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