People
Jason Robards Sr.
- Name: Jason Robards Sr.
- Birthday: 1892-12-30
- Also known as: Jason Nelson Robards,Jason Robards
- Place of birth: Hillsdale, Michigan, USA
- Popularity: 0.084
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.
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Wild in the Country as Judge Tom Parker (uncredited) | 1961-06-15 |
| The Notorious Mr. Monks as Judge (uncredited) | 1958-02-28 |
| The Second Woman as Stacy Rogers | 1950-07-07 |
| Western Pacific Agent as Train Passenger (uncredited) | 1950-04-10 |
| The Threat as Police Fingerprint Technician (uncredited) | 1949-12-01 |
| Horsemen of the Sierras as Phineas Grant | 1949-11-22 |
| Feudin' Rhythm as Mr. Rushman (uncredited) | 1949-11-02 |
| Post Office Investigator as Henry Hand | 1949-09-01 |
| Masked Raiders as Captain of Texas Rangers (uncredited) | 1949-08-14 |
| South of Death Valley as Major Porter Mullen (uncredited) | 1949-08-08 |
| Massacre River as Lawyer Johnstone (uncredited) | 1949-06-26 |
| Rimfire as Elkins (Banker) | 1949-03-25 |
| Impact as Judge | 1949-03-20 |
| Riders of the Whistling Pines as Charles Carter (uncredited) | 1949-03-16 |
| Alaska Patrol as Dr. Loring | 1949-03-10 |
| Dynamite as Hook (Quarry Superintendent) (uncredited) | 1949-01-18 |
| Smoky Mountain Melody as Josh Corby | 1948-12-16 |
| Son of God’s Country as John Thornton | 1948-09-15 |
| Race Street as Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited) | 1948-09-11 |
| Return of the Bad Men as Judge Harper | 1948-07-17 |
| Guns of Hate as Ben Jason | 1948-06-18 |
| Shed No Tears as Homicide Inspector (Uncredited) | 1948-06-09 |
| Fighting Father Dunne as J.J. Sonin | 1948-05-12 |
| Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House as John Retch | 1948-03-25 |
| If You Knew Susie as Ogleby (uncredited) | 1948-02-07 |
| Western Heritage as Judge Winston | 1948-02-07 |
| The Judge Steps Out as Police Officer Maloney (uncredited) | 1947-12-15 |
| Wild Horse Mesa as Hod Slack | 1947-11-13 |
| Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome as Bank Officer (uncredited) | 1947-09-26 |
| Under the Tonto Rim as Captain McLean | 1947-08-01 |
| Riff-Raff as Mr. Domingues | 1947-06-28 |
| Desperate as Ferrari | 1947-06-20 |
| Seven Keys to Baldpate as Hayden | 1947-06-05 |
| Thunder Mountain as Jim Gardner | 1947-06-01 |
| Dick Tracy's Dilemma as Hawks (uncredited) | 1947-05-20 |
| Banjo as Conductor Matthews (uncredited) | 1947-05-15 |
| Born to Kill as Conductor (uncredited) | 1947-04-30 |
| A Likely Story as Cop (uncredited) | 1947-04-18 |
| The Farmer's Daughter as Night Editor (uncredited) | 1947-03-26 |
| Code of the West as Morley (uncredited) | 1947-02-20 |
| Trail Street as Jason | 1947-02-19 |
| Do or Diet as Boss | 1947-02-10 |
| Follow That Music | 1947-01-31 |
| The Falcon's Adventure as Lieutenant Evans | 1946-12-13 |
| Vacation in Reno as Sheriff Johnson | 1946-12-10 |
| Dick Tracy vs. Cueball as Captain (uncredited) | 1946-11-22 |
| Criminal Court as Al Marsh (uncredited) | 1946-11-15 |
| Traffic with the Devil as Irate Motorist (uncredited) | 1946-08-31 |
| Step by Step as Bruckner | 1946-08-23 |
| I'll Take Milk | 1946-07-19 |
| The Bamboo Blonde as Colonel Graham (uncredited) | 1946-07-15 |
| Twin Husbands as Dorothy's Attorney | 1946-05-10 |
| Bedlam as Oliver Todd | 1946-05-10 |
| Badman's Territory as Alert Coffeyville Citizen (uncredited) | 1946-05-04 |
| Ding Dong Williams as Director Kenmore | 1946-04-15 |
| The Falcon's Alibi as Harvey Beaumont | 1946-04-12 |
| Deadline at Dawn as Policeman with Liquor Bottle (uncredited) | 1946-03-18 |
| Dick Tracy as Motorist (uncredited) | 1945-12-01 |
| A Game of Death as Captain | 1945-11-23 |
| Man Alive as Henry Fletcher | 1945-11-16 |
| Isle of the Dead as Albrecht | 1945-09-01 |
| The Falcon in San Francisco as Loomis, Butler (uncredited) | 1945-07-20 |
| It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog | 1945-06-15 |
| Wanderer of the Wasteland as Crooked Dealer | 1945-05-31 |
| Zombies on Broadway as Headwaiter (uncredited) | 1945-05-01 |
| Betrayal from the East as Charlie Hildebrand | 1945-04-24 |
| Mademoiselle Fifi as A Wholesaler in Wine | 1944-07-28 |
| Bermuda Mystery as Mark Dunham | 1944-05-01 |
| The Kansan as Bank Teller | 1943-09-10 |
| Silver Queen as Bank Teller (uncredited) | 1942-11-14 |
| San Antonio Rose as Man at Radio Station | 1941-06-20 |
| The Green Hornet Strikes Again! as Foley's Bodyguard | 1940-12-24 |
| The Howards of Virginia as Backwoodsman (uncredited) | 1940-09-19 |
| I Love You Again as Worker with Hendrickson Account | 1940-08-09 |
| Gangs of Chicago | 1940-05-18 |
| Half a Sinner as Country Club Garage Man | 1940-04-05 |
| The Fatal Hour as Griswold | 1940-01-15 |
| The Mad Empress as President Benito Juarez | 1939-12-16 |
| Zorro's Fighting Legion as Cantina Proprietor | 1939-12-16 |
| Danger Flight as Paul Smith | 1939-11-01 |
| Sky Patrol as Paul Smith - Three Points Airfield Owner | 1939-09-11 |
| Range War as Rancher | 1939-09-08 |
| I Stole a Million as Bank Teller (uncredited) | 1939-08-01 |
| Stunt Pilot as Paul Smith | 1939-06-30 |
| Juarez as (uncredited) | 1939-06-10 |
| Radio Hams as Pilot in distress | 1939-05-19 |
| Mystery Plane as Paul Smith | 1939-03-08 |
| Scouts to the Rescue as Doc | 1939-01-17 |
| The Long Shot as Doctor | 1939-01-06 |
| Cipher Bureau as Ellsworth | 1938-10-25 |
| Flight to Fame as Muller | 1938-10-12 |
| Woman Against Woman as Mr. Roamer | 1938-06-24 |
| The Rage of Paris as Department Head (uncredited) | 1938-06-09 |
| The Nurse from Brooklyn as Surgeon | 1938-04-29 |
| Clipped Wings as Raoul McGuire | 1937-12-02 |
| The Firefly as Civilian Spanish Patriot (uncredited) | 1937-11-05 |
| Vogues of 1938 as Reporter | 1937-08-18 |
| Sweetheart of the Navy as Bumper | 1937-06-08 |
| Torture Money as Alex Carmathy (uncredited) | 1937-01-02 |
| Laughing at Trouble as Clerk of Court | 1936-12-11 |
| The Luckiest Girl in the World | 1936-10-01 |
| San Francisco as Father (uncredited) | 1936-06-26 |
| Robin Hood of El Dorado as Pancho | 1936-03-17 |
| The Fighting Marines as Kota | 1935-11-22 |
| The Last Days of Pompeii as Tax Gatherer (uncredited) | 1935-10-18 |
| I Live My Life as Church (Uncredited) | 1935-10-04 |
| Ladies Crave Excitement as Nick | 1935-06-21 |
| Break of Hearts as Ticket-Seller (uncredited) | 1935-05-31 |
| Vagabond Lady as John’s Best Man (uncredited) | 1935-05-03 |
| The Miracle Rider as Carlton | 1935-04-11 |
| Broadway Bill as Arthur Winslow | 1934-11-30 |
| The President Vanishes as Kilbourne | 1934-11-17 |
| Crimson Romance as Pierre | 1934-10-12 |
| Take the Stand as Joe Reynolds | 1934-08-07 |
| Cockeyed Cavaliers as Tavern Singer | 1934-06-29 |
| Burn 'Em Up Barnes as John Drummond | 1934-06-15 |
| The Woman Condemned as Jim Wallace | 1934-04-03 |
| Woman Unafraid as Big Bill Lewis | 1934-03-27 |
| The Super Snooper | 1934-02-09 |
| All of Me as Man in Speakeasy (uncredited) | 1934-02-01 |
| Public Stenographer as Fred 'Freddie' White | 1934-01-09 |
| Carnival Lady as Jim Ryan | 1933-11-11 |
| Only Yesterday as Investor (Uncredited) | 1933-11-01 |
| The Way to Love as Guide | 1933-10-20 |
| Damaged Lives as Dr. Bill Hall | 1933-09-15 |
| Ship of Wanted Men as John Craig | 1933-09-08 |
| The Devil's Mate as Clinton | 1933-08-20 |
| Corruption as Police Commissioner | 1933-06-18 |
| Employees' Entrance as Commercial Artist (uncredited) | 1933-02-11 |
| A Strange Adventure as Dr. Bailey | 1932-11-20 |
| The Conquerors as Lane | 1932-11-18 |
| The Pride of the Legion as Moran | 1932-10-17 |
| Slightly Married as Jack Haines | 1932-10-15 |
| White Eagle as Dave Rand | 1932-10-07 |
| Klondike as Jim Armstrong | 1932-08-29 |
| Unholy Love as Simmington | 1932-06-08 |
| Docks of San Francisco as John Banning | 1932-02-01 |
| Union Depot as Station Agent (uncredited) | 1932-01-14 |
| Discarded Lovers as Rex Forsythe | 1932-01-03 |
| The Law of the Tong as Charlie Wong | 1931-12-15 |
| Trapped as Detective Lt. Jack Reed | 1931-10-28 |
| Caught Plastered as Harry Waters | 1931-08-21 |
| Ex-Bad Boy as Roger Shields | 1931-07-15 |
| Salvation Nell as Major Williams | 1931-07-01 |
| Subway Express as Paul Bordon | 1931-05-01 |
| Charlie Chan Carries On as Walter Honeywood | 1931-04-11 |
| Lightnin' as Raymond Thomas | 1930-11-28 |
| Abraham Lincoln as Herndon | 1930-11-08 |
| The Jazz Cinderella as Herbert Carter | 1930-09-01 |
| Crazy That Way as Frank Oakes | 1930-03-20 |
| Trifles as George Henderson | 1930-01-30 |
| Peacock Alley as Jim Bradbury | 1930-01-04 |
| Paris as Andrew Sabbot | 1929-11-07 |
| The Isle of Lost Ships as Frank Howard | 1929-10-16 |
| The Gamblers as Carvel Emerson | 1929-06-29 |
| The Flying Marine as Mitch Moran | 1929-06-05 |
| Trial Marriage as Dr. Thorvald Ware | 1929-03-10 |
| On Trial as Defense Attorney | 1928-12-01 |
| The Death Ship as Tom - The First Mate | 1928-06-01 |
| Streets of Shanghai as Eugene Fong | 1927-12-15 |
| Wild Geese as Mark Jordan | 1927-11-15 |
| Jaws of Steel as John Warren | 1927-09-10 |
| The Heart of Maryland as Maj. Alan Kendrick | 1927-07-13 |
| Irish Hearts as Rory | 1927-05-21 |
| Tracked by the Police as Bob Owen | 1927-05-07 |
| White Flannels as Frank Politz | 1927-03-19 |
| Hills of Kentucky as Steve Harley | 1927-02-26 |
| The Third Degree as Howard Jeffries Jr. | 1926-12-01 |
| Footloose Widows as J.A. "Jerry" Smith | 1926-06-19 |
| The Cohens and Kellys as Tim Kelly | 1926-02-28 |
| Stella Maris as Walter Herold | 1925-12-13 |
| The Land of Hope as Sascha Rabinoff | 1921-07-01 |
| The Gilded Lily as Frank Thompson | 1921-03-27 |
