Jason Robards Sr.

Jason Robards Sr.

Known for
Acting
Born
December 30, 1892
Died
April 4, 1963 (aged 70)
Birthplace
Hillsdale, Michigan, USA

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.

Known For

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Filmography

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Let's Go Stepping

Let's Go Stepping

Movie

1961
Wild in the Country poster

Wild in the Country

Movie · as Judge Tom Parker (uncredited)

1961
Acapulco poster

Acapulco

TV · as Max · 8 eps

1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show poster

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

TV · as Rupert Willis · 1 ep

1958
The Notorious Mr. Monks poster

The Notorious Mr. Monks

Movie · as Judge (uncredited)

1957
Leave It to Beaver poster

Leave It to Beaver

TV · as Mr. Henderson · 1 ep

1953
General Electric Theater poster

General Electric Theater

TV · as Sam Brady, L.P. Kerner, Judge · 1 ep

1950
The Second Woman poster

The Second Woman

Movie · as Stacy Rogers

1950
Western Pacific Agent poster

Western Pacific Agent

Movie · as Train Passenger (uncredited)

1949
Dynamite poster

Dynamite

Movie · as Hook (Quarry Superintendent) (uncredited)

1949
Impact poster

Impact

Movie · as Judge

1949
Post Office Investigator poster

Post Office Investigator

Movie · as Henry Hand

1949
South of Death Valley poster

South of Death Valley

Movie · as Major Porter Mullen (uncredited)

1949
Rimfire poster

Rimfire

Movie · as Elkins (Banker)

1949
Riders of the Whistling Pines poster

Riders of the Whistling Pines

Movie · as Charles Carter (uncredited)

1949
Alaska Patrol poster

Alaska Patrol

Movie · as Dr. Loring

1949
Massacre River poster

Massacre River

Movie · as Lawyer Johnstone (uncredited)

1949
Horsemen of the Sierras poster

Horsemen of the Sierras

Movie · as Phineas Grant

1949
The Threat poster

The Threat

Movie · as Police Fingerprint Technician (uncredited)

1949
Feudin' Rhythm poster

Feudin' Rhythm

Movie · as Mr. Rushman (uncredited)

1949
Masked Raiders poster

Masked Raiders

Movie · as Captain of Texas Rangers (uncredited)

1948
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House poster

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Movie · as John Retch

1948
Shed No Tears poster

Shed No Tears

Movie · as Homicide Inspector (Uncredited)

1948
Return of the Bad Men poster

Return of the Bad Men

Movie · as Judge Harper

1948
Fighting Father Dunne poster

Fighting Father Dunne

Movie · as J.J. Sonin

1948
Western Heritage poster

Western Heritage

Movie · as Judge Winston

1948
Race Street poster

Race Street

Movie · as Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)

1948
If You Knew Susie poster

If You Knew Susie

Movie · as Ogleby (uncredited)

1948
Smoky Mountain Melody poster

Smoky Mountain Melody

Movie · as Josh Corby

1948
Guns of Hate poster

Guns of Hate

Movie · as Ben Jason

1948
Son of God’s Country poster

Son of God’s Country

Movie · as John Thornton

1947
Riff-Raff poster

Riff-Raff

Movie · as Mr. Domingues

1947
Desperate poster

Desperate

Movie · as Ferrari

1947
Thunder Mountain poster

Thunder Mountain

Movie · as Jim Gardner

1947
Wild Horse Mesa poster

Wild Horse Mesa

Movie · as Hod Slack

1947
Follow That Music

Follow That Music

Movie

1947
The Judge Steps Out poster

The Judge Steps Out

Movie · as Police Officer Maloney (uncredited)

1947
Dick Tracy's Dilemma poster

Dick Tracy's Dilemma

Movie · as Hawks (uncredited)

1947
Born to Kill poster

Born to Kill

Movie · as Conductor (uncredited)

1947
A Likely Story poster

A Likely Story

Movie · as Cop (uncredited)

1947
Code of the West poster

Code of the West

Movie · as Morley (uncredited)

1947
Under the Tonto Rim poster

Under the Tonto Rim

Movie · as Captain McLean

1947
The Farmer's Daughter poster

The Farmer's Daughter

Movie · as Night Editor (uncredited)

1947
Seven Keys to Baldpate poster

Seven Keys to Baldpate

Movie · as Hayden

1947
Banjo poster

Banjo

Movie · as Conductor Matthews (uncredited)

1947
Trail Street poster

Trail Street

Movie · as Jason

1947
Do or Diet poster

Do or Diet

Movie · as Boss

1947
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome poster

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

Movie · as Bank Officer (uncredited)

1946
Bedlam poster

Bedlam

Movie · as Oliver Todd

1946
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball poster

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

Movie · as Captain (uncredited)

1946
The Falcon's Alibi poster

The Falcon's Alibi

Movie · as Harvey Beaumont

1946
The Falcon's Adventure poster

The Falcon's Adventure

Movie · as Lieutenant Evans

1946
The Bamboo Blonde poster

The Bamboo Blonde

Movie · as Colonel Graham (uncredited)

1946
Ding Dong Williams poster

Ding Dong Williams

Movie · as Director Kenmore

1946
Traffic with the Devil poster

Traffic with the Devil

Movie · as Irate Motorist (uncredited)

1946
Deadline at Dawn poster

Deadline at Dawn

Movie · as Policeman with Liquor Bottle (uncredited)

1946
Criminal Court poster

Criminal Court

Movie · as Al Marsh (uncredited)

1946
Twin Husbands poster

Twin Husbands

Movie · as Dorothy's Attorney

1946
Vacation in Reno poster

Vacation in Reno

Movie · as Sheriff Johnson

1946
I'll Take Milk poster

I'll Take Milk

Movie

1946
Badman's Territory poster

Badman's Territory

Movie · as Alert Coffeyville Citizen (uncredited)

1946
Step by Step poster

Step by Step

Movie · as Bruckner

1945
Isle of the Dead poster

Isle of the Dead

Movie · as Albrecht

1945
Wanderer of the Wasteland poster

Wanderer of the Wasteland

Movie · as Crooked Dealer

1945
Betrayal from the East poster

Betrayal from the East

Movie · as Charlie Hildebrand

1945
A Game of Death poster

A Game of Death

Movie · as Captain

1945
Man Alive poster

Man Alive

Movie · as Henry Fletcher

1945
Zombies on Broadway poster

Zombies on Broadway

Movie · as Headwaiter (uncredited)

1945
The Falcon in San Francisco poster

The Falcon in San Francisco

Movie · as Loomis, Butler (uncredited)

1945
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog poster

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

Movie

1945
Dick Tracy poster

Dick Tracy

Movie · as Motorist (uncredited)

1945
Johnny Angel poster

Johnny Angel

Movie · as Officer (uncredited)

1945
What, No Cigarettes

What, No Cigarettes

Movie · as Policeman

1944
Mademoiselle Fifi poster

Mademoiselle Fifi

Movie · as A Wholesaler in Wine

1944
Bermuda Mystery poster

Bermuda Mystery

Movie · as Mark Dunham

1944
Music in Manhattan poster

Music in Manhattan

Movie · as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

1943
The Kansan poster

The Kansan

Movie · as Bank Teller

1942
Silver Queen poster

Silver Queen

Movie · as Bank Teller (uncredited)

1941
San Antonio Rose poster

San Antonio Rose

Movie · as Man at Radio Station

1940
The Howards of Virginia poster

The Howards of Virginia

Movie · as Backwoodsman (uncredited)

1940
The Fatal Hour poster

The Fatal Hour

Movie · as Griswold

1940
Gangs of Chicago poster

Gangs of Chicago

Movie

1940
I Love You Again poster

I Love You Again

Movie · as Worker with Hendrickson Account (uncredited)

1940
The Green Hornet Strikes Again! poster

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

Movie · as Foley's Bodyguard

1940
Half a Sinner poster

Half a Sinner

Movie · as Country Club Garage Man

1939
Danger Flight poster

Danger Flight

Movie · as Paul Smith

1939
Zorro's Fighting Legion poster

Zorro's Fighting Legion

Movie · as Cantina Proprietor

1939
The Long Shot poster

The Long Shot

Movie · as Doctor

1939
Mystery Plane poster

Mystery Plane

Movie · as Paul Smith

1939
Juarez poster

Juarez

Movie · as (uncredited)

1939
Stunt Pilot poster

Stunt Pilot

Movie · as Paul Smith

1939
Sky Patrol poster

Sky Patrol

Movie · as Paul Smith - Three Points Airfield Owner

1939
Range War poster

Range War

Movie · as Rancher

1939
Radio Hams poster

Radio Hams

Movie · as Pilot in distress

1939
Scouts to the Rescue poster

Scouts to the Rescue

Movie · as Doc

1939
I Stole a Million poster

I Stole a Million

Movie · as Bank Teller (uncredited)

1939
The Mad Empress poster

The Mad Empress

Movie · as President Benito Juarez

1938
The Rage of Paris poster

The Rage of Paris

Movie · as Department Head (uncredited)

1938
The Nurse from Brooklyn poster

The Nurse from Brooklyn

Movie · as Surgeon

1938
Woman Against Woman poster

Woman Against Woman

Movie · as Mr. Roamer

1938
Cipher Bureau poster

Cipher Bureau

Movie · as Ellsworth

1938
Flight to Fame poster

Flight to Fame

Movie · as Muller

1937
The Firefly poster

The Firefly

Movie · as Civilian Spanish Patriot (uncredited)

1937
Sweetheart of the Navy poster

Sweetheart of the Navy

Movie · as Bumper

1937
Clipped Wings poster

Clipped Wings

Movie · as Raoul McGuire

1937
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 poster

Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938

Movie · as Reporter

1937
Torture Money poster

Torture Money

Movie · as Alex Carmathy (uncredited)

1936
Robin Hood of El Dorado poster

Robin Hood of El Dorado

Movie · as Pancho

1936
San Francisco poster

San Francisco

Movie · as Father (uncredited)

1936
The Luckiest Girl in the World poster

The Luckiest Girl in the World

Movie

1936
Laughing at Trouble poster

Laughing at Trouble

Movie · as Clerk of Court

1935
The Fighting Marines poster

The Fighting Marines

Movie · as Kota

1935
The Last Days of Pompeii poster

The Last Days of Pompeii

Movie · as Tax Gatherer (uncredited)

1935
Ladies Crave Excitement poster

Ladies Crave Excitement

Movie · as Nick

1935
The Miracle Rider poster

The Miracle Rider

Movie · as Carlton

1935
I Live My Life poster

I Live My Life

Movie · as Church (Uncredited)

1935
Break of Hearts poster

Break of Hearts

Movie · as Ticket-Seller (uncredited)

1935
Vagabond Lady poster

Vagabond Lady

Movie · as John’s Best Man (uncredited)

1934
The Super Snooper poster

The Super Snooper

Movie

1934
Broadway Bill poster

Broadway Bill

Movie · as Arthur Winslow

1934
The Woman Condemned poster

The Woman Condemned

Movie · as Jim Wallace

1934
Public Stenographer poster

Public Stenographer

Movie · as Fred 'Freddie' White

1934
Crimson Romance poster

Crimson Romance

Movie · as Pierre

1934
Burn 'Em Up Barnes poster

Burn 'Em Up Barnes

Movie · as John Drummond

1934
Woman Unafraid poster

Woman Unafraid

Movie · as Big Bill Lewis

1934
The President Vanishes poster

The President Vanishes

Movie · as Kilbourne

1934
Take the Stand poster

Take the Stand

Movie · as Joe Reynolds

1934
Cockeyed Cavaliers poster

Cockeyed Cavaliers

Movie · as Tavern Singer

1934
All of Me poster

All of Me

Movie · as Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)

1933
Damaged Lives poster

Damaged Lives

Movie · as Dr. Bill Hall

1933
Carnival Lady poster

Carnival Lady

Movie · as Jim Ryan

1933
Employees' Entrance poster

Employees' Entrance

Movie · as Commercial Artist (uncredited)

1933
Ship of Wanted Men poster

Ship of Wanted Men

Movie · as John Craig

1933
Corruption poster

Corruption

Movie · as Police Commissioner

1933
Only Yesterday poster

Only Yesterday

Movie · as Investor (Uncredited)

1933
The Way to Love poster

The Way to Love

Movie · as Guide

1933
The Devil's Mate poster

The Devil's Mate

Movie · as Clinton

1933
Dance Hall Hostess

Dance Hall Hostess

Movie · as Jerry Raymond

1932
Discarded Lovers poster

Discarded Lovers

Movie · as Rex Forsythe

1932
Klondike poster

Klondike

Movie · as Jim Armstrong

1932
A Strange Adventure poster

A Strange Adventure

Movie · as Dr. Bailey

1932
The Pride of the Legion poster

The Pride of the Legion

Movie · as Moran

1932
Unholy Love poster

Unholy Love

Movie · as Simmington

1932
Docks of San Francisco poster

Docks of San Francisco

Movie · as John Banning

1932
The Conquerors poster

The Conquerors

Movie · as Lane

1932
Union Depot poster

Union Depot

Movie · as Station Agent (uncredited)

1932
Slightly Married poster

Slightly Married

Movie · as Jack Haines

1932
White Eagle poster

White Eagle

Movie · as Dave Rand

1931
Subway Express poster

Subway Express

Movie · as Paul Bordon

1931
Caught Plastered poster

Caught Plastered

Movie · as Harry Waters

1931
Trapped poster

Trapped

Movie · as Detective Lt. Jack Reed

1931
Ex-Bad Boy poster

Ex-Bad Boy

Movie · as Roger Shields

1931
Charlie Chan Carries On poster

Charlie Chan Carries On

Movie · as Walter Honeywood

1931
The Law of the Tong poster

The Law of the Tong

Movie · as Charlie Wong

1931
Salvation Nell poster

Salvation Nell

Movie · as Major Williams

1930
Peacock Alley poster

Peacock Alley

Movie · as Jim Bradbury

1930
Abraham Lincoln poster

Abraham Lincoln

Movie · as Herndon

1930
Lightnin' poster

Lightnin'

Movie · as Raymond Thomas

1930
Trifles poster

Trifles

Movie · as George Henderson

1930
The Jazz Cinderella poster

The Jazz Cinderella

Movie · as Herbert Carter

1930
Crazy That Way poster

Crazy That Way

Movie · as Frank Oakes

1930
Sisters poster

Sisters

Movie · as John Shannon

1929
The Gamblers poster

The Gamblers

Movie · as Carvel Emerson

1929
Trial Marriage poster

Trial Marriage

Movie · as Dr. Thorvald Ware

1929
Paris poster

Paris

Movie · as Andrew Sabbot

1929
The Flying Marine poster

The Flying Marine

Movie · as Mitch Moran

1929
The Isle of Lost Ships poster

The Isle of Lost Ships

Movie · as Frank Howard

1929
Some Mother's Boy poster

Some Mother's Boy

Movie · as The Boy

1928
The Death Ship poster

The Death Ship

Movie · as Tom - The First Mate

1928
On Trial poster

On Trial

Movie · as Defense Attorney

1927
Irish Hearts poster

Irish Hearts

Movie · as Rory

1927
Hills of Kentucky poster

Hills of Kentucky

Movie · as Steve Harley

1927
Jaws of Steel poster

Jaws of Steel

Movie · as John Warren

1927
Tracked by the Police poster

Tracked by the Police

Movie · as Bob Owen

1927
The Heart of Maryland poster

The Heart of Maryland

Movie · as Maj. Alan Kendrick

1927
Wild Geese poster

Wild Geese

Movie · as Mark Jordan

1927
White Flannels poster

White Flannels

Movie · as Frank Politz

1927
Streets of Shanghai poster

Streets of Shanghai

Movie · as Eugene Fong

1927
Polly of the Movies poster

Polly of the Movies

Movie · as Angus Whitcomb

1927
Casey Jones poster

Casey Jones

Movie · as Casey Jones Jr

1926
Footloose Widows poster

Footloose Widows

Movie · as J.A. "Jerry" Smith

1926
The Third Degree poster

The Third Degree

Movie · as Howard Jeffries Jr.

1926
The Cohens and Kellys poster

The Cohens and Kellys

Movie · as Tim Kelly

1925
Stella Maris poster

Stella Maris

Movie · as Walter Herold

1921
The Land of Hope poster

The Land of Hope

Movie · as Sascha Rabinoff

1921
The Gilded Lily poster

The Gilded Lily

Movie · as Frank Thompson