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Jason Robards

Jason Robards

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.

Born

Jul 26, 1922

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died

Dec 26, 2000

Known For

Acting

Movies

125 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.6

movie

Known For

Enemy of the State

Enemy of the State

1998

as Congressman Phillip Hammersley (uncredited)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

1973

as Governor Wallace
Philadelphia

Philadelphia

1993

as Charles Wheeler
Parenthood

Parenthood

1989

as Frank Buckman
All the President's Men

All the President's Men

1976

as Ben Bradlee
Once Upon a Time in the West

Once Upon a Time in the West

1968

as 'Cheyenne'
Crimson Tide

Crimson Tide

1995

as Rear Admiral Anderson (uncredited)
Magnolia

Magnolia

1999

as Earl Partridge
Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

as General Walter C. Short
The Paper

The Paper

1994

as Graham Keighley
Enemy of the State
Enemy of the State
1998 • as Congressman Phillip Hammersley (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973 • as Governor Wallace
★ 7.2
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
1993 • as Charles Wheeler
★ 7.7
Parenthood
Parenthood
1989 • as Frank Buckman
★ 6.7
All the President's Men
All the President's Men
1976 • as Ben Bradlee
★ 7.7
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 • as 'Cheyenne'
★ 8.3
Crimson Tide
Crimson Tide
1995 • as Rear Admiral Anderson (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Magnolia
Magnolia
1999 • as Earl Partridge
★ 7.7
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970 • as General Walter C. Short
★ 7.2
The Paper
The Paper
1994 • as Graham Keighley
★ 6.6
A Thousand Acres
A Thousand Acres
1997 • as Larry Cook
★ 5.7
Johnny Got His Gun
Johnny Got His Gun
1971 • as Joe's Father
★ 7.5
Quick Change
Quick Change
1990 • as Chief Rotzinger
★ 6.7
Little Big League
Little Big League
1994 • as Thomas Heywood
★ 6.0
The Day After
The Day After
1983 • as Dr. Russell Oakes
★ 6.8
Bright Lights, Big City
Bright Lights, Big City
1988 • as Mr. Hardy (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Hour of the Gun
Hour of the Gun
1967 • as Doc Holliday
★ 6.5
The Journey
The Journey
1959 • as Paul Kedes
★ 6.3
The Adventures of Huck Finn
The Adventures of Huck Finn
1993 • as The King
★ 6.2
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
1981 • as President Ulysses S. Grant
★ 4.9
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes
1983 • as Charles Halloway
★ 6.5
A Boy and His Dog
A Boy and His Dog
1975 • as Lou Craddock
★ 6.3
The War Between Men and Women
The War Between Men and Women
1972 • as Stephen Kozlenko
★ 6.4
Julia
Julia
1977 • as Dashiell Hammett
★ 6.5
Comes a Horseman
Comes a Horseman
1978 • as Jacob 'J.W.' Ewing
★ 6.1
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
1970 • as Marcus Brutus
★ 5.9
Beloved
Beloved
1998 • as Mr. Bodwin
★ 5.8
Raise the Titanic
Raise the Titanic
1980 • as Admiral James Sandecker
★ 5.4
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
1970 • as Cable Hogue
★ 7.0
The Good Mother
The Good Mother
1988 • as W. O. Muth
★ 5.7
The Thanksgiving Treasure
The Thanksgiving Treasure
1973 • as James "Jamie" Mills
★ 7.8
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
2016 • as Ben Bradlee (archive footage)
★ 7.4
Dream a Little Dream
Dream a Little Dream
1989 • as Coleman Ettinger
★ 5.8
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1967 • as Al Capone
★ 6.3
Divorce American Style
Divorce American Style
1967 • as Nelson Downes
★ 5.8
My Best Fiend
My Best Fiend
1999 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.4
The Enemy Within
The Enemy Within
1994 • as General R. Pendleton Lloyd
★ 5.8
Isadora
Isadora
1968 • as Paris Singer
★ 6.2
Storyville
Storyville
1992 • as Clifford Fowler
★ 5.2
Reunion
Reunion
1989 • as Henry Strauss
★ 6.7
Max Dugan Returns
Max Dugan Returns
1983 • as Max Dugan
★ 6.6
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966 • as Henry Drummond
★ 7.1
The Trial
The Trial
1993 • as Doctor Huld
★ 6.0
A Thousand Clowns
A Thousand Clowns
1965 • as Murray
★ 6.9
Black Rainbow
Black Rainbow
1989 • as Walter Travis
★ 5.9
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Murders in the Rue Morgue
1971 • as Cesar Charron
★ 5.2
When It Was a Game 2
When It Was a Game 2
1992 • as Passage Narrator (voice)
★ 9.0
Burden of Dreams
Burden of Dreams
1982 • as Fitzcarraldo (archive footage)
★ 7.6
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Long Day's Journey Into Night
1962 • as Jamie Tyrone
★ 7.0
Mr. Sycamore
Mr. Sycamore
1975 • as John Gwilt
★ 7.3
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars
1982 • as Self
★ 5.8
Square Dance
Square Dance
1987 • as Dillard
★ 4.7
Tender Is the Night
Tender Is the Night
1962 • as Dick Diver
★ 5.7
Melvin and Howard
Melvin and Howard
1980 • as Howard Hughes
★ 6.5
Fools
Fools
1970 • as Matthew South
★ 3.5
Mark Twain and Me
Mark Twain and Me
1991 • as Mark Twain
★ 7.5
Any Wednesday
Any Wednesday
1966 • as John Cleves
★ 6.1
Journey
Journey
1995 • as Marcus
★ 6.2
La Classe américaine
La Classe américaine
1993 • as The Newspaper Director (archive footage)
★ 7.6
Caboblanco
Caboblanco
1980 • as Gunther Beckdorff
★ 5.4
Act One
Act One
1963 • as George S. Kaufman
★ 6.3
My Antonia
My Antonia
1995 • as Josea Burden
★ 7.3
Night of 100 Stars III
Night of 100 Stars III
1990 • as Self
★ 4.3
The Real Macaw
The Real Macaw
1998 • as Grandpa Girdis
★ 6.0
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987 • as Self
★ 6.0
The Night They Raided Minsky's
The Night They Raided Minsky's
1968 • as Raymond Paine
★ 5.5
Breaking Home Ties
Breaking Home Ties
1987 • as Lloyd Wells
★ 7.3
Heidi
Heidi
1993 • as Großvater
★ 6.0
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
2000 • as Self
★ 7.7
By Love Possessed
By Love Possessed
1961 • as Julius Penrose
★ 5.2
You Can't Take it With You
You Can't Take it With You
1984 • as Grandpa Martin Vanderhof
A Doll's House
A Doll's House
1959 • as Dr. Rank
★ 10.0
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
1991 • as Dr. Armand Hammer
★ 5.8
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
The Perfect Tribute
The Perfect Tribute
1991 • as President Abraham Lincoln
★ 6.5
Arthur Miller: Writer
Arthur Miller: Writer
2017 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.1
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1959 • as Robert Jordan
Sakharov
Sakharov
1984 • as Andrei Sakharov
★ 7.5
movie
A Plague on Our Children
1979 • as Narrator (voice)
Addie and the King of Hearts
Addie and the King of Hearts
1976 • as James "Jamie" Mills
★ 7.7
Hurricane
Hurricane
1979 • as Capt. Charles Bruckner
★ 4.7
F.D.R.: The Last Year
F.D.R.: The Last Year
1980 • as President Franklin D. Roosevelt
★ 6.9
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind
1988 • as Harry Drummond
★ 7.3
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
2000 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.1
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
2006 • as Joe's Father (video "One")
★ 7.7
The Christmas Wife
The Christmas Wife
1988 • as John Tanner
★ 5.0
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
1991 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.6
T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt
T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt
1996 • as Narrator
★ 9.0
movie
America and Lewis Hine
1984 • as Voice
★ 6.2
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
2006 • as Self
A Christmas to Remember
A Christmas to Remember
1978 • as Daniel Larson
★ 7.5
Portrait: Werner Herzog
Portrait: Werner Herzog
1986 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.1
When It Was a Game
When It Was a Game
1991 • as (voice)
★ 10.0
The World of Tomorrow
The World of Tomorrow
1984 • as Self / Narrator
★ 5.5
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
1993 • as Self
★ 7.1
movie
Roots of Roe
1993 • as Anthony Comstock (voice)
★ 7.0
Empire City
Empire City
1985 • as Self - Narrator (voice)
★ 9.0
Haywire
Haywire
1980 • as Leland Hayward
★ 6.7
Johnny Bull
Johnny Bull
1986 • as Stephan Kovacs
★ 5.5
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1964 • as Abraham Lincoln
★ 8.7
Heartwood
Heartwood
1998 • as Logan Reeser
★ 3.8
movie
Truman
1997 • as Narrator (voice)
Going Home
Going Home
2000 • as Charles Barton
★ 6.5
The House Without a Christmas Tree
The House Without a Christmas Tree
1972 • as James "Jamie" Mills
★ 6.7
Operation Snafu
Operation Snafu
1970 • as Sam Armstrong
★ 6.7
A Moon for the Misbegotten
A Moon for the Misbegotten
1975 • as James Tyrone Jr.
★ 6.5
The Country Girl
The Country Girl
1974 • as Frank Elgin
★ 10.0
Thomas Hart Benton
Thomas Hart Benton
1989 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.8
The Belle of 14th Street
The Belle of 14th Street
1967 • as Performer
★ 7.0
movie
The Great American West
1995 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 9.0
The Face of Genius
The Face of Genius
1966 • as Self - Narrator (voice)
★ 7.0
Ghosts of Cape Horn
Ghosts of Cape Horn
1980 • as Narrator
Laguna Heat
Laguna Heat
1987 • as Wade Shephard
★ 4.3
The Spy Who Never Was
The Spy Who Never Was
1976 • as Inspector Barkan
★ 8.0
movie
The Peoples Palace: Secrets of the New York Public Library
1992 • as Self - Narrator (voice)
movie
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1967 • as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
The Easter Promise
The Easter Promise
1975 • as James "Jamie" Mills
★ 7.3
The Bat
The Bat
1960 • as Detective Anderson
★ 5.0
movie
Lincoln
1992 • as President Abraham Lincoln (voice)
★ 7.3
movie
The Time of Our Lives: The Most Amazing 60 Years in History
1983 • as Self - Host
Noon Wine
Noon Wine
1966 • as Royal Earle Thompson
★ 7.0
Deceptions
Deceptions
1992 • as Clay (voice)
★ 9.0
Rabbit Ears - Jonah and the Whale
Rabbit Ears - Jonah and the Whale
1991 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 10.0
Old Faithful
Old Faithful
1973 • as Jason Robards
Over Washington D.C.: Our Nation's Capital
Over Washington D.C.: Our Nation's Capital
1994 • as Narrator