Acting
Jason Robards
Born July 26, 1922 · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Died December 26, 2000
Biography
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
8.5
Once Upon a Time in the West
'Cheyenne'
7.7
Philadelphia
Charles Wheeler
7.3
Enemy of the State
Congressman Phillip Hammersley (uncredited)
8.0
Magnolia
Earl Partridge
7.9
All the President's Men
Ben Bradlee
7.4
Crimson Tide
Rear Admiral Anderson (uncredited)
7.1
Parenthood
Frank Buckman
7.5
Tora! Tora! Tora!
General Walter C. Short
7.2
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Governor Wallace
7.0
The Day After
Dr. Russell Oakes
6.8
Quick Change
Chief Rotzinger
7.8
Johnny Got His Gun
Joe's Father
6.4
A Boy and His Dog
Lou Craddock
7.8
La Classe américaine
The Newspaper Director (archive footage)
6.7
The Paper
Graham Keighley
7.2
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Cable Hogue
7.8
My Best Fiend
Self (archive footage)
6.7
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Charles Halloway
6.2
The Adventures of Huck Finn
The King
7.0
Julia
Dashiell Hammett
Filmography
- 2017Arthur Miller: WriterSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2016All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. StoneBen Bradlee (archive footage)Movie
- 2006Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004Joe's Father (video "One")Movie
- 2004Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood RenegadeSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2000Going HomeCharles BartonMovie
- 2000That Moment: Magnolia DiarySelfMovie
- 2000Once Upon a Time: Sergio LeoneSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 1999MagnoliaEarl PartridgeMovie
- 1999My Best FiendSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 1998Enemy of the StateCongressman Phillip Hammersley (uncredited)Movie
- 1998BelovedMr. BodwinMovie
- 1998The Real MacawGrandpa GirdisMovie
- 1998HeartwoodLogan ReeserMovie
- 1997A Thousand AcresLarry CookMovie
- 1996The WestSelf - Brigham YoungSeries
- 1995JourneyMarcusMovie
- 1995Crimson TideRear Admiral Anderson (uncredited)Movie
- 1995My AntoniaJosea BurdenMovie
- 1995The Great American WestNarrator (voice)Movie
- 1994Baseball(voice)Series
- 1994The Enemy WithinGeneral R. Pendleton LloydMovie
- 1994Little Big LeagueThomas HeywoodMovie
- 1994The PaperGraham KeighleyMovie
- 1993La Classe américaineThe Newspaper Director (archive footage)Movie
- 1993PhiladelphiaCharles WheelerMovie
- 1993HeidiGrandfatherSeries
- 1993Sam Peckinpah: Man of IronSelfMovie
- 1993The TrialDoctor HuldMovie
- 1993The Adventures of Huck FinnThe KingMovie
- 1992LincolnPresident Abraham Lincoln (voice)Movie
- 1992StoryvilleClifford FowlerMovie
- 1991Mark Twain and MeMark TwainMovie
- 1991Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made RadioNarrator (voice)Movie
- 1991An Inconvenient WomanJules MendelsonSeries
- 1991Chernobyl: The Final WarningDr. Armand HammerMovie
- 1991The Perfect TributePresident Abraham LincolnMovie
- 1990The Civil WarUlysses S. Grant (voice)Series
- 1990Quick ChangeChief RotzingerMovie
- 1990Night of 100 Stars IIISelfMovie
- 1989Black RainbowWalter TravisMovie
- 1989Thomas Hart BentonNarrator (voice)Movie
- 1989ParenthoodFrank BuckmanMovie
- 1989ReunionHenry StraussMovie
- 1989Dream a Little DreamColeman EttingerMovie
- 1988The Christmas WifeJohn TannerMovie
- 1988The Good MotherW. O. MuthMovie
- 1988American ExperienceNarrator (voice)Series
- 1988Bright Lights, Big CityMr. Hardy (uncredited)Movie
- 1988Inherit the WindHarry DrummondMovie
- 1987Laguna HeatWade ShephardMovie
- 1987Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodSelfMovie
- 1987Square DanceDillardMovie
- 1986The Last FrontierEd StenningSeries
- 1986Portrait: Werner HerzogSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 1985The Long Hot SummerWill VarnerSeries
- 1985The Atlanta Child MurdersAlvin BinderSeries
- 1985Screen TwoDoctor HuldSeries
- 1984America and Lewis HineVoiceMovie
- 1983The Day AfterDr. Russell OakesMovie
- 1983Reading RainbowSelf - Narrator (voice)Series
- 1983Something Wicked This Way ComesCharles HallowayMovie
- 1983Max Dugan ReturnsMax DuganMovie
- 1982Burden of DreamsFitzcarraldo (archive footage)Movie
- 1982Night of 100 StarsSelfMovie
- 1981The Legend of the Lone RangerPresident Ulysses S. GrantMovie
- 1980Melvin and HowardHoward HughesMovie
- 1980Raise the TitanicAdmiral James SandeckerMovie
- 1980F.D.R.: The Last YearPresident Franklin D. RooseveltMovie
- 1980HaywireLeland HaywardMovie
- 1980CaboblancoGunther BeckdorffMovie
- 1979HurricaneCapt. Charles BrucknerMovie
- 1978The Kennedy Center HonorsSelfSeries
- 1978The Magic of David CopperfieldSeries
- 1978Comes a HorsemanJacob 'J.W.' EwingMovie
- 1977JuliaDashiell HammettMovie
- 1977Washington: Behind Closed DoorsPresident Richard MoncktonSeries
- 1976All the President's MenBen BradleeMovie
- 1975A Boy and His DogLou CraddockMovie
- 1973The Thanksgiving TreasureJames "Jamie" MillsMovie
- 1973Pat Garrett & Billy the KidGovernor WallaceMovie
- 1972The House Without a Christmas TreeJames "Jamie" MillsMovie
- 1972Ghost StoryElliot BrentSeries
- 1972The War Between Men and WomenStephen KozlenkoMovie
- 1971Film '72SelfSeries
- 1971Johnny Got His GunJoe's FatherMovie
- 1971Murders in the Rue MorgueCesar CharronMovie
- 1970FoolsMatthew SouthMovie
- 1970Julius CaesarMarcus BrutusMovie
- 1970The Ballad of Cable HogueCable HogueMovie
- 1970Operation SnafuSam ArmstrongMovie
- 1970Tora! Tora! Tora!General Walter C. ShortMovie
- 1968Once Upon a Time in the West'Cheyenne'Movie
- 1968The Night They Raided Minsky'sRaymond PaineMovie
- 1968IsadoraParis SingerMovie
- 1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - GuestSeries
- 1967Hour of the GunDoc HollidayMovie
- 1967The Belle of 14th StreetPerformerMovie
- 1967The St. Valentine's Day MassacreAl CaponeMovie
- 1967Divorce American StyleNelson DownesMovie
- 1966Noon WineRoyal Earle ThompsonMovie
- 1966Any WednesdayJohn ClevesMovie
- 1966ABC Stage 67Royal Earle ThompsonSeries
- 1966A Big Hand for the Little LadyHenry DrummondMovie
- 1965A Thousand ClownsMurrayMovie
- 1963Act OneGeorge S. KaufmanMovie
- 1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries
- 1963The Danny Kaye ShowSelfSeries
- 1962Long Day's Journey Into NightJamie TyroneMovie
- 1962Tender Is the NightDick DiverMovie
- 1961By Love PossessedJulius PenroseMovie
- 1959The JourneyPaul KedesMovie
- 1956Playhouse 90Robert JordanSeries
- 1953The OscarsSelfSeries
- 1953General Electric TheaterCol. CarterSeries
- 1952OmnibusSeries
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameDr. Rank, Marcus, Abe Lincoln, Frank ElginSeries
- 1950What's My Line?Self - Mystery GuestSeries
- 1948Studio OneFrank Cameron, Prisoner, Walter Osgood, Leonard O'BrienSeries
- 1948The Philco Television PlayhouseJoe Grant, MasonSeries
- 1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelfSeries