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Jason Robards

Acting 78 (deceased) years old Chicago, Illinois, USA ★ 1.5
Born: July 26, 1922
Died: December 26, 2000

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

Acting Credits (166)

Arthur Miller: Writer
Arthur Miller: Writer Self (archive footage) 2017
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone Ben Bradlee (archive footage) 2016
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 Joe's Father (video "One") 2006
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film Self 2006
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade Self (archive footage) 2004
Going Home
Going Home Charles Barton 2000
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone Self (archive footage) 2000
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
That Moment: Magnolia Diary Self 2000
Magnolia
Magnolia Earl Partridge 1999
My Best Fiend
My Best Fiend Self (archive footage) 1999
Enemy of the State
Enemy of the State Congressman Phillip Hammersley (uncredited) 1998
Beloved
Beloved Mr. Bodwin 1998
The Real Macaw
The Real Macaw Grandpa Girdis 1998
Heartwood
Heartwood Logan Reeser 1998
Truman
Truman Narrator (voice) 1997
A Thousand Acres
A Thousand Acres Larry Cook 1997
T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt
T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt Narrator 1996
The West
The West Self - Brigham Young 1996
Journey
Journey Marcus 1995
Crimson Tide
Crimson Tide Rear Admiral Anderson (uncredited) 1995
My Antonia
My Antonia Josea Burden 1995
The Great American West
The Great American West Narrator (voice) 1995
Baseball
Baseball (voice) 1994
The Enemy Within
The Enemy Within General R. Pendleton Lloyd 1994
Little Big League
Little Big League Thomas Heywood 1994
The Paper
The Paper Graham Keighley 1994
Over Washington D.C.: Our Nation's Capital
Over Washington D.C.: Our Nation's Capital Narrator 1994
La Classe américaine
La Classe américaine The Newspaper Director (archive footage) 1993
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Charles Wheeler 1993
Heidi
Heidi Großvater 1993
Heidi
Heidi Grandfather 1993
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron Self 1993
The Trial
The Trial Doctor Huld 1993
The Adventures of Huck Finn
The Adventures of Huck Finn The King 1993
Lincoln
Lincoln President Abraham Lincoln (voice) 1992
The Peoples Palace: Secrets of the New York Public Library
The Peoples Palace: Secrets of the New York Public Library Self - Narrator (voice) 1992
Storyville
Storyville Clifford Fowler 1992
When It Was a Game 2
When It Was a Game 2 Passage Narrator (voice) 1992
Deceptions
Deceptions Clay (voice) 1992
Mark Twain and Me
Mark Twain and Me Mark Twain 1991
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio Narrator (voice) 1991
Rabbit Ears - Jonah and the Whale
Rabbit Ears - Jonah and the Whale Narrator (voice) 1991
When It Was a Game
When It Was a Game (voice) 1991
An Inconvenient Woman
An Inconvenient Woman Jules Mendelson 1991
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
Chernobyl: The Final Warning Dr. Armand Hammer 1991
The Perfect Tribute
The Perfect Tribute President Abraham Lincoln 1991
The Civil War
The Civil War Ulysses S. Grant (voice) 1990
Quick Change
Quick Change Chief Rotzinger 1990
Night of 100 Stars III
Night of 100 Stars III Self 1990
Black Rainbow
Black Rainbow Walter Travis 1989
Thomas Hart Benton
Thomas Hart Benton Narrator (voice) 1989
Parenthood
Parenthood Frank Buckman 1989
Reunion
Reunion Henry Strauss 1989
Dream a Little Dream
Dream a Little Dream Coleman Ettinger 1989
The Christmas Wife
The Christmas Wife John Tanner 1988
The Good Mother
The Good Mother W. O. Muth 1988
American Experience
American Experience Narrator (voice) 1988
Bright Lights, Big City
Bright Lights, Big City Mr. Hardy (uncredited) 1988
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind Harry Drummond 1988
Breaking Home Ties
Breaking Home Ties Lloyd Wells 1987
Laguna Heat
Laguna Heat Wade Shephard 1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood Self 1987
Square Dance
Square Dance Dillard 1987
The Last Frontier
The Last Frontier Ed Stenning 1986
The Last Frontier
The Last Frontier Ed Stenning 1986
Johnny Bull
Johnny Bull Stephan Kovacs 1986
Portrait: Werner Herzog
Portrait: Werner Herzog Self (archive footage) 1986
The Long Hot Summer
The Long Hot Summer Will Varner 1985
Empire City
Empire City Self - Narrator (voice) 1985
The Atlanta Child Murders
The Atlanta Child Murders Alvin Binder 1985
Screen Two
Screen Two Doctor Huld 1985
The World of Tomorrow
The World of Tomorrow Self / Narrator 1984
You Can't Take it With You
You Can't Take it With You Grandpa Martin Vanderhof 1984
America and Lewis Hine
America and Lewis Hine Voice 1984
Sakharov
Sakharov Andrei Sakharov 1984
The Day After
The Day After Dr. Russell Oakes 1983
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 1983
Reading Rainbow
Reading Rainbow Self - Narrator (voice) 1983
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes Charles Halloway 1983
Max Dugan Returns
Max Dugan Returns Max Dugan 1983
Burden of Dreams
Burden of Dreams Fitzcarraldo (archive footage) 1982
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars Self 1982
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
The Legend of the Lone Ranger President Ulysses S. Grant 1981
Melvin and Howard
Melvin and Howard Howard Hughes 1980
Ghosts of Cape Horn
Ghosts of Cape Horn Narrator 1980
Raise the Titanic
Raise the Titanic Admiral James Sandecker 1980
F.D.R.: The Last Year
F.D.R.: The Last Year President Franklin D. Roosevelt 1980
Haywire
Haywire Leland Hayward 1980
Caboblanco
Caboblanco Gunther Beckdorff 1980
Broadway on Showtime
Broadway on Showtime Erie Smith 1979
Hurricane
Hurricane Capt. Charles Bruckner 1979
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Kennedy Center Honors Self 1978
A Christmas to Remember
A Christmas to Remember Daniel Larson 1978
The Magic of David Copperfield
The Magic of David Copperfield 1978
Comes a Horseman
Comes a Horseman Jacob 'J.W.' Ewing 1978
Julia
Julia Dashiell Hammett 1977
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
Washington: Behind Closed Doors President Richard Monckton 1977
The Spy Who Never Was
The Spy Who Never Was Inspector Barkan 1976
All the President's Men
All the President's Men Ben Bradlee 1976
Addie and the King of Hearts
Addie and the King of Hearts James "Jamie" Mills 1976
Mr. Sycamore
Mr. Sycamore John Gwilt 1975
A Moon for the Misbegotten
A Moon for the Misbegotten James Tyrone Jr. 1975
The Easter Promise
The Easter Promise James "Jamie" Mills 1975
A Boy and His Dog
A Boy and His Dog Lou Craddock 1975
The Country Girl
The Country Girl Frank Elgin 1974
The Thanksgiving Treasure
The Thanksgiving Treasure James "Jamie" Mills 1973
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid Governor Wallace 1973
Old Faithful
Old Faithful Jason Robards 1973
The House Without a Christmas Tree
The House Without a Christmas Tree James "Jamie" Mills 1972
Ghost Story
Ghost Story Elliot Brent 1972
The War Between Men and Women
The War Between Men and Women Stephen Kozlenko 1972
Johnny Got His Gun
Johnny Got His Gun Joe's Father 1971
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Murders in the Rue Morgue Cesar Charron 1971
Fools
Fools Matthew South 1970
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar Marcus Brutus 1970
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
The Ballad of Cable Hogue Cable Hogue 1970
Operation Snafu
Operation Snafu Sam Armstrong 1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora! General Walter C. Short 1970
The Night They Raided Minsky's
The Night They Raided Minsky's Raymond Paine 1968
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West 'Cheyenne' 1968
Isadora
Isadora Paris Singer 1968
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show Self - Guest 1968
Hour of the Gun
Hour of the Gun Doc Holliday 1967
The Belle of 14th Street
The Belle of 14th Street Performer 1967
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre Al Capone 1967
Divorce American Style
Divorce American Style Nelson Downes 1967
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde 1967
Noon Wine
Noon Wine Royal Earle Thompson 1966
Any Wednesday
Any Wednesday John Cleves 1966
ABC Stage 67
ABC Stage 67 Royal Earle Thompson 1966
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
A Big Hand for the Little Lady Henry Drummond 1966
The Face of Genius
The Face of Genius Self - Narrator (voice) 1966
A Thousand Clowns
A Thousand Clowns Murray 1965
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Abe Lincoln in Illinois Abraham Lincoln 1964
Act One
Act One George S. Kaufman 1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 1963
The Danny Kaye Show
The Danny Kaye Show Self 1963
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Long Day's Journey Into Night Jamie Tyrone 1962
Tender Is the Night
Tender Is the Night Dick Diver 1962
By Love Possessed
By Love Possessed Julius Penrose 1961
The Iceman Cometh
The Iceman Cometh Theodore "Hickey" Hickman 1960
The Iceman Cometh
The Iceman Cometh Theodore "Hickey" Hickman 1960
The Bat
The Bat Detective Anderson 1960
A Doll's House
A Doll's House Dr. Rank 1959
Play of the Week
Play of the Week 1959
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls Robert Jordan 1959
The Journey
The Journey Paul Kedes 1959
Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90 Robert Jordan 1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards Self - Host 1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards Self - Presenter 1956
The Alcoa Hour
The Alcoa Hour Bert Palmer 1955
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater Col. Carter 1953
Omnibus
Omnibus 1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Dr. Rank 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Marcus 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Abe Lincoln 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Frank Elgin 1951
What's My Line?
What's My Line? Self - Mystery Guest 1950
Studio One
Studio One Frank Cameron 1948
Studio One
Studio One Prisoner 1948
Studio One
Studio One Walter Osgood 1948
Studio One
Studio One Leonard O'Brien 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse Joe Grant 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse Mason 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show Self 1948

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