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Jason Robards Sr.

Jason Robards Sr.

Famed American stage actor. Trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Art. Appeared in many films, initially as a leading man, then in character roles and occasional bits. Consistently billed as Jason Robards, as his more famous son, Jason Robards, did not come into fame until the end of the elder Robards' career. Only referred to as Jason Robards Sr. in retrospect. Died in 1963, having lived to see his namesake son and grandson (Jason Robards III) carry on the family acting tradition.

Born

Dec 30, 1892

Hillsdale, Michigan, USA

Died

Apr 04, 1963

Known For

Acting

Movies

182 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.2

Known For

San Francisco
San Francisco
1936 as Father (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Wild in the Country
Wild in the Country
1961 as Judge Tom Parker (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Juarez
Juarez
1939 as (uncredited)
★ 6.5
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
1940 as Foley's Bodyguard
★ 6.8
Trail Street
Trail Street
1947 as Jason
★ 6.5
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
1930 as Herndon
★ 5.5
Bedlam
Bedlam
1946 as Oliver Todd
★ 6.7
Return of the Bad Men
Return of the Bad Men
1948 as Judge Harper
★ 6.3
The Firefly
The Firefly
1937 as Civilian Spanish Patriot (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Sisters
Sisters
1930 as John Shannon
★ 8.0
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
★ 7.0
I Love You Again
I Love You Again
1940 as Worker with Hendrickson Account (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Broadway Bill
Broadway Bill
1934 as Arthur Winslow
★ 6.0
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
1947 as Hawks (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
1947 as Bank Officer (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Peacock Alley
Peacock Alley
1930 as Jim Bradbury
★ 5.0
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1947 as Mr. Domingues
★ 6.2
The Super Snooper
★ 8.0
Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy
1945 as Motorist (uncredited)
★ 5.3
Impact
Impact
1949 as Judge
★ 6.1
The Gamblers
The Gamblers
1929 as Carvel Emerson
★ 9.0
South of Death Valley
South of Death Valley
1949 as Major Porter Mullen (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Cockeyed Cavaliers
Cockeyed Cavaliers
1934 as Tavern Singer
★ 5.8
Badman's Territory
Badman's Territory
1946 as Alert Coffeyville Citizen (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Born to Kill
Born to Kill
1947 as Conductor (uncredited)
★ 6.7
The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter
1947 as Night Editor (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Salvation Nell
Salvation Nell
1931 as Major Williams
★ 7.0
Deadline at Dawn
Deadline at Dawn
1946 as Policeman with Liquor Bottle (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Only Yesterday
Only Yesterday
1933 as Investor (Uncredited)
★ 7.1
White Flannels
White Flannels
1927 as Frank Politz
★ 8.0
The Second Woman
The Second Woman
1950 as Stacy Rogers
★ 5.6
Radio Hams
Radio Hams
1939 as Pilot in distress
★ 7.3
Fighting Father Dunne
Fighting Father Dunne
1948 as J.J. Sonin
★ 7.5
The Last Days of Pompeii
The Last Days of Pompeii
1935 as Tax Gatherer (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Range War
Range War
1939 as Rancher
★ 6.5
Mademoiselle Fifi
Mademoiselle Fifi
1944 as A Wholesaler in Wine
★ 6.4
Massacre River
Massacre River
1949 as Lawyer Johnstone (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Public Stenographer
Public Stenographer
1934 as Fred 'Freddie' White
★ 5.7
Vagabond Lady
Vagabond Lady
1935 as John’s Best Man (uncredited)
★ 7.2
The Howards of Virginia
The Howards of Virginia
1940 as Backwoodsman (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Bermuda Mystery
Bermuda Mystery
1944 as Mark Dunham
★ 8.0
Step by Step
Step by Step
1946 as Bruckner
★ 6.2
Streets of Shanghai
Streets of Shanghai
1927 as Eugene Fong
★ 9.0
Under the Tonto Rim
Under the Tonto Rim
1947 as Captain McLean
★ 6.3
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
★ 5.5
The Rage of Paris
The Rage of Paris
1938 as Department Head (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Corruption
Corruption
1933 as Police Commissioner
★ 6.0
The Third Degree
The Third Degree
1926 as Howard Jeffries Jr.
★ 7.0
Casey Jones
Casey Jones
1927 as Casey Jones Jr
★ 10.0
Desperate
Desperate
1947 as Ferrari
★ 6.5
Isle of the Dead
Isle of the Dead
1945 as Albrecht
★ 6.0
The Miracle Rider
The Miracle Rider
1935 as Carlton
★ 5.5
The Long Shot
The Long Shot
1939 as Doctor
★ 6.0
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
1946 as Captain (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Crimson Romance
Crimson Romance
1934 as Pierre
★ 5.5
Wild Horse Mesa
Wild Horse Mesa
1947 as Hod Slack
★ 6.5
Caught Plastered
Caught Plastered
1931 as Harry Waters
★ 6.2
All of Me
All of Me
1934 as Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Music in Manhattan
Music in Manhattan
1944 as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Rimfire
Rimfire
1949 as Elkins (Banker)
★ 5.3
San Antonio Rose
San Antonio Rose
1941 as Man at Radio Station
★ 7.0
Employees' Entrance
Employees' Entrance
1933 as Commercial Artist (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Cipher Bureau
Cipher Bureau
1938 as Ellsworth
★ 5.3
Johnny Angel
Johnny Angel
1945 as Officer (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Ladies Crave Excitement
Ladies Crave Excitement
1935 as Nick
★ 5.7
Guns of Hate
Guns of Hate
1948 as Ben Jason
★ 6.0
Gangs of Chicago
★ 5.8
The Bamboo Blonde
The Bamboo Blonde
1946 as Colonel Graham (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Break of Hearts
Break of Hearts
1935 as Ticket-Seller (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Torture Money
Torture Money
1937 as Alex Carmathy (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Tracked by the Police
Tracked by the Police
1927 as Bob Owen
★ 8.0
Danger Flight
Danger Flight
1939 as Paul Smith
★ 4.4
Woman Against Woman
Woman Against Woman
1938 as Mr. Roamer
★ 7.0
Footloose Widows
Footloose Widows
1926 as J.A. "Jerry" Smith
★ 7.0
Western Heritage
Western Heritage
1948 as Judge Winston
★ 7.0
Klondike
Klondike
1932 as Jim Armstrong
★ 5.3
Shed No Tears
Shed No Tears
1948 as Homicide Inspector (Uncredited)
★ 5.1
Zorro's Fighting Legion
Zorro's Fighting Legion
1939 as Cantina Proprietor
★ 5.4
Western Pacific Agent
Western Pacific Agent
1950 as Train Passenger (uncredited)
★ 6.2
The Devil's Mate
The Devil's Mate
1933 as Clinton
★ 8.0
Polly of the Movies
Polly of the Movies
1927 as Angus Whitcomb
★ 10.0
Take the Stand
Take the Stand
1934 as Joe Reynolds
★ 5.5
I Stole a Million
I Stole a Million
1939 as Bank Teller (uncredited)
★ 8.0
Alaska Patrol
Alaska Patrol
1949 as Dr. Loring
★ 10.0
If You Knew Susie
If You Knew Susie
1948 as Ogleby (uncredited)
★ 7.3
Criminal Court
Criminal Court
1946 as Al Marsh (uncredited)
★ 5.4
Union Depot
Union Depot
1932 as Station Agent (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Laughing at Trouble
Laughing at Trouble
1936 as Clerk of Court
★ 8.0
Half a Sinner
Half a Sinner
1940 as Country Club Garage Man
★ 5.3
The Fighting Marines
The Fighting Marines
1935 as Kota
★ 6.5
The President Vanishes
The President Vanishes
1934 as Kilbourne
★ 6.0
Subway Express
Subway Express
1931 as Paul Bordon
★ 10.0
Sky Patrol
Sky Patrol
1939 as Paul Smith - Three Points Airfield Owner
★ 5.5
Masked Raiders
Masked Raiders
1949 as Captain of Texas Rangers (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Charlie Chan Carries On
Charlie Chan Carries On
1931 as Walter Honeywood
★ 7.0
Post Office Investigator
Post Office Investigator
1949 as Henry Hand
★ 7.0
I Live My Life
I Live My Life
1935 as Church (Uncredited)
★ 6.6
The Falcon in San Francisco
The Falcon in San Francisco
1945 as Loomis, Butler (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Riders of the Whistling Pines
Riders of the Whistling Pines
1949 as Charles Carter (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Some Mother's Boy
Some Mother's Boy
1929 as The Boy
★ 10.0
Son of God’s Country
Son of God’s Country
1948 as John Thornton
★ 9.0
The Falcon's Adventure
The Falcon's Adventure
1946 as Lieutenant Evans
★ 6.6
Race Street
Race Street
1948 as Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)
★ 6.0
A Game of Death
A Game of Death
1945 as Captain
★ 6.5
The Kansan
The Kansan
1943 as Bank Teller
★ 6.0
White Eagle
White Eagle
1932 as Dave Rand
★ 9.0
Wild Geese
Wild Geese
1927 as Mark Jordan
★ 10.0
Ex-Bad Boy
Ex-Bad Boy
1931 as Roger Shields
★ 8.0
Code of the West
Code of the West
1947 as Morley (uncredited)
★ 7.7
The Notorious Mr. Monks
The Notorious Mr. Monks
1958 as Judge (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Ding Dong Williams
Ding Dong Williams
1946 as Director Kenmore
★ 7.5
The Conquerors
The Conquerors
1932 as Lane
★ 5.6
Traffic with the Devil
Traffic with the Devil
1946 as Irate Motorist (uncredited)
★ 6.3
A Likely Story
A Likely Story
1947 as Cop (uncredited)
★ 4.8
Lightnin'
Lightnin'
1930 as Raymond Thomas
★ 5.3
The Falcon's Alibi
The Falcon's Alibi
1946 as Harvey Beaumont
★ 5.3
Thunder Mountain
Thunder Mountain
1947 as Jim Gardner
★ 6.0
The Fatal Hour
The Fatal Hour
1940 as Griswold
★ 5.7
The Way to Love
The Way to Love
1933 as Guide
★ 8.0
Scouts to the Rescue
Scouts to the Rescue
1939 as Doc
★ 10.0
Silver Queen
Silver Queen
1942 as Bank Teller (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Horsemen of the Sierras
Horsemen of the Sierras
1949 as Phineas Grant
★ 7.0
The Nurse from Brooklyn
The Nurse from Brooklyn
1938 as Surgeon
★ 6.5
The Gilded Lily
The Gilded Lily
1921 as Frank Thompson
★ 9.0
Ship of Wanted Men
Ship of Wanted Men
1933 as John Craig
★ 3.8
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
1934 as John Drummond
★ 5.6
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Dance Hall Hostess
1933 as Jerry Raymond
★ 8.0
Jaws of Steel
Jaws of Steel
1927 as John Warren
★ 8.0
The Woman Condemned
The Woman Condemned
1934 as Jim Wallace
★ 4.6
Trial Marriage
Trial Marriage
1929 as Dr. Thorvald Ware
★ 10.0
Betrayal from the East
Betrayal from the East
1945 as Charlie Hildebrand
★ 6.4
Damaged Lives
Damaged Lives
1933 as Dr. Bill Hall
★ 4.7
Man Alive
Man Alive
1945 as Henry Fletcher
★ 5.6
Wanderer of the Wasteland
Wanderer of the Wasteland
1945 as Crooked Dealer
★ 7.7
Robin Hood of El Dorado
Robin Hood of El Dorado
1936 as Pancho
★ 5.2
The Judge Steps Out
The Judge Steps Out
1947 as Police Officer Maloney (uncredited)
★ 6.8
The Heart of Maryland
The Heart of Maryland
1927 as Maj. Alan Kendrick
★ 7.0
Zombies on Broadway
Zombies on Broadway
1945 as Headwaiter (uncredited)
★ 5.1
The Threat
The Threat
1949 as Police Fingerprint Technician (uncredited)
★ 6.0
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★ 8.0
Stunt Pilot
Stunt Pilot
1939 as Paul Smith
★ 6.0
Stella Maris
Stella Maris
1925 as Walter Herold
★ 8.0
Banjo
Banjo
1947 as Conductor Matthews (uncredited)
★ 7.7
Docks of San Francisco
Docks of San Francisco
1932 as John Banning
★ 5.3
The Mad Empress
The Mad Empress
1939 as President Benito Juarez
★ 5.8
Flight to Fame
Flight to Fame
1938 as Muller
★ 7.5
Mystery Plane
Mystery Plane
1939 as Paul Smith
★ 7.2
Slightly Married
Slightly Married
1932 as Jack Haines
★ 6.3
The Isle of Lost Ships
The Isle of Lost Ships
1929 as Frank Howard
★ 7.0
I'll Take Milk
★ 6.5
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What, No Cigarettes
1945 as Policeman
★ 7.5
On Trial
On Trial
1928 as Defense Attorney
★ 7.0
Unholy Love
Unholy Love
1932 as Simmington
★ 4.0
Crazy That Way
Crazy That Way
1930 as Frank Oakes
★ 10.0
Discarded Lovers
Discarded Lovers
1932 as Rex Forsythe
★ 4.9
Smoky Mountain Melody
Smoky Mountain Melody
1948 as Josh Corby
★ 7.0
The Land of Hope
The Land of Hope
1921 as Sascha Rabinoff
★ 8.0
Vacation in Reno
Vacation in Reno
1946 as Sheriff Johnson
★ 7.7
Trapped
Trapped
1931 as Detective Lt. Jack Reed
★ 9.0
Feudin' Rhythm
Feudin' Rhythm
1949 as Mr. Rushman (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1947 as Hayden
★ 6.7
Hills of Kentucky
Hills of Kentucky
1927 as Steve Harley
★ 5.5
The Law of the Tong
The Law of the Tong
1931 as Charlie Wong
★ 7.5
Trifles
Trifles
1930 as George Henderson
★ 5.0
The Pride of the Legion
The Pride of the Legion
1932 as Moran
★ 7.0
The Cohens and Kellys
The Cohens and Kellys
1926 as Tim Kelly
★ 9.0
Dynamite
Dynamite
1949 as Hook (Quarry Superintendent) (uncredited)
★ 4.7
Sweetheart of the Navy
Sweetheart of the Navy
1937 as Bumper
★ 8.5
The Flying Marine
The Flying Marine
1929 as Mitch Moran
★ 8.0
The Jazz Cinderella
The Jazz Cinderella
1930 as Herbert Carter
★ 8.0
Do or Diet
Do or Diet
1947 as Boss
★ 8.0
Paris
Paris
1929 as Andrew Sabbot
★ 7.0
A Strange Adventure
A Strange Adventure
1932 as Dr. Bailey
★ 6.5
Carnival Lady
Carnival Lady
1933 as Jim Ryan
★ 6.0
Irish Hearts
Irish Hearts
1927 as Rory
★ 10.0
Twin Husbands
Twin Husbands
1946 as Dorothy's Attorney
★ 7.7
Clipped Wings
Clipped Wings
1937 as Raoul McGuire
★ 5.3
The Death Ship
The Death Ship
1928 as Tom - The First Mate
Woman Unafraid
Woman Unafraid
1934 as Big Bill Lewis
★ 6.7