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Jason Robards Sr.

Lived · 70 Born · Dec 30, 1892 From · Hillsdale, Michigan, USA Films · 178

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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

Wild in the Country poster

Wild in the Country

The Notorious Mr. Monks poster

The Notorious Mr. Monks

Western Pacific Agent poster

Western Pacific Agent

The Threat poster

Career timeline

1961

Wild in the Country

Judge Tom Parker (uncredited) · 1961

1958

The Notorious Mr. Monks Notable

Judge (uncredited) · 1958

1950

The Second Woman

Stacy Rogers · 1950

Western Pacific Agent

Train Passenger (uncredited) · 1950

1949

Police Fingerprint Technician · 1949

Horsemen of the Sierras Notable

Phineas Grant · 1949

Feudin' Rhythm Notable

Mr. Rushman (uncredited) · 1949

1948

Smoky Mountain Melody Notable

Josh Corby · 1948

Son of God’s Country Notable

John Thornton · 1948

Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredit · 1948

1947

The Judge Steps Out Notable

Police Officer Maloney (uncred · 1947

Wild Horse Mesa

Hod Slack · 1947

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

Bank Officer (uncredited) · 1947

1946

The Falcon's Adventure

Lieutenant Evans · 1946

Vacation in Reno Notable

Sheriff Johnson · 1946

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

Captain (uncredited) · 1946

1945

Motorist (uncredited) · 1945

A Game of Death

Captain · 1945

Henry Fletcher · 1945

1944

Music in Manhattan

Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) · 1944

Mademoiselle Fifi

A Wholesaler in Wine · 1944

Bermuda Mystery Notable

Mark Dunham · 1944

1943

Bank Teller · 1943

1942

Bank Teller (uncredited) · 1942

1941

San Antonio Rose Notable

Man at Radio Station · 1941

1940

A Volta do Besouro Verde Notable

Foley's Bodyguard · 1940

The Howards of Virginia

Backwoodsman (uncredited) · 1940

I Love You Again Notable

Worker with Hendrickson Accoun · 1940

1939

Zorro's Fighting Legion

Cantina Proprietor · 1939

The Mad Empress

President Benito Juarez · 1939

Paul Smith · 1939

1938

Ellsworth · 1938

Flight to Fame Notable

Woman Against Woman Notable

Mr. Roamer · 1938

1937

Raoul McGuire · 1937

Civilian Spanish Patriot (uncr · 1937

Reporter · 1937

1936

Laughing at Trouble Notable

Clerk of Court · 1936

The Luckiest Girl in the World Notable

Father (uncredited) · 1936

1935

The Fighting Marines

The Last Days of Pompeii

Tax Gatherer (uncredited) · 1935

Church (Uncredited) · 1935

1934

Arthur Winslow · 1934

The President Vanishes

Kilbourne · 1934

Crimson Romance

1933

Jim Ryan · 1933

Only Yesterday Notable

Investor (Uncredited) · 1933

The Way to Love Notable

Frequently appears with

Betty Lee Parsons

Full filmography

Wild in the Country poster

Wild in the Country

The Notorious Mr. Monks poster

The Notorious Mr. Monks

The Second Woman poster

The Second Woman

Western Pacific Agent poster

Western Pacific Agent

The Threat poster

Horsemen of the Sierras poster

Horsemen of the Sierras

Feudin' Rhythm poster

Post Office Investigator poster

Post Office Investigator

Masked Raiders poster

South of Death Valley poster

South of Death Valley

Massacre River poster

Rimfire poster

Impact poster

Riders of the Whistling Pines poster

Riders of the Whistling Pines

Alaska Patrol poster

Dynamite poster

Smoky Mountain Melody poster

Smoky Mountain Melody

Son of God’s Country poster

Son of God’s Country

Race Street poster

Return of the Bad Men poster

Return of the Bad Men

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