Jason Robards Sr.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 30, 1892
- Died
- April 4, 1963
- Birthplace
- Hillsdale, Michigan, USA
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
- Let's Go Stepping
Let's Go Stepping TBA
Actor
Wild in the Country 1961
as Judge Tom Parker (uncredited)
The Notorious Mr. Monks 1958
as Judge (uncredited)
The Second Woman 1950
as Stacy Rogers
Western Pacific Agent 1950
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
The Threat 1949
as Police Fingerprint Technician (uncredited)
Horsemen of the Sierras 1949
as Phineas Grant
Feudin' Rhythm 1949
as Mr. Rushman (uncredited)
Post Office Investigator 1949
as Henry Hand
Masked Raiders 1949
as Captain of Texas Rangers (uncredited)
South of Death Valley 1949
as Major Porter Mullen (uncredited)
Massacre River 1949
as Lawyer Johnstone (uncredited)
Rimfire 1949
as Elkins (Banker)
Impact 1949
as Judge
Riders of the Whistling Pines 1949
as Charles Carter (uncredited)
Alaska Patrol 1949
as Dr. Loring
Dynamite 1949
as Hook (Quarry Superintendent) (uncredited)
Smoky Mountain Melody 1948
as Josh Corby
Son of God’s Country 1948
as John Thornton
Race Street 1948
as Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Return of the Bad Men 1948
as Judge Harper
Guns of Hate 1948
as Ben Jason
Shed No Tears 1948
as Homicide Inspector (Uncredited)
Fighting Father Dunne 1948
as J.J. Sonin
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House 1948
as John Retch
If You Knew Susie 1948
as Ogleby (uncredited)
Western Heritage 1948
as Judge Winston
The Judge Steps Out 1947
as Police Officer Maloney (uncredited)
Wild Horse Mesa 1947
as Hod Slack
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome 1947
as Bank Officer (uncredited)
Under the Tonto Rim 1947
as Captain McLean
Riff-Raff 1947
as Mr. Domingues
Desperate 1947
as Ferrari
Seven Keys to Baldpate 1947
as Hayden
Thunder Mountain 1947
as Jim Gardner
Dick Tracy's Dilemma 1947
as Hawks (uncredited)
Banjo 1947
as Conductor Matthews (uncredited)
Born to Kill 1947
as Conductor (uncredited)
A Likely Story 1947
as Cop (uncredited)
The Farmer's Daughter 1947
as Night Editor (uncredited)
Code of the West 1947
as Morley (uncredited)
Trail Street 1947
as Jason
Do or Diet 1947
as Boss
- Follow That Music
Follow That Music 1947
Actor
The Falcon's Adventure 1946
as Lieutenant Evans
Vacation in Reno 1946
as Sheriff Johnson
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball 1946
as Captain (uncredited)
Criminal Court 1946
as Al Marsh (uncredited)
Traffic with the Devil 1946
as Irate Motorist (uncredited)
Step by Step 1946
as Bruckner
I'll Take Milk 1946
Actor
The Bamboo Blonde 1946
as Colonel Graham (uncredited)
Twin Husbands 1946
as Dorothy's Attorney
Bedlam 1946
as Oliver Todd
Badman's Territory 1946
as Alert Coffeyville Citizen (uncredited)
Ding Dong Williams 1946
as Director Kenmore
The Falcon's Alibi 1946
as Harvey Beaumont
Deadline at Dawn 1946
as Policeman with Liquor Bottle (uncredited)
Dick Tracy 1945
as Motorist (uncredited)
A Game of Death 1945
as Captain
Man Alive 1945
as Henry Fletcher
Johnny Angel 1945
as Officer (uncredited)
Isle of the Dead 1945
as Albrecht
The Falcon in San Francisco 1945
as Loomis, Butler (uncredited)
- What, No Cigarettes
What, No Cigarettes 1945
as Policeman
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog 1945
Actor
Wanderer of the Wasteland 1945
as Crooked Dealer
Zombies on Broadway 1945
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
Betrayal from the East 1945
as Charlie Hildebrand
Music in Manhattan 1944
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Mademoiselle Fifi 1944
as A Wholesaler in Wine
Bermuda Mystery 1944
as Mark Dunham
The Kansan 1943
as Bank Teller
Silver Queen 1942
as Bank Teller (uncredited)
San Antonio Rose 1941
as Man at Radio Station
The Green Hornet Strikes Again! 1940
as Foley's Bodyguard
The Howards of Virginia 1940
as Backwoodsman (uncredited)
I Love You Again 1940
as Worker with Hendrickson Account (uncredited)
Gangs of Chicago 1940
Actor
Half a Sinner 1940
as Country Club Garage Man
The Fatal Hour 1940
as Griswold
The Mad Empress 1939
as President Benito Juarez
Zorro's Fighting Legion 1939
as Cantina Proprietor
Danger Flight 1939
as Paul Smith
Sky Patrol 1939
as Paul Smith - Three Points Airfield Owner
Range War 1939
as Rancher
I Stole a Million 1939
as Bank Teller (uncredited)
Stunt Pilot 1939
as Paul Smith
Juarez 1939
as (uncredited)
Radio Hams 1939
as Pilot in distress
Mystery Plane 1939
as Paul Smith
Scouts to the Rescue 1939
as Doc
The Long Shot 1939
as Doctor
Cipher Bureau 1938
as Ellsworth
Flight to Fame 1938
as Muller
Woman Against Woman 1938
as Mr. Roamer
The Rage of Paris 1938
as Department Head (uncredited)
The Nurse from Brooklyn 1938
as Surgeon
Clipped Wings 1937
as Raoul McGuire
The Firefly 1937
as Civilian Spanish Patriot (uncredited)
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 1937
as Reporter
Sweetheart of the Navy 1937
as Bumper
Torture Money 1937
as Alex Carmathy (uncredited)
Laughing at Trouble 1936
as Clerk of Court
The Luckiest Girl in the World 1936
Actor
San Francisco 1936
as Father (uncredited)
Robin Hood of El Dorado 1936
as Pancho
The Fighting Marines 1935
as Kota
The Last Days of Pompeii 1935
as Tax Gatherer (uncredited)
I Live My Life 1935
as Church (Uncredited)
Ladies Crave Excitement 1935
as Nick
Break of Hearts 1935
as Ticket-Seller (uncredited)
Vagabond Lady 1935
as John’s Best Man (uncredited)
The Miracle Rider 1935
as Carlton
Broadway Bill 1934
as Arthur Winslow
The President Vanishes 1934
as Kilbourne
Crimson Romance 1934
as Pierre
Take the Stand 1934
as Joe Reynolds
Cockeyed Cavaliers 1934
as Tavern Singer
Burn 'Em Up Barnes 1934
as John Drummond
The Woman Condemned 1934
as Jim Wallace
Woman Unafraid 1934
as Big Bill Lewis
The Super Snooper 1934
Actor
All of Me 1934
as Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Public Stenographer 1934
as Fred 'Freddie' White
Carnival Lady 1933
as Jim Ryan
Only Yesterday 1933
as Investor (Uncredited)
The Way to Love 1933
as Guide
Damaged Lives 1933
as Dr. Bill Hall
Ship of Wanted Men 1933
as John Craig
The Devil's Mate 1933
as Clinton
- Dance Hall Hostess
Dance Hall Hostess 1933
as Jerry Raymond
Corruption 1933
as Police Commissioner
Employees' Entrance 1933
as Commercial Artist (uncredited)
A Strange Adventure 1932
as Dr. Bailey
The Conquerors 1932
as Lane
The Pride of the Legion 1932
as Moran
Slightly Married 1932
as Jack Haines
White Eagle 1932
as Dave Rand
Klondike 1932
as Jim Armstrong
Unholy Love 1932
as Simmington
Docks of San Francisco 1932
as John Banning
Union Depot 1932
as Station Agent (uncredited)
Discarded Lovers 1932
as Rex Forsythe
The Law of the Tong 1931
as Charlie Wong
Trapped 1931
as Detective Lt. Jack Reed
Caught Plastered 1931
as Harry Waters
Ex-Bad Boy 1931
as Roger Shields
Salvation Nell 1931
as Major Williams
Subway Express 1931
as Paul Bordon
Charlie Chan Carries On 1931
as Walter Honeywood
Lightnin' 1930
as Raymond Thomas
Abraham Lincoln 1930
as Herndon
The Jazz Cinderella 1930
as Herbert Carter
Sisters 1930
as John Shannon
Crazy That Way 1930
as Frank Oakes
Trifles 1930
as George Henderson
Peacock Alley 1930
as Jim Bradbury
Paris 1929
as Andrew Sabbot
The Isle of Lost Ships 1929
as Frank Howard
The Gamblers 1929
as Carvel Emerson
The Flying Marine 1929
as Mitch Moran
Trial Marriage 1929
as Dr. Thorvald Ware
Some Mother's Boy 1929
as The Boy
On Trial 1928
as Defense Attorney
The Death Ship 1928
as Tom - The First Mate
Casey Jones 1927
as Casey Jones Jr
Streets of Shanghai 1927
as Eugene Fong
Wild Geese 1927
as Mark Jordan
Polly of the Movies 1927
as Angus Whitcomb
Jaws of Steel 1927
as John Warren
The Heart of Maryland 1927
as Maj. Alan Kendrick
Irish Hearts 1927
as Rory
Tracked by the Police 1927
as Bob Owen
White Flannels 1927
as Frank Politz
Hills of Kentucky 1927
as Steve Harley
The Third Degree 1926
as Howard Jeffries Jr.
Footloose Widows 1926
as J.A. "Jerry" Smith
The Cohens and Kellys 1926
as Tim Kelly
Stella Maris 1925
as Walter Herold
The Land of Hope 1921
as Sascha Rabinoff
The Gilded Lily 1921
as Frank Thompson
Credits from TMDB.