Jason Robards Sr.
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.
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- Born:
- Dec 31, 1892 In Hillsdale, Michigan, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 150
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Footloose Widows 1926-06-19
- Latest Project:
- Movie Wild in the Country 1961-06-15
Known For
Filmography
| Series | Acapulco | Max | 1961-02-27 |
| Movie | Wild in the Country | Judge Tom Parker (uncredited) | 1961-06-15 |
| Movie | The Notorious Mr. Monks | Judge (uncredited) | 1958-02-28 |
| Series | Leave It to Beaver | Unknown | 1957-10-04 |
| Series | General Electric Theater | Unknown | 1953-02-01 |
| Movie | Western Pacific Agent | Train Passenger (uncredited) | 1950-04-10 |
| Movie | The Second Woman | Stacy Rogers | 1950-07-07 |
| Movie | Massacre River | Lawyer Johnstone (uncredited) | 1949-06-26 |
| Movie | Rimfire | Elkins (Banker) | 1949-03-25 |
| Movie | Impact | Judge | 1949-03-20 |
| Movie | Riders of the Whistling Pines | Charles Carter (uncredited) | 1949-03-16 |
| Movie | South of Death Valley | Major Porter Mullen (uncredited) | 1949-08-08 |
| Movie | Dynamite | Hook (Quarry Superintendent) (uncredited) | 1949-01-18 |
| Movie | Masked Raiders | Captain of Texas Rangers (uncredited) | 1949-08-14 |
| Movie | Horsemen of the Sierras | Phineas Grant | 1949-11-22 |
| Movie | The Threat | Police Fingerprint Technician (uncredited) | 1949-12-01 |
| Movie | Feudin' Rhythm | Mr. Rushman (uncredited) | 1949-11-02 |
| Movie | Post Office Investigator | Henry Hand | 1949-09-01 |
| Movie | Shed No Tears | Homicide Inspector (Uncredited) | 1948-06-09 |
| Movie | Fighting Father Dunne | J.J. Sonin | 1948-05-12 |
| Movie | Western Heritage | Judge Winston | 1948-02-07 |
| Movie | If You Knew Susie | Ogleby (uncredited) | 1948-02-07 |
| Movie | Guns of Hate | Ben Jason | 1948-06-18 |
| Series | The Ed Sullivan Show | Unknown | 1948-06-20 |
| Movie | Smoky Mountain Melody | Josh Corby | 1948-12-16 |
| Movie | Son of God’s Country | John Thornton | 1948-09-15 |
| Movie | Race Street | Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited) | 1948-09-11 |
| Movie | Return of the Bad Men | Judge Harper | 1948-07-17 |
| Movie | Born to Kill | Conductor (uncredited) | 1947-04-30 |
| Movie | Banjo | Conductor Matthews (uncredited) | 1947-05-15 |
| Movie | A Likely Story | Cop (uncredited) | 1947-04-18 |
| Movie | Dick Tracy's Dilemma | Hawks (uncredited) | 1947-05-20 |
| Movie | Trail Street | Jason | 1947-02-19 |
| Movie | Code of the West | Morley (uncredited) | 1947-02-20 |
| Movie | The Farmer's Daughter | Night Editor (uncredited) | 1947-03-26 |
| Movie | Thunder Mountain | Jim Gardner | 1947-06-01 |
| Movie | Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome | Bank Officer (uncredited) | 1947-09-26 |
| Movie | The Judge Steps Out | Police Officer Maloney (uncredited) | 1947-12-15 |
| Movie | Under the Tonto Rim | Captain McLean | 1947-08-01 |
| Movie | Wild Horse Mesa | Hod Slack | 1947-11-13 |
| Movie | Seven Keys to Baldpate | Hayden | 1947-06-05 |
| Movie | Desperate | Ferrari | 1947-06-20 |
| Movie | Riff-Raff | Mr. Domingues | 1947-06-28 |
| Movie | Twin Husbands | Dorothy's Attorney | 1946-05-10 |
| Movie | Bedlam | Oliver Todd | 1946-05-10 |
| Movie | Badman's Territory | Alert Coffeyville Citizen (uncredited) | 1946-05-04 |
| Movie | Deadline at Dawn | Policeman with Liquor Bottle (uncredited) | 1946-03-18 |
| Movie | The Bamboo Blonde | Colonel Graham (uncredited) | 1946-07-15 |
| Movie | The Falcon's Alibi | Harvey Beaumont | 1946-04-12 |
| Movie | Ding Dong Williams | Director Kenmore | 1946-04-15 |
| Movie | Step by Step | Bruckner | 1946-08-23 |
| Movie | Vacation in Reno | Sheriff Johnson | 1946-12-10 |
| Movie | The Falcon's Adventure | Lieutenant Evans | 1946-12-13 |
| Movie | Dick Tracy vs. Cueball | Captain (uncredited) | 1946-11-22 |
| Movie | Criminal Court | Al Marsh (uncredited) | 1946-11-15 |
| Movie | Traffic with the Devil | Irate Motorist (uncredited) | 1946-08-31 |
| Movie | Wanderer of the Wasteland | Crooked Dealer | 1945-05-31 |
| Movie | Betrayal from the East | Charlie Hildebrand | 1945-04-24 |
| Movie | Zombies on Broadway | Headwaiter (uncredited) | 1945-05-01 |
| Movie | The Falcon in San Francisco | Loomis, Butler (uncredited) | 1945-07-20 |
| Movie | Dick Tracy | Motorist (uncredited) | 1945-12-01 |
| Movie | A Game of Death | Captain | 1945-11-23 |
| Movie | Man Alive | Henry Fletcher | 1945-11-16 |
| Movie | Isle of the Dead | Albrecht | 1945-09-01 |
| Movie | Bermuda Mystery | Mark Dunham | 1944-05-01 |
| Movie | Mademoiselle Fifi | A Wholesaler in Wine | 1944-07-28 |
| Movie | The Kansan | Bank Teller | 1943-09-10 |
| Movie | Silver Queen | Bank Teller (uncredited) | 1942-11-14 |
| Movie | San Antonio Rose | Man at Radio Station | 1941-06-20 |
| Movie | Half a Sinner | Country Club Garage Man | 1940-04-05 |
| Movie | Gangs of Chicago | 1940-05-18 | |
| Movie | The Fatal Hour | Griswold | 1940-01-15 |
| Movie | The Green Hornet Strikes Again! | Foley's Bodyguard | 1940-12-24 |
| Movie | I Love You Again | Worker with Hendrickson Account (uncredited) | 1940-08-09 |
| Movie | The Howards of Virginia | Backwoodsman (uncredited) | 1940-09-19 |
| Movie | Radio Hams | Pilot in distress | 1939-05-19 |
| Movie | Mystery Plane | Paul Smith | 1939-03-08 |
| Movie | The Long Shot | Doctor | 1939-01-06 |
| Movie | Stunt Pilot | Paul Smith | 1939-06-30 |
| Movie | Scouts to the Rescue | Doc | 1939-01-17 |
| Movie | Juarez | (uncredited) | 1939-06-10 |
| Movie | Zorro's Fighting Legion | Cantina Proprietor | 1939-12-16 |
| Movie | Danger Flight | Paul Smith | 1939-11-01 |
| Movie | Sky Patrol | Paul Smith - Three Points Airfield Owner | 1939-09-11 |
| Movie | I Stole a Million | Bank Teller (uncredited) | 1939-08-01 |
| Movie | Range War | Rancher | 1939-09-08 |
| Movie | The Nurse from Brooklyn | Surgeon | 1938-04-29 |
| Movie | The Rage of Paris | Department Head (uncredited) | 1938-06-09 |
| Movie | Cipher Bureau | Ellsworth | 1938-10-25 |
| Movie | Woman Against Woman | Mr. Roamer | 1938-06-24 |
| Movie | Torture Money | Alex Carmathy (uncredited) | 1937-01-02 |
| Movie | Sweetheart of the Navy | Bumper | 1937-06-08 |
| Movie | Clipped Wings | Raoul McGuire | 1937-12-02 |
| Movie | Vogues of 1938 | Reporter | 1937-08-18 |
| Movie | The Firefly | Civilian Spanish Patriot (uncredited) | 1937-11-05 |
| Movie | Robin Hood of El Dorado | Pancho | 1936-03-17 |
| Movie | San Francisco | Father (uncredited) | 1936-06-26 |
| Movie | Laughing at Trouble | Clerk of Court | 1936-12-11 |
| Movie | Vagabond Lady | John’s Best Man (uncredited) | 1935-05-03 |
| Movie | The Miracle Rider | Carlton | 1935-04-11 |
| Movie | Break of Hearts | Ticket-Seller (uncredited) | 1935-05-31 |
| Movie | I Live My Life | Church (Uncredited) | 1935-10-04 |
| Movie | Ladies Crave Excitement | Nick | 1935-06-21 |
| Movie | The Fighting Marines | Kota | 1935-11-22 |
| Movie | The Last Days of Pompeii | Tax Gatherer (uncredited) | 1935-10-18 |
| Movie | The Woman Condemned | Jim Wallace | 1934-04-03 |
| Movie | Woman Unafraid | Big Bill Lewis | 1934-03-27 |
| Movie | Public Stenographer | Fred 'Freddie' White | 1934-01-09 |
| Movie | All of Me | Man in Speakeasy (uncredited) | 1934-02-01 |
| Movie | Burn 'Em Up Barnes | John Drummond | 1934-06-15 |
| Movie | Cockeyed Cavaliers | Tavern Singer | 1934-06-29 |
| Movie | The President Vanishes | Kilbourne | 1934-11-17 |
| Movie | Broadway Bill | Arthur Winslow | 1934-11-30 |
| Movie | Crimson Romance | Pierre | 1934-10-12 |
| Movie | Take the Stand | Joe Reynolds | 1934-08-07 |
| Movie | The Devil's Mate | Clinton | 1933-08-20 |
| Movie | Corruption | Police Commissioner | 1933-06-18 |
| Movie | Employees' Entrance | Commercial Artist (uncredited) | 1933-02-11 |
| Movie | Ship of Wanted Men | John Craig | 1933-09-08 |
| Movie | Damaged Lives | Dr. Bill Hall | 1933-09-15 |
| Movie | Only Yesterday | Investor (Uncredited) | 1933-11-01 |
| Movie | The Way to Love | Guide | 1933-10-20 |
| Movie | Carnival Lady | Jim Ryan | 1933-11-11 |
| Movie | Unholy Love | Simmington | 1932-06-08 |
| Movie | Discarded Lovers | Rex Forsythe | 1932-01-03 |
| Movie | Klondike | Jim Armstrong | 1932-08-29 |
| Movie | Union Depot | Station Agent (uncredited) | 1932-01-14 |
| Movie | Docks of San Francisco | John Banning | 1932-02-01 |
| Movie | Slightly Married | Jack Haines | 1932-10-15 |
| Movie | A Strange Adventure | Dr. Bailey | 1932-11-20 |
| Movie | The Conquerors | Lane | 1932-11-18 |
| Movie | The Pride of the Legion | Moran | 1932-10-17 |
| Movie | Charlie Chan Carries On | Walter Honeywood | 1931-04-11 |
| Movie | Salvation Nell | Major Williams | 1931-07-01 |
| Movie | Caught Plastered | Harry Waters | 1931-08-21 |
| Movie | Ex-Bad Boy | Roger Shields | 1931-07-15 |
| Movie | The Law of the Tong | Charlie Wong | 1931-12-15 |
| Movie | Trifles | George Henderson | 1930-01-30 |
| Movie | Peacock Alley | Jim Bradbury | 1930-01-04 |
| Movie | Abraham Lincoln | Herndon | 1930-11-08 |
| Movie | The Jazz Cinderella | Herbert Carter | 1930-09-01 |
| Movie | Lightnin' | Raymond Thomas | 1930-11-28 |
| Movie | The Gamblers | Carvel Emerson | 1929-06-29 |
| Movie | The Death Ship | Tom - The First Mate | 1928-06-01 |
| Movie | On Trial | Defense Attorney | 1928-12-01 |
| Movie | Hills of Kentucky | Steve Harley | 1927-02-26 |
| Movie | Tracked by the Police | Bob Owen | 1927-05-07 |
| Movie | Irish Hearts | Rory | 1927-05-21 |
| Movie | Jaws of Steel | John Warren | 1927-09-10 |
| Movie | Footloose Widows | J.A. "Jerry" Smith | 1926-06-19 |