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