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Jason Robards Sr.

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.

Born

Dec 30, 1892

Hillsdale, Michigan, USA

Died

Apr 04, 1963

Known For

Acting

Movies

182 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.4

Known For

San Francisco
San Francisco
1936 as Father (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
1930 as Herndon
★ 5.5
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
1947 as Hawks (uncredited)
★ 5.6
South of Death Valley
South of Death Valley
1949 as Major Porter Mullen (uncredited)
★ 7.0
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
1940 as Foley's Bodyguard
★ 6.8
Juarez
Juarez
1939 as (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Wild in the Country
Wild in the Country
1961 as Judge Tom Parker (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Sisters
Sisters
1930 as John Shannon
★ 8.0
I Love You Again
I Love You Again
1940 as Worker with Hendrickson Account (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
1947 as Bank Officer (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Mademoiselle Fifi
Mademoiselle Fifi
1944 as A Wholesaler in Wine
★ 6.4
Born to Kill
Born to Kill
1947 as Conductor (uncredited)
★ 6.7
The Firefly
The Firefly
1937 as Civilian Spanish Patriot (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Trail Street
Trail Street
1947 as Jason
★ 6.5
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1947 as Mr. Domingues
★ 6.2
Salvation Nell
Salvation Nell
1931 as Major Williams
★ 7.0
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
★ 7.0
Peacock Alley
Peacock Alley
1930 as Jim Bradbury
★ 5.0
Return of the Bad Men
Return of the Bad Men
1948 as Judge Harper
★ 6.3
The Gamblers
The Gamblers
1929 as Carvel Emerson
★ 9.0
Only Yesterday
Only Yesterday
1933 as Investor (Uncredited)
★ 7.1
Bedlam
Bedlam
1946 as Oliver Todd
★ 6.7
White Flannels
White Flannels
1927 as Frank Politz
★ 8.0
Bermuda Mystery
Bermuda Mystery
1944 as Mark Dunham
★ 8.0
Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy
1945 as Motorist (uncredited)
★ 5.3
The Second Woman
The Second Woman
1950 as Stacy Rogers
★ 5.6
Cockeyed Cavaliers
Cockeyed Cavaliers
1934 as Tavern Singer
★ 5.8
Vagabond Lady
Vagabond Lady
1935 as John’s Best Man (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Broadway Bill
Broadway Bill
1934 as Arthur Winslow
★ 6.0
Public Stenographer
Public Stenographer
1934 as Fred 'Freddie' White
★ 5.7
Radio Hams
Radio Hams
1939 as Pilot in distress
★ 7.3
The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter
1947 as Night Editor (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Corruption
Corruption
1933 as Police Commissioner
★ 6.0
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
★ 5.5
The Howards of Virginia
The Howards of Virginia
1940 as Backwoodsman (uncredited)
★ 6.7
The Last Days of Pompeii
The Last Days of Pompeii
1935 as Tax Gatherer (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Music in Manhattan
Music in Manhattan
1944 as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Impact
Impact
1949 as Judge
★ 6.1
Massacre River
Massacre River
1949 as Lawyer Johnstone (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Casey Jones
Casey Jones
1927 as Casey Jones Jr
★ 10.0
Badman's Territory
Badman's Territory
1946 as Alert Coffeyville Citizen (uncredited)
★ 6.3
The Fatal Hour
The Fatal Hour
1940 as Griswold
★ 5.7
The Falcon's Adventure
The Falcon's Adventure
1946 as Lieutenant Evans
★ 6.6
Torture Money
Torture Money
1937 as Alex Carmathy (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Gangs of Chicago
★ 5.8
Deadline at Dawn
Deadline at Dawn
1946 as Policeman with Liquor Bottle (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Employees' Entrance
Employees' Entrance
1933 as Commercial Artist (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Fighting Father Dunne
Fighting Father Dunne
1948 as J.J. Sonin
★ 7.5
Laughing at Trouble
Laughing at Trouble
1936 as Clerk of Court
★ 8.0
Under the Tonto Rim
Under the Tonto Rim
1947 as Captain McLean
★ 6.3
All of Me
All of Me
1934 as Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Johnny Angel
Johnny Angel
1945 as Officer (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Step by Step
Step by Step
1946 as Bruckner
★ 6.2
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
1946 as Captain (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Criminal Court
Criminal Court
1946 as Al Marsh (uncredited)
★ 5.4
The Devil's Mate
The Devil's Mate
1933 as Clinton
★ 8.0
Western Pacific Agent
Western Pacific Agent
1950 as Train Passenger (uncredited)
★ 6.2
The Bamboo Blonde
The Bamboo Blonde
1946 as Colonel Graham (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Take the Stand
Take the Stand
1934 as Joe Reynolds
★ 5.5
I Stole a Million
I Stole a Million
1939 as Bank Teller (uncredited)
★ 8.0
The Long Shot
The Long Shot
1939 as Doctor
★ 6.0
Caught Plastered
Caught Plastered
1931 as Harry Waters
★ 6.2
Polly of the Movies
Polly of the Movies
1927 as Angus Whitcomb
★ 10.0
Desperate
Desperate
1947 as Ferrari
★ 6.5
Wild Geese
Wild Geese
1927 as Mark Jordan
★ 10.0
Shed No Tears
Shed No Tears
1948 as Homicide Inspector (Uncredited)
★ 5.1
Race Street
Race Street
1948 as Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)
★ 6.0
I Live My Life
I Live My Life
1935 as Church (Uncredited)
★ 6.6
Klondike
Klondike
1932 as Jim Armstrong
★ 5.3
The Conquerors
The Conquerors
1932 as Lane
★ 5.6
The Notorious Mr. Monks
The Notorious Mr. Monks
1958 as Judge (uncredited)
★ 7.0
The Kansan
The Kansan
1943 as Bank Teller
★ 6.0
The Rage of Paris
The Rage of Paris
1938 as Department Head (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Zorro's Fighting Legion
Zorro's Fighting Legion
1939 as Cantina Proprietor
★ 5.4
If You Knew Susie
If You Knew Susie
1948 as Ogleby (uncredited)
★ 7.3
movie
★ 8.0
Alaska Patrol
Alaska Patrol
1949 as Dr. Loring
★ 10.0
Riders of the Whistling Pines
Riders of the Whistling Pines
1949 as Charles Carter (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Isle of the Dead
Isle of the Dead
1945 as Albrecht
★ 6.0
The Falcon's Alibi
The Falcon's Alibi
1946 as Harvey Beaumont
★ 5.3
Union Depot
Union Depot
1932 as Station Agent (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Ladies Crave Excitement
Ladies Crave Excitement
1935 as Nick
★ 5.7
Son of God’s Country
Son of God’s Country
1948 as John Thornton
★ 9.0
Crimson Romance
Crimson Romance
1934 as Pierre
★ 5.5
A Likely Story
A Likely Story
1947 as Cop (uncredited)
★ 4.8
Western Heritage
Western Heritage
1948 as Judge Winston
★ 7.0
A Game of Death
A Game of Death
1945 as Captain
★ 6.5
Ding Dong Williams
Ding Dong Williams
1946 as Director Kenmore
★ 7.5
Woman Against Woman
Woman Against Woman
1938 as Mr. Roamer
★ 7.0
The President Vanishes
The President Vanishes
1934 as Kilbourne
★ 6.0
Traffic with the Devil
Traffic with the Devil
1946 as Irate Motorist (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Range War
Range War
1939 as Rancher
★ 6.5
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
1934 as John Drummond
★ 5.6
Post Office Investigator
Post Office Investigator
1949 as Henry Hand
★ 7.0
Masked Raiders
Masked Raiders
1949 as Captain of Texas Rangers (uncredited)
★ 6.7
The Gilded Lily
The Gilded Lily
1921 as Frank Thompson
★ 9.0
The Woman Condemned
The Woman Condemned
1934 as Jim Wallace
★ 4.6
Tracked by the Police
Tracked by the Police
1927 as Bob Owen
★ 8.0
The Falcon in San Francisco
The Falcon in San Francisco
1945 as Loomis, Butler (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Footloose Widows
Footloose Widows
1926 as J.A. "Jerry" Smith
★ 7.0
The Threat
The Threat
1949 as Police Fingerprint Technician (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Silver Queen
Silver Queen
1942 as Bank Teller (uncredited)
★ 6.0
The Fighting Marines
The Fighting Marines
1935 as Kota
★ 6.5
Cipher Bureau
Cipher Bureau
1938 as Ellsworth
★ 5.3
Man Alive
Man Alive
1945 as Henry Fletcher
★ 5.6
San Antonio Rose
San Antonio Rose
1941 as Man at Radio Station
★ 7.0
The Judge Steps Out
The Judge Steps Out
1947 as Police Officer Maloney (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Rimfire
Rimfire
1949 as Elkins (Banker)
★ 5.3
Danger Flight
Danger Flight
1939 as Paul Smith
★ 4.4
Some Mother's Boy
Some Mother's Boy
1929 as The Boy
★ 10.0
Code of the West
Code of the West
1947 as Morley (uncredited)
★ 7.7
Wild Horse Mesa
Wild Horse Mesa
1947 as Hod Slack
★ 6.5
The Way to Love
The Way to Love
1933 as Guide
★ 8.0
The Third Degree
The Third Degree
1926 as Howard Jeffries Jr.
★ 7.0
Break of Hearts
Break of Hearts
1935 as Ticket-Seller (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Zombies on Broadway
Zombies on Broadway
1945 as Headwaiter (uncredited)
★ 5.1
White Eagle
White Eagle
1932 as Dave Rand
★ 9.0
The Miracle Rider
The Miracle Rider
1935 as Carlton
★ 5.5
Sky Patrol
Sky Patrol
1939 as Paul Smith - Three Points Airfield Owner
★ 5.5
Charlie Chan Carries On
Charlie Chan Carries On
1931 as Walter Honeywood
★ 7.0
Damaged Lives
Damaged Lives
1933 as Dr. Bill Hall
★ 4.7
Subway Express
Subway Express
1931 as Paul Bordon
★ 10.0
Robin Hood of El Dorado
Robin Hood of El Dorado
1936 as Pancho
★ 5.2
Lightnin'
Lightnin'
1930 as Raymond Thomas
★ 5.3
Banjo
Banjo
1947 as Conductor Matthews (uncredited)
★ 7.7
Horsemen of the Sierras
Horsemen of the Sierras
1949 as Phineas Grant
★ 7.0
Betrayal from the East
Betrayal from the East
1945 as Charlie Hildebrand
★ 6.4
Guns of Hate
Guns of Hate
1948 as Ben Jason
★ 6.0
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Dance Hall Hostess
1933 as Jerry Raymond
★ 8.0
The Flying Marine
The Flying Marine
1929 as Mitch Moran
★ 8.0
Ship of Wanted Men
Ship of Wanted Men
1933 as John Craig
★ 3.8
Ex-Bad Boy
Ex-Bad Boy
1931 as Roger Shields
★ 8.0
The Pride of the Legion
The Pride of the Legion
1932 as Moran
★ 7.0
The Super Snooper
★ 8.0
Thunder Mountain
Thunder Mountain
1947 as Jim Gardner
★ 6.0
I'll Take Milk
★ 6.5
The Nurse from Brooklyn
The Nurse from Brooklyn
1938 as Surgeon
★ 6.5
Wanderer of the Wasteland
Wanderer of the Wasteland
1945 as Crooked Dealer
★ 7.7
Slightly Married
Slightly Married
1932 as Jack Haines
★ 6.3
The Land of Hope
The Land of Hope
1921 as Sascha Rabinoff
★ 8.0
On Trial
On Trial
1928 as Defense Attorney
★ 7.0
Smoky Mountain Melody
Smoky Mountain Melody
1948 as Josh Corby
★ 7.0
Trial Marriage
Trial Marriage
1929 as Dr. Thorvald Ware
★ 10.0
Jaws of Steel
Jaws of Steel
1927 as John Warren
★ 8.0
Paris
Paris
1929 as Andrew Sabbot
★ 7.0
Docks of San Francisco
Docks of San Francisco
1932 as John Banning
★ 5.3
Stunt Pilot
Stunt Pilot
1939 as Paul Smith
★ 6.0
Vacation in Reno
Vacation in Reno
1946 as Sheriff Johnson
★ 7.7
Stella Maris
Stella Maris
1925 as Walter Herold
★ 8.0
The Mad Empress
The Mad Empress
1939 as President Benito Juarez
★ 5.8
Scouts to the Rescue
Scouts to the Rescue
1939 as Doc
★ 10.0
Twin Husbands
Twin Husbands
1946 as Dorothy's Attorney
★ 7.7
The Heart of Maryland
The Heart of Maryland
1927 as Maj. Alan Kendrick
★ 7.0
Flight to Fame
Flight to Fame
1938 as Muller
★ 7.5
Crazy That Way
Crazy That Way
1930 as Frank Oakes
★ 10.0
The Cohens and Kellys
The Cohens and Kellys
1926 as Tim Kelly
★ 9.0
A Strange Adventure
A Strange Adventure
1932 as Dr. Bailey
★ 6.5
Unholy Love
Unholy Love
1932 as Simmington
★ 4.0
Feudin' Rhythm
Feudin' Rhythm
1949 as Mr. Rushman (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Trapped
Trapped
1931 as Detective Lt. Jack Reed
★ 9.0
Half a Sinner
Half a Sinner
1940 as Country Club Garage Man
★ 5.3
Do or Diet
Do or Diet
1947 as Boss
★ 8.0
Dynamite
Dynamite
1949 as Hook (Quarry Superintendent) (uncredited)
★ 4.7
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1947 as Hayden
★ 6.7
The Law of the Tong
The Law of the Tong
1931 as Charlie Wong
★ 7.5
Woman Unafraid
Woman Unafraid
1934 as Big Bill Lewis
★ 6.7
Carnival Lady
Carnival Lady
1933 as Jim Ryan
★ 6.0
Mystery Plane
Mystery Plane
1939 as Paul Smith
★ 7.2
The Isle of Lost Ships
The Isle of Lost Ships
1929 as Frank Howard
★ 7.0
Clipped Wings
Clipped Wings
1937 as Raoul McGuire
★ 5.3
Discarded Lovers
Discarded Lovers
1932 as Rex Forsythe
★ 4.9
Sweetheart of the Navy
Sweetheart of the Navy
1937 as Bumper
★ 8.5
Streets of Shanghai
Streets of Shanghai
1927 as Eugene Fong
★ 9.0
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What, No Cigarettes
1945 as Policeman
★ 7.5
The Jazz Cinderella
The Jazz Cinderella
1930 as Herbert Carter
★ 8.0
Irish Hearts
Irish Hearts
1927 as Rory
★ 10.0
Hills of Kentucky
Hills of Kentucky
1927 as Steve Harley
★ 5.5
Trifles
Trifles
1930 as George Henderson
★ 5.0
The Death Ship
The Death Ship
1928 as Tom - The First Mate