Jason Robards

Acting

Jason Robards

Born 26 July 1922 · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Died 26 December 2000 at 78

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

Highlights

Once Upon a Time in the West1968 · Film · 'Cheyenne'
Philadelphia1993 · Film · Charles Wheeler
Magnolia1999 · Film · Earl Partridge
Enemy of the State1998 · Film · Congressman Phillip Hammersley (uncredited)
All the President's Men1976 · Film · Ben Bradlee
Crimson Tide1995 · Film · Rear Admiral Anderson (uncredited)

Filmography

Movies

92 films

Metallica: The Videos 1989-20042006 · Film · Joe's Father (video "One")
Going Home2000 · Film · Charles Barton
Magnolia1999 · Film · Earl Partridge
Enemy of the State1998 · Film · Congressman Phillip Hammersley (uncredited)
Beloved1998 · Film · Mr. Bodwin
The Real Macaw1998 · Film · Grandpa Girdis
Heartwood1998 · Film · Logan Reeser
A Thousand Acres1997 · Film · Larry Cook
Journey1995 · Film · Marcus
Crimson Tide1995 · Film · Rear Admiral Anderson (uncredited)
My Antonia1995 · Film · Josea Burden
The Enemy Within1994 · Film · General R. Pendleton Lloyd
Little Big League1994 · Film · Thomas Heywood
The Paper1994 · Film · Graham Keighley
Philadelphia1993 · Film · Charles Wheeler
The Trial1993 · Film · Doctor Huld
The Adventures of Huck Finn1993 · Film · The King
Storyville1992 · Film · Clifford Fowler
When It Was a Game 21992 · Film · Passage Narrator (voice)
Deceptions1992 · Film · Clay (voice)
Mark Twain and Me1991 · Film · Mark Twain
When It Was a Game1991 · Film · (voice)
Chernobyl: The Final Warning1991 · Film · Dr. Armand Hammer
The Perfect Tribute1991 · Film · President Abraham Lincoln
Quick Change1990 · Film · Chief Rotzinger
Black Rainbow1989 · Film · Walter Travis
Parenthood1989 · Film · Frank Buckman
Reunion1989 · Film · Henry Strauss
Dream a Little Dream1989 · Film · Coleman Ettinger
The Christmas Wife1988 · Film · John Tanner
The Good Mother1988 · Film · W. O. Muth
Bright Lights, Big City1988 · Film · Mr. Hardy (uncredited)
Inherit the Wind1988 · Film · Harry Drummond
Breaking Home Ties1987 · Film · Lloyd Wells
Laguna Heat1987 · Film · Wade Shephard
Square Dance1987 · Film · Dillard
Johnny Bull1986 · Film · Stephan Kovacs
You Can't Take it With You1984 · Film · Grandpa Martin Vanderhof
Sakharov1984 · Film · Andrei Sakharov
The Day After1983 · Film · Dr. Russell Oakes
Something Wicked This Way Comes1983 · Film · Charles Halloway
Max Dugan Returns1983 · Film · Max Dugan
The Legend of the Lone Ranger1981 · Film · President Ulysses S. Grant
Melvin and Howard1980 · Film · Howard Hughes
Raise the Titanic1980 · Film · Admiral James Sandecker
F.D.R.: The Last Year1980 · Film · President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Haywire1980 · Film · Leland Hayward
Caboblanco1980 · Film · Gunther Beckdorff
Hurricane1979 · Film · Capt. Charles Bruckner
A Christmas to Remember1978 · Film · Daniel Larson
Comes a Horseman1978 · Film · Jacob 'J.W.' Ewing
Julia1977 · Film · Dashiell Hammett
The Spy Who Never Was1976 · Film · Inspector Barkan
All the President's Men1976 · Film · Ben Bradlee
Addie and the King of Hearts1976 · Film · James "Jamie" Mills
Mr. Sycamore1975 · Film · John Gwilt
A Moon for the Misbegotten1975 · Film · James Tyrone Jr.
The Easter Promise1975 · Film · James "Jamie" Mills
A Boy and His Dog1975 · Film · Lou Craddock
The Country Girl1974 · Film · Frank Elgin
The Thanksgiving Treasure1973 · Film · James "Jamie" Mills
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid1973 · Film · Governor Wallace
Old Faithful1973 · Film · Jason Robards
The House Without a Christmas Tree1972 · Film · James "Jamie" Mills
The War Between Men and Women1972 · Film · Stephen Kozlenko
Johnny Got His Gun1971 · Film · Joe's Father
Murders in the Rue Morgue1971 · Film · Cesar Charron
Fools1970 · Film · Matthew South
Julius Caesar1970 · Film · Marcus Brutus
The Ballad of Cable Hogue1970 · Film · Cable Hogue
Operation Snafu1970 · Film · Sam Armstrong
Tora! Tora! Tora!1970 · Film · General Walter C. Short
The Night They Raided Minsky's1968 · Film · Raymond Paine
Once Upon a Time in the West1968 · Film · 'Cheyenne'
Isadora1968 · Film · Paris Singer
Hour of the Gun1967 · Film · Doc Holliday
The Belle of 14th Street1967 · Film · Performer
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre1967 · Film · Al Capone
Divorce American Style1967 · Film · Nelson Downes
Noon Wine1966 · Film · Royal Earle Thompson
Any Wednesday1966 · Film · John Cleves
A Big Hand for the Little Lady1966 · Film · Henry Drummond
A Thousand Clowns1965 · Film · Murray
Abe Lincoln in Illinois1964 · Film · Abraham Lincoln
Act One1963 · Film · George S. Kaufman
Long Day's Journey Into Night1962 · Film · Jamie Tyrone
Tender Is the Night1962 · Film · Dick Diver
By Love Possessed1961 · Film · Julius Penrose
The Bat1960 · Film · Detective Anderson
A Doll's House1959 · Film · Dr. Rank
For Whom the Bell Tolls1959 · Film · Robert Jordan
The Journey1959 · Film · Paul Kedes

Filmography

Series

20 shows

Baseball1994 · Series · (voice)
Heidi1993 · Series · Grandfather
An Inconvenient Woman1991 · Series · Jules Mendelson
The Civil War1990 · Series · Ulysses S. Grant (voice)
The Last Frontier1986 · Series · Ed Stenning
The Long Hot Summer1985 · Series · Will Varner
The Atlanta Child Murders1985 · Series · Alvin Binder
Screen Two1985 · Series · Doctor Huld
Broadway on Showtime1979 · Series · Erie Smith
The Magic of David Copperfield1978 · Series
Washington: Behind Closed Doors1977 · Series · President Richard Monckton
Ghost Story1972 · Series · Elliot Brent
ABC Stage 671966 · Series · Royal Earle Thompson
The Iceman Cometh1960 · Series · Theodore "Hickey" Hickman
Play of the Week1959 · Series
Playhouse 901956 · Series · Robert Jordan
The Alcoa Hour1955 · Series · Bert Palmer
General Electric Theater1953 · Series · Col. Carter
Studio One1948 · Series · Frank Cameron
The Philco Television Playhouse1948 · Series · Joe Grant