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