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