Jason Robards

Deceased · Born: Jul 26, 1922 · Died: Dec 26, 2000

Personal Details

Height 5' 8"

Born Jul 26, 1922 Chicago, Illinois, USA

Spouse

Lois O'Connor
( Feb 14, 1970 to Dec 26, 2000 )
Lauren Bacall
( Jul 4, 1961 to Sep 10, 1969 )
Rachel Taylor
( Apr 26, 1959 to May 22, 1961 )
Eleanor Pitman
( May 7, 1948 to Dec 31, 1969 )

Parents

Jason Robards Sr.
Hope Maxine Glanville

Biography

Jason Nelson Robards Jr. (July 26, 1922 – December 26, 2000) was an American actor. Known as an interpreter of the works of playwright Eugene O'Neill, Robards received two Academy Awards, a Tony Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor. He is one of 24 performers to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jason Robards, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

acting

2006

Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004

Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 as Joe's Father (video "One")

2000

Going Home as Charles Barton

1998

The Real Macaw as Grandpa Girdis

Heartwood as Logan Reeser

1997

A Thousand Acres

A Thousand Acres as Larry Cook

1996

American Experience

American Experience as Narrator

1995

The Great American West

The Great American West as Narrator (voice)

My Antonia as Josea Burden

Journey as Marcus

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Marcus

1994

The Paper as Graham Keighley

Little Big League

Little Big League as Thomas Heywood

The Enemy Within

The Enemy Within as General R. Pendleton Lloyd

Baseball as Various (voice)

1993

The Adventures of Huck Finn

The Adventures of Huck Finn as The King

Philadelphia as Charles Wheeler

The Trial as Doctor Huld

Heidi as Grandfather

1992

Lincoln as President Abraham Lincoln (voice)

Storyville as Clifford Fowler

1991

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio as Narrator (voice)

Mark Twain and Me

Mark Twain and Me as Mark Twain

The Perfect Tribute

The Perfect Tribute as President Abraham Lincoln

Chernobyl: The Final Warning

Chernobyl: The Final Warning as Dr. Armand Hammer

An Inconvenient Woman

An Inconvenient Woman as Jules Mendelson

1990

Quick Change as Chief Rotzinger

The Civil War as Ulysses S. Grant

1989

Reunion as Henry Strauss

Parenthood as Frank Buckman

Dream a Little Dream

Dream a Little Dream as Coleman Ettinger

Black Rainbow as Walter Travis

Thomas Hart Benton

Thomas Hart Benton as Narrator (voice)

1988

Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind as Harry Drummond

The Christmas Wife

The Christmas Wife as John Tanner

The Good Mother

The Good Mother as W. O. Muth

1987

Laguna Heat as Wade Shephard

Square Dance as Dillard

Breaking Home Ties

Breaking Home Ties as Lloyd Wells

1985

The Atlanta Child Murders

The Atlanta Child Murders as Alvin Binder

1984

America and Lewis Hine

America and Lewis Hine as Voice

Great Performances

Great Performances as Grandpa Martin Vanderhof

Sakharov as Andrei Sakharov

Great Performances

Great Performances as Grandpa Martin Vanderhof

1983

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Something Wicked This Way Comes as Charles Halloway

The Day After as Dr. Russell Oakes

Max Dugan Returns

Max Dugan Returns as Max Dugan

1982

Burden of Dreams

Burden of Dreams as Fitzcarraldo

1981

The Legend of the Lone Ranger

The Legend of the Lone Ranger as President Ulysses S. Grant

1980

Haywire as Leland Hayward

Raise the Titanic

Raise the Titanic as Admiral James Sandecker

Melvin and Howard

Melvin and Howard as Howard Hughes

Cabo Blanco as Gunther Beckdorff

F.D.R.: The Last Year

F.D.R.: The Last Year as President Franklin D. Roosevelt

1979

Hurricane as Capt. Charles Bruckner

1978

A Christmas to Remember

A Christmas to Remember as Daniel Larson

Comes a Horseman

Comes a Horseman as Jacob 'J.W.' Ewing

1977

Julia as Dashiell Hammett

Washington: Behind Closed Doors

Washington: Behind Closed Doors as President Richard Monckton

1976

The Spy Who Never Was

The Spy Who Never Was as Inspector Barkan

Addie and the King of Hearts

Addie and the King of Hearts as James "Jamie" Mills

All the President's Men

All the President's Men as Ben Bradlee

1975

A Boy and His Dog

A Boy and His Dog as Lou Craddock

A Moon for the Misbegotten

A Moon for the Misbegotten as James Tyrone Jr.

Mr. Sycamore as John Gwilt

The Easter Promise

The Easter Promise as James "Jamie" Mills

1973

The Thanksgiving Treasure

The Thanksgiving Treasure as James "Jamie" Mills

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid as Governor Wallace

1972

The House Without a Christmas Tree

The House Without a Christmas Tree as James "Jamie" Mills

The War Between Men and Women

The War Between Men and Women as Stephen Kozlenko

1971

Johnny Got His Gun

Johnny Got His Gun as Joe's Father

Murders in the Rue Morgue

Murders in the Rue Morgue as Cesar Charron

1970

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora! as Lt. General Walter C. Short

Julius Caesar as Marcus Brutus

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

The Ballad of Cable Hogue as Cable Hogue

Fools as Matthew South

1968

Once Upon a Time in the West

Once Upon a Time in the West as 'Cheyenne'

Isadora as Paris Singer

The Night They Raided Minsky's

The Night They Raided Minsky's as Raymond Paine

1967

Divorce American Style

Divorce American Style as Nelson Downes

Hour of the Gun

Hour of the Gun as Doc Holliday

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre as Al Capone

1966

Any Wednesday as John Cleves

ABC Stage 67 as Royal Earle Thompson

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

A Big Hand for the Little Lady as Henry Drummond

ABC Stage 67 as Royal Earle Thompson

1965

A Thousand Clowns

A Thousand Clowns as Murray

1964

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Abe Lincoln in Illinois as Abraham Lincoln

1963

Act One as George S. Kaufman

1962

Long Day's Journey Into Night

Long Day's Journey Into Night as Jamie Tyrone

Tender Is the Night

Tender Is the Night as Dick Diver

1961

By Love Possessed

By Love Possessed as Julius Penrose

1960

Dow Hour of Great Mysteries

Dow Hour of Great Mysteries as Detective Anderson

1959

A Doll's House as Dr. Rank

The Journey as Paul Kedes

1954

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse as Joe Grant

appearances

2000

That Moment: Magnolia Diary

That Moment: Magnolia Diary

1996

1993

Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron

Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron

1984

The World of Tomorrow

The World of Tomorrow

1973

1967

The Belle of 14th Street

The Belle of 14th Street