Jason Robards Sr.
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1892-12-30
Day of Death
1963-04-04 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
Hillsdale, Michigan, USA
Jason Robards Sr.
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
Acting
(1961)
Wild in the Country
as Judge Tom Parker (uncredited)
(1958)
The Notorious Mr. Monks
as Judge (uncredited)
(1950)
The Second Woman
as Stacy Rogers
(1950)
Western Pacific Agent
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
(1949)
Riders of the Whistling Pines
as Charles Carter (uncredited)
(1949)
Impact
as Judge
(1949)
Massacre River
as Lawyer Johnstone (uncredited)
(1949)
South of Death Valley
as Major Porter Mullen (uncredited)
(1949)
The Threat
as Police Fingerprint Technician (uncredited)
(1949)
Rimfire
as Elkins (Banker)
(1949)
Feudin' Rhythm
as Mr. Rushman (uncredited)
(1949)
Alaska Patrol
as Dr. Loring
(1949)
Dynamite
as Hook (Quarry Superintendent) (uncredited)
(1949)
Post Office Investigator
as Henry Hand
(1949)
Masked Raiders
as Captain of Texas Rangers (uncredited)
(1949)
Horsemen of the Sierras
as Phineas Grant
(1948)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as John Retch
(1948)
Shed No Tears
as Homicide Inspector (Uncredited)
(1948)
Return of the Bad Men
as Judge Harper
(1948)
If You Knew Susie
as Ogleby (uncredited)
(1948)
Son of God’s Country
as John Thornton
(1948)
Smoky Mountain Melody
as Josh Corby
(1948)
Race Street
as Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)
(1948)
Western Heritage
as Judge Winston
(1948)
Guns of Hate
as Ben Jason
(1948)
Fighting Father Dunne
as J.J. Sonin
(1947)
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
as Hawks (uncredited)
(1947)
Born to Kill
as Conductor (uncredited)
(1947)
Riff-Raff
as Mr. Domingues
(1947)
Thunder Mountain
as Jim Gardner
(1947)
Code of the West
as Morley (uncredited)
(1947)
Trail Street
as Jason
(1947)
The Farmer's Daughter
as Night Editor (uncredited)
(1947)
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
as Bank Officer (uncredited)
(1947)
Wild Horse Mesa
as Hod Slack
(1947)
Desperate
as Ferrari
(1947)
Seven Keys to Baldpate
as Hayden
(1947)
The Judge Steps Out
as Police Officer Maloney (uncredited)
(1947)
A Likely Story
as Cop (uncredited)
(1947)
Banjo
as Conductor Matthews (uncredited)
(1947)
(1947)
Under the Tonto Rim
as Captain McLean
(1947)
Do or Diet
as Boss
(1946)
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
as Captain (uncredited)
(1946)
Bedlam
as Oliver Todd
(1946)
Badman's Territory
as Alert Coffeyville Citizen (uncredited)
(1946)
Criminal Court
as Al Marsh (uncredited)
(1946)
Deadline at Dawn
as Policeman with Liquor Bottle (uncredited)
(1946)
Step by Step
as Bruckner
(1946)
The Bamboo Blonde
as Colonel Graham (uncredited)
(1946)
The Falcon's Adventure
as Lieutenant Evans
(1946)
Ding Dong Williams
as Director Kenmore
(1946)
The Falcon's Alibi
as Harvey Beaumont
(1946)
(1946)
Vacation in Reno
as Sheriff Johnson
(1946)
Twin Husbands
as Dorothy's Attorney
(1946)
Traffic with the Devil
as Irate Motorist (uncredited)
(1945)
The Falcon in San Francisco
as Loomis, Butler (uncredited)
(1945)
Dick Tracy
as Motorist (uncredited)
(1945)
(1945)
Man Alive
as Henry Fletcher
(1945)
Johnny Angel
as Officer (uncredited)
(1945)
Isle of the Dead
as Albrecht
(1945)
Zombies on Broadway
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
(1945)
Betrayal from the East
as Charlie Hildebrand
(1945)
A Game of Death
as Captain
(1945)
Wanderer of the Wasteland
as Crooked Dealer
(1944)
Mademoiselle Fifi
as A Wholesaler in Wine
(1944)
Bermuda Mystery
as Mark Dunham
(1943)
The Kansan
as Bank Teller
(1942)
Silver Queen
as Bank Teller (uncredited)
(1941)
San Antonio Rose
as Man at Radio Station
(1940)
The Fatal Hour
as Griswold
(1940)
I Love You Again
as Worker with Hendrickson Account (uncredited)
(1940)
The Howards of Virginia
as Backwoodsman (uncredited)
(1940)
Half a Sinner
as Country Club Garage Man
(1940)
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as Foley's Bodyguard
(1940)
(1939)
Zorro's Fighting Legion
as Cantina Proprietor
(1939)
Juarez
as (uncredited)
(1939)
The Long Shot
as Doctor
(1939)
Stunt Pilot
as Paul Smith
(1939)
Sky Patrol
as Paul Smith - Three Points Airfield Owner
(1939)
I Stole a Million
as Bank Teller (uncredited)
(1939)
Danger Flight
as Paul Smith
(1939)
The Mad Empress
as President Benito Juarez
(1939)
Range War
as Rancher
(1939)
Scouts to the Rescue
as Doc
(1939)
Radio Hams
as Pilot in distress
(1939)
Mystery Plane
as Paul Smith
(1938)
The Rage of Paris
as Department Head (uncredited)
(1938)
Woman Against Woman
as Mr. Roamer
(1938)
The Nurse from Brooklyn
as Surgeon
(1938)
Cipher Bureau
as Ellsworth
(1938)
Flight to Fame
as Muller
(1937)
Sweetheart of the Navy
as Bumper
(1937)
Vogues of 1938
as Reporter
(1937)
Torture Money
as Alex Carmathy (uncredited)
(1937)
The Firefly
as Civilian Spanish Patriot (uncredited)
(1937)
Clipped Wings
as Raoul McGuire
(1936)
San Francisco
as Father (uncredited)
(1936)
Robin Hood of El Dorado
as Pancho
(1936)
(1936)
Laughing at Trouble
as Clerk of Court
(1935)
I Live My Life
as Church (Uncredited)
(1935)
Break of Hearts
as Ticket-Seller (uncredited)
(1935)
The Miracle Rider
as Carlton
(1935)
The Last Days of Pompeii
as Tax Gatherer (uncredited)
(1935)
The Fighting Marines
as Kota
(1935)
Vagabond Lady
as John’s Best Man (uncredited)
(1935)
Ladies Crave Excitement
as Nick
(1934)
Broadway Bill
as Arthur Winslow
(1934)
Crimson Romance
as Pierre
(1934)
The President Vanishes
as Kilbourne
(1934)
Cockeyed Cavaliers
as Tavern Singer
(1934)
The Woman Condemned
as Jim Wallace
(1934)
Public Stenographer
as Fred 'Freddie' White
(1934)
(1934)
Woman Unafraid
as Big Bill Lewis
(1934)
Take the Stand
as Joe Reynolds
(1934)
All of Me
as Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)
(1934)
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
as John Drummond
(1933)
Only Yesterday
as Investor (Uncredited)
(1933)
The Devil's Mate
as Clinton
(1933)
Employees' Entrance
as Commercial Artist (uncredited)
(1933)
Damaged Lives
as Dr. Bill Hall
(1933)
Carnival Lady
as Jim Ryan
(1933)
The Way to Love
as Guide
(1933)
Corruption
as Police Commissioner
(1933)
Ship of Wanted Men
as John Craig
(1932)
Union Depot
as Station Agent (uncredited)
(1932)
White Eagle
as Dave Rand
(1932)
A Strange Adventure
as Dr. Bailey
(1932)
Discarded Lovers
as Rex Forsythe
(1932)
The Pride of the Legion
as Moran
(1932)
Unholy Love
as Simmington
(1932)
Klondike
as Jim Armstrong
(1932)
Docks of San Francisco
as John Banning
(1932)
The Conquerors
as Lane
(1932)
Slightly Married
as Jack Haines
(1931)
Charlie Chan Carries On
as Walter Honeywood
(1931)
Ex-Bad Boy
as Roger Shields
(1931)
The Law of the Tong
as Charlie Wong
(1931)
Subway Express
as Paul Bordon
(1931)
Salvation Nell
as Major Williams
(1931)
Trapped
as Detective Lt. Jack Reed
(1931)
Caught Plastered
as Harry Waters
(1930)
Abraham Lincoln
as Herndon
(1930)
Peacock Alley
as Jim Bradbury
(1930)
Lightnin'
as Raymond Thomas
(1930)
The Jazz Cinderella
as Herbert Carter
(1930)
Crazy That Way
as Frank Oakes
(1930)
Trifles
as George Henderson
(1929)
Paris
as Andrew Sabbot
(1929)
Trial Marriage
as Dr. Thorvald Ware
(1929)
The Gamblers
as Carvel Emerson
(1929)
The Isle of Lost Ships
as Frank Howard
(1929)
The Flying Marine
as Mitch Moran
(1928)
The Death Ship
as Tom - The First Mate
(1928)
On Trial
as Defense Attorney
(1927)
Irish Hearts
as Rory
(1927)
Jaws of Steel
as John Warren
(1927)
White Flannels
as Frank Politz
(1927)
Tracked by the Police
as Bob Owen
(1927)
The Heart of Maryland
as Maj. Alan Kendrick
(1927)
Hills of Kentucky
as Steve Harley
(1927)
Wild Geese
as Mark Jordan
(1927)
Streets of Shanghai
as Eugene Fong
(1926)
Footloose Widows
as J.A. "Jerry" Smith
(1926)
The Cohens and Kellys
as Tim Kelly
(1926)
The Third Degree
as Howard Jeffries Jr.
(1925)
Stella Maris
as Walter Herold
(1921)
The Land of Hope
as Sascha Rabinoff
(1921)
The Gilded Lily
as Frank Thompson