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