

Laguna Heat

1987 · Wade Shephard

A Doll's House

A Doll's House

1959 · Dr. Rank

Breaking Home Ties

Breaking Home Ties

1987 · Lloyd Wells

Beloved

Beloved

1998 · Mr. Bodwin

Old Faithful

Old Faithful

1973 · Jason Robards

La Classe américaine

La Classe américaine

1993 · The Newspaper Director (archive footage)

T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt

T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt

1996 · Narrator

Tender Is the Night

Tender Is the Night

1962 · Dick Diver

Once Upon a Time in the West

Once Upon a Time in the West

1968 · 'Cheyenne'

Crimson Tide

Crimson Tide

1995 · Rear Admiral Anderson (uncredited)

Enemy of the State

Enemy of the State

1998 · Congressman Phillip Hammersley (uncredited)

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004 · Self (archive footage)

Johnny Bull

Johnny Bull

1986 · Stephan Kovacs

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1964 · Abraham Lincoln

The Country Girl

The Country Girl

1974 · Frank Elgin

The World of Tomorrow

The World of Tomorrow

1984 · Self / Narrator

The Face of Genius

The Face of Genius

1966 · Narrator (voice)

The Peoples Palace: Secrets of the New York Public Library

The Peoples Palace: Secrets of the New York Public Library

1992 · Self - Narrator (voice)

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982 · Self

Rabbit Ears - Jonah and the Whale

Rabbit Ears - Jonah and the Whale

1991 · Narrator (voice)

When It Was a Game

When It Was a Game

1991 · (voice)

Heidi

Heidi

1993 · Großvater

When It Was a Game 2

When It Was a Game 2

1992 · Passage Narrator (voice)

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987 · Self

Ghosts of Cape Horn

Ghosts of Cape Horn

1980 · Narrator

The Last Frontier

The Last Frontier

1986 · Ed Stenning

Omnibus

Omnibus

1952

Studio One

Studio One

1948 · Frank Cameron

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953 · Col. Carter

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Dr. Rank

Play of the Week

Play of the Week

1959

The Civil War

The Civil War

1990 · Ulysses S. Grant

The Alcoa Hour

The Alcoa Hour

1955 · Bert Palmer

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948 · Joe Grant

ABC Stage 67

ABC Stage 67

1966 · Royal Earle Thompson

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953 · Self

Washington: Behind Closed Doors

Washington: Behind Closed Doors

1977 · President Richard Monckton

The Kennedy Center Honors

The Kennedy Center Honors

1978 · Self

Ghost Story

Ghost Story

1972 · Elliot Brent

The West

The West

1996 · Self - Brigham Young

An Inconvenient Woman

An Inconvenient Woman

1991 · Jules Mendelson

The Long Hot Summer

The Long Hot Summer

1985 · Will Varner

The Magic of David Copperfield

The Magic of David Copperfield

1978

Broadway on Showtime

Broadway on Showtime

1979 · Erie Smith

Reading Rainbow

Reading Rainbow

1983 · Self - Narrator (voice)

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948 · Self

American Experience

American Experience

1988 · Narrator (voice)

Heidi

Heidi

1993 · Grandfather

The Last Frontier

The Last Frontier

1986 · Ed Stenning

The Atlanta Child Murders

The Atlanta Child Murders

1985 · Alvin Binder

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950 · Self - Mystery Guest

Studio One

Studio One

1948 · Prisoner

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Marcus

Studio One

Studio One

1948 · Walter Osgood

Studio One

Studio One

1948 · Leonard O'Brien

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Abe Lincoln

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Frank Elgin

Playhouse 90

Playhouse 90

1956 · Robert Jordan

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948 · Mason

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

1968 · Self - Guest

The Danny Kaye Show

The Danny Kaye Show

1963 · Self

Baseball

Baseball

1994 · (voice)

Screen Two

Screen Two

1985 · Doctor Huld

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956 · Self - Host

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956 · Self - Presenter

The Iceman Cometh

The Iceman Cometh

1960 · Theodore "Hickey" Hickman