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