Jason Robards
- Born
- July 26, 1922
- Died
- December 26, 2000 (78 years old)
- Place of birth
- 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.
Known for
★ 8.3Once Upon a Time in the West
1968
★ 7.1Enemy of the State
1998
★ 7.7Magnolia
1999
★ 7.7Philadelphia
1993
★ 7.2Crimson Tide
1995
★ 7.7All the President's Men
1976
★ 7.2Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
★ 6.7Parenthood
1989
★ 6.7Quick Change
1990
★ 6.8The Day After
1983
★ 7.2Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973
★ 7.5Johnny Got His Gun
1971
Filmography
- 2017Arthur Miller: WriterFilm · Self (archive footage)★ 7.1
- 2016All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. StoneFilm · Ben Bradlee (archive footage)
- 2006Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004Film · Joe's Father (video "One")
- 2006Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary FilmFilm · Self
- 2004Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood RenegadeFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 2000Going HomeFilm · Charles Barton
- 2000Once Upon a Time: Sergio LeoneFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 2000That Moment: Magnolia DiaryFilm · Self
- 1999MagnoliaFilm · Earl Partridge★ 7.7
- 1999My Best FiendFilm · Self (archive footage)★ 7.4
- 1998Enemy of the StateFilm · Congressman Phillip Hammersley (uncredited)★ 7.1
- 1998BelovedFilm · Mr. Bodwin★ 5.8
- 1998The Real MacawFilm · Grandpa Girdis
- 1998HeartwoodFilm · Logan Reeser
- 1997TrumanTrumanFilm · Narrator (voice)
- 1997A Thousand AcresFilm · Larry Cook★ 5.7
- 1996T.R.: The Story of Theodore RooseveltFilm · Narrator
- 1995JourneyFilm · Marcus
- 1995Crimson TideFilm · Rear Admiral Anderson (uncredited)★ 7.2
- 1995My AntoniaFilm · Josea Burden
- 1995The Great American WestThe Great American WestFilm · Narrator (voice)
- 1994BaseballSeries · (voice)★ 7.5
- 1994The Enemy WithinFilm · General R. Pendleton Lloyd★ 5.8
- 1994Little Big LeagueFilm · Thomas Heywood★ 5.9
- 1994The PaperFilm · Graham Keighley★ 6.6
- 1994Over Washington D.C.: Our Nation's CapitalFilm · Narrator
- 1993La Classe américaineFilm · The Newspaper Director (archive footage)★ 7.6
- 1993PhiladelphiaFilm · Charles Wheeler★ 7.7
- 1993Roots of RoeRoots of RoeFilm · Anthony Comstock (voice)
- 1993HeidiFilm · Großvater
- 1993HeidiSeries · Grandfather★ 7.2
- 1993Sam Peckinpah: Man of IronFilm · Self
- 1993The TrialFilm · Doctor Huld★ 6.0
- 1993The Adventures of Huck FinnFilm · The King★ 6.2
- 1992LincolnLincolnFilm · President Abraham Lincoln (voice)
- 1992The Peoples Palace: Secrets of the New York Public LibraryThe Peoples Palace: Secrets of the New York Public LibraryFilm · Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1992StoryvilleFilm · Clifford Fowler★ 5.2
- 1992When It Was a Game 2Film · Passage Narrator (voice)
- 1992DeceptionsFilm · Clay (voice)
- 1991Mark Twain and MeFilm · Mark Twain
- 1991Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made RadioFilm · Narrator (voice)
- 1991Rabbit Ears - Jonah and the WhaleFilm · Narrator (voice)
- 1991When It Was a GameFilm · (voice)
- 1991An Inconvenient WomanSeries · Jules Mendelson
- 1991Chernobyl: The Final WarningFilm · Dr. Armand Hammer
- 1991The Perfect TributeFilm · President Abraham Lincoln
- 1990The Civil WarSeries · Ulysses S. Grant (voice)★ 7.9
- 1990Quick ChangeFilm · Chief Rotzinger★ 6.7
- 1990Night of 100 Stars IIIFilm · Self
- 1989Black RainbowFilm · Walter Travis★ 5.9
- 1989Thomas Hart BentonFilm · Narrator (voice)
- 1989ParenthoodFilm · Frank Buckman★ 6.7
- 1989ReunionFilm · Henry Strauss★ 6.7
- 1989Dream a Little DreamFilm · Coleman Ettinger★ 5.8
- 1988The Christmas WifeFilm · John Tanner
- 1988The Good MotherFilm · W. O. Muth★ 5.7
- 1988Bright Lights, Big CityFilm · Mr. Hardy (uncredited)★ 5.7
- 1988Inherit the WindFilm · Harry Drummond
- 1987Breaking Home TiesFilm · Lloyd Wells
- 1987Laguna HeatFilm · Wade Shephard
- 1987Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodFilm · Self
- 1987Square DanceFilm · Dillard★ 4.7
- 1986The Last FrontierSeries · Ed Stenning
- 1986Johnny BullFilm · Stephan Kovacs
- 1986Portrait: Werner HerzogFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 1985The Long Hot SummerSeries · Will Varner
- 1985Empire CityFilm · Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1985The Atlanta Child MurdersSeries · Alvin Binder
- 1985Screen TwoSeries · Doctor Huld
- 1984The World of TomorrowFilm · Self / Narrator
- 1984You Can't Take it With YouFilm · Grandpa Martin Vanderhof
- 1984America and Lewis HineAmerica and Lewis HineFilm · Voice
- 1984SakharovFilm · Andrei Sakharov
- 1983The Day AfterFilm · Dr. Russell Oakes★ 6.8
- 1983The Time of Our Lives: The Most Amazing 60 Years in HistoryThe Time of Our Lives: The Most Amazing 60 Years in HistoryFilm · Self - Host
- 1983Something Wicked This Way ComesFilm · Charles Halloway★ 6.5
- 1983Max Dugan ReturnsFilm · Max Dugan★ 6.6
- 1982Burden of DreamsFilm · Fitzcarraldo (archive footage)★ 7.6
- 1982Night of 100 StarsFilm · Self
- 1981The Legend of the Lone RangerFilm · President Ulysses S. Grant★ 4.9
- 1980Melvin and HowardFilm · Howard Hughes★ 6.5
- 1980Ghosts of Cape HornFilm · Narrator
- 1980Raise the TitanicFilm · Admiral James Sandecker★ 5.4
- 1980F.D.R.: The Last YearFilm · President Franklin D. Roosevelt
- 1980HaywireFilm · Leland Hayward
- 1980CaboblancoFilm · Gunther Beckdorff★ 5.4
- 1979Broadway on ShowtimeSeries · Erie Smith
- 1979HurricaneFilm · Capt. Charles Bruckner
- 1978A Christmas to RememberFilm · Daniel Larson
- 1978The Magic of David CopperfieldSeries
- 1978Comes a HorsemanFilm · Jacob 'J.W.' Ewing★ 6.1
- 1977JuliaFilm · Dashiell Hammett★ 6.5
- 1977Washington: Behind Closed DoorsSeries · President Richard Monckton
- 1976The Spy Who Never WasFilm · Inspector Barkan
- 1976All the President's MenFilm · Ben Bradlee★ 7.7
- 1976Addie and the King of HeartsFilm · James "Jamie" Mills
- 1975Mr. SycamoreFilm · John Gwilt
- 1975A Moon for the MisbegottenFilm · James Tyrone Jr.
- 1975The Easter PromiseFilm · James "Jamie" Mills
- 1975A Boy and His DogFilm · Lou Craddock★ 6.3
- 1974The Country GirlFilm · Frank Elgin
- 1973The Thanksgiving TreasureFilm · James "Jamie" Mills
- 1973Pat Garrett & Billy the KidFilm · Governor Wallace★ 7.2
- 1973Old FaithfulFilm · Jason Robards
- 1972The House Without a Christmas TreeFilm · James "Jamie" Mills
- 1972Ghost StorySeries · Elliot Brent
- 1972The War Between Men and WomenFilm · Stephen Kozlenko★ 6.4
- 1971Johnny Got His GunFilm · Joe's Father★ 7.5
- 1971Murders in the Rue MorgueFilm · Cesar Charron★ 5.2
- 1970FoolsFilm · Matthew South
- 1970Julius CaesarFilm · Marcus Brutus★ 5.9
- 1970The Ballad of Cable HogueFilm · Cable Hogue★ 7.0
- 1970Operation SnafuFilm · Sam Armstrong
- 1970Tora! Tora! Tora!Film · General Walter C. Short★ 7.2
- 1968The Night They Raided Minsky'sFilm · Raymond Paine★ 5.5
- 1968Once Upon a Time in the WestFilm · 'Cheyenne'★ 8.3
- 1968IsadoraFilm · Paris Singer★ 6.2
- 1967Hour of the GunFilm · Doc Holliday★ 6.5
- 1967The Belle of 14th StreetFilm · Performer
- 1967The St. Valentine's Day MassacreFilm · Al Capone★ 6.3
- 1967Divorce American StyleFilm · Nelson Downes★ 5.9
- 1967The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeThe Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeFilm · Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
- 1966Noon WineFilm · Royal Earle Thompson
- 1966Any WednesdayFilm · John Cleves
- 1966ABC Stage 67Series · Royal Earle Thompson
- 1966A Big Hand for the Little LadyFilm · Henry Drummond★ 7.1
- 1966The Face of GeniusFilm · Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1965A Thousand ClownsFilm · Murray★ 6.9
- 1964Abe Lincoln in IllinoisFilm · Abraham Lincoln
- 1963Act OneFilm · George S. Kaufman
- 1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreBob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries
- 1962Long Day's Journey Into NightFilm · Jamie Tyrone★ 6.9
- 1962Tender Is the NightFilm · Dick Diver
- 1961By Love PossessedFilm · Julius Penrose
- 1960The Iceman ComethSeries · Theodore "Hickey" Hickman
- 1960The Dow Hour of Great MysteriesThe Dow Hour of Great MysteriesSeries · Detective Anderson
- 1960The BatFilm · Detective Anderson
- 1959A Doll's HouseFilm · Dr. Rank
- 1959Play of the WeekSeries
- 1959For Whom the Bell TollsFilm · Robert Jordan
- 1959The JourneyFilm · Paul Kedes★ 6.3
- 1956Playhouse 90Series · Robert Jordan
- 1955The Alcoa HourSeries · Bert Palmer
- 1953General Electric TheaterSeries · Col. Carter
- 1952OmnibusSeries
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeries · Dr. Rank, Marcus, Abe Lincoln, Frank Elgin
- 1948Studio OneSeries · Frank Cameron, Prisoner, Walter Osgood, Leonard O'Brien
- 1948The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries · Joe Grant, Mason
