Jason Robards Sr.

Acting

Jason Robards Sr.

Born December 30, 1892Hillsdale, Michigan, USA186 credits

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

Filmography

Wild in the Country
1961Wild in the Country
as Judge Tom Parker (uncredited)Movie
The Notorious Mr. Monks
1958The Notorious Mr. Monks
as Judge (uncredited)Movie
The Second Woman
1950The Second Woman
as Stacy RogersMovie
Western Pacific Agent
1950Western Pacific Agent
as Train Passenger (uncredited)Movie
The Threat
1949The Threat
as Police Fingerprint Technician (uncredited)Movie
Horsemen of the Sierras
1949Horsemen of the Sierras
as Phineas GrantMovie
Feudin' Rhythm
1949Feudin' Rhythm
as Mr. Rushman (uncredited)Movie
Masked Raiders
1949Masked Raiders
as Captain of Texas Rangers (uncredited)Movie
South of Death Valley
1949South of Death Valley
as Major Porter Mullen (uncredited)Movie
Massacre River
1949Massacre River
as Lawyer Johnstone (uncredited)Movie
Rimfire
1949Rimfire
as Elkins (Banker)Movie
Impact
1949Impact
as JudgeMovie
Riders of the Whistling Pines
1949Riders of the Whistling Pines
as Charles Carter (uncredited)Movie
Alaska Patrol
1949Alaska Patrol
as Dr. LoringMovie
Dynamite
1949Dynamite
as Hook (Quarry Superintendent) (uncredited)Movie
Smoky Mountain Melody
1948Smoky Mountain Melody
as Josh CorbyMovie
Son of God’s Country
1948Son of God’s Country
as John ThorntonMovie
Race Street
1948Race Street
as Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)Movie
Return of the Bad Men
1948Return of the Bad Men
as Judge HarperMovie
Guns of Hate
1948Guns of Hate
as Ben JasonMovie
Shed No Tears
1948Shed No Tears
as Homicide Inspector (Uncredited)Movie
Fighting Father Dunne
1948Fighting Father Dunne
as J.J. SoninMovie
Western Heritage
1948Western Heritage
as Judge WinstonMovie
If You Knew Susie
1948If You Knew Susie
as Ogleby (uncredited)Movie
The Judge Steps Out
1947The Judge Steps Out
as Police Officer Maloney (uncredited)Movie
Wild Horse Mesa
1947Wild Horse Mesa
as Hod SlackMovie
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
1947Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
as Bank Officer (uncredited)Movie
Under the Tonto Rim
1947Under the Tonto Rim
as Captain McLeanMovie
Riff-Raff
1947Riff-Raff
as Mr. DominguesMovie
Desperate
1947Desperate
as FerrariMovie
Thunder Mountain
1947Thunder Mountain
as Jim GardnerMovie
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
1947Dick Tracy's Dilemma
as Hawks (uncredited)Movie
Banjo
1947Banjo
as Conductor Matthews (uncredited)Movie
Born to Kill
1947Born to Kill
as Conductor (uncredited)Movie
A Likely Story
1947A Likely Story
as Cop (uncredited)Movie
The Farmer's Daughter
1947The Farmer's Daughter
as Night Editor (uncredited)Movie
Code of the West
1947Code of the West
as Morley (uncredited)Movie
Trail Street
1947Trail Street
as JasonMovie
Do or Diet
1947Do or Diet
as BossMovie
The Falcon's Adventure
1946The Falcon's Adventure
as Lieutenant EvansMovie
Vacation in Reno
1946Vacation in Reno
as Sheriff JohnsonMovie
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
1946Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
as Captain (uncredited)Movie
Criminal Court
1946Criminal Court
as Al Marsh (uncredited)Movie
Traffic with the Devil
1946Traffic with the Devil
as Irate Motorist (uncredited)Movie
Step by Step
1946Step by Step
as BrucknerMovie
The Bamboo Blonde
1946The Bamboo Blonde
as Colonel Graham (uncredited)Movie
Bedlam
1946Bedlam
as Oliver ToddMovie
Twin Husbands
1946Twin Husbands
as Dorothy's AttorneyMovie
Badman's Territory
1946Badman's Territory
as Alert Coffeyville Citizen (uncredited)Movie
Ding Dong Williams
1946Ding Dong Williams
as Director KenmoreMovie
The Falcon's Alibi
1946The Falcon's Alibi
as Harvey BeaumontMovie
Deadline at Dawn
1946Deadline at Dawn
as Policeman with Liquor Bottle (uncredited)Movie
Dick Tracy
1945Dick Tracy
as Motorist (uncredited)Movie
A Game of Death
1945A Game of Death
as CaptainMovie
Man Alive
1945Man Alive
as Henry FletcherMovie
Johnny Angel
1945Johnny Angel
as Officer (uncredited)Movie
Isle of the Dead
1945Isle of the Dead
as AlbrechtMovie
The Falcon in San Francisco
1945The Falcon in San Francisco
as Loomis, Butler (uncredited)Movie
W
1945What, No Cigarettes
as PolicemanMovie
Wanderer of the Wasteland
1945Wanderer of the Wasteland
as Crooked DealerMovie
Zombies on Broadway
1945Zombies on Broadway
as Headwaiter (uncredited)Movie
Betrayal from the East
1945Betrayal from the East
as Charlie HildebrandMovie
Music in Manhattan
1944Music in Manhattan
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)Movie
Mademoiselle Fifi
1944Mademoiselle Fifi
as A Wholesaler in WineMovie
Bermuda Mystery
1944Bermuda Mystery
as Mark DunhamMovie
The Kansan
1943The Kansan
as Bank TellerMovie
Silver Queen
1942Silver Queen
as Bank Teller (uncredited)Movie
San Antonio Rose
1941San Antonio Rose
as Man at Radio StationMovie
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
1940The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as Foley's BodyguardMovie
The Howards of Virginia
1940The Howards of Virginia
as Backwoodsman (uncredited)Movie
I Love You Again
1940I Love You Again
as Worker with Hendrickson Account (uncredited)Movie
Half a Sinner
1940Half a Sinner
as Country Club Garage ManMovie
The Fatal Hour
1940The Fatal Hour
as GriswoldMovie
Zorro's Fighting Legion
1939Zorro's Fighting Legion
as Cantina ProprietorMovie
The Mad Empress
1939The Mad Empress
as President Benito JuarezMovie
Danger Flight
1939Danger Flight
as Paul SmithMovie
Sky Patrol
1939Sky Patrol
as Paul Smith - Three Points Airfield OwnerMovie
Range War
1939Range War
as RancherMovie
I Stole a Million
1939I Stole a Million
as Bank Teller (uncredited)Movie
Stunt Pilot
1939Stunt Pilot
as Paul SmithMovie
Juarez
1939Juarez
as (uncredited)Movie
Radio Hams
1939Radio Hams
as Pilot in distressMovie
Mystery Plane
1939Mystery Plane
as Paul SmithMovie
The Long Shot
1939The Long Shot
as DoctorMovie
Cipher Bureau
1938Cipher Bureau
as EllsworthMovie
Flight to Fame
1938Flight to Fame
as MullerMovie
Woman Against Woman
1938Woman Against Woman
as Mr. RoamerMovie
The Rage of Paris
1938The Rage of Paris
as Department Head (uncredited)Movie
Clipped Wings
1937Clipped Wings
as Raoul McGuireMovie
The Firefly
1937The Firefly
as Civilian Spanish Patriot (uncredited)Movie
Vogues of 1938
1937Vogues of 1938
as ReporterMovie
Torture Money
1937Torture Money
as Alex Carmathy (uncredited)Movie
Laughing at Trouble
1936Laughing at Trouble
as Clerk of CourtMovie
San Francisco
1936San Francisco
as Father (uncredited)Movie
The Last Days of Pompeii
1935The Last Days of Pompeii
as Tax Gatherer (uncredited)Movie
I Live My Life
1935I Live My Life
as Church (Uncredited)Movie
Break of Hearts
1935Break of Hearts
as Ticket-Seller (uncredited)Movie
Vagabond Lady
1935Vagabond Lady
as John’s Best Man (uncredited)Movie
The Miracle Rider
1935The Miracle Rider
as CarltonMovie
Broadway Bill
1934Broadway Bill
as Arthur WinslowMovie
Crimson Romance
1934Crimson Romance
as PierreMovie
Take the Stand
1934Take the Stand
as Joe ReynoldsMovie
Cockeyed Cavaliers
1934Cockeyed Cavaliers
as Tavern SingerMovie
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
1934Burn 'Em Up Barnes
as John DrummondMovie
The Woman Condemned
1934The Woman Condemned
as Jim WallaceMovie
Woman Unafraid
1934Woman Unafraid
as Big Bill LewisMovie
All of Me
1934All of Me
as Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)Movie
Public Stenographer
1934Public Stenographer
as Fred 'Freddie' WhiteMovie
Carnival Lady
1933Carnival Lady
as Jim RyanMovie
Only Yesterday
1933Only Yesterday
as Investor (Uncredited)Movie
The Way to Love
1933The Way to Love
as GuideMovie
Damaged Lives
1933Damaged Lives
as Dr. Bill HallMovie
Ship of Wanted Men
1933Ship of Wanted Men
as John CraigMovie
The Devil's Mate
1933The Devil's Mate
as ClintonMovie
Dance Hall Hostess
1933Dance Hall Hostess
as Jerry RaymondMovie
Corruption
1933Corruption
as Police CommissionerMovie
Employees' Entrance
1933Employees' Entrance
as Commercial Artist (uncredited)Movie
A Strange Adventure
1932A Strange Adventure
as Dr. BaileyMovie
The Conquerors
1932The Conquerors
as LaneMovie
Slightly Married
1932Slightly Married
as Jack HainesMovie
White Eagle
1932White Eagle
as Dave RandMovie
Klondike
1932Klondike
as Jim ArmstrongMovie
Unholy Love
1932Unholy Love
as SimmingtonMovie
Docks of San Francisco
1932Docks of San Francisco
as John BanningMovie
Union Depot
1932Union Depot
as Station Agent (uncredited)Movie
Discarded Lovers
1932Discarded Lovers
as Rex ForsytheMovie
The Law of the Tong
1931The Law of the Tong
as Charlie WongMovie
Trapped
1931Trapped
as Detective Lt. Jack ReedMovie
Caught Plastered
1931Caught Plastered
as Harry WatersMovie
Ex-Bad Boy
1931Ex-Bad Boy
as Roger ShieldsMovie
Salvation Nell
1931Salvation Nell
as Major WilliamsMovie
Subway Express
1931Subway Express
as Paul BordonMovie
Charlie Chan Carries On
1931Charlie Chan Carries On
as Walter HoneywoodMovie
Lightnin'
1930Lightnin'
as Raymond ThomasMovie
Abraham Lincoln
1930Abraham Lincoln
as HerndonMovie
The Jazz Cinderella
1930The Jazz Cinderella
as Herbert CarterMovie
Sisters
1930Sisters
as John ShannonMovie
Crazy That Way
1930Crazy That Way
as Frank OakesMovie
Trifles
1930Trifles
as George HendersonMovie
Peacock Alley
1930Peacock Alley
as Jim BradburyMovie
Paris
1929Paris
as Andrew SabbotMovie
The Isle of Lost Ships
1929The Isle of Lost Ships
as Frank HowardMovie
The Gamblers
1929The Gamblers
as Carvel EmersonMovie
The Flying Marine
1929The Flying Marine
as Mitch MoranMovie
Trial Marriage
1929Trial Marriage
as Dr. Thorvald WareMovie
Some Mother's Boy
1929Some Mother's Boy
as The BoyMovie
On Trial
1928On Trial
as Defense AttorneyMovie
The Death Ship
1928The Death Ship
as Tom - The First MateMovie
Casey Jones
1927Casey Jones
as Casey Jones JrMovie
Streets of Shanghai
1927Streets of Shanghai
as Eugene FongMovie
Wild Geese
1927Wild Geese
as Mark JordanMovie
Polly of the Movies
1927Polly of the Movies
as Angus WhitcombMovie
Jaws of Steel
1927Jaws of Steel
as John WarrenMovie
The Heart of Maryland
1927The Heart of Maryland
as Maj. Alan KendrickMovie
Irish Hearts
1927Irish Hearts
as RoryMovie
White Flannels
1927White Flannels
as Frank PolitzMovie
Hills of Kentucky
1927Hills of Kentucky
as Steve HarleyMovie
The Third Degree
1926The Third Degree
as Howard Jeffries Jr.Movie
Footloose Widows
1926Footloose Widows
as J.A. "Jerry" SmithMovie
The Cohens and Kellys
1926The Cohens and Kellys
as Tim KellyMovie
Stella Maris
1925Stella Maris
as Walter HeroldMovie
The Land of Hope
1921The Land of Hope
as Sascha RabinoffMovie
The Gilded Lily
1921The Gilded Lily
as Frank ThompsonMovie