Jason Robards Sr.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Dec 30, 1892
- Died
- Apr 4, 1963 (aged 70)
- Place of birth
- Hillsdale, Michigan, USA
- Credits
- 186
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
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948Movie
John Retch
Isle of the Dead
1945Movie
Albrecht
Born to Kill
1947Movie
Conductor (uncredited)
Leave It to Beaver
1957TV
San Francisco
1936Movie
Father (uncredited)
Bedlam
1946Movie
Oliver Todd
Filmography
Wild in the Country
1961Movie
Judge Tom Parker (uncredited)
Acapulco
1961TV
Max
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960TV
Rupert Willis
The Notorious Mr. Monks
1958Movie
Judge (uncredited)
Leave It to Beaver
1957TV
General Electric Theater
1953TV
Sam Brady, L.P. Kerner, Judge
The Second Woman
1950Movie
Stacy Rogers
Western Pacific Agent
1950Movie
Train Passenger (uncredited)
The Threat
1949Movie
Police Fingerprint Technician (uncredited)
Horsemen of the Sierras
1949Movie
Phineas Grant
Feudin' Rhythm
1949Movie
Mr. Rushman (uncredited)
Post Office Investigator
1949Movie
Henry Hand
Masked Raiders
1949Movie
Captain of Texas Rangers (uncredited)
South of Death Valley
1949Movie
Major Porter Mullen (uncredited)
Massacre River
1949Movie
Lawyer Johnstone (uncredited)
Rimfire
1949Movie
Elkins (Banker)
Impact
1949Movie
Judge
Riders of the Whistling Pines
1949Movie
Charles Carter (uncredited)
Alaska Patrol
1949Movie
Dr. Loring
Dynamite
1949Movie
Hook (Quarry Superintendent) (uncredited)
Smoky Mountain Melody
1948Movie
Josh Corby
Son of God’s Country
1948Movie
John Thornton
Race Street
1948Movie
Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Return of the Bad Men
1948Movie
Judge Harper
Guns of Hate
1948Movie
Ben Jason
Shed No Tears
1948Movie
Homicide Inspector (Uncredited)
Fighting Father Dunne
1948Movie
J.J. Sonin
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948Movie
John Retch
Western Heritage
1948Movie
Judge Winston
If You Knew Susie
1948Movie
Ogleby (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out
1947Movie
Police Officer Maloney (uncredited)
Wild Horse Mesa
1947Movie
Hod Slack
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
1947Movie
Bank Officer (uncredited)
Under the Tonto Rim
1947Movie
Captain McLean
Riff-Raff
1947Movie
Mr. Domingues
Desperate
1947Movie
Ferrari
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1947Movie
Hayden
Thunder Mountain
1947Movie
Jim Gardner
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
1947Movie
Hawks (uncredited)
Banjo
1947Movie
Conductor Matthews (uncredited)
Born to Kill
1947Movie
Conductor (uncredited)
A Likely Story
1947Movie
Cop (uncredited)
The Farmer's Daughter
1947Movie
Night Editor (uncredited)
Code of the West
1947Movie
Morley (uncredited)
Trail Street
1947Movie
Jason
Do or Diet
1947Movie
Boss
Follow That Music
1947Movie
The Falcon's Adventure
1946Movie
Lieutenant Evans
Vacation in Reno
1946Movie
Sheriff Johnson
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
1946Movie
Captain (uncredited)
Criminal Court
1946Movie
Al Marsh (uncredited)
Traffic with the Devil
1946Movie
Irate Motorist (uncredited)
Step by Step
1946Movie
Bruckner
I'll Take Milk
1946Movie
The Bamboo Blonde
1946Movie
Colonel Graham (uncredited)
Bedlam
1946Movie
Oliver Todd
Twin Husbands
1946Movie
Dorothy's Attorney
Badman's Territory
1946Movie
Alert Coffeyville Citizen (uncredited)
Ding Dong Williams
1946Movie
Director Kenmore
The Falcon's Alibi
1946Movie
Harvey Beaumont
Deadline at Dawn
1946Movie
Policeman with Liquor Bottle (uncredited)
Dick Tracy
1945Movie
Motorist (uncredited)
A Game of Death
1945Movie
Captain
Man Alive
1945Movie
Henry Fletcher
Johnny Angel
1945Movie
Officer (uncredited)
Isle of the Dead
1945Movie
Albrecht
The Falcon in San Francisco
1945Movie
Loomis, Butler (uncredited)
What, No Cigarettes
1945Movie
Policeman
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
1945Movie
Wanderer of the Wasteland
1945Movie
Crooked Dealer
Zombies on Broadway
1945Movie
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Betrayal from the East
1945Movie
Charlie Hildebrand
Music in Manhattan
1944Movie
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Mademoiselle Fifi
1944Movie
A Wholesaler in Wine
Bermuda Mystery
1944Movie
Mark Dunham
The Kansan
1943Movie
Bank Teller
Silver Queen
1942Movie
Bank Teller (uncredited)
San Antonio Rose
1941Movie
Man at Radio Station
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
1940Movie
Foley's Bodyguard
The Howards of Virginia
1940Movie
Backwoodsman (uncredited)
I Love You Again
1940Movie
Worker with Hendrickson Account (uncredited)
Gangs of Chicago
1940Movie
Half a Sinner
1940Movie
Country Club Garage Man
The Fatal Hour
1940Movie
Griswold
Zorro's Fighting Legion
1939Movie
Cantina Proprietor
The Mad Empress
1939Movie
President Benito Juarez
Danger Flight
1939Movie
Paul Smith
Sky Patrol
1939Movie
Paul Smith - Three Points Airfield Owner
Range War
1939Movie
Rancher
I Stole a Million
1939Movie
Bank Teller (uncredited)
Stunt Pilot
1939Movie
Paul Smith
Juarez
1939Movie
(uncredited)
Radio Hams
1939Movie
Pilot in distress
Mystery Plane
1939Movie
Paul Smith
Scouts to the Rescue
1939Movie
Doc
The Long Shot
1939Movie
Doctor
Cipher Bureau
1938Movie
Ellsworth
Flight to Fame
1938Movie
Muller
Woman Against Woman
1938Movie
Mr. Roamer
The Rage of Paris
1938Movie
Department Head (uncredited)
The Nurse from Brooklyn
1938Movie
Surgeon
Clipped Wings
1937Movie
Raoul McGuire
The Firefly
1937Movie
Civilian Spanish Patriot (uncredited)
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
1937Movie
Reporter
Sweetheart of the Navy
1937Movie
Bumper
Torture Money
1937Movie
Alex Carmathy (uncredited)
Laughing at Trouble
1936Movie
Clerk of Court
The Luckiest Girl in the World
1936Movie
San Francisco
1936Movie
Father (uncredited)
Robin Hood of El Dorado
1936Movie
Pancho
The Fighting Marines
1935Movie
Kota
The Last Days of Pompeii
1935Movie
Tax Gatherer (uncredited)
I Live My Life
1935Movie
Church (Uncredited)
Ladies Crave Excitement
1935Movie
Nick
Break of Hearts
1935Movie
Ticket-Seller (uncredited)
Vagabond Lady
1935Movie
John’s Best Man (uncredited)
The Miracle Rider
1935Movie
Carlton
Broadway Bill
1934Movie
Arthur Winslow
The President Vanishes
1934Movie
Kilbourne
Crimson Romance
1934Movie
Pierre
Take the Stand
1934Movie
Joe Reynolds
Cockeyed Cavaliers
1934Movie
Tavern Singer
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
1934Movie
John Drummond
The Woman Condemned
1934Movie
Jim Wallace
Woman Unafraid
1934Movie
Big Bill Lewis
The Super Snooper
1934Movie
All of Me
1934Movie
Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Public Stenographer
1934Movie
Fred 'Freddie' White
Carnival Lady
1933Movie
Jim Ryan
Only Yesterday
1933Movie
Investor (Uncredited)
The Way to Love
1933Movie
Guide
Damaged Lives
1933Movie
Dr. Bill Hall
Ship of Wanted Men
1933Movie
John Craig
The Devil's Mate
1933Movie
Clinton
Dance Hall Hostess
1933Movie
Jerry Raymond
Corruption
1933Movie
Police Commissioner
Employees' Entrance
1933Movie
Commercial Artist (uncredited)
A Strange Adventure
1932Movie
Dr. Bailey
The Conquerors
1932Movie
Lane
The Pride of the Legion
1932Movie
Moran
Slightly Married
1932Movie
Jack Haines
White Eagle
1932Movie
Dave Rand
Klondike
1932Movie
Jim Armstrong
Unholy Love
1932Movie
Simmington
Docks of San Francisco
1932Movie
John Banning
Union Depot
1932Movie
Station Agent (uncredited)
Discarded Lovers
1932Movie
Rex Forsythe
The Law of the Tong
1931Movie
Charlie Wong
Trapped
1931Movie
Detective Lt. Jack Reed
Caught Plastered
1931Movie
Harry Waters
Ex-Bad Boy
1931Movie
Roger Shields
Salvation Nell
1931Movie
Major Williams
Subway Express
1931Movie
Paul Bordon
Charlie Chan Carries On
1931Movie
Walter Honeywood
Lightnin'
1930Movie
Raymond Thomas
Abraham Lincoln
1930Movie
Herndon
The Jazz Cinderella
1930Movie
Herbert Carter
Sisters
1930Movie
John Shannon
Crazy That Way
1930Movie
Frank Oakes
Trifles
1930Movie
George Henderson
Peacock Alley
1930Movie
Jim Bradbury
Paris
1929Movie
Andrew Sabbot
The Isle of Lost Ships
1929Movie
Frank Howard
The Gamblers
1929Movie
Carvel Emerson
The Flying Marine
1929Movie
Mitch Moran
Trial Marriage
1929Movie
Dr. Thorvald Ware
Some Mother's Boy
1929Movie
The Boy
On Trial
1928Movie
Defense Attorney
The Death Ship
1928Movie
Tom - The First Mate
Casey Jones
1927Movie
Casey Jones Jr
Streets of Shanghai
1927Movie
Eugene Fong
Wild Geese
1927Movie
Mark Jordan
Polly of the Movies
1927Movie
Angus Whitcomb
Jaws of Steel
1927Movie
John Warren
The Heart of Maryland
1927Movie
Maj. Alan Kendrick
Irish Hearts
1927Movie
Rory
Tracked by the Police
1927Movie
Bob Owen
White Flannels
1927Movie
Frank Politz
Hills of Kentucky
1927Movie
Steve Harley
The Third Degree
1926Movie
Howard Jeffries Jr.
Footloose Widows
1926Movie
J.A. "Jerry" Smith
The Cohens and Kellys
1926Movie
Tim Kelly
Stella Maris
1925Movie
Walter Herold
The Land of Hope
1921Movie
Sascha Rabinoff
The Gilded Lily
1921Movie
Frank Thompson
Let's Go Stepping
Movie