Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 30, 1892
Place of Birth:
Hillsdale, Michigan, USA
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Jason Robards Sr.
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Wild in the Country | Judge Tom Parker (uncredited) |
| 1958 | The Notorious Mr. Monks | Judge (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Second Woman | Stacy Rogers |
| 1950 | Western Pacific Agent | Train Passenger (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Dynamite | Hook (Quarry Superintendent) (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Impact | Judge |
| 1949 | Post Office Investigator | Henry Hand |
| 1949 | South of Death Valley | Major Porter Mullen (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Rimfire | Elkins (Banker) |
| 1949 | Riders of the Whistling Pines | Charles Carter (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Alaska Patrol | Dr. Loring |
| 1949 | Massacre River | Lawyer Johnstone (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Horsemen of the Sierras | Phineas Grant |
| 1949 | The Threat | Police Fingerprint Technician (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Feudin' Rhythm | Mr. Rushman (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Masked Raiders | Captain of Texas Rangers (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House | John Retch |
| 1948 | Shed No Tears | Homicide Inspector (Uncredited) |
| 1948 | Return of the Bad Men | Judge Harper |
| 1948 | Fighting Father Dunne | J.J. Sonin |
| 1948 | Western Heritage | Judge Winston |
| 1948 | Race Street | Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1948 | If You Knew Susie | Ogleby (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Smoky Mountain Melody | Josh Corby |
| 1948 | Guns of Hate | Ben Jason |
| 1948 | Son of God’s Country | John Thornton |
| 1947 | Riff-Raff | Mr. Domingues |
| 1947 | Desperate | Ferrari |
| 1947 | Thunder Mountain | Jim Gardner |
| 1947 | Wild Horse Mesa | Hod Slack |
| 1947 | Follow That Music | |
| 1947 | The Judge Steps Out | Police Officer Maloney (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Dick Tracy's Dilemma | Hawks (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Born to Kill | Conductor (uncredited) |
| 1947 | A Likely Story | Cop (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Code of the West | Morley (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Under the Tonto Rim | Captain McLean |
| 1947 | The Farmer's Daughter | Night Editor (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Seven Keys to Baldpate | Hayden |
| 1947 | Banjo | Conductor Matthews (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Trail Street | Jason |
| 1947 | Do or Diet | Boss |
| 1947 | Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome | Bank Officer (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Bedlam | Oliver Todd |
| 1946 | Dick Tracy vs. Cueball | Captain (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Falcon's Alibi | Harvey Beaumont |
| 1946 | The Falcon's Adventure | Lieutenant Evans |
| 1946 | The Bamboo Blonde | Colonel Graham (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Ding Dong Williams | Director Kenmore |
| 1946 | Traffic with the Devil | Irate Motorist (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Deadline at Dawn | Policeman with Liquor Bottle (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Criminal Court | Al Marsh (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Twin Husbands | Dorothy's Attorney |
| 1946 | Vacation in Reno | Sheriff Johnson |
| 1946 | I'll Take Milk | |
| 1946 | Badman's Territory | Alert Coffeyville Citizen (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Step by Step | Bruckner |
| 1945 | Isle of the Dead | Albrecht |
| 1945 | Wanderer of the Wasteland | Crooked Dealer |
| 1945 | Betrayal from the East | Charlie Hildebrand |
| 1945 | A Game of Death | Captain |
| 1945 | Man Alive | Henry Fletcher |
| 1945 | Zombies on Broadway | Headwaiter (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The Falcon in San Francisco | Loomis, Butler (uncredited) |
| 1945 | It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog | |
| 1945 | Dick Tracy | Motorist (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Johnny Angel | Officer (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Mademoiselle Fifi | A Wholesaler in Wine |
| 1944 | Bermuda Mystery | Mark Dunham |
| 1943 | The Kansan | Bank Teller |
| 1942 | Silver Queen | Bank Teller (uncredited) |
| 1941 | San Antonio Rose | Man at Radio Station |
| 1940 | The Howards of Virginia | Backwoodsman (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Fatal Hour | Griswold |
| 1940 | Gangs of Chicago | |
| 1940 | I Love You Again | Worker with Hendrickson Account (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Green Hornet Strikes Again! | Foley's Bodyguard |
| 1940 | Half a Sinner | Country Club Garage Man |
| 1939 | Danger Flight | Paul Smith |
| 1939 | Zorro's Fighting Legion | Cantina Proprietor |
| 1939 | The Long Shot | Doctor |
| 1939 | Mystery Plane | Paul Smith |
| 1939 | Juarez | (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Stunt Pilot | Paul Smith |
| 1939 | Sky Patrol | Paul Smith - Three Points Airfield Owner |
| 1939 | Range War | Rancher |
| 1939 | Radio Hams | Pilot in distress |
| 1939 | Scouts to the Rescue | Doc |
| 1939 | I Stole a Million | Bank Teller (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Mad Empress | President Benito Juarez |
| 1938 | The Rage of Paris | Department Head (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Nurse from Brooklyn | Surgeon |
| 1938 | Woman Against Woman | Mr. Roamer |
| 1938 | Cipher Bureau | Ellsworth |
| 1938 | Flight to Fame | Muller |
| 1937 | The Firefly | Civilian Spanish Patriot (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Sweetheart of the Navy | Bumper |
| 1937 | Clipped Wings | Raoul McGuire |
| 1937 | Vogues of 1938 | Reporter |
| 1937 | Torture Money | Alex Carmathy (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Robin Hood of El Dorado | Pancho |
| 1936 | San Francisco | Father (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Luckiest Girl in the World | |
| 1936 | Laughing at Trouble | Clerk of Court |
| 1935 | The Fighting Marines | Kota |
| 1935 | The Last Days of Pompeii | Tax Gatherer (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Ladies Crave Excitement | Nick |
| 1935 | The Miracle Rider | Carlton |
| 1935 | I Live My Life | Church (Uncredited) |
| 1935 | Break of Hearts | Ticket-Seller (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Vagabond Lady | John’s Best Man (uncredited) |
| 1934 | The Super Snooper | |
| 1934 | Broadway Bill | Arthur Winslow |
| 1934 | The Woman Condemned | Jim Wallace |
| 1934 | Public Stenographer | Fred 'Freddie' White |
| 1934 | Crimson Romance | Pierre |
| 1934 | Burn 'Em Up Barnes | John Drummond |
| 1934 | Woman Unafraid | Big Bill Lewis |
| 1934 | The President Vanishes | Kilbourne |
| 1934 | Take the Stand | Joe Reynolds |
| 1934 | Cockeyed Cavaliers | Tavern Singer |
| 1934 | All of Me | Man in Speakeasy (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Damaged Lives | Dr. Bill Hall |
| 1933 | Carnival Lady | Jim Ryan |
| 1933 | Employees' Entrance | Commercial Artist (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Ship of Wanted Men | John Craig |
| 1933 | Corruption | Police Commissioner |
| 1933 | Only Yesterday | Investor (Uncredited) |
| 1933 | The Way to Love | Guide |
| 1933 | The Devil's Mate | Clinton |
| 1932 | Discarded Lovers | Rex Forsythe |
| 1932 | Klondike | Jim Armstrong |
| 1932 | A Strange Adventure | Dr. Bailey |
| 1932 | The Pride of the Legion | Moran |
| 1932 | Unholy Love | Simmington |
| 1932 | Docks of San Francisco | John Banning |
| 1932 | The Conquerors | Lane |
| 1932 | Union Depot | Station Agent (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Slightly Married | Jack Haines |
| 1932 | White Eagle | Dave Rand |
| 1931 | Subway Express | Paul Bordon |
| 1931 | Caught Plastered | Harry Waters |
| 1931 | Trapped | Detective Lt. Jack Reed |
| 1931 | Ex-Bad Boy | Roger Shields |
| 1931 | Charlie Chan Carries On | Walter Honeywood |
| 1931 | The Law of the Tong | Charlie Wong |
| 1931 | Salvation Nell | Major Williams |
| 1930 | Peacock Alley | Jim Bradbury |
| 1930 | Abraham Lincoln | Herndon |
| 1930 | Lightnin' | Raymond Thomas |
| 1930 | Trifles | George Henderson |
| 1930 | The Jazz Cinderella | Herbert Carter |
| 1930 | Crazy That Way | Frank Oakes |
| 1929 | The Gamblers | Carvel Emerson |
| 1929 | Trial Marriage | Dr. Thorvald Ware |
| 1929 | Paris | Andrew Sabbot |
| 1929 | The Flying Marine | Mitch Moran |
| 1929 | The Isle of Lost Ships | Frank Howard |
| 1928 | The Death Ship | Tom - The First Mate |
| 1928 | On Trial | Defense Attorney |
| 1927 | Irish Hearts | Rory |
| 1927 | Hills of Kentucky | Steve Harley |
| 1927 | Jaws of Steel | John Warren |
| 1927 | Tracked by the Police | Bob Owen |
| 1927 | The Heart of Maryland | Maj. Alan Kendrick |
| 1927 | Wild Geese | Mark Jordan |
| 1927 | White Flannels | Frank Politz |
| 1927 | Streets of Shanghai | Eugene Fong |
| 1926 | Footloose Widows | J.A. "Jerry" Smith |
| 1926 | The Third Degree | Howard Jeffries Jr. |
| 1926 | The Cohens and Kellys | Tim Kelly |
| 1925 | Stella Maris | Walter Herold |
| 1921 | The Land of Hope | Sascha Rabinoff |
| 1921 | The Gilded Lily | Frank Thompson |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Acapulco | Max |
| 1960 | The Barbara Stanwyck Show | Rupert Willis |
| 1957 | Leave It to Beaver | |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Sam Brady |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | L.P. Kerner |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Judge |