Jason Robards
Acting
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Jason Robards
Magnolia
1999
Parenthood
1989
Filmography
Acting (124)
2017
Arthur Miller: Writeras Self (archive footage)
7.1
2016
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stoneas Ben Bradlee (archive footage)
7.4
2006
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004as Joe's Father (video "One")
7.7
2006
2004
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegadeas Self (archive footage)
8.0
2000
Going Homeas Charles Barton
6.5
2000
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leoneas Self (archive footage)
6.1
2000
That Moment: Magnolia Diaryas Self
7.7
1999
Magnoliaas Earl Partridge
7.7
1999
My Best Fiendas Self (archive footage)
7.4
1998
Enemy of the Stateas Congressman Phillip Hammersley (uncredited)
7.1
1998
Belovedas Mr. Bodwin
5.8
1998
The Real Macawas Grandpa Girdis
6.0
1998
Heartwoodas Logan Reeser
3.8
1997
Trumanas Narrator (voice)
1997
A Thousand Acresas Larry Cook
5.7
1996
T.R.: The Story of Theodore Rooseveltas Narrator
9.0
1995
Journeyas Marcus
6.2
1995
Crimson Tideas Rear Admiral Anderson (uncredited)
7.2
1995
My Antoniaas Josea Burden
7.3
1995
The Great American Westas Narrator (voice)
9.0
1994
The Enemy Withinas General R. Pendleton Lloyd
5.8
1994
Little Big Leagueas Thomas Heywood
5.9
1994
The Paperas Graham Keighley
6.6
1994
Over Washington D.C.: Our Nation's Capitalas Narrator
1993
La Classe américaineas The Newspaper Director (archive footage)
7.6
1993
Philadelphiaas Charles Wheeler
7.7
1993
Roots of Roeas Anthony Comstock (voice)
7.0
1993
Heidias Großvater
6.0
1993
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Ironas Self
7.1
1993
The Trialas Doctor Huld
6.0
1993
The Adventures of Huck Finnas The King
6.2
1992
Lincolnas President Abraham Lincoln (voice)
7.3
1992
The Peoples Palace: Secrets of the New York Public Libraryas Self - Narrator (voice)
1992
Storyvilleas Clifford Fowler
5.3
1992
When It Was a Game 2as Passage Narrator (voice)
9.0
1992
Deceptionsas Clay (voice)
9.0
1991
Mark Twain and Meas Mark Twain
7.5
1991
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radioas Narrator (voice)
7.6
1991
Rabbit Ears - Jonah and the Whaleas Narrator (voice)
10.0
1991
When It Was a Gameas (voice)
10.0
1991
Chernobyl: The Final Warningas Dr. Armand Hammer
5.8
1991
The Perfect Tributeas President Abraham Lincoln
6.5
1990
Quick Changeas Chief Rotzinger
6.7
1990
Night of 100 Stars IIIas Self
4.3
1989
Black Rainbowas Walter Travis
5.9
1989
Thomas Hart Bentonas Narrator (voice)
7.8
1989
Parenthoodas Frank Buckman
6.7
1989
Reunionas Henry Strauss
6.7
1989
Dream a Little Dreamas Coleman Ettinger
5.8
1988
The Christmas Wifeas John Tanner
5.0
1988
The Good Motheras W. O. Muth
5.7
1988
Bright Lights, Big Cityas Mr. Hardy (uncredited)
5.7
1988
Inherit the Windas Harry Drummond
7.3
1987
Breaking Home Tiesas Lloyd Wells
7.3
1987
Laguna Heatas Wade Shephard
4.3
1987
6.0
1987
Square Danceas Dillard
4.7
1986
Johnny Bullas Stephan Kovacs
5.5
1986
Portrait: Werner Herzogas Self (archive footage)
7.1
1985
Empire Cityas Self - Narrator (voice)
9.0
1984
The World of Tomorrowas Self / Narrator
5.5
1984
You Can't Take it With Youas Grandpa Martin Vanderhof
1984
America and Lewis Hineas Voice
6.2
1984
Sakharovas Andrei Sakharov
7.5
1983
The Day Afteras Dr. Russell Oakes
6.8
1983
1983
Something Wicked This Way Comesas Charles Halloway
6.5
1983
Max Dugan Returnsas Max Dugan
6.6
1982
Burden of Dreamsas Fitzcarraldo (archive footage)
7.6
1982
Night of 100 Starsas Self
5.8
1981
The Legend of the Lone Rangeras President Ulysses S. Grant
4.9
1980
Melvin and Howardas Howard Hughes
6.5
1980
Ghosts of Cape Hornas Narrator
1980
Raise the Titanicas Admiral James Sandecker
5.4
1980
F.D.R.: The Last Yearas President Franklin D. Roosevelt
6.9
1980
Haywireas Leland Hayward
6.7
1980
Caboblancoas Gunther Beckdorff
5.3
1979
Hurricaneas Capt. Charles Bruckner
4.7
1978
A Christmas to Rememberas Daniel Larson
7.5
1978
Comes a Horsemanas Jacob 'J.W.' Ewing
6.1
1977
Juliaas Dashiell Hammett
6.5
1976
The Spy Who Never Wasas Inspector Barkan
8.0
1976
All the President's Menas Ben Bradlee
7.7
1976
Addie and the King of Heartsas James "Jamie" Mills
7.7
1975
Mr. Sycamoreas John Gwilt
7.3
1975
A Moon for the Misbegottenas James Tyrone Jr.
6.5
1975
The Easter Promiseas James "Jamie" Mills
7.3
1975
A Boy and His Dogas Lou Craddock
6.3
1974
The Country Girlas Frank Elgin
10.0
1973
The Thanksgiving Treasureas James "Jamie" Mills
7.8
1973
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kidas Governor Wallace
7.2
1973
Old Faithfulas Jason Robards
1972
The House Without a Christmas Treeas James "Jamie" Mills
6.7
1972
The War Between Men and Womenas Stephen Kozlenko
6.4
1971
Johnny Got His Gunas Joe's Father
7.5
1971
Murders in the Rue Morgueas Cesar Charron
5.2
1970
Foolsas Matthew South
3.5
1970
Julius Caesaras Marcus Brutus
5.9
1970
The Ballad of Cable Hogueas Cable Hogue
7.0
1970
Operation Snafuas Sam Armstrong
6.7
1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!as General Walter C. Short
7.2
1968
The Night They Raided Minsky'sas Raymond Paine
5.5
1968
Once Upon a Time in the Westas 'Cheyenne'
8.3
1968
Isadoraas Paris Singer
6.2
1967
Hour of the Gunas Doc Holliday
6.5
1967
The Belle of 14th Streetas Performer
7.0
1967
The St. Valentine's Day Massacreas Al Capone
6.3
1967
Divorce American Styleas Nelson Downes
5.9
1967
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydeas Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
1966
Noon Wineas Royal Earle Thompson
7.0
1966
Any Wednesdayas John Cleves
6.1
1966
A Big Hand for the Little Ladyas Henry Drummond
7.1
1966
The Face of Geniusas Self - Narrator (voice)
7.0
1965
A Thousand Clownsas Murray
6.9
1964
Abe Lincoln in Illinoisas Abraham Lincoln
8.7
1963
Act Oneas George S. Kaufman
6.3
1962
Long Day's Journey Into Nightas Jamie Tyrone
6.9
1962
Tender Is the Nightas Dick Diver
5.7
1961
By Love Possessedas Julius Penrose
5.2
1960
The Batas Detective Anderson
5.0
1959
A Doll's Houseas Dr. Rank
10.0
1959
For Whom the Bell Tollsas Robert Jordan
1959
The Journeyas Paul Kedes
6.3