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