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Jason Robards Sr.

Actor | * 12/31/1892 († 70, 04/04/1963) | Hillsdale, Michigan (United States of America (USA))
Jason Nelson Robards (December 31, 1892 – April 4, 1963) was an American stage and screen actor, and the father of actor Jason Robards Jr. Robards appeared in many films, initially as a leading man, then in character roles and occasional bit parts. Most of his final roles were in television. ()

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.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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A shipful of fugitives from justice pulls up on a Pacific Island where there are no extradition laws. The island is a magnet for the scum of the earth, as well as a few honest guys who were framed. In ...

Ship of Wanted Men

Certification unknown

1933 | 1h 3min
Drama, Adventure, Crime
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At the outbreak of the War Between the States, Maryland Calvert is loved by Maj. Alan Kendrick, son of a Virginia general, and Capt. Fulton Thorpe. Nancy, whom Thorpe has loved unwisely, follows him t ...

The Heart of Maryland

Certification unknown

1927 | 1h
Action, Drama, Romance / Love, War
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A man is put on trial for the murder of his best friend. A young attorney wants to become successful and decides to defend him. However, he is very inexperienced. ...

On Trial

Certification unknown

1928 | 1h 31min
Drama
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Movies with Jason Robards Sr. as Actor(164)

as Judge Tom Parker (uncredited)1961 Wild in the Country
as Judge (uncredited)1958 The Notorious Mr. Monks
as Stacy Rogers1950 The Second Woman
as Train Passenger (uncredited)1950 Western Pacific Agent
as Phineas Grant1949 Horsemen of the Sierras
as Dr. Loring1949 Alaska Patrol
as Police Fingerprint Technician (uncredited)1949 The Threat
as Captain of Texas Rangers (uncredited)1949 Masked Raiders
as Lawyer Johnstone (uncredited)1949 Massacre River
as Mr. Rushman (uncredited)1949 Feudin' Rhythm
as Judge1949 Impact
as Hook (Quarry Superintendent) (uncredited)1949 Dynamite
as Charles Carter (uncredited)1949 Riders of the Whistling Pines
as Elkins (Banker)1949 Rimfire
as Major Porter Mullen (uncredited)1949 South of Death Valley
as Henry Hand1949 Post Office Investigator
as Homicide Inspector (Uncredited)1948 Shed No Tears
as John Thornton1948 Son of God’s Country
as Judge Harper1948 Return of the Bad Men
as John Retch1948 Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as Josh Corby1948 Smoky Mountain Melody
as J.J. Sonin1948 Fighting Father Dunne
as Judge Winston1948 Western Heritage
as Ben Jason1948 Guns of Hate
as Ogleby (uncredited)1948 If You Knew Susie
as Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)1948 Race Street
as Hod Slack1947 Wild Horse Mesa
as Jason1947 Trail Street
as Captain McLean1947 Under the Tonto Rim
as Conductor (uncredited)1947 Born to Kill
1947 Follow That Music
as Hayden1947 Seven Keys to Baldpate
as Morley (uncredited)1947 Code of the West
as Boss1947 Do or Diet
as Bank Officer (uncredited)1947 Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
as Hawks (uncredited)1947 Dick Tracy's Dilemma
as Police Officer Maloney (uncredited)1947 The Judge Steps Out
as Night Editor (uncredited)1947 The Farmer's Daughter
as Mr. Domingues1947 Riff-Raff
as Conductor Matthews (uncredited)1947 Banjo
as Jim Gardner1947 Thunder Mountain
as Cop (uncredited)1947 A Likely Story
as Ferrari1947 Desperate
as Sheriff Johnson1946 Vacation in Reno
as Oliver Todd1946 Bedlam
as Dorothy's Attorney1946 Twin Husbands
as Colonel Graham (uncredited)1946 The Bamboo Blonde
as Bruckner1946 Step by Step
as Harvey Beaumont1946 The Falcon's Alibi
as Director Kenmore1946 Ding Dong Williams
as Al Marsh (uncredited)1946 Criminal Court
as Alert Coffeyville Citizen (uncredited)1946 Badman's Territory
as Policeman with Liquor Bottle (uncredited)1946 Deadline at Dawn
as Captain (uncredited)1946 Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
as Irate Motorist (uncredited)1946 Traffic with the Devil
as Lieutenant Evans1946 The Falcon's Adventure
1946 I'll Take Milk
as Captain1945 A Game of Death
1945 It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
as Crooked Dealer1945 Wanderer of the Wasteland
as Albrecht1945 Isle of the Dead
as Henry Fletcher1945 Man Alive
as Headwaiter (uncredited)1945 Zombies on Broadway
as Loomis, Butler (uncredited)1945 The Falcon in San Francisco
as Charlie Hildebrand1945 Betrayal from the East
as A Wholesaler in Wine1944 Mademoiselle Fifi
as Mark Dunham1944 Bermuda Mystery
as Bank Teller1943 The Kansan
as Bank Teller (uncredited)1942 Silver Queen
as Man at Radio Station1941 San Antonio Rose
as Backwoodsman (uncredited)1940 The Howards of Virginia
as Country Club Garage Man1940 Half a Sinner
as Worker with Hendrickson Account (uncredited)1940 I Love You Again
as Griswold1940 The Fatal Hour
as Foley's Bodyguard1940 The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as Cantina Proprietor1939 Zorro's Fighting Legion
as Paul Smith - Three Points Airfield Owner1939 Sky Patrol
as Bank Teller (uncredited)1939 I Stole a Million
as President Benito Juarez1939 The Mad Empress
as Rancher1939 Range War
as Paul Smith1939 Danger Flight
as Paul Smith1939 Mystery Plane
as Paul Smith1939 Stunt Pilot
as Doc1939 Scouts to the Rescue
as (uncredited)1939 Juarez
as Doctor1939 The Long Shot
as Surgeon1938 The Nurse from Brooklyn
as Muller1938 Flight to Fame
as Mr. Roamer1938 Woman Against Woman
as Ellsworth1938 Cipher Bureau
as Department Head (uncredited)1938 The Rage of Paris
as Raoul McGuire1937 Clipped Wings
as Reporter1937 Vogues of 1938
as Bumper1937 Sweetheart of the Navy
as Alex Carmathy (uncredited)1937 Torture Money
as Pancho1936 Robin Hood of El Dorado
as Father (uncredited)1936 San Francisco
as Church (Uncredited)1935 I Live My Life
as Ticket-Seller (uncredited)1935 Break of Hearts
as Kota1935 The Fighting Marines
as Nick1935 Ladies Crave Excitement
as Carlton1935 The Miracle Rider
as Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)1934 All of Me
as John Drummond1934 Burn 'Em Up Barnes
as Fred 'Freddie' White1934 Public Stenographer
1934 The Super Snooper
as Arthur Winslow1934 Broadway Bill
as Joe Reynolds1934 Take the Stand
as Tavern Singer1934 Cockeyed Cavaliers
as Pierre1934 Crimson Romance
as Jim Wallace1934 The Woman Condemned
as Kilbourne1934 The President Vanishes
as Big Bill Lewis1934 Woman Unafraid
as Investor (Uncredited)1933 Only Yesterday
as Clinton1933 The Devil's Mate
as Jim Ryan1933 Carnival Lady
as Guide1933 The Way to Love
as Commercial Artist (uncredited)1933 Employees' Entrance
as Dr. Bill Hall1933 Damaged Lives
as Police Commissioner1933 Corruption
as John Craig1933 Ship of Wanted Men
as Dave Rand1932 White Eagle
as Dr. Bailey1932 A Strange Adventure
as Station Agent (uncredited)1932 Union Depot
as Simmington1932 Unholy Love
as Rex Forsythe1932 Discarded Lovers
as John Banning1932 Docks of San Francisco
as Jim Armstrong1932 Klondike
as Moran1932 The Pride of the Legion
as Jack Haines1932 Slightly Married
as Lane1932 The Conquerors
as Major Williams1931 Salvation Nell
as Charlie Wong1931 The Law of the Tong
as Harry Waters1931 Caught Plastered
as Walter Honeywood1931 Charlie Chan Carries On
as Roger Shields1931 Ex-Bad Boy
as Paul Bordon1931 Subway Express
as Frank Oakes1930 Crazy That Way
as Herbert Carter1930 The Jazz Cinderella
as Jim Bradbury1930 Peacock Alley
as George Henderson1930 Trifles
as Raymond Thomas1930 Lightnin'
as Herndon1930 Abraham Lincoln
as Frank Howard1929 The Isle of Lost Ships
as Carvel Emerson1929 The Gamblers
as Mitch Moran1929 The Flying Marine
as Dr. Thorvald Ware1929 Trial Marriage
as Andrew Sabbot1929 Paris
as Defense Attorney1928 On Trial
as Tom - The First Mate1928 The Death Ship
as Eugene Fong1927 Streets of Shanghai
as John Warren1927 Jaws of Steel
as Maj. Alan Kendrick1927 The Heart of Maryland
as Bob Owen1927 Tracked by the Police
as Frank Politz1927 White Flannels
as Mark Jordan1927 Wild Geese
as Steve Harley1927 Hills of Kentucky
as Rory1927 Irish Hearts
as J.A. "Jerry" Smith1926 Footloose Widows
as Tim Kelly1926 The Cohens and Kellys
as Howard Jeffries Jr.1926 The Third Degree
as Walter Herold1925 Stella Maris
as Sascha Rabinoff1921 The Land of Hope
as Frank Thompson1921 The Gilded Lily

TV Shows/Series with Jason Robards Sr. as Actor(7)

as Max1961 Acapulco
as Rupert Willis1960 The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1957 Leave It to Beaver
as Sam Brady1953 GE Theater
as L.P. Kerner1953 GE Theater
as Judge1953 GE Theater
as Manley Holliday - Scene from The Disenchanted1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

Full Name: Jason Robards
Born: Saturday, 12/31 1892 (December) in Hillsdale, Michigan (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 04/04 1963 (April) in Sherman Oaks (aged: 70)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Children: Jason Robards
Other names for Jason Robards Sr. (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Jason Nelson Robards"
"Jason Robards"
"Jason Robards senior"
Jason Robards Sr. frequently works together with these people:
Albert S. D'Agostino (34x, Crew)
Barbara Stanwyck (33x, Actress)
Darrell Silvera (33x, Crew)
Paul Sawtell (20x, Crew)
C. Bakaleinikoff (17x, Crew)
Robert Clarke (16x, Actor)
Herman Schlom (15x, Crew)
Harry Harvey (14x, Actor)
Russell A. Cully (14x, Crew)
Phil Warren (14x, Cast)
Frank Redman (12x, Crew)
Lucius O. Croxton (12x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:14700, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/30/2024