Birthday
1892/12/30
Day of death
1963/04/04 (70 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Hillsdale, Michigan, USA
Also know as
Jason Nelson Robards, Jason Robards
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.
(1945) Isle of the Dead
as Albrecht
(1946) Bedlam
as Oliver Todd
(1949) Dynamite
as Hook (Quarry Superintendent) (uncredited)
(1945) Wanderer of the Wasteland
as Crooked Dealer
(1946) Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
as Captain (uncredited)
(1948) Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as John Retch
(1947) Riff-Raff
as Mr. Domingues
(1949) Impact
as Judge
(1931) Subway Express
as Paul Bordon
(1947) Desperate
as Ferrari
(1934) The Super Snooper
as ---
(1945) Betrayal from the East
as Charlie Hildebrand
(1950) The Second Woman
as Stacy Rogers
(1938) The Rage of Paris
as Department Head (uncredited)
(1946) The Falcon's Alibi
as Harvey Beaumont
(1946) The Falcon's Adventure
as Lieutenant Evans
(1948) Shed No Tears
as Homicide Inspector (Uncredited)
(1935) The Fighting Marines
as Kota
(1940) The Howards of Virginia
as Backwoodsman (uncredited)
(1931) Caught Plastered
as Harry Waters
(1944) Mademoiselle Fifi
as A Wholesaler in Wine
(1934) Broadway Bill
as Arthur Winslow
(1940) The Fatal Hour
as Griswold
(1935) The Last Days of Pompeii
as Tax Gatherer (uncredited)
(1933) Damaged Lives
as Dr. Bill Hall
(1937) The Firefly
as Civilian Spanish Patriot (uncredited)
(1941) San Antonio Rose
as Man at Radio Station
(1947) Thunder Mountain
as Jim Gardner
(1945) A Game of Death
as Captain
(1949) Post Office Investigator
as Henry Hand
(1932) Discarded Lovers
as Rex Forsythe
(1932) Klondike
as Jim Armstrong
(1947) Wild Horse Mesa
as Hod Slack
(1932) A Strange Adventure
as Dr. Bailey
(1948) Return of the Bad Men
as Judge Harper
(1935) Ladies Crave Excitement
as Nick
(1935) The Miracle Rider
as Carlton
(1934) The Woman Condemned
as Jim Wallace
(1926) Footloose Widows
as J.A. "Jerry" Smith
(1932) The Pride of the Legion
as Moran
(1934) Public Stenographer
as Fred 'Freddie' White
(1931) Trapped
as Detective Lt. Jack Reed
(1921) The Land of Hope
as Sascha Rabinoff
(1927) Irish Hearts
as Rory
(1933) Carnival Lady
as Jim Ryan
(1945) Man Alive
as Henry Fletcher
(1932) Unholy Love
as Simmington
(1932) Docks of San Francisco
as John Banning
(1937) Sweetheart of the Navy
as Bumper
(1937) Clipped Wings
as Raoul McGuire
(1934) Crimson Romance
as Pierre
(1932) The Conquerors
as Lane
(1946) The Bamboo Blonde
as Colonel Graham (uncredited)
(1932) Union Depot
as Station Agent (uncredited)
(1930) Peacock Alley
as Jim Bradbury
(1932) Slightly Married
as Jack Haines
(1940) Gangs of Chicago
as ---
(1948) Fighting Father Dunne
as J.J. Sonin
(1946) Ding Dong Williams
as Director Kenmore
(1930) Abraham Lincoln
as Herndon
(1934) Burn 'Em Up Barnes
as John Drummond
(1940) I Love You Again
as Worker with Hendrickson Account
(1931) Ex-Bad Boy
as Roger Shields
(1934) Woman Unafraid
as Big Bill Lewis
(1927) Hills of Kentucky
as Steve Harley
(1927) Jaws of Steel
as John Warren
(1946) Traffic with the Devil
as Irate Motorist (uncredited)
(1939) Danger Flight
as Paul Smith
(1947) Follow That Music
as ---
(1937) Vogues of 1938
as Reporter
(1934) The President Vanishes
as Kilbourne
(1938) The Nurse from Brooklyn
as Surgeon
(1948) Western Heritage
as Judge Winston
(1936) Robin Hood of El Dorado
as Pancho
(1933) Employees' Entrance
as Commercial Artist (uncredited)
(1939) Zorro's Fighting Legion
as Cantina Proprietor
(1939) The Long Shot
as Doctor
(1939) Mystery Plane
as Paul Smith
(1939) Juarez
as (uncredited)
(1939) Stunt Pilot
as Paul Smith
(1934) Take the Stand
as Joe Reynolds
(1939) Sky Patrol
as Paul Smith - Three Points Airfield Owner
(1931) Charlie Chan Carries On
as Walter Honeywood
(1946) Deadline at Dawn
as Policeman with Liquor Bottle (uncredited)
(1949) South of Death Valley
as Major Porter Mullen (uncredited)
(1949) Rimfire
as Elkins (Banker)
(1949) Riders of the Whistling Pines
as Charles Carter (uncredited)
(1949) Alaska Patrol
as Dr. Loring
(1948) Race Street
as Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)
(1947) The Judge Steps Out
as Police Officer Maloney (uncredited)
(1947) Dick Tracy's Dilemma
as Hawks (uncredited)
(1947) Born to Kill
as Conductor (uncredited)
(1947) A Likely Story
as Cop (uncredited)
(1947) Code of the West
as Morley (uncredited)
(1938) Woman Against Woman
as Mr. Roamer
(1944) Bermuda Mystery
as Mark Dunham
(1940) The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as Foley's Bodyguard
(1931) The Law of the Tong
as Charlie Wong
(1938) Cipher Bureau
as Ellsworth
(1947) Under the Tonto Rim
as Captain McLean
(1933) Ship of Wanted Men
as John Craig
(1931) Salvation Nell
as Major Williams
(1930) Lightnin'
as Raymond Thomas
(1939) Range War
as Rancher
(1939) Radio Hams
as Pilot in distress
(1949) Massacre River
as Lawyer Johnstone (uncredited)
(1934) Cockeyed Cavaliers
as Tavern Singer
(1948) If You Knew Susie
as Ogleby (uncredited)
(1940) Half a Sinner
as Country Club Garage Man
(1927) Tracked by the Police
as Bob Owen
(1947) The Farmer's Daughter
as Night Editor (uncredited)
(1946) Criminal Court
as Al Marsh (uncredited)
(1948) Smoky Mountain Melody
as Josh Corby
(1935) I Live My Life
as Church (Uncredited)
(1933) Corruption
as Police Commissioner
(1929) The Gamblers
as Carvel Emerson
(1934) All of Me
as Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)
(1949) Horsemen of the Sierras
as Phineas Grant
(1948) Guns of Hate
as Ben Jason
(1947) Seven Keys to Baldpate
as Hayden
(1928) The Death Ship
as Tom - The First Mate
(1930) Trifles
as George Henderson
(1939) Scouts to the Rescue
as Doc
(1948) Son of God’s Country
as John Thornton
(1942) Silver Queen
as Bank Teller (uncredited)
(1943) The Kansan
as Bank Teller
(1936) San Francisco
as Father (uncredited)
(1945) Zombies on Broadway
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
(1928) On Trial
as Defense Attorney
(1946) Twin Husbands
as Dorothy's Attorney
(1946) Vacation in Reno
as Sheriff Johnson
(1930) The Jazz Cinderella
as Herbert Carter
(1939) I Stole a Million
as Bank Teller (uncredited)
(1932) White Eagle
as Dave Rand
(1935) Break of Hearts
as Ticket-Seller (uncredited)
(1929) Trial Marriage
as Dr. Thorvald Ware
(1925) Stella Maris
as Walter Herold
(1947) Banjo
as Conductor Matthews (uncredited)
(1929) Paris
as Andrew Sabbot
(1946) I'll Take Milk
as ---
(1937) Torture Money
as Alex Carmathy (uncredited)
(1945) The Falcon in San Francisco
as Loomis, Butler (uncredited)
(1926) The Third Degree
as Howard Jeffries Jr.
(1927) The Heart of Maryland
as Maj. Alan Kendrick
(1933) Only Yesterday
as Investor (Uncredited)
(1946) Badman's Territory
as Alert Coffeyville Citizen (uncredited)
(1927) Wild Geese
as Mark Jordan
(1945) It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
as ---
(1947) Trail Street
as Jason
(1933) The Way to Love
as Guide
(1939) The Mad Empress
as President Benito Juarez
(1938) Flight to Fame
as Muller
(1921) The Gilded Lily
as Frank Thompson
(1947) Do or Diet
as Boss
(1946) Step by Step
as Bruckner
(1947) Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
as Bank Officer (uncredited)
(1926) The Cohens and Kellys
as Tim Kelly
(1927) White Flannels
as Frank Politz
(1927) Streets of Shanghai
as Eugene Fong
(1958) The Notorious Mr. Monks
as Judge (uncredited)
(1961) Wild in the Country
as Judge Tom Parker (uncredited)
(1950) Western Pacific Agent
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
(1949) The Threat
as Police Fingerprint Technician (uncredited)
(1949) Feudin' Rhythm
as Mr. Rushman (uncredited)
(1949) Masked Raiders
as Captain of Texas Rangers (uncredited)
(1929) The Flying Marine
as Mitch Moran
(1929) The Isle of Lost Ships
as Frank Howard
(1933) The Devil's Mate
as Clinton
(1930) Crazy That Way
as Frank Oakes
(1945) Dick Tracy
as Motorist (uncredited)
(1936) The Luckiest Girl in the World
as ---
(1935) Vagabond Lady
as John’s Best Man (uncredited)
(1936) Laughing at Trouble
as Clerk of Court
(1953) General Electric Theater
as Sam Brady
(1961) Acapulco
as Max
(1957) Leave It to Beaver
as ---
(1960) The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as Rupert Willis
(1953) General Electric Theater
as L.P. Kerner
(1953) General Electric Theater
as Judge