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Jason Robards

Jason Robards

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.

Born

Jul 26, 1922

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died

Dec 26, 2000

Known For

Acting

Movies

125 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.2

movie

Known For

Once Upon a Time in the West

Once Upon a Time in the West

1968

as 'Cheyenne'
All the President's Men

All the President's Men

1976

as Ben Bradlee
Enemy of the State

Enemy of the State

1998

as Congressman Phillip Hammersley (uncredited)
Magnolia

Magnolia

1999

as Earl Partridge
Crimson Tide

Crimson Tide

1995

as Rear Admiral Anderson (uncredited)
Philadelphia

Philadelphia

1993

as Charles Wheeler
Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

as General Walter C. Short
Beloved

Beloved

1998

as Mr. Bodwin
Parenthood

Parenthood

1989

as Frank Buckman
The Ballad of Cable Hogue

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

1970

as Cable Hogue
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 • as 'Cheyenne'
★ 8.3
All the President's Men
All the President's Men
1976 • as Ben Bradlee
★ 7.7
Enemy of the State
Enemy of the State
1998 • as Congressman Phillip Hammersley (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Magnolia
Magnolia
1999 • as Earl Partridge
★ 7.7
Crimson Tide
Crimson Tide
1995 • as Rear Admiral Anderson (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
1993 • as Charles Wheeler
★ 7.7
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970 • as General Walter C. Short
★ 7.2
Beloved
Beloved
1998 • as Mr. Bodwin
★ 5.8
Parenthood
Parenthood
1989 • as Frank Buckman
★ 6.7
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
1970 • as Cable Hogue
★ 7.0
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973 • as Governor Wallace
★ 7.2
A Boy and His Dog
A Boy and His Dog
1975 • as Lou Craddock
★ 6.3
The Paper
The Paper
1994 • as Graham Keighley
★ 6.6
Quick Change
Quick Change
1990 • as Chief Rotzinger
★ 6.7
Julia
Julia
1977 • as Dashiell Hammett
★ 6.5
The Day After
The Day After
1983 • as Dr. Russell Oakes
★ 6.8
Little Big League
Little Big League
1994 • as Thomas Heywood
★ 5.9
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes
1983 • as Charles Halloway
★ 6.4
The Adventures of Huck Finn
The Adventures of Huck Finn
1993 • as The King
★ 6.2
Johnny Got His Gun
Johnny Got His Gun
1971 • as Joe's Father
★ 7.5
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966 • as Henry Drummond
★ 7.1
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1967 • as Al Capone
★ 6.3
Comes a Horseman
Comes a Horseman
1978 • as Jacob 'J.W.' Ewing
★ 6.1
Hour of the Gun
Hour of the Gun
1967 • as Doc Holliday
★ 6.5
Max Dugan Returns
Max Dugan Returns
1983 • as Max Dugan
★ 6.5
La Classe américaine
La Classe américaine
1993 • as The Newspaper Director (archive footage)
★ 7.6
Caboblanco
Caboblanco
1980 • as Gunther Beckdorff
★ 5.3
Melvin and Howard
Melvin and Howard
1980 • as Howard Hughes
★ 6.5
Bright Lights, Big City
Bright Lights, Big City
1988 • as Mr. Hardy (uncredited)
★ 5.7
A Thousand Acres
A Thousand Acres
1997 • as Larry Cook
★ 5.7
Raise the Titanic
Raise the Titanic
1980 • as Admiral James Sandecker
★ 5.3
Tender Is the Night
Tender Is the Night
1962 • as Dick Diver
★ 5.4
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987 • as Self
★ 5.7
My Best Fiend
My Best Fiend
1999 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.3
Isadora
Isadora
1968 • as Paris Singer
★ 6.1
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
1970 • as Marcus Brutus
★ 5.8
The Good Mother
The Good Mother
1988 • as W. O. Muth
★ 5.7
The Journey
The Journey
1959 • as Paul Kedes
★ 6.2
Night of 100 Stars III
Night of 100 Stars III
1990 • as Self
★ 4.0
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars
1982 • as Self
★ 6.7
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
1981 • as President Ulysses S. Grant
★ 4.9
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Long Day's Journey Into Night
1962 • as Jamie Tyrone
★ 7.0
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
2006 • as Self
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Murders in the Rue Morgue
1971 • as Cesar Charron
★ 5.1
Dream a Little Dream
Dream a Little Dream
1989 • as Coleman Ettinger
★ 5.8
My Antonia
My Antonia
1995 • as Josea Burden
★ 7.3
Arthur Miller: Writer
Arthur Miller: Writer
2017 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.1
The Enemy Within
The Enemy Within
1994 • as General R. Pendleton Lloyd
★ 5.7
Black Rainbow
Black Rainbow
1989 • as Walter Travis
★ 5.7
Square Dance
Square Dance
1987 • as Dillard
★ 4.5
Hurricane
Hurricane
1979 • as Capt. Charles Bruckner
★ 4.7
Storyville
Storyville
1992 • as Clifford Fowler
★ 5.1
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 • as Ben Bradlee (archive footage)
★ 7.2
The Iceman Cometh
The Iceman Cometh
1960 • as Theodore "Hickey" Hickman
★ 7.1
The Trial
The Trial
1993 • as Doctor Huld
★ 6.0
The Night They Raided Minsky's
The Night They Raided Minsky's
1968 • as Raymond Paine
★ 5.5
The Perfect Tribute
The Perfect Tribute
1991 • as President Abraham Lincoln
★ 6.0
movie
Lincoln
1992 • as President Abraham Lincoln (voice)
★ 6.8
A Doll's House
A Doll's House
1959 • as Dr. Rank
★ 10.0
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.8
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind
1988 • as Harry Drummond
★ 7.8
Journey
Journey
1995 • as Marcus
★ 6.2
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
1991 • as Dr. Armand Hammer
★ 5.6
Laguna Heat
Laguna Heat
1987 • as Wade Shephard
★ 3.8
Any Wednesday
Any Wednesday
1966 • as John Cleves
★ 5.8
Fools
Fools
1970 • as Matthew South
★ 1.0
Heartwood
Heartwood
1998 • as Logan Reeser
★ 3.0
Burden of Dreams
Burden of Dreams
1982 • as Fitzcarraldo (archive footage)
★ 7.6
Act One
Act One
1963 • as George S. Kaufman
★ 5.9
Divorce American Style
Divorce American Style
1967 • as Nelson Downes
★ 5.6
Reunion
Reunion
1989 • as Henry Strauss
★ 6.5
The Spy Who Never Was
The Spy Who Never Was
1976 • as Inspector Barkan
★ 6.0
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1964 • as Abraham Lincoln
★ 8.0
A Thousand Clowns
A Thousand Clowns
1965 • as Murray
★ 6.9
Going Home
Going Home
2000 • as Charles Barton
★ 5.3
Operation Snafu
Operation Snafu
1970 • as Sam Armstrong
★ 5.5
Mark Twain and Me
Mark Twain and Me
1991 • as Mark Twain
★ 7.3
By Love Possessed
By Love Possessed
1961 • as Julius Penrose
★ 4.9
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
1991 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.5
Haywire
Haywire
1980 • as Leland Hayward
★ 5.0
The Real Macaw
The Real Macaw
1998 • as Grandpa Girdis
★ 5.9
When It Was a Game 2
When It Was a Game 2
1992 • as Passage Narrator (voice)
★ 9.0
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
2000 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 5.8
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
2000 • as Self
★ 7.6
Sakharov
Sakharov
1984 • as Andrei Sakharov
★ 7.0
The Christmas Wife
The Christmas Wife
1988 • as John Tanner
★ 4.7
Noon Wine
Noon Wine
1966 • as Royal Earle Thompson
★ 7.0
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1959 • as Robert Jordan
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
1993 • as Self
★ 6.9
The Country Girl
The Country Girl
1974 • as Frank Elgin
Johnny Bull
Johnny Bull
1986 • as Stephan Kovacs
★ 1.0
F.D.R.: The Last Year
F.D.R.: The Last Year
1980 • as President Franklin D. Roosevelt
★ 5.8
You Can't Take it With You
You Can't Take it With You
1984 • as Grandpa Martin Vanderhof
A Moon for the Misbegotten
A Moon for the Misbegotten
1975 • as James Tyrone Jr.
★ 6.0
Old Faithful
Old Faithful
1973 • as Jason Robards
The World of Tomorrow
The World of Tomorrow
1984 • as Self / Narrator
★ 1.0
The Face of Genius
The Face of Genius
1966 • as Narrator (voice)
The War Between Men and Women
The War Between Men and Women
1972 • as Stephen Kozlenko
★ 6.3
Portrait: Werner Herzog
Portrait: Werner Herzog
1986 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.1
The House Without a Christmas Tree
The House Without a Christmas Tree
1972 • as James "Jamie" Mills
★ 6.2
Addie and the King of Hearts
Addie and the King of Hearts
1976 • as James "Jamie" Mills
★ 6.5
movie
America and Lewis Hine
1984 • as Voice
★ 6.0
A Christmas to Remember
A Christmas to Remember
1978 • as Daniel Larson
★ 6.0
The Thanksgiving Treasure
The Thanksgiving Treasure
1973 • as James "Jamie" Mills
★ 7.8
The Easter Promise
The Easter Promise
1975 • as James "Jamie" Mills
★ 6.0
Empire City
Empire City
1985 • as Self - Narrator (voice)
★ 9.0
The Belle of 14th Street
The Belle of 14th Street
1967 • as Performer
★ 6.8
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
2006 • as Joe's Father (video "One")
★ 7.7
movie
Truman
1997 • as Narrator (voice)
Heidi
Heidi
1993 • as Großvater
★ 6.0
Mr. Sycamore
Mr. Sycamore
1975 • as John Gwilt
★ 6.0
Breaking Home Ties
Breaking Home Ties
1987 • as Lloyd Wells
★ 6.5
movie
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1967 • as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
Thomas Hart Benton
Thomas Hart Benton
1989 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.5
movie
The Great American West
1995 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 8.5
Deceptions
Deceptions
1992 • as Clay (voice)
T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt
T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt
1996 • as Narrator
When It Was a Game
When It Was a Game
1991 • as (voice)
The Bat
The Bat
1960 • as Detective Anderson
★ 5.0
movie
The Peoples Palace: Secrets of the New York Public Library
1992 • as Self - Narrator (voice)
movie
The Time of Our Lives: The Most Amazing 60 Years in History
1983 • as Self - Host
The Last Frontier
The Last Frontier
1986 • as Ed Stenning
Rabbit Ears - Jonah and the Whale
Rabbit Ears - Jonah and the Whale
1991 • as Narrator (voice)
Ghosts of Cape Horn
Ghosts of Cape Horn
1980 • as Narrator
Over Washington D.C.: Our Nation's Capital
Over Washington D.C.: Our Nation's Capital
1994 • as Narrator