Jason Robards Sr.
Born: 1892-12-30 in Hillsdale, Michigan, USA
Died: 1963-04-04
Known For: 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.
Filmography
1961
- Acapulco as Max
- Wild in the Country as Judge Tom Parker (uncredited)
1960
- The Barbara Stanwyck Show as Rupert Willis
1958
- The Notorious Mr. Monks as Judge (uncredited)
1957
1953
- General Electric Theater as Sam Brady
1950
- The Second Woman as Stacy Rogers
- Western Pacific Agent as Train Passenger (uncredited)
1949
- Impact as Judge
- Rimfire as Elkins (Banker)
- Riders of the Whistling Pines as Charles Carter (uncredited)
- Post Office Investigator as Henry Hand
- The Threat as Police Fingerprint Technician (uncredited)
- Massacre River as Lawyer Johnstone (uncredited)
- South of Death Valley as Major Porter Mullen (uncredited)
- Dynamite as Hook (Quarry Superintendent) (uncredited)
- Feudin' Rhythm as Mr. Rushman (uncredited)
- Alaska Patrol as Dr. Loring
- Horsemen of the Sierras as Phineas Grant
- Masked Raiders as Captain of Texas Rangers (uncredited)
1948
- Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House as John Retch
- Shed No Tears as Homicide Inspector (Uncredited)
- Return of the Bad Men as Judge Harper
- Fighting Father Dunne as J.J. Sonin
- Race Street as Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- If You Knew Susie as Ogleby (uncredited)
- Son of God’s Country as John Thornton
- Western Heritage as Judge Winston
- Smoky Mountain Melody as Josh Corby
- Guns of Hate as Ben Jason
1947
- Riff-Raff as Mr. Domingues
- Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome as Bank Officer (uncredited)
- The Farmer's Daughter as Night Editor (uncredited)
- Dick Tracy's Dilemma as Hawks (uncredited)
- Desperate as Ferrari
- A Likely Story as Cop (uncredited)
- Do or Diet as Boss
- Trail Street as Jason
- The Judge Steps Out as Police Officer Maloney (uncredited)
- Born to Kill as Conductor (uncredited)
- Code of the West as Morley (uncredited)
- Banjo as Conductor Matthews (uncredited)
- Seven Keys to Baldpate as Hayden
- Thunder Mountain as Jim Gardner
- Wild Horse Mesa as Hod Slack
- Follow That Music
- Under the Tonto Rim as Captain McLean
1946
- Bedlam as Oliver Todd
- Badman's Territory as Alert Coffeyville Citizen (uncredited)
- The Falcon's Adventure as Lieutenant Evans
- Deadline at Dawn as Policeman with Liquor Bottle (uncredited)
- Dick Tracy vs. Cueball as Captain (uncredited)
- The Bamboo Blonde as Colonel Graham (uncredited)
- Step by Step as Bruckner
- Traffic with the Devil as Irate Motorist (uncredited)
- The Falcon's Alibi as Harvey Beaumont
- Criminal Court as Al Marsh (uncredited)
- Ding Dong Williams as Director Kenmore
- Vacation in Reno as Sheriff Johnson
- I'll Take Milk
- Twin Husbands as Dorothy's Attorney
1945
- Dick Tracy as Motorist (uncredited)
- Isle of the Dead as Albrecht
- Johnny Angel as Officer (uncredited)
- The Falcon in San Francisco as Loomis, Butler (uncredited)
- Betrayal from the East as Charlie Hildebrand
- Zombies on Broadway as Headwaiter (uncredited)
- Man Alive as Henry Fletcher
- A Game of Death as Captain
- What, No Cigarettes as Policeman
- Wanderer of the Wasteland as Crooked Dealer
- It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
1944
- Bermuda Mystery as Mark Dunham
- Music in Manhattan as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- Mademoiselle Fifi as A Wholesaler in Wine
1943
- The Kansan as Bank Teller
1942
- Silver Queen as Bank Teller (uncredited)
1941
- San Antonio Rose as Man at Radio Station
1940
- The Green Hornet Strikes Again! as Foley's Bodyguard
- I Love You Again as Worker with Hendrickson Account (uncredited)
- The Howards of Virginia as Backwoodsman (uncredited)
- The Fatal Hour as Griswold
- Gangs of Chicago
- Half a Sinner as Country Club Garage Man
1939
- Juarez as (uncredited)
- Danger Flight as Paul Smith
- I Stole a Million as Bank Teller (uncredited)
- Radio Hams as Pilot in distress
- Zorro's Fighting Legion as Cantina Proprietor
- Range War as Rancher
- Stunt Pilot as Paul Smith
- Sky Patrol as Paul Smith - Three Points Airfield Owner
- The Long Shot as Doctor
- The Mad Empress as President Benito Juarez
- Mystery Plane as Paul Smith
- Scouts to the Rescue as Doc
1938
- The Rage of Paris as Department Head (uncredited)
- Cipher Bureau as Ellsworth
- The Nurse from Brooklyn as Surgeon
- Woman Against Woman as Mr. Roamer
- Flight to Fame as Muller
1937
- Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 as Reporter
- The Firefly as Civilian Spanish Patriot (uncredited)
- Clipped Wings as Raoul McGuire
- Torture Money as Alex Carmathy (uncredited)
- Sweetheart of the Navy as Bumper
1936
- San Francisco as Father (uncredited)
- Laughing at Trouble as Clerk of Court
- Robin Hood of El Dorado as Pancho
- The Luckiest Girl in the World
1935
- Break of Hearts as Ticket-Seller (uncredited)
- Ladies Crave Excitement as Nick
- Vagabond Lady as John’s Best Man (uncredited)
- I Live My Life as Church (Uncredited)
- The Last Days of Pompeii as Tax Gatherer (uncredited)
- The Miracle Rider as Carlton
- The Fighting Marines as Kota
1934
- Cockeyed Cavaliers as Tavern Singer
- Broadway Bill as Arthur Winslow
- The Woman Condemned as Jim Wallace
- The President Vanishes as Kilbourne
- Public Stenographer as Fred 'Freddie' White
- The Super Snooper
- Take the Stand as Joe Reynolds
- All of Me as Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)
- Crimson Romance as Pierre
- Woman Unafraid as Big Bill Lewis
- Burn 'Em Up Barnes as John Drummond
1933
- Only Yesterday as Investor (Uncredited)
- The Devil's Mate as Clinton
- Employees' Entrance as Commercial Artist (uncredited)
- Corruption as Police Commissioner
- The Way to Love as Guide
- Damaged Lives as Dr. Bill Hall
- Ship of Wanted Men as John Craig
- Dance Hall Hostess as Jerry Raymond
- Carnival Lady as Jim Ryan
1932
- Union Depot as Station Agent (uncredited)
- The Conquerors as Lane
- Klondike as Jim Armstrong
- Slightly Married as Jack Haines
- Unholy Love as Simmington
- Discarded Lovers as Rex Forsythe
- A Strange Adventure as Dr. Bailey
- Docks of San Francisco as John Banning
- White Eagle as Dave Rand
- The Pride of the Legion as Moran
1931
- Ex-Bad Boy as Roger Shields
- Caught Plastered as Harry Waters
- Salvation Nell as Major Williams
- Charlie Chan Carries On as Walter Honeywood
- Subway Express as Paul Bordon
- Trapped as Detective Lt. Jack Reed
- The Law of the Tong as Charlie Wong
1930
- Sisters as John Shannon
- Abraham Lincoln as Herndon
- Peacock Alley as Jim Bradbury
- Lightnin' as Raymond Thomas
- Crazy That Way as Frank Oakes
- The Jazz Cinderella as Herbert Carter
- Trifles as George Henderson
1929
- The Gamblers as Carvel Emerson
- Some Mother's Boy as The Boy
- The Flying Marine as Mitch Moran
- Paris as Andrew Sabbot
- Trial Marriage as Dr. Thorvald Ware
- The Isle of Lost Ships as Frank Howard
1928
- On Trial as Defense Attorney
- The Death Ship as Tom - The First Mate
1927
- White Flannels as Frank Politz
- Polly of the Movies as Angus Whitcomb
- Casey Jones as Casey Jones Jr
- The Heart of Maryland as Maj. Alan Kendrick
- Wild Geese as Mark Jordan
- Jaws of Steel as John Warren
- Tracked by the Police as Bob Owen
- Irish Hearts as Rory
- Hills of Kentucky as Steve Harley
- Streets of Shanghai as Eugene Fong
1926
- The Third Degree as Howard Jeffries Jr.
- Footloose Widows as J.A. "Jerry" Smith
- The Cohens and Kellys as Tim Kelly
1925
- Stella Maris as Walter Herold
1921
- The Gilded Lily as Frank Thompson
- The Land of Hope as Sascha Rabinoff