Jason Robards

Acting • 1922-07-26 • Chicago, Illinois, USA

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

8.3

Once Upon a Time in the West

1968

7.7

Philadelphia

1993

6.8

The Day After

1983

7.2

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

7.7

All the President's Men

1976

7.0

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

1970

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Filmography

2017
Arthur Miller: WriterFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.1
2016
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. StoneFilm
Ben Bradlee (archive footage)
★ 7.4
2006
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004Film
Joe's Father (video "One")
★ 7.7
2006
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary FilmFilm
Self
2004
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood RenegadeFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
2000
That Moment: Magnolia DiaryFilm
Self
★ 7.7
2000
Once Upon a Time: Sergio LeoneFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.1
2000
Going HomeFilm
Charles Barton
★ 6.5
1999
MagnoliaFilm
Earl Partridge
★ 7.7
1999
My Best FiendFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.4
1998
Enemy of the StateFilm
Congressman Phillip Hammersley (uncredited)
★ 7.1
1998
BelovedFilm
Mr. Bodwin
★ 5.8
1998
The Real MacawFilm
Grandpa Girdis
★ 6.0
1998
HeartwoodFilm
Logan Reeser
★ 3.8
1997
A Thousand AcresFilm
Larry Cook
★ 5.7
1997
TrumanFilm
Narrator (voice)
1996
The WestTV
Self - Brigham Young • 9 episodes
★ 8.4
1996
T.R.: The Story of Theodore RooseveltFilm
Narrator
★ 9.0
1995
Crimson TideFilm
Rear Admiral Anderson (uncredited)
★ 7.2
1995
The Great American WestFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 9.0
1995
JourneyFilm
Marcus
★ 6.2
1995
My AntoniaFilm
Josea Burden
★ 7.3
1994
The PaperFilm
Graham Keighley
★ 6.6
1994
Little Big LeagueFilm
Thomas Heywood
★ 6.0
1994
BaseballTV
(voice) • 5 episodes
★ 7.6
1994
The Enemy WithinFilm
General R. Pendleton Lloyd
★ 5.8
1994
Over Washington D.C.: Our Nation's CapitalFilm
Narrator
1993
PhiladelphiaFilm
Charles Wheeler
★ 7.7
1993
La Classe américaineFilm
The Newspaper Director (archive footage)
★ 7.6
1993
The Adventures of Huck FinnFilm
The King
★ 6.2
1993
HeidiTV
Grandfather • 2 episodes
★ 7.2
1993
The TrialFilm
Doctor Huld
★ 6.0
1993
Sam Peckinpah: Man of IronFilm
Self
★ 7.1
1993
Roots of RoeFilm
Anthony Comstock (voice)
★ 7.0
1992
StoryvilleFilm
Clifford Fowler
★ 5.2
1992
LincolnFilm
President Abraham Lincoln (voice)
★ 7.3
1992
When It Was a Game 2Film
Passage Narrator (voice)
★ 9.0
1992
DeceptionsFilm
Clay (voice)
★ 9.0
1992
The Peoples Palace: Secrets of the New York Public LibraryFilm
Self - Narrator (voice)
1991
Mark Twain and MeFilm
Mark Twain
★ 7.5
1991
Chernobyl: The Final WarningFilm
Dr. Armand Hammer
★ 5.8
1991
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made RadioFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 7.8
1991
The Perfect TributeFilm
President Abraham Lincoln
★ 6.5
1991
An Inconvenient WomanTV
Jules Mendelson • 2 episodes
★ 5.8
1991
When It Was a GameFilm
(voice)
★ 10.0
1991
Rabbit Ears - Jonah and the WhaleFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 10.0
1990
Quick ChangeFilm
Chief Rotzinger
★ 6.7
1990
The Civil WarTV
Ulysses S. Grant (voice) • 9 episodes
★ 8.0
1990
Night of 100 Stars IIIFilm
Self
★ 4.3
1989
ParenthoodFilm
Frank Buckman
★ 6.7
1989
Dream a Little DreamFilm
Coleman Ettinger
★ 5.8
1989
Black RainbowFilm
Walter Travis
★ 5.9
1989
ReunionFilm
Henry Strauss
★ 6.7
1989
Thomas Hart BentonFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 7.8
1988
American ExperienceTV
Narrator (voice) • 7 episodes
★ 6.5
1988
Bright Lights, Big CityFilm
Mr. Hardy (uncredited)
★ 5.7
1988
The Good MotherFilm
W. O. Muth
★ 5.7
1988
Inherit the WindFilm
Harry Drummond
★ 7.3
1988
The Christmas WifeFilm
John Tanner
★ 5.0
1987
Square DanceFilm
Dillard
★ 4.7
1987
Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodFilm
Self
★ 6.0
1987
Laguna HeatFilm
Wade Shephard
★ 4.3
1987
Breaking Home TiesFilm
Lloyd Wells
★ 7.3
1986
Portrait: Werner HerzogFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.1
1986
The Last FrontierTV
Ed Stenning • 2 episodes
★ 7.0
1986
Johnny BullFilm
Stephan Kovacs
★ 5.5
1985
Screen TwoTV
Doctor Huld • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1985
The Long Hot SummerTV
Will Varner • 2 episodes
★ 5.7
1985
The Atlanta Child MurdersTV
Alvin Binder • 2 episodes
★ 5.8
1985
Empire CityFilm
Self - Narrator (voice)
★ 9.0
1984
America and Lewis HineFilm
Voice
★ 6.2
1984
SakharovFilm
Andrei Sakharov
★ 7.5
1984
The World of TomorrowFilm
Self / Narrator
★ 5.5
1984
You Can't Take it With YouFilm
Grandpa Martin Vanderhof
1983
The Day AfterFilm
Dr. Russell Oakes
★ 6.8
1983
Reading RainbowTV
Self - Narrator (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 8.4
1983
Something Wicked This Way ComesFilm
Charles Halloway
★ 6.5
1983
Max Dugan ReturnsFilm
Max Dugan
★ 6.6
1983
The Time of Our Lives: The Most Amazing 60 Years in HistoryFilm
Self - Host
1982
Burden of DreamsFilm
Fitzcarraldo (archive footage)
★ 7.6
1982
Night of 100 StarsFilm
Self
★ 5.8
1981
The Legend of the Lone RangerFilm
President Ulysses S. Grant
★ 4.9
1980
Raise the TitanicFilm
Admiral James Sandecker
★ 5.4
1980
Melvin and HowardFilm
Howard Hughes
★ 6.5
1980
CaboblancoFilm
Gunther Beckdorff
★ 5.4
1980
F.D.R.: The Last YearFilm
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
★ 6.9
1980
HaywireFilm
Leland Hayward
★ 6.7
1980
Ghosts of Cape HornFilm
Narrator
1979
HurricaneFilm
Capt. Charles Bruckner
★ 4.7
1979
Broadway on ShowtimeTV
Erie Smith • 1 episodes
1979
A Plague on Our ChildrenFilm
Narrator (voice)
1978
Comes a HorsemanFilm
Jacob 'J.W.' Ewing
★ 6.0
1978
The Kennedy Center HonorsTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
1978
The Magic of David CopperfieldTV
★ 7.0
1978
A Christmas to RememberFilm
Daniel Larson
★ 7.5
1977
JuliaFilm
Dashiell Hammett
★ 6.5
1977
Washington: Behind Closed DoorsTV
President Richard Monckton • 6 episodes
★ 7.8
1976
All the President's MenFilm
Ben Bradlee
★ 7.7
1976
Addie and the King of HeartsFilm
James "Jamie" Mills
★ 7.7
1976
The Spy Who Never WasFilm
Inspector Barkan
★ 8.0
1975
A Boy and His DogFilm
Lou Craddock
★ 6.3
1975
The Easter PromiseFilm
James "Jamie" Mills
★ 7.3
1975
Mr. SycamoreFilm
John Gwilt
★ 7.3
1975
A Moon for the MisbegottenFilm
James Tyrone Jr.
★ 6.5
1974
The Country GirlFilm
Frank Elgin
★ 10.0
1973
Pat Garrett & Billy the KidFilm
Governor Wallace
★ 7.2
1973
The Thanksgiving TreasureFilm
James "Jamie" Mills
★ 7.8
1973
Old FaithfulFilm
Jason Robards
1972
The War Between Men and WomenFilm
Stephen Kozlenko
★ 6.4
1972
Ghost StoryTV
Elliot Brent • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
1972
The House Without a Christmas TreeFilm
James "Jamie" Mills
★ 6.8
1971
Johnny Got His GunFilm
Joe's Father
★ 7.5
1971
Film '72TV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.1
1971
Murders in the Rue MorgueFilm
Cesar Charron
★ 5.2
1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!Film
General Walter C. Short
★ 7.2
1970
The Ballad of Cable HogueFilm
Cable Hogue
★ 7.0
1970
Julius CaesarFilm
Marcus Brutus
★ 5.9
1970
Operation SnafuFilm
Sam Armstrong
★ 6.7
1970
FoolsFilm
Matthew South
★ 3.5
1968
Once Upon a Time in the WestFilm
'Cheyenne'
★ 8.3
1968
The Dick Cavett ShowTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1968
IsadoraFilm
Paris Singer
★ 6.2
1968
The Night They Raided Minsky'sFilm
Raymond Paine
★ 5.5
1967
The St. Valentine's Day MassacreFilm
Al Capone
★ 6.3
1967
Hour of the GunFilm
Doc Holliday
★ 6.5
1967
Divorce American StyleFilm
Nelson Downes
★ 5.8
1967
The Belle of 14th StreetFilm
Performer
★ 7.0
1967
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeFilm
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
1966
A Big Hand for the Little LadyFilm
Henry Drummond
★ 7.1
1966
Any WednesdayFilm
John Cleves
★ 6.1
1966
ABC Stage 67TV
Royal Earle Thompson • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1966
Noon WineFilm
Royal Earle Thompson
★ 7.0
1966
The Face of GeniusFilm
Self - Narrator (voice)
★ 7.0
1965
A Thousand ClownsFilm
Murray
★ 6.9
1964
Abe Lincoln in IllinoisFilm
Abraham Lincoln
★ 8.7
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreTV
★ 5.9
1963
The Danny Kaye ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1963
Act OneFilm
George S. Kaufman
★ 6.3
1962
Long Day's Journey Into NightFilm
Jamie Tyrone
★ 7.0
1962
Tender Is the NightFilm
Dick Diver
★ 5.7
1961
By Love PossessedFilm
Julius Penrose
★ 5.2
1960
The Dow Hour of Great MysteriesTV
Detective Anderson • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1960
The BatFilm
Detective Anderson
★ 5.0
1960
The Iceman ComethTV
Theodore "Hickey" Hickman • 2 episodes
1959
The JourneyFilm
Paul Kedes
★ 6.3
1959
A Doll's HouseFilm
Dr. Rank
★ 10.0
1959
Play of the WeekTV
★ 8.0
1959
For Whom the Bell TollsFilm
Robert Jordan
1956
Playhouse 90TV
Robert Jordan • 2 episodes
★ 7.5
1956
Tony AwardsTV
Self - Host • 1 episodes
1956
Tony AwardsTV
Self - Presenter • 1 episodes
1955
The Alcoa HourTV
Bert Palmer • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1953
The OscarsTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 7.1
1953
General Electric TheaterTV
Col. Carter • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1952
OmnibusTV
★ 7.0
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
Dr. Rank • 1 episodes
★ 8.8
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
Marcus • 1 episodes
★ 8.8
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
Abe Lincoln • 1 episodes
★ 8.8
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
Frank Elgin • 1 episodes
★ 8.8
1950
What's My Line?TV
Self - Mystery Guest • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1948
Studio OneTV
Frank Cameron • 1 episodes
★ 5.4
1948
Studio OneTV
Prisoner • 1 episodes
★ 5.4
1948
Studio OneTV
Walter Osgood • 1 episodes
★ 5.4
1948
Studio OneTV
Leonard O'Brien • 1 episodes
★ 5.4
1948
The Philco Television PlayhouseTV
Joe Grant • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1948
The Philco Television PlayhouseTV
Mason • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.8