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