Jason Robards

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.

Appearances

Magnolia
7.7
Magnolia
Earl Partridge
All the President's Men
7.7
All the President's Men
Ben Bradlee
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Robert Jordan
Parenthood
6.7
Parenthood
Frank Buckman
Max Dugan Returns
6.6
Max Dugan Returns
Max Dugan
Arthur Miller: Writer
7.1
Arthur Miller: Writer
Self (archive footage)
Quick Change
6.7
Quick Change
Chief Rotzinger
A Boy and His Dog
6.3
A Boy and His Dog
Lou Craddock
Tora! Tora! Tora!
7.2
Tora! Tora! Tora!
General Walter C. Short
The Great American West
9.0
The Great American West
Narrator (voice)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
7.2
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Governor Wallace
Caboblanco
5.4
Caboblanco
Gunther Beckdorff
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
7.0
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Cable Hogue
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
6.1
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
Self (archive footage)
The Day After
6.8
The Day After
Dr. Russell Oakes
Hour of the Gun
6.5
Hour of the Gun
Doc Holliday
Something Wicked This Way Comes
6.4
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Charles Halloway
My Best Fiend
7.3
My Best Fiend
Self (archive footage)
Raise the Titanic
5.3
Raise the Titanic
Admiral James Sandecker
The Paper
6.6
The Paper
Graham Keighley
The Adventures of Huck Finn
6.2
The Adventures of Huck Finn
The King
Burden of Dreams
7.6
Burden of Dreams
Fitzcarraldo (archive footage)
Comes a Horseman
6.1
Comes a Horseman
Jacob 'J.W.' Ewing
Julia
6.5
Julia
Dashiell Hammett
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
7.7
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
Joe's Father (video "One")
Julius Caesar
5.8
Julius Caesar
Marcus Brutus
Isadora
6.2
Isadora
Paris Singer
The Night They Raided Minsky's
5.7
The Night They Raided Minsky's
Raymond Paine
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
6.3
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Al Capone
A Thousand Clowns
6.9
A Thousand Clowns
Murray
Any Wednesday
6.1
Any Wednesday
John Cleves
Long Day's Journey Into Night
7.0
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Jamie Tyrone
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
7.1
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
Henry Drummond
Dream a Little Dream
5.8
Dream a Little Dream
Coleman Ettinger
Murders in the Rue Morgue
5.1
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Cesar Charron
Johnny Got His Gun
7.5
Johnny Got His Gun
Joe's Father
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
5.0
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
President Ulysses S. Grant
Melvin and Howard
6.5
Melvin and Howard
Howard Hughes
Bright Lights, Big City
5.7
Bright Lights, Big City
Mr. Hardy (uncredited)
A Thousand Acres
5.7
A Thousand Acres
Larry Cook
The Trial
6.0
The Trial
Doctor Huld
Black Rainbow
5.8
Black Rainbow
Walter Travis
The House Without a Christmas Tree
6.7
The House Without a Christmas Tree
James "Jamie" Mills
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
Self
The Real Macaw
6.0
The Real Macaw
Grandpa Girdis
Reunion
6.6
Reunion
Henry Strauss
The Journey
6.3
The Journey
Paul Kedes
The Enemy Within
5.8
The Enemy Within
General R. Pendleton Lloyd
Square Dance
4.7
Square Dance
Dillard
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
7.1
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
Self
Divorce American Style
5.8
Divorce American Style
Nelson Downes
You Can't Take it With You
You Can't Take it With You
Grandpa Martin Vanderhof
Mark Twain and Me
7.6
Mark Twain and Me
Mark Twain
The Good Mother
5.7
The Good Mother
W. O. Muth
The Christmas Wife
5.0
The Christmas Wife
John Tanner
Truman
Truman
Narrator (voice)
A Moon for the Misbegotten
6.5
A Moon for the Misbegotten
James Tyrone Jr.
By Love Possessed
5.3
By Love Possessed
Julius Penrose
Empire City
9.0
Empire City
Self - Narrator (voice)
Storyville
5.3
Storyville
Clifford Fowler
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
7.6
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
Narrator (voice)
The War Between Men and Women
6.4
The War Between Men and Women
Stephen Kozlenko
America and Lewis Hine
6.2
America and Lewis Hine
Voice
Act One
6.3
Act One
George S. Kaufman
The Belle of 14th Street
7.0
The Belle of 14th Street
Performer
Inherit the Wind
7.9
Inherit the Wind
Harry Drummond
Fools
3.3
Fools
Matthew South
My Antonia
7.3
My Antonia
Josea Burden
F.D.R.: The Last Year
6.9
F.D.R.: The Last Year
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Haywire
6.7
Haywire
Leland Hayward
Thomas Hart Benton
7.8
Thomas Hart Benton
Narrator (voice)
Philadelphia
7.7
Philadelphia
Charles Wheeler
Deceptions
9.0
Deceptions
Clay (voice)
Operation Snafu
6.7
Operation Snafu
Sam Armstrong
Sakharov
7.5
Sakharov
Andrei Sakharov
Heartwood
3.8
Heartwood
Logan Reeser
Journey
6.2
Journey
Marcus
Night of 100 Stars III
4.0
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
Mr. Sycamore
7.3
Mr. Sycamore
John Gwilt
The Easter Promise
7.3
The Easter Promise
James "Jamie" Mills
Lincoln
7.3
Lincoln
President Abraham Lincoln (voice)
Noon Wine
7.0
Noon Wine
Royal Earle Thompson
Over Washington D.C.: Our Nation's Capital
Over Washington D.C.: Our Nation's Capital
Narrator
A Christmas to Remember
7.5
A Christmas to Remember
Daniel Larson
Addie and the King of Hearts
7.7
Addie and the King of Hearts
James "Jamie" Mills
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
The Iceman Cometh
7.4
The Iceman Cometh
Theodore "Hickey" Hickman
Hurricane
4.8
Hurricane
Capt. Charles Bruckner
The Spy Who Never Was
8.0
The Spy Who Never Was
Inspector Barkan
Little Big League
6.0
Little Big League
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
Self - Host
The Thanksgiving Treasure
7.8
The Thanksgiving Treasure
James "Jamie" Mills
Going Home
6.5
Going Home
Charles Barton
Portrait: Werner Herzog
7.1
Portrait: Werner Herzog
Self (archive footage)
The Perfect Tribute
6.5
The Perfect Tribute
President Abraham Lincoln
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
7.2
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
Ben Bradlee (archive footage)
The Bat
5.0
The Bat
Detective Anderson
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
5.8
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
Dr. Armand Hammer
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
7.7
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
Self
Laguna Heat
4.3
Laguna Heat
Wade Shephard
A Doll's House
10.0
A Doll's House
Dr. Rank
Breaking Home Ties
7.3
Breaking Home Ties
Lloyd Wells
Beloved
5.8
Beloved
Mr. Bodwin
Old Faithful
Old Faithful
Jason Robards
La Classe américaine
7.6
La Classe américaine
The Newspaper Director (archive footage)
T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt
9.0
T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt
Narrator
Tender Is the Night
5.7
Tender Is the Night
Dick Diver
Once Upon a Time in the West
8.3
Once Upon a Time in the West
'Cheyenne'
Crimson Tide
7.2
Crimson Tide
Rear Admiral Anderson (uncredited)
Enemy of the State
7.1
Enemy of the State
Congressman Phillip Hammersley (uncredited)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
8.0
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Bull
5.5
Johnny Bull
Stephan Kovacs
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
8.7
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Abraham Lincoln
The Country Girl
10.0
The Country Girl
Frank Elgin
The World of Tomorrow
5.5
The World of Tomorrow
Self / Narrator
The Face of Genius
7.0
The Face of Genius
Narrator (voice)
The Peoples Palace: Secrets of the New York Public Library
The Peoples Palace: Secrets of the New York Public Library
Self - Narrator (voice)
Night of 100 Stars
6.8
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Rabbit Ears - Jonah and the Whale
10.0
Rabbit Ears - Jonah and the Whale
Narrator (voice)
When It Was a Game
10.0
When It Was a Game
(voice)
Heidi
6.0
Heidi
Großvater
When It Was a Game 2
9.0
When It Was a Game 2
Passage Narrator (voice)
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
6.0
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
Ghosts of Cape Horn
Ghosts of Cape Horn
Narrator
The Last Frontier
The Last Frontier
Ed Stenning
Omnibus
6.3
Omnibus
Studio One
5.4
Studio One
Frank Cameron
General Electric Theater
6.8
General Electric Theater
Col. Carter
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dr. Rank
Play of the Week
8.0
Play of the Week
The Civil War
7.9
The Civil War
Ulysses S. Grant
The Alcoa Hour
7.0
The Alcoa Hour
Bert Palmer
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
5.9
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
The Philco Television Playhouse
6.6
The Philco Television Playhouse
Joe Grant
ABC Stage 67
6.8
ABC Stage 67
Royal Earle Thompson
The Oscars
7.0
The Oscars
Self
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
7.8
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
President Richard Monckton
The Kennedy Center Honors
7.4
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
Ghost Story
7.4
Ghost Story
Elliot Brent
The West
8.4
The West
Self - Brigham Young
An Inconvenient Woman
5.8
An Inconvenient Woman
Jules Mendelson
The Long Hot Summer
5.5
The Long Hot Summer
Will Varner
The Magic of David Copperfield
7.0
The Magic of David Copperfield
Broadway on Showtime
Broadway on Showtime
Erie Smith
Reading Rainbow
8.3
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
American Experience
6.6
American Experience
Narrator (voice)
Heidi
7.1
Heidi
Grandfather
The Last Frontier
7.0
The Last Frontier
Ed Stenning
The Atlanta Child Murders
5.8
The Atlanta Child Murders
Alvin Binder
What's My Line?
7.0
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
Studio One
5.4
Studio One
Prisoner
Studio One
5.4
Studio One
Walter Osgood
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Marcus
Studio One
5.4
Studio One
Leonard O'Brien
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Abe Lincoln
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Frank Elgin
Playhouse 90
7.6
Playhouse 90
Robert Jordan
The Philco Television Playhouse
6.6
The Philco Television Playhouse
Mason
The Dick Cavett Show
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
The Danny Kaye Show
7.0
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
Baseball
7.5
Baseball
(voice)
Screen Two
7.1
Screen Two
Doctor Huld
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
Self - Host
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
The Iceman Cometh
The Iceman Cometh
Theodore "Hickey" Hickman

Crew

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