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.
Movie | Wild in the Country | Judge Tom Parker (uncredited) | 1961-06-15 |
Series | Acapulco | Max | 1961-02-27 |
Series | The Barbara Stanwyck Show | Rupert Willis | 1960-09-19 |
Movie | The Notorious Mr. Monks | Judge (uncredited) | 1958-02-28 |
Series | Leave It to Beaver | Unknown | 1957-10-04 |
Series | General Electric Theater | Judge | 1953-02-01 |
Movie | Western Pacific Agent | Train Passenger (uncredited) | 1950-04-10 |
Movie | The Second Woman | Stacy Rogers | 1950-07-07 |
Movie | Rimfire | Elkins (Banker) | 1949-03-25 |
Movie | Impact | Judge | 1949-03-20 |
Movie | Riders of the Whistling Pines | Charles Carter (uncredited) | 1949-03-16 |
Movie | Alaska Patrol | Dr. Loring | 1949-03-10 |
Movie | Massacre River | Lawyer Johnstone (uncredited) | 1949-06-26 |
Movie | Dynamite | Hook (Quarry Superintendent) (uncredited) | 1949-01-18 |
Movie | Horsemen of the Sierras | Phineas Grant | 1949-11-22 |
Movie | South of Death Valley | Major Porter Mullen (uncredited) | 1949-08-08 |
Movie | Feudin' Rhythm | Mr. Rushman (uncredited) | 1949-11-02 |
Movie | The Threat | Police Fingerprint Technician (uncredited) | 1949-12-01 |
Movie | Post Office Investigator | Henry Hand | 1949-09-01 |
Movie | Masked Raiders | Captain of Texas Rangers (uncredited) | 1949-08-14 |
Movie | Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House | John Retch | 1948-03-25 |
Movie | Fighting Father Dunne | J.J. Sonin | 1948-05-12 |
Movie | If You Knew Susie | Ogleby (uncredited) | 1948-02-07 |
Movie | Guns of Hate | Ben Jason | 1948-06-18 |
Movie | Western Heritage | Judge Winston | 1948-02-07 |
Movie | Shed No Tears | Homicide Inspector (Uncredited) | 1948-06-09 |
Series | The Ed Sullivan Show | Manley Holliday - Scene from The Disenchanted | 1948-06-20 |
Movie | Son of God’s Country | John Thornton | 1948-09-15 |
Movie | Smoky Mountain Melody | Josh Corby | 1948-12-16 |
Movie | Return of the Bad Men | Judge Harper | 1948-07-17 |
Movie | Race Street | Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited) | 1948-09-11 |
Movie | The Farmer's Daughter | Night Editor (uncredited) | 1947-03-26 |
Movie | Born to Kill | Conductor (uncredited) | 1947-04-30 |
Movie | Banjo | Conductor Matthews (uncredited) | 1947-05-15 |
Movie | Code of the West | Morley (uncredited) | 1947-02-20 |
Movie | Follow That Music | 1947-01-31 | |
Movie | Dick Tracy's Dilemma | Hawks (uncredited) | 1947-05-20 |
Movie | Do or Diet | Boss | 1947-02-10 |
Movie | Trail Street | Jason | 1947-02-19 |
Movie | A Likely Story | Cop (uncredited) | 1947-04-18 |
Movie | Under the Tonto Rim | Captain McLean | 1947-08-01 |
Movie | Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome | Bank Officer (uncredited) | 1947-09-26 |
Movie | Thunder Mountain | Jim Gardner | 1947-06-01 |
Movie | Riff-Raff | Mr. Domingues | 1947-06-28 |
Movie | Wild Horse Mesa | Hod Slack | 1947-11-13 |
Movie | Seven Keys to Baldpate | Hayden | 1947-06-05 |
Movie | The Judge Steps Out | Police Officer Maloney (uncredited) | 1947-12-15 |
Movie | Desperate | Ferrari | 1947-06-20 |
Movie | Twin Husbands | Dorothy's Attorney | 1946-05-10 |
Movie | Bedlam | Oliver Todd | 1946-05-10 |
Movie | Badman's Territory | Alert Coffeyville Citizen (uncredited) | 1946-05-04 |
Movie | Deadline at Dawn | Policeman with Liquor Bottle (uncredited) | 1946-03-18 |
Movie | The Bamboo Blonde | Colonel Graham (uncredited) | 1946-07-15 |
Movie | The Falcon's Alibi | Harvey Beaumont | 1946-04-12 |
Movie | Ding Dong Williams | Director Kenmore | 1946-04-15 |
Movie | Traffic with the Devil | Irate Motorist (uncredited) | 1946-08-31 |
Movie | Vacation in Reno | Sheriff Johnson | 1946-12-10 |
Movie | The Falcon's Adventure | Lieutenant Evans | 1946-12-13 |
Movie | I'll Take Milk | 1946-07-19 | |
Movie | Dick Tracy vs. Cueball | Captain (uncredited) | 1946-11-22 |
Movie | Criminal Court | Al Marsh (uncredited) | 1946-11-15 |
Movie | Step by Step | Bruckner | 1946-08-23 |
Movie | Wanderer of the Wasteland | Crooked Dealer | 1945-05-31 |
Movie | Zombies on Broadway | Headwaiter (uncredited) | 1945-05-01 |
Movie | Betrayal from the East | Charlie Hildebrand | 1945-04-24 |
Movie | It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog | 1945-06-15 | |
Movie | A Game of Death | Captain | 1945-11-23 |
Movie | The Falcon in San Francisco | Loomis, Butler (uncredited) | 1945-07-20 |
Movie | Man Alive | Henry Fletcher | 1945-11-16 |
Movie | Isle of the Dead | Albrecht | 1945-09-01 |
Movie | Bermuda Mystery | Mark Dunham | 1944-05-01 |
Movie | Mademoiselle Fifi | A Wholesaler in Wine | 1944-07-28 |
Movie | The Kansan | Bank Teller | 1943-09-10 |
Movie | Silver Queen | Bank Teller (uncredited) | 1942-11-14 |
Movie | San Antonio Rose | Man at Radio Station | 1941-06-20 |
Movie | Half a Sinner | Country Club Garage Man | 1940-04-05 |
Movie | The Fatal Hour | Griswold | 1940-01-15 |
Movie | Gangs of Chicago | 1940-05-18 | |
Movie | The Howards of Virginia | Backwoodsman (uncredited) | 1940-09-19 |
Movie | I Love You Again | Worker with Hendrickson Account (uncredited) | 1940-08-09 |
Movie | The Green Hornet Strikes Again! | Foley's Bodyguard | 1940-12-24 |
Movie | Juarez | (uncredited) | 1939-06-10 |
Movie | Stunt Pilot | Paul Smith | 1939-06-30 |
Movie | Scouts to the Rescue | Doc | 1939-01-17 |
Movie | The Long Shot | Doctor | 1939-01-06 |
Movie | Mystery Plane | Paul Smith | 1939-03-08 |
Movie | Range War | Rancher | 1939-09-08 |
Movie | I Stole a Million | Bank Teller (uncredited) | 1939-08-01 |
Movie | Zorro's Fighting Legion | Cantina Proprietor | 1939-12-16 |
Movie | The Mad Empress | President Benito Juarez | 1939-12-16 |
Movie | Sky Patrol | Paul Smith - Three Points Airfield Owner | 1939-09-11 |
Movie | Danger Flight | Paul Smith | 1939-11-01 |
Movie | The Nurse from Brooklyn | Surgeon | 1938-04-29 |
Movie | The Rage of Paris | Department Head (uncredited) | 1938-06-09 |
Movie | Cipher Bureau | Ellsworth | 1938-10-25 |
Movie | Woman Against Woman | Mr. Roamer | 1938-06-24 |
Movie | Flight to Fame | Muller | 1938-10-12 |
Movie | Torture Money | Alex Carmathy (uncredited) | 1937-01-02 |
Movie | Vogues of 1938 | Reporter | 1937-08-18 |
Movie | Sweetheart of the Navy | Bumper | 1937-06-08 |
Movie | Clipped Wings | Raoul McGuire | 1937-12-02 |
Movie | The Firefly | Civilian Spanish Patriot (uncredited) | 1937-11-05 |
Movie | Robin Hood of El Dorado | Pancho | 1936-03-17 |
Movie | San Francisco | Father (uncredited) | 1936-06-26 |
Movie | The Miracle Rider | Carlton | 1935-04-11 |
Movie | Break of Hearts | Ticket-Seller (uncredited) | 1935-05-31 |
Movie | Ladies Crave Excitement | Nick | 1935-06-21 |
Movie | The Last Days of Pompeii | Tax Gatherer (uncredited) | 1935-10-18 |
Movie | The Fighting Marines | Kota | 1935-11-22 |
Movie | I Live My Life | Church (Uncredited) | 1935-10-04 |
Movie | Woman Unafraid | Big Bill Lewis | 1934-03-27 |
Movie | The Super Snooper | 1934-02-09 | |
Movie | Public Stenographer | Fred 'Freddie' White | 1934-01-09 |
Movie | The Woman Condemned | Jim Wallace | 1934-04-03 |
Movie | All of Me | Man in Speakeasy (uncredited) | 1934-02-01 |
Movie | Broadway Bill | Arthur Winslow | 1934-11-30 |
Movie | Burn 'Em Up Barnes | John Drummond | 1934-06-15 |
Movie | Crimson Romance | Pierre | 1934-10-12 |
Movie | The President Vanishes | Kilbourne | 1934-11-17 |
Movie | Take the Stand | Joe Reynolds | 1934-08-07 |
Movie | Cockeyed Cavaliers | Tavern Singer | 1934-06-29 |
Movie | The Devil's Mate | Clinton | 1933-08-20 |
Movie | Employees' Entrance | Commercial Artist (uncredited) | 1933-02-11 |
Movie | Ship of Wanted Men | John Craig | 1933-09-08 |
Movie | Corruption | Police Commissioner | 1933-06-18 |
Movie | Damaged Lives | Dr. Bill Hall | 1933-09-15 |
Movie | The Way to Love | Guide | 1933-10-20 |
Movie | Carnival Lady | Jim Ryan | 1933-11-11 |
Movie | Only Yesterday | Investor (Uncredited) | 1933-11-01 |
Movie | Unholy Love | Simmington | 1932-06-08 |
Movie | Docks of San Francisco | John Banning | 1932-02-01 |
Movie | Klondike | Jim Armstrong | 1932-08-29 |
Movie | Discarded Lovers | Rex Forsythe | 1932-01-03 |
Movie | Union Depot | Station Agent (uncredited) | 1932-01-14 |
Movie | A Strange Adventure | Dr. Bailey | 1932-11-20 |
Movie | White Eagle | Dave Rand | 1932-10-07 |
Movie | The Conquerors | Lane | 1932-11-18 |
Movie | The Pride of the Legion | Moran | 1932-10-17 |
Movie | Slightly Married | Jack Haines | 1932-10-15 |
Movie | Subway Express | Paul Bordon | 1931-05-01 |
Movie | Ex-Bad Boy | Roger Shields | 1931-07-15 |
Movie | Salvation Nell | Major Williams | 1931-07-01 |
Movie | Caught Plastered | Harry Waters | 1931-08-21 |
Movie | The Law of the Tong | Charlie Wong | 1931-12-15 |
Movie | Trapped | Detective Lt. Jack Reed | 1931-10-28 |
Movie | Trifles | George Henderson | 1930-01-30 |
Movie | Peacock Alley | Jim Bradbury | 1930-01-04 |
Movie | Crazy That Way | Frank Oakes | 1930-03-20 |
Movie | The Jazz Cinderella | Herbert Carter | 1930-09-01 |
Movie | Abraham Lincoln | Herndon | 1930-11-08 |
Movie | Lightnin' | Raymond Thomas | 1930-11-28 |
Movie | The Flying Marine | Mitch Moran | 1929-06-05 |
Movie | Trial Marriage | Dr. Thorvald Ware | 1929-03-10 |
Movie | The Gamblers | Carvel Emerson | 1929-06-29 |
Movie | Paris | Andrew Sabbot | 1929-11-07 |
Movie | The Isle of Lost Ships | Frank Howard | 1929-10-16 |
Movie | The Death Ship | Tom - The First Mate | 1928-06-01 |
Movie | On Trial | Defense Attorney | 1928-12-01 |
Movie | Tracked by the Police | Bob Owen | 1927-05-07 |
Movie | Hills of Kentucky | Steve Harley | 1927-02-19 |
Movie | White Flannels | Frank Politz | 1927-03-19 |
Movie | Irish Hearts | Rory | 1927-05-21 |
Movie | The Heart of Maryland | Maj. Alan Kendrick | 1927-07-13 |
Movie | Streets of Shanghai | Eugene Fong | 1927-12-15 |
Movie | Wild Geese | Mark Jordan | 1927-11-15 |
Movie | Jaws of Steel | John Warren | 1927-09-10 |
Movie | The Cohens and Kellys | Tim Kelly | 1926-02-28 |
Movie | The Third Degree | Howard Jeffries Jr. | 1926-12-01 |
Movie | Footloose Widows | J.A. "Jerry" Smith | 1926-06-19 |
Movie | Stella Maris | Walter Herold | 1925-12-13 |
Movie | The Gilded Lily | Frank Thompson | 1921-03-27 |
Movie | The Land of Hope | Sascha Rabinoff | 1921-07-01 |