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