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