Jason Robards

Acting

Jason Robards

Born July 26, 1922Chicago, Illinois, USA158 credits

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.

Known For

Arthur Miller: Writer
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Arthur Miller: Writer

Movie

2017

All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
7.2

All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone

Movie

2016

Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
7.7

Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004

Movie

2006

Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film

Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film

Movie

2006

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
7.8

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Movie

2004

Going Home
5.3

Going Home

Movie

2000

Filmography

Arthur Miller: Writer
2017Arthur Miller: Writeras Self (archive footage)Movie
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
2016All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stoneas Ben Bradlee (archive footage)Movie
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
2006Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004as Joe's Father (video "One")Movie
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
2006Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Filmas SelfMovie
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegadeas Self (archive footage)Movie
Going Home
2000Going Homeas Charles BartonMovie
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
2000Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leoneas Self (archive footage)Movie
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
2000That Moment: Magnolia Diaryas SelfMovie
Magnolia
1999Magnoliaas Earl PartridgeMovie
My Best Fiend
1999My Best Fiendas Self (archive footage)Movie
Enemy of the State
1998Enemy of the Stateas Congressman Phillip Hammersley (uncredited)Movie
Beloved
1998Belovedas Mr. BodwinMovie
The Real Macaw
1998The Real Macawas Grandpa GirdisMovie
Heartwood
1998Heartwoodas Logan ReeserMovie
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1997Trumanas Narrator (voice)Movie
A Thousand Acres
1997A Thousand Acresas Larry CookMovie
T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt
1996T.R.: The Story of Theodore Rooseveltas NarratorMovie
The West
1996The Westas Self - Brigham YoungTV
Journey
1995Journeyas MarcusMovie
Crimson Tide
1995Crimson Tideas Rear Admiral Anderson (uncredited)Movie
My Antonia
1995My Antoniaas Josea BurdenMovie
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1995The Great American Westas Narrator (voice)Movie
Baseball
1994Baseballas (voice)TV
The Enemy Within
1994The Enemy Withinas General R. Pendleton LloydMovie
Little Big League
1994Little Big Leagueas Thomas HeywoodMovie
The Paper
1994The Paperas Graham KeighleyMovie
Over Washington D.C.: Our Nation's Capital
1994Over Washington D.C.: Our Nation's Capitalas NarratorMovie
La Classe américaine
1993La Classe américaineas The Newspaper Director (archive footage)Movie
Philadelphia
1993Philadelphiaas Charles WheelerMovie
Heidi
1993Heidias GroßvaterMovie
Heidi
1993Heidias GrandfatherTV
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
1993Sam Peckinpah: Man of Ironas SelfMovie
The Trial
1993The Trialas Doctor HuldMovie
The Adventures of Huck Finn
1993The Adventures of Huck Finnas The KingMovie
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1992Lincolnas President Abraham Lincoln (voice)Movie
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1992The Peoples Palace: Secrets of the New York Public Libraryas Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
Storyville
1992Storyvilleas Clifford FowlerMovie
When It Was a Game 2
1992When It Was a Game 2as Passage Narrator (voice)Movie
Deceptions
1992Deceptionsas Clay (voice)Movie
Mark Twain and Me
1991Mark Twain and Meas Mark TwainMovie
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
1991Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radioas Narrator (voice)Movie
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1991Rabbit Ears - Jonah and the Whaleas Narrator (voice)Movie
When It Was a Game
1991When It Was a Gameas (voice)Movie
An Inconvenient Woman
1991An Inconvenient Womanas Jules MendelsonTV
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
1991Chernobyl: The Final Warningas Dr. Armand HammerMovie
The Perfect Tribute
1991The Perfect Tributeas President Abraham LincolnMovie
The Civil War
1990The Civil Waras Ulysses S. GrantTV
Quick Change
1990Quick Changeas Chief RotzingerMovie
Night of 100 Stars III
1990Night of 100 Stars IIIas SelfMovie
Black Rainbow
1989Black Rainbowas Walter TravisMovie
Thomas Hart Benton
1989Thomas Hart Bentonas Narrator (voice)Movie
Parenthood
1989Parenthoodas Frank BuckmanMovie
Reunion
1989Reunionas Henry StraussMovie
Dream a Little Dream
1989Dream a Little Dreamas Coleman EttingerMovie
The Christmas Wife
1988The Christmas Wifeas John TannerMovie
The Good Mother
1988The Good Motheras W. O. MuthMovie
American Experience
1988American Experienceas Narrator (voice)TV
Bright Lights, Big City
1988Bright Lights, Big Cityas Mr. Hardy (uncredited)Movie
Inherit the Wind
1988Inherit the Windas Harry DrummondMovie
Breaking Home Ties
1987Breaking Home Tiesas Lloyd WellsMovie
Laguna Heat
1987Laguna Heatas Wade ShephardMovie
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywoodas SelfMovie
Square Dance
1987Square Danceas DillardMovie
The Last Frontier
1986The Last Frontieras Ed StenningTV
The Last Frontier
1986The Last Frontieras Ed StenningMovie
Johnny Bull
1986Johnny Bullas Stephan KovacsMovie
Portrait: Werner Herzog
1986Portrait: Werner Herzogas Self (archive footage)Movie
The Long Hot Summer
1985The Long Hot Summeras Will VarnerTV
Empire City
1985Empire Cityas Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
The Atlanta Child Murders
1985The Atlanta Child Murdersas Alvin BinderTV
Screen Two
1985Screen Twoas Doctor HuldTV
The World of Tomorrow
1984The World of Tomorrowas Self / NarratorMovie
You Can't Take it With You
1984You Can't Take it With Youas Grandpa Martin VanderhofMovie
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1984America and Lewis Hineas VoiceMovie
Sakharov
1984Sakharovas Andrei SakharovMovie
The Day After
1983The Day Afteras Dr. Russell OakesMovie
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1983The Time of Our Lives: The Most Amazing 60 Years in Historyas Self - HostMovie
Reading Rainbow
1983Reading Rainbowas Self - Narrator (voice)TV
Something Wicked This Way Comes
1983Something Wicked This Way Comesas Charles HallowayMovie
Max Dugan Returns
1983Max Dugan Returnsas Max DuganMovie
Burden of Dreams
1982Burden of Dreamsas Fitzcarraldo (archive footage)Movie
Night of 100 Stars
1982Night of 100 Starsas SelfMovie
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
1981The Legend of the Lone Rangeras President Ulysses S. GrantMovie
Melvin and Howard
1980Melvin and Howardas Howard HughesMovie
Ghosts of Cape Horn
1980Ghosts of Cape Hornas NarratorMovie
Raise the Titanic
1980Raise the Titanicas Admiral James SandeckerMovie
F.D.R.: The Last Year
1980F.D.R.: The Last Yearas President Franklin D. RooseveltMovie
Haywire
1980Haywireas Leland HaywardMovie
Caboblanco
1980Caboblancoas Gunther BeckdorffMovie
Broadway on Showtime
1979Broadway on Showtimeas Erie SmithTV
Hurricane
1979Hurricaneas Capt. Charles BrucknerMovie
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978The Kennedy Center Honorsas SelfTV
A Christmas to Remember
1978A Christmas to Rememberas Daniel LarsonMovie
The Magic of David Copperfield
1978The Magic of David CopperfieldTV
Comes a Horseman
1978Comes a Horsemanas Jacob 'J.W.' EwingMovie
Julia
1977Juliaas Dashiell HammettMovie
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
1977Washington: Behind Closed Doorsas President Richard MoncktonTV
The Spy Who Never Was
1976The Spy Who Never Wasas Inspector BarkanMovie
All the President's Men
1976All the President's Menas Ben BradleeMovie
Addie and the King of Hearts
1976Addie and the King of Heartsas James "Jamie" MillsMovie
Mr. Sycamore
1975Mr. Sycamoreas John GwiltMovie
A Moon for the Misbegotten
1975A Moon for the Misbegottenas James Tyrone Jr.Movie
The Easter Promise
1975The Easter Promiseas James "Jamie" MillsMovie
A Boy and His Dog
1975A Boy and His Dogas Lou CraddockMovie
The Country Girl
1974The Country Girlas Frank ElginMovie
The Thanksgiving Treasure
1973The Thanksgiving Treasureas James "Jamie" MillsMovie
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973Pat Garrett & Billy the Kidas Governor WallaceMovie
Old Faithful
1973Old Faithfulas Jason RobardsMovie
The House Without a Christmas Tree
1972The House Without a Christmas Treeas James "Jamie" MillsMovie
Ghost Story
1972Ghost Storyas Elliot BrentTV
The War Between Men and Women
1972The War Between Men and Womenas Stephen KozlenkoMovie
Johnny Got His Gun
1971Johnny Got His Gunas Joe's FatherMovie
Murders in the Rue Morgue
1971Murders in the Rue Morgueas Cesar CharronMovie
Fools
1970Foolsas Matthew SouthMovie
Julius Caesar
1970Julius Caesaras Marcus BrutusMovie
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
1970The Ballad of Cable Hogueas Cable HogueMovie
Operation Snafu
1970Operation Snafuas Sam ArmstrongMovie
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970Tora! Tora! Tora!as General Walter C. ShortMovie
The Night They Raided Minsky's
1968The Night They Raided Minsky'sas Raymond PaineMovie
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968Once Upon a Time in the Westas 'Cheyenne'Movie
Isadora
1968Isadoraas Paris SingerMovie
The Dick Cavett Show
1968The Dick Cavett Showas Self - GuestTV
Hour of the Gun
1967Hour of the Gunas Doc HollidayMovie
The Belle of 14th Street
1967The Belle of 14th Streetas PerformerMovie
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1967The St. Valentine's Day Massacreas Al CaponeMovie
Divorce American Style
1967Divorce American Styleas Nelson DownesMovie
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1967The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydeas Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward HydeMovie
Noon Wine
1966Noon Wineas Royal Earle ThompsonMovie
Any Wednesday
1966Any Wednesdayas John ClevesMovie
ABC Stage 67
1966ABC Stage 67as Royal Earle ThompsonTV
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966A Big Hand for the Little Ladyas Henry DrummondMovie
The Face of Genius
1966The Face of Geniusas Narrator (voice)Movie
A Thousand Clowns
1965A Thousand Clownsas MurrayMovie
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1964Abe Lincoln in Illinoisas Abraham LincolnMovie
Act One
1963Act Oneas George S. KaufmanMovie
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1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreTV
The Danny Kaye Show
1963The Danny Kaye Showas SelfTV
Long Day's Journey Into Night
1962Long Day's Journey Into Nightas Jamie TyroneMovie
Tender Is the Night
1962Tender Is the Nightas Dick DiverMovie
By Love Possessed
1961By Love Possessedas Julius PenroseMovie
The Iceman Cometh
1960The Iceman Comethas Theodore "Hickey" HickmanMovie
The Iceman Cometh
1960The Iceman Comethas Theodore "Hickey" HickmanTV
The Bat
1960The Batas Detective AndersonMovie
A Doll's House
1959A Doll's Houseas Dr. RankMovie
Play of the Week
1959Play of the WeekTV
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1959For Whom the Bell Tollsas Robert JordanMovie
The Journey
1959The Journeyas Paul KedesMovie
Playhouse 90
1956Playhouse 90as Robert JordanTV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awardsas Self - HostTV
The Alcoa Hour
1955The Alcoa Houras Bert PalmerTV
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV
General Electric Theater
1953General Electric Theateras Col. CarterTV
Omnibus
1952OmnibusTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Dr. RankTV
What's My Line?
1950What's My Line?as Self - Mystery GuestTV
Studio One
1948Studio Oneas Frank CameronTV
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948The Philco Television Playhouseas Joe GrantTV
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948The Ed Sullivan Showas SelfTV