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.
Filmography
all 180
Movies 175
TV Shows 5
Director 1
Judge Tom Parker (uncredited)

Wild in the Country (1961)
Movie
Rupert Willis

The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960)
TV
Judge (uncredited)

The Notorious Mr. Monks (1958)
Movie
Sam Brady / L.P. Kerner / Judge

General Electric Theater (1953)
TV
Stacy Rogers

The Second Woman (1950)
Movie
Train Passenger (uncredited)

Western Pacific Agent (1950)
Movie
Police Fingerprint Technician (uncredited)

The Threat (1949)
Movie
Phineas Grant

Horsemen of the Sierras (1949)
Movie
Mr. Rushman (uncredited)

Feudin' Rhythm (1949)
Movie
Henry Hand

Post Office Investigator (1949)
Movie
Captain of Texas Rangers (uncredited)

Masked Raiders (1949)
Movie
Major Porter Mullen (uncredited)

South of Death Valley (1949)
Movie
Lawyer Johnstone (uncredited)

Massacre River (1949)
Movie
Elkins (Banker)

Rimfire (1949)
Movie
Judge

Impact (1949)
Movie
Charles Carter (uncredited)

Riders of the Whistling Pines (1949)
Movie
Dr. Loring

Alaska Patrol (1949)
Movie
Hook (Quarry Superintendent) (uncredited)

Dynamite (1949)
Movie
Josh Corby

Smoky Mountain Melody (1948)
Movie
John Thornton

Son of God’s Country (1948)
Movie
Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Race Street (1948)
Movie
Judge Harper

Return of the Bad Men (1948)
Movie
6
Manley Holliday - Scene from The Disenchanted

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
TV
6
Ben Jason

Guns of Hate (1948)
Movie
Homicide Inspector (Uncredited)

Shed No Tears (1948)
Movie
J.J. Sonin

Fighting Father Dunne (1948)
Movie
Judge Winston

Western Heritage (1948)
Movie
Ogleby (uncredited)

If You Knew Susie (1948)
Movie
Police Officer Maloney (uncredited)

The Judge Steps Out (1947)
Movie
Pop Melhern

Wild Horse Mesa (1947)
Movie
Bank Officer (uncredited)

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)
Movie
4
Captain McLeod

Under the Tonto Rim (1947)
Movie
Domingues

Riff-Raff (1947)
Movie
Ferrari

Desperate (1947)
Movie
Jim Gardner

Thunder Mountain (1947)
Movie
Hawks (uncredited)

Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947)
Movie
4.57
Conductor Matthews (uncredited)

Banjo (1947)
Movie
Conductor (uncredited)

Born to Kill (1947)
Movie
Cop (uncredited)

A Likely Story (1947)
Movie
Night Editor (uncredited)

The Farmer's Daughter (1947)
Movie
Morley (uncredited)

Code of the West (1947)
Movie
Lieutenant Evans

The Falcon's Adventure (1946)
Movie
Sheriff

Vacation in Reno (1946)
Movie
Captain (uncredited)

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946)
Movie
4.33
Al Marsh (uncredited)

Criminal Court (1946)
Movie
Mr. Jackson

I'll Build It Myself (1946)
Movie
Irate Motorist

Traffic with the Devil (1946)
Movie
Bruckner

Step by Step (1946)
Movie
Colonel Graham (uncredited)

The Bamboo Blonde (1946)
Movie
Oliver Todd

Bedlam (1946)
Movie
Dorothy's Attorney

Twin Husbands (1946)
Movie
Alert Coffeyville Citizen (uncredited)

Badman's Territory (1946)
Movie
Director Kenmore

Ding Dong Williams (1946)
Movie
Harvey Beaumont

The Falcon's Alibi (1946)
Movie
3
Policeman with Liquor Bottle (uncredited)

Deadline at Dawn (1946)
Movie
Motorist (uncredited)

Dick Tracy (1945)
Movie
4
Captain

A Game of Death (1945)
Movie
Henry Fletcher

Man Alive (1945)
Movie
Albrecht

Isle of the Dead (1945)
Movie
6
Loomis, Butler (uncredited)

The Falcon in San Francisco (1945)
Movie
4
Policeman

What, No Cigarettes (1945)
Movie
Crooked Dealer

Wanderer of the Wasteland (1945)
Movie
Headwaiter (uncredited)

Zombies on Broadway (1945)
Movie
Charlie Hildebrand

Betrayal from the East (1945)
Movie
A Wholesaler in Wines

Mademoiselle Fifi (1944)
Movie
Mark Dunham

Bermuda Mystery (1944)
Movie
Bank Teller

The Kansan (1943)
Movie
Bank Teller (uncredited)

Silver Queen (1942)
Movie
Man at Radio Station

San Antonio Rose (1941)
Movie
Foley's Bodyguard

The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1940)
Movie
Backwoodsman (uncredited)

The Howards of Virginia (1940)
Movie
Worker with Hendrickson Account (uncredited)

I Love You Again (1940)
Movie
6
Country Club Garage Man

Half a Sinner (1940)
Movie
Griswold

The Fatal Hour (1940)
Movie
President Benito Juarez

The Mad Empress (1939)
Movie
Cantina Proprietor

Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939)
Movie
Paul Smith

Danger Flight (1939)
Movie
Paul Smith - Three Points Airfield Owner

Sky Patrol (1939)
Movie
Rancher

Range War (1939)
Movie
Bank Teller (uncredited)

I Stole a Million (1939)
Movie
Paul Smith

Stunt Pilot (1939)
Movie
(uncredited)

Juarez (1939)
Movie
Pilot in Distress

Radio Hams (1939)
Movie
Paul Smith

Mystery Plane (1939)
Movie
Ellsworth

Cipher Bureau (1938)
Movie
Mr. Roamer

Woman Against Woman (1938)
Movie
Department Head (uncredited)

The Rage of Paris (1938)
Movie
Raoul McGuire

Clipped Wings (1937)
Movie
Civilian Spanish Patriot (uncredited)

The Firefly (1937)
Movie
Reporter

Vogues of 1938 (1937)
Movie
Alex Carmathy (uncredited)

Torture Money (1937)
Movie
Father (uncredited)

San Francisco (1936)
Movie
Tax Gatherer (uncredited)

The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)
Movie
Church (Uncredited)

I Live My Life (1935)
Movie
Ticket-Seller (uncredited)

Break of Hearts (1935)
Movie
John’s Best Man (uncredited)

Vagabond Lady (1935)
Movie
Arthur Winslow

Broadway Bill (1934)
Movie
Kilbourne

The President Vanishes (1934)
Movie
Joe Reynolds

Take the Stand (1934)
Movie
Tavern Singer

Cockeyed Cavaliers (1934)
Movie
John Drummond

Burn 'Em Up Barnes (1934)
Movie
Jim Wallace

The Woman Condemned (1934)
Movie
Big Bill Lewis

Woman Unafraid (1934)
Movie
Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)

All of Me (1934)
Movie
Fred 'Freddie' White

Public Stenographer (1934)
Movie
Jim Ryan

Carnival Lady (1933)
Movie
Investor (Uncredited)

Only Yesterday (1933)
Movie
Dr. Bill Hall

Damaged Lives (1933)
Movie
John Craig

Ship of Wanted Men (1933)
Movie
Clinton

The Devil's Mate (1933)
Movie
Police Commissioner

Corruption (1933)
Movie
Commercial Artist (uncredited)

Employees' Entrance (1933)
Movie
Dr. Bailey

A Strange Adventure (1932)
Movie
Jack Haines

Slightly Married (1932)
Movie
Dave Rand

White Eagle (1932)
Movie
Jim Armstrong

Klondike (1932)
Movie
Simmington

Unholy Love (1932)
Movie
John Banning

Docks of San Francisco (1932)
Movie
Station Agent (uncredited)

Union Depot (1932)
Movie
Rex Forsythe

Discarded Lovers (1932)
Movie
Charlie Wong

The Law of the Tong (1931)
Movie
Detective Lt. Jack Reed

Trapped (1931)
Movie
Harry Waters

Caught Plastered (1931)
Movie
Roger Shields

Ex-Bad Boy (1931)
Movie
Major Williams

Salvation Nell (1931)
Movie
Paul Bordon

Subway Express (1931)
Movie
Walter Honeywood

Charlie Chan Carries On (1931)
Movie
Raymond Thomas

Lightnin' (1930)
Movie
Herndon

Abraham Lincoln (1930)
Movie
Herbert Carter

The Jazz Cinderella (1930)
Movie
John Shannon

Sisters (1930)
Movie
Frank Oakes

Crazy That Way (1930)
Movie
George Henderson

Trifles (1930)
Movie
Jim Bradbury

Peacock Alley (1930)
Movie
Andrew Sabbot

Paris (1929)
Movie
Frank Howard

The Isle of Lost Ships (1929)
Movie
Carvel Emerson

The Gamblers (1929)
Movie
Mitch Moran

The Flying Marine (1929)
Movie
Dr. Thorvald Ware

Trial Marriage (1929)
Movie
Defense Attorney

On Trial (1928)
Movie
Tom - The First Mate

The Death Ship (1928)
Movie
Eugene Fong

Streets of Shanghai (1927)
Movie
Mark Jordan

Wild Geese (1927)
Movie
John Warren

Jaws of Steel (1927)
Movie
Maj. Alan Kendrick

The Heart of Maryland (1927)
Movie
Frank Politz

White Flannels (1927)
Movie
Steve Harley

Hills of Kentucky (1927)
Movie
Howard Jeffries Jr.

The Third Degree (1926)
Movie
Tim Kelly

The Cohens and Kellys (1926)
Movie
Walter Herold

Stella Maris (1925)
Movie
Sascha Rabinoff

The Land of Hope (1921)
Movie
Frank Thompson

The Gilded Lily (1921)
Movie
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1892-12-31
Deathday1963-04-04 (70 years old)
Birth PlaceHillsdale, United States
Height175-centimeter
ChildrenJason Robards
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsJason Nelson Robards, Jason Robards
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