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
- Wild in the Country as Judge Tom Parker (uncredited)
- Acapulco as Max
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
- Feudin' Rhythm as Mr. Rushman (uncredited)
- Massacre River as Lawyer Johnstone (uncredited)
- Alaska Patrol as Dr. Loring
- The Threat as Police Fingerprint Technician (uncredited)
- Impact as Judge
- Masked Raiders as Captain of Texas Rangers (uncredited)
- Rimfire as Elkins (Banker)
- Horsemen of the Sierras as Phineas Grant
- Post Office Investigator as Henry Hand
- South of Death Valley as Major Porter Mullen (uncredited)
- Riders of the Whistling Pines as Charles Carter (uncredited)
- Dynamite as Hook (Quarry Superintendent) (uncredited)
1948
- Race Street as Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House as John Retch
- Return of the Bad Men as Judge Harper
- If You Knew Susie as Ogleby (uncredited)
- Fighting Father Dunne as J.J. Sonin
- Shed No Tears as Homicide Inspector (Uncredited)
- Guns of Hate as Ben Jason
- Son of God’s Country as John Thornton
- Smoky Mountain Melody as Josh Corby
- Western Heritage as Judge Winston
1947
- Trail Street as Jason
- Desperate as Ferrari
- Riff-Raff as Mr. Domingues
- Born to Kill as Conductor (uncredited)
- The Farmer's Daughter as Night Editor (uncredited)
- Do or Diet as Boss
- Dick Tracy's Dilemma as Hawks (uncredited)
- The Judge Steps Out as Police Officer Maloney (uncredited)
- Wild Horse Mesa as Hod Slack
- Thunder Mountain as Jim Gardner
- Seven Keys to Baldpate as Hayden
- Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome as Bank Officer (uncredited)
- Banjo as Conductor Matthews (uncredited)
- Under the Tonto Rim as Captain McLean
- Code of the West as Morley (uncredited)
- A Likely Story as Cop (uncredited)
- Follow That Music
1946
- Twin Husbands as Dorothy's Attorney
- Bedlam as Oliver Todd
- Criminal Court as Al Marsh (uncredited)
- The Bamboo Blonde as Colonel Graham (uncredited)
- Deadline at Dawn as Policeman with Liquor Bottle (uncredited)
- Badman's Territory as Alert Coffeyville Citizen (uncredited)
- Step by Step as Bruckner
- The Falcon's Adventure as Lieutenant Evans
- The Falcon's Alibi as Harvey Beaumont
- I'll Take Milk
- Ding Dong Williams as Director Kenmore
- Dick Tracy vs. Cueball as Captain (uncredited)
- Vacation in Reno as Sheriff Johnson
- Traffic with the Devil as Irate Motorist (uncredited)
1945
- Johnny Angel as Officer (uncredited)
- Man Alive as Henry Fletcher
- Zombies on Broadway as Headwaiter (uncredited)
- What, No Cigarettes as Policeman
- Wanderer of the Wasteland as Crooked Dealer
- Isle of the Dead as Albrecht
- A Game of Death as Captain
- The Falcon in San Francisco as Loomis, Butler (uncredited)
- Dick Tracy as Motorist (uncredited)
- Betrayal from the East as Charlie Hildebrand
- 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
- The Fatal Hour as Griswold
- I Love You Again as Worker with Hendrickson Account (uncredited)
- The Howards of Virginia as Backwoodsman (uncredited)
- Gangs of Chicago
- Half a Sinner as Country Club Garage Man
1939
- Mystery Plane as Paul Smith
- Juarez as (uncredited)
- Range War as Rancher
- I Stole a Million as Bank Teller (uncredited)
- Scouts to the Rescue as Doc
- The Mad Empress as President Benito Juarez
- The Long Shot as Doctor
- Danger Flight as Paul Smith
- Zorro's Fighting Legion as Cantina Proprietor
- Radio Hams as Pilot in distress
- Sky Patrol as Paul Smith - Three Points Airfield Owner
- Stunt Pilot as Paul Smith
1938
- The Rage of Paris as Department Head (uncredited)
- The Nurse from Brooklyn as Surgeon
- Woman Against Woman as Mr. Roamer
- Cipher Bureau as Ellsworth
- Flight to Fame as Muller
1937
- Torture Money as Alex Carmathy (uncredited)
- Vogues of 1938 as Reporter
- The Firefly as Civilian Spanish Patriot (uncredited)
- Clipped Wings as Raoul McGuire
- Sweetheart of the Navy as Bumper
1936
- San Francisco as Father (uncredited)
- Laughing at Trouble as Clerk of Court
- The Luckiest Girl in the World
- Robin Hood of El Dorado as Pancho
1935
- The Last Days of Pompeii as Tax Gatherer (uncredited)
- Break of Hearts as Ticket-Seller (uncredited)
- Vagabond Lady as John’s Best Man (uncredited)
- Ladies Crave Excitement as Nick
- The Miracle Rider as Carlton
- The Fighting Marines as Kota
- I Live My Life as Church (Uncredited)
1934
- Woman Unafraid as Big Bill Lewis
- Broadway Bill as Arthur Winslow
- Crimson Romance as Pierre
- Public Stenographer as Fred 'Freddie' White
- The President Vanishes as Kilbourne
- Cockeyed Cavaliers as Tavern Singer
- All of Me as Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)
- Take the Stand as Joe Reynolds
- Burn 'Em Up Barnes as John Drummond
- The Woman Condemned as Jim Wallace
- The Super Snooper
1933
- Corruption as Police Commissioner
- Damaged Lives as Dr. Bill Hall
- Only Yesterday as Investor (Uncredited)
- The Way to Love as Guide
- Employees' Entrance as Commercial Artist (uncredited)
- The Devil's Mate as Clinton
- Ship of Wanted Men as John Craig
- Carnival Lady as Jim Ryan
1932
- Unholy Love as Simmington
- Union Depot as Station Agent (uncredited)
- Discarded Lovers as Rex Forsythe
- The Conquerors as Lane
- A Strange Adventure as Dr. Bailey
- The Pride of the Legion as Moran
- Klondike as Jim Armstrong
- Docks of San Francisco as John Banning
- Slightly Married as Jack Haines
- White Eagle as Dave Rand
1931
- Subway Express as Paul Bordon
- Trapped as Detective Lt. Jack Reed
- Caught Plastered as Harry Waters
- The Law of the Tong as Charlie Wong
- Charlie Chan Carries On as Walter Honeywood
- Ex-Bad Boy as Roger Shields
- Salvation Nell as Major Williams
1930
- Abraham Lincoln as Herndon
- Lightnin' as Raymond Thomas
- Peacock Alley as Jim Bradbury
- The Jazz Cinderella as Herbert Carter
- Crazy That Way as Frank Oakes
- Trifles as George Henderson
1929
- Trial Marriage as Dr. Thorvald Ware
- Paris as Andrew Sabbot
- The Gamblers as Carvel Emerson
- The Isle of Lost Ships as Frank Howard
- The Flying Marine as Mitch Moran
1928
- On Trial as Defense Attorney
- The Death Ship as Tom - The First Mate
1927
- The Heart of Maryland as Maj. Alan Kendrick
- Streets of Shanghai as Eugene Fong
- Tracked by the Police as Bob Owen
- Hills of Kentucky as Steve Harley
- Jaws of Steel as John Warren
- White Flannels as Frank Politz
- Wild Geese as Mark Jordan
- Irish Hearts as Rory
1926
- Footloose Widows as J.A. "Jerry" Smith
- The Third Degree as Howard Jeffries Jr.
- 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