Jason Robards Sr.

Jason Robards Sr.

Known for Acting · 186 credits

Born
1892-12-30
Died
1963-04-04
Place of birth
Hillsdale, Michigan, USA
Also known as
Jason Nelson Robards · Jason Robards

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

TV Shows (4)

Movies (182)

Peacock Alley
Movie

Peacock Alley

1930

as Jim Bradbury

Salvation Nell
Movie

Salvation Nell

1931

as Major Williams

Juarez
Movie

Juarez

1939

as (uncredited)

Shed No Tears
Movie

Shed No Tears

1948

as Homicide Inspector (Uncredited)

A Volta do Besouro Verde
Movie

A Volta do Besouro Verde

1940

as Foley's Bodyguard

Bermuda Mystery
Movie

Bermuda Mystery

1944

as Mark Dunham

Cockeyed Cavaliers
Movie

Cockeyed Cavaliers

1934

as Tavern Singer

White Flannels
Movie

White Flannels

1927

as Frank Politz

Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
Movie

Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938

1937

as Reporter

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
Movie

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

1947

as Bank Officer (uncredited)

Dick Tracy's Dilemma
Movie

Dick Tracy's Dilemma

1947

as Hawks (uncredited)

Caught Plastered
Movie

Caught Plastered

1931

as Harry Waters

Riff-Raff
Movie

Riff-Raff

1947

as Mr. Domingues

Dick Tracy
Movie

Dick Tracy

1945

as Motorist (uncredited)

Radio Hams
Movie

Radio Hams

1939

as Pilot in distress

The Devil's Mate
Movie

The Devil's Mate

1933

as Clinton

Bedlam
Movie

Bedlam

1946

as Oliver Todd

The Bamboo Blonde
Movie

The Bamboo Blonde

1946

as Colonel Graham (uncredited)

Casey Jones
Movie

Casey Jones

1927

as Casey Jones Jr

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
Movie

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

1946

as Captain (uncredited)

Ex-Bad Boy
Movie

Ex-Bad Boy

1931

as Roger Shields

Impact
Movie

Impact

1949

as Judge

Ding Dong Williams
Movie

Ding Dong Williams

1946

as Director Kenmore

The Gamblers
Movie

The Gamblers

1929

as Carvel Emerson

Wild in the Country
Movie

Wild in the Country

1961

as Judge Tom Parker (uncredited)

Only Yesterday
Movie

Only Yesterday

1933

as Investor (Uncredited)

Sisters
Movie

Sisters

1930

as John Shannon

Born to Kill
Movie

Born to Kill

1947

as Conductor (uncredited)

Abraham Lincoln
Movie

Abraham Lincoln

1930

as Herndon

Post Office Investigator
Movie

Post Office Investigator

1949

as Henry Hand

Docks of San Francisco
Movie

Docks of San Francisco

1932

as John Banning

The Farmer's Daughter
Movie

The Farmer's Daughter

1947

as Night Editor (uncredited)

San Francisco
Movie

San Francisco

1936

as Father (uncredited)

Danger Flight
Movie

Danger Flight

1939

as Paul Smith

Zorro's Fighting Legion
Movie

Zorro's Fighting Legion

1939

as Cantina Proprietor

The Firefly
Movie

The Firefly

1937

as Civilian Spanish Patriot (uncredited)

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Movie

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

1948

as John Retch

Dance Hall Hostess
Movie

Dance Hall Hostess

1933

as Jerry Raymond

The Second Woman
Movie

The Second Woman

1950

as Stacy Rogers

Some Mother's Boy
Movie

Some Mother's Boy

1929

as The Boy

I'll Take Milk
Movie

I'll Take Milk

1946

The Judge Steps Out
Movie

The Judge Steps Out

1947

as Police Officer Maloney (uncredited)

Jaws of Steel
Movie

Jaws of Steel

1927

as John Warren

Desperate
Movie

Desperate

1947

as Ferrari

The Gilded Lily
Movie

The Gilded Lily

1921

as Frank Thompson

I Love You Again
Movie

I Love You Again

1940

as Worker with Hendrickson Account (uncredited)

Isle of the Dead
Movie

Isle of the Dead

1945

as Albrecht

Return of the Bad Men
Movie

Return of the Bad Men

1948

as Judge Harper

Ladies Crave Excitement
Movie

Ladies Crave Excitement

1935

as Nick

Thunder Mountain
Movie

Thunder Mountain

1947

as Jim Gardner

Laughing at Trouble
Movie

Laughing at Trouble

1936

as Clerk of Court

Let's Go Stepping
Movie

Let's Go Stepping

I Live My Life
Movie

I Live My Life

1935

as Church (Uncredited)

Polly of the Movies
Movie

Polly of the Movies

1927

as Angus Whitcomb

The Falcon's Adventure
Movie

The Falcon's Adventure

1946

as Lieutenant Evans

Broadway Bill
Movie

Broadway Bill

1934

as Arthur Winslow

Traffic with the Devil
Movie

Traffic with the Devil

1946

as Irate Motorist (uncredited)

The Super Snooper
Movie

The Super Snooper

1934

Music in Manhattan
Movie

Music in Manhattan

1944

as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Son of God’s Country
Movie

Son of God’s Country

1948

as John Thornton

Woman Against Woman
Movie

Woman Against Woman

1938

as Mr. Roamer

The Last Days of Pompeii
Movie

The Last Days of Pompeii

1935

as Tax Gatherer (uncredited)

Trail Street
Movie

Trail Street

1947

as Jason

Break of Hearts
Movie

Break of Hearts

1935

as Ticket-Seller (uncredited)

The Howards of Virginia
Movie

The Howards of Virginia

1940

as Backwoodsman (uncredited)

Seven Keys to Baldpate
Movie

Seven Keys to Baldpate

1947

as Hayden

Employees' Entrance
Movie

Employees' Entrance

1933

as Commercial Artist (uncredited)

Johnny Angel
Movie

Johnny Angel

1945

as Officer (uncredited)

The Woman Condemned
Movie

The Woman Condemned

1934

as Jim Wallace

Criminal Court
Movie

Criminal Court

1946

as Al Marsh (uncredited)

The Fatal Hour
Movie

The Fatal Hour

1940

as Griswold

Robin Hood of El Dorado
Movie

Robin Hood of El Dorado

1936

as Pancho

Rimfire
Movie

Rimfire

1949

as Elkins (Banker)

Deadline at Dawn
Movie

Deadline at Dawn

1946

as Policeman with Liquor Bottle (uncredited)

Race Street
Movie

Race Street

1948

as Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Zombies on Broadway
Movie

Zombies on Broadway

1945

as Headwaiter (uncredited)

I Stole a Million
Movie

I Stole a Million

1939

as Bank Teller (uncredited)

Code of the West
Movie

Code of the West

1947

as Morley (uncredited)

The Kansan
Movie

The Kansan

1943

as Bank Teller

Mademoiselle Fifi
Movie

Mademoiselle Fifi

1944

as A Wholesaler in Wine

Union Depot
Movie

Union Depot

1932

as Station Agent (uncredited)

The Threat
Movie

The Threat

1949

as Police Fingerprint Technician (uncredited)

Gangs of Chicago
Movie

Gangs of Chicago

1940

Torture Money
Movie

Torture Money

1937

as Alex Carmathy (uncredited)

A Game of Death
Movie

A Game of Death

1945

as Captain

Badman's Territory
Movie

Badman's Territory

1946

as Alert Coffeyville Citizen (uncredited)

Step by Step
Movie

Step by Step

1946

as Bruckner

Vagabond Lady
Movie

Vagabond Lady

1935

as John’s Best Man (uncredited)

Western Heritage
Movie

Western Heritage

1948

as Judge Winston

Scouts to the Rescue
Movie

Scouts to the Rescue

1939

as Doc

The Rage of Paris
Movie

The Rage of Paris

1938

as Department Head (uncredited)

All of Me
Movie

All of Me

1934

as Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)

San Antonio Rose
Movie

San Antonio Rose

1941

as Man at Radio Station

Horsemen of the Sierras
Movie

Horsemen of the Sierras

1949

as Phineas Grant

Under the Tonto Rim
Movie

Under the Tonto Rim

1947

as Captain McLean

Guns of Hate
Movie

Guns of Hate

1948

as Ben Jason

Crazy That Way
Movie

Crazy That Way

1930

as Frank Oakes

The President Vanishes
Movie

The President Vanishes

1934

as Kilbourne

Massacre River
Movie

Massacre River

1949

as Lawyer Johnstone (uncredited)

Wanderer of the Wasteland
Movie

Wanderer of the Wasteland

1945

as Crooked Dealer

Riders of the Whistling Pines
Movie

Riders of the Whistling Pines

1949

as Charles Carter (uncredited)

Silver Queen
Movie

Silver Queen

1942

as Bank Teller (uncredited)

Half a Sinner
Movie

Half a Sinner

1940

as Country Club Garage Man

A Likely Story
Movie

A Likely Story

1947

as Cop (uncredited)

Betrayal from the East
Movie

Betrayal from the East

1945

as Charlie Hildebrand

Fighting Father Dunne
Movie

Fighting Father Dunne

1948

as J.J. Sonin

Man Alive
Movie

Man Alive

1945

as Henry Fletcher

Charlie Chan Carries On
Movie

Charlie Chan Carries On

1931

as Walter Honeywood

The Notorious Mr. Monks
Movie

The Notorious Mr. Monks

1958

as Judge (uncredited)

Cipher Bureau
Movie

Cipher Bureau

1938

as Ellsworth

Range War
Movie

Range War

1939

as Rancher

South of Death Valley
Movie

South of Death Valley

1949

as Major Porter Mullen (uncredited)

Ship of Wanted Men
Movie

Ship of Wanted Men

1933

as John Craig

Smoky Mountain Melody
Movie

Smoky Mountain Melody

1948

as Josh Corby

Western Pacific Agent
Movie

Western Pacific Agent

1950

as Train Passenger (uncredited)

Take the Stand
Movie

Take the Stand

1934

as Joe Reynolds

If You Knew Susie
Movie

If You Knew Susie

1948

as Ogleby (uncredited)

The Pride of the Legion
Movie

The Pride of the Legion

1932

as Moran

The Miracle Rider
Movie

The Miracle Rider

1935

as Carlton

The Third Degree
Movie

The Third Degree

1926

as Howard Jeffries Jr.

About 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. With 186 credits spanning from 1921 to 1961, Jason Robards Sr. has appeared in 182 films and 4 TV shows.

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