Acting
Jason Robards
Born 26 July 1922 in Chicago, Illinois, USA · Died 26 December 2000
154 credits
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.
Known for
Acting 154
- 2017Arthur Miller: WriterFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2016All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. StoneFilmBen Bradlee (archive footage)
- 2006Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004FilmJoe's Father (video "One")
- 2006Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary FilmFilmSelf
- 2004Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood RenegadeFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2000That Moment: Magnolia DiaryFilmSelf
- 2000Once Upon a Time: Sergio LeoneFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2000Going HomeFilmCharles Barton
- 1999MagnoliaFilmEarl Partridge
- 1999My Best FiendFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1998Enemy of the StateFilmCongressman Phillip Hammersley (uncredited)
- 1998BelovedFilmMr. Bodwin
- 1998The Real MacawFilmGrandpa Girdis
- 1998HeartwoodFilmLogan Reeser
- 1997A Thousand AcresFilmLarry Cook
- 1997TrumanFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1996The WestSeriesSelf - Brigham Young
- 1996T.R.: The Story of Theodore RooseveltFilmNarrator
- 1995Crimson TideFilmRear Admiral Anderson (uncredited)
- 1995JourneyFilmMarcus
- 1995My AntoniaFilmJosea Burden
- 1995The Great American WestFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1994The PaperFilmGraham Keighley
- 1994BaseballSeries(voice)
- 1994Little Big LeagueFilmThomas Heywood
- 1994The Enemy WithinFilmGeneral R. Pendleton Lloyd
- 1994Over Washington D.C.: Our Nation's CapitalFilmNarrator
- 1993PhiladelphiaFilmCharles Wheeler
- 1993The Adventures of Huck FinnFilmThe King
- 1993La Classe américaineFilmThe Newspaper Director (archive footage)
- 1993HeidiSeriesGrandfather
- 1993The TrialFilmDoctor Huld
- 1993Sam Peckinpah: Man of IronFilmSelf
- 1993HeidiFilmGroßvater
- 1993Roots of RoeFilmAnthony Comstock (voice)
- 1992StoryvilleFilmClifford Fowler
- 1992LincolnFilmPresident Abraham Lincoln (voice)
- 1992When It Was a Game 2FilmPassage Narrator (voice)
- 1992DeceptionsFilmClay (voice)
- 1992The Peoples Palace: Secrets of the New York Public LibraryFilmSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1991Chernobyl: The Final WarningFilmDr. Armand Hammer
- 1991Mark Twain and MeFilmMark Twain
- 1991An Inconvenient WomanSeriesJules Mendelson
- 1991Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made RadioFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1991The Perfect TributeFilmPresident Abraham Lincoln
- 1991When It Was a GameFilm(voice)
- 1991Rabbit Ears - Jonah and the WhaleFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1990Quick ChangeFilmChief Rotzinger
- 1990The Civil WarSeriesUlysses S. Grant (voice)
- 1990Night of 100 Stars IIIFilmSelf
- 1989ParenthoodFilmFrank Buckman
- 1989Dream a Little DreamFilmColeman Ettinger
- 1989Black RainbowFilmWalter Travis
- 1989ReunionFilmHenry Strauss
- 1989Thomas Hart BentonFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1988American ExperienceSeriesNarrator (voice)
- 1988Bright Lights, Big CityFilmMr. Hardy (uncredited)
- 1988The Good MotherFilmW. O. Muth
- 1988Inherit the WindFilmHarry Drummond
- 1988The Christmas WifeFilmJohn Tanner
- 1987Square DanceFilmDillard
- 1987Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodFilmSelf
- 1987Laguna HeatFilmWade Shephard
- 1987Breaking Home TiesFilmLloyd Wells
- 1986Portrait: Werner HerzogFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1986The Last FrontierSeriesEd Stenning
- 1986Johnny BullFilmStephan Kovacs
- 1985Screen TwoSeriesDoctor Huld
- 1985The Long Hot SummerSeriesWill Varner
- 1985The Atlanta Child MurdersSeriesAlvin Binder
- 1985Empire CityFilmSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1984America and Lewis HineFilmVoice
- 1984The World of TomorrowFilmSelf / Narrator
- 1984SakharovFilmAndrei Sakharov
- 1984You Can't Take it With YouFilmGrandpa Martin Vanderhof
- 1983Reading RainbowSeriesSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1983The Day AfterFilmDr. Russell Oakes
- 1983Something Wicked This Way ComesFilmCharles Halloway
- 1983Max Dugan ReturnsFilmMax Dugan
- 1983The Time of Our Lives: The Most Amazing 60 Years in HistoryFilmSelf - Host
- 1982Burden of DreamsFilmFitzcarraldo (archive footage)
- 1982Night of 100 StarsFilmSelf
- 1981The Legend of the Lone RangerFilmPresident Ulysses S. Grant
- 1980Raise the TitanicFilmAdmiral James Sandecker
- 1980Melvin and HowardFilmHoward Hughes
- 1980CaboblancoFilmGunther Beckdorff
- 1980F.D.R.: The Last YearFilmPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt
- 1980HaywireFilmLeland Hayward
- 1980Ghosts of Cape HornFilmNarrator
- 1979HurricaneFilmCapt. Charles Bruckner
- 1979Broadway on ShowtimeSeriesErie Smith
- 1978Comes a HorsemanFilmJacob 'J.W.' Ewing
- 1978The Kennedy Center HonorsSeriesSelf
- 1978The Magic of David CopperfieldSeries
- 1978A Christmas to RememberFilmDaniel Larson
- 1977JuliaFilmDashiell Hammett
- 1977Washington: Behind Closed DoorsSeriesPresident Richard Monckton
- 1976All the President's MenFilmBen Bradlee
- 1976Addie and the King of HeartsFilmJames "Jamie" Mills
- 1976The Spy Who Never WasFilmInspector Barkan
- 1975A Boy and His DogFilmLou Craddock
- 1975Mr. SycamoreFilmJohn Gwilt
- 1975A Moon for the MisbegottenFilmJames Tyrone Jr.
- 1975The Easter PromiseFilmJames "Jamie" Mills
- 1974The Country GirlFilmFrank Elgin
- 1973Pat Garrett & Billy the KidFilmGovernor Wallace
- 1973The Thanksgiving TreasureFilmJames "Jamie" Mills
- 1973Old FaithfulFilmJason Robards
- 1972Ghost StorySeriesElliot Brent
- 1972The War Between Men and WomenFilmStephen Kozlenko
- 1972The House Without a Christmas TreeFilmJames "Jamie" Mills
- 1971Johnny Got His GunFilmJoe's Father
- 1971Film '72SeriesSelf
- 1971Murders in the Rue MorgueFilmCesar Charron
- 1970Tora! Tora! Tora!FilmGeneral Walter C. Short
- 1970The Ballad of Cable HogueFilmCable Hogue
- 1970Julius CaesarFilmMarcus Brutus
- 1970FoolsFilmMatthew South
- 1970Operation SnafuFilmSam Armstrong
- 1968Once Upon a Time in the WestFilm'Cheyenne'
- 1968IsadoraFilmParis Singer
- 1968The Night They Raided Minsky'sFilmRaymond Paine
- 1967The St. Valentine's Day MassacreFilmAl Capone
- 1967Hour of the GunFilmDoc Holliday
- 1967Divorce American StyleFilmNelson Downes
- 1967The Belle of 14th StreetFilmPerformer
- 1967The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeFilmDr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
- 1966A Big Hand for the Little LadyFilmHenry Drummond
- 1966ABC Stage 67SeriesRoyal Earle Thompson
- 1966Any WednesdayFilmJohn Cleves
- 1966Noon WineFilmRoyal Earle Thompson
- 1966The Face of GeniusFilmSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1965A Thousand ClownsFilmMurray
- 1964Abe Lincoln in IllinoisFilmAbraham Lincoln
- 1963The Danny Kaye ShowSeriesSelf
- 1963Act OneFilmGeorge S. Kaufman
- 1962Long Day's Journey Into NightFilmJamie Tyrone
- 1962Tender Is the NightFilmDick Diver
- 1961By Love PossessedFilmJulius Penrose
- 1960The Dow Hour of Great MysteriesSeriesDetective Anderson
- 1960The BatFilmDetective Anderson
- 1960The Iceman ComethSeriesTheodore "Hickey" Hickman
- 1959The JourneyFilmPaul Kedes
- 1959Play of the WeekSeries
- 1959A Doll's HouseFilmDr. Rank
- 1959For Whom the Bell TollsFilmRobert Jordan
- 1956Playhouse 90SeriesRobert Jordan
- 1955The Alcoa HourSeriesBert Palmer
- 1953The OscarsSeriesSelf
- 1953General Electric TheaterSeriesCol. Carter
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeriesAbe Lincoln, Dr. Rank, Frank Elgin, Marcus
- 1950What's My Line?SeriesSelf - Mystery Guest
- 1948Studio OneSeriesFrank Cameron, Leonard O'Brien, Prisoner, Walter Osgood
- 1948The Philco Television PlayhouseSeriesJoe Grant, Mason
Filmography from TMDB.