Jason Robards
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 26, 1922
- Died
- December 26, 2000
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Jason Nelson Robards Jr. (July 26, 1922 – December 26, 2000) was an American actor. Known as an interpreter of the works of playwright Eugene O'Neill, Robards received two Academy Awards, a Tony Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor. He is one of 24 performers to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting.
Filmography
- The Voice Still Carries: The Aimee Mann Story
The Voice Still Carries: The Aimee Mann Story 2026
as Earl Partridge (Magnolia archive footage)
Arthur Miller: Writer 2017
as Self (archive footage)
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone 2016
as Ben Bradlee (archive footage)
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 2006
as Joe's Father (video "One")
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film 2006
as Self
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade 2004
as Self (archive footage)
Going Home 2000
as Charles Barton
That Moment: Magnolia Diary 2000
as Self
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone 2000
as Self (archive footage)
Magnolia 1999
as Earl Partridge
My Best Fiend 1999
as Self (archive footage)
Enemy of the State 1998
as Congressman Phillip Hammersley (uncredited)
Beloved 1998
as Mr. Bodwin
The Real Macaw 1998
as Grandpa Girdis
Heartwood 1998
as Logan Reeser
- Truman
Truman 1997
as Narrator (voice)
A Thousand Acres 1997
as Larry Cook
T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt 1996
as Narrator
Journey 1995
as Marcus
Crimson Tide 1995
as Rear Admiral Anderson (uncredited)
My Antonia 1995
as Josea Burden
- The Great American West
The Great American West 1995
as Narrator (voice)
The Enemy Within 1994
as General R. Pendleton Lloyd
Little Big League 1994
as Thomas Heywood
The Paper 1994
as Graham Keighley
Over Washington D.C.: Our Nation's Capital 1994
as Narrator
La Classe américaine 1993
as The Newspaper Director (archive footage)
Philadelphia 1993
as Charles Wheeler
- Roots of Roe
Roots of Roe 1993
as Anthony Comstock (voice)
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron 1993
as Self
The Trial 1993
as Doctor Huld
The Adventures of Huck Finn 1993
as The King
- Lincoln
Lincoln 1992
as President Abraham Lincoln (voice)
- The Peoples Palace: Secrets of the New York Public Library
The Peoples Palace: Secrets of the New York Public Library 1992
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Storyville 1992
as Clifford Fowler
When It Was a Game 2 1992
as Passage Narrator (voice)
Deceptions 1992
as Clay (voice)
Mark Twain and Me 1991
as Mark Twain
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio 1991
as Narrator (voice)
Rabbit Ears - Jonah and the Whale 1991
as Narrator (voice)
When It Was a Game 1991
as (voice)
Chernobyl: The Final Warning 1991
as Dr. Armand Hammer
The Perfect Tribute 1991
as President Abraham Lincoln
Quick Change 1990
as Chief Rotzinger
Night of 100 Stars III 1990
as Self
Black Rainbow 1989
as Walter Travis
Thomas Hart Benton 1989
as Narrator (voice)
Parenthood 1989
as Frank Buckman
Reunion 1989
as Henry Strauss
Dream a Little Dream 1989
as Coleman Ettinger
The Christmas Wife 1988
as John Tanner
The Good Mother 1988
as W. O. Muth
Bright Lights, Big City 1988
as Mr. Hardy (uncredited)
Inherit the Wind 1988
as Harry Drummond
Breaking Home Ties 1987
as Lloyd Wells
Laguna Heat 1987
as Wade Shephard
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood 1987
as Self
Square Dance 1987
as Dillard
Johnny Bull 1986
as Stephan Kovacs
Portrait: Werner Herzog 1986
as Self (archive footage)
Empire City 1985
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The World of Tomorrow 1984
as Self / Narrator
You Can't Take it With You 1984
as Grandpa Martin Vanderhof
- America and Lewis Hine
America and Lewis Hine 1984
as Voice
Sakharov 1984
as Andrei Sakharov
The Day After 1983
as Dr. Russell Oakes
- The Time of Our Lives: The Most Amazing 60 Years in History
The Time of Our Lives: The Most Amazing 60 Years in History 1983
as Self - Host
Something Wicked This Way Comes 1983
as Charles Halloway
Max Dugan Returns 1983
as Max Dugan
Burden of Dreams 1982
as Fitzcarraldo (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars 1982
as Self
The Legend of the Lone Ranger 1981
as President Ulysses S. Grant
Melvin and Howard 1980
as Howard Hughes
Ghosts of Cape Horn 1980
as Narrator
Raise the Titanic 1980
as Admiral James Sandecker
F.D.R.: The Last Year 1980
as President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Haywire 1980
as Leland Hayward
Caboblanco 1980
as Gunther Beckdorff
- A Plague on Our Children
A Plague on Our Children 1979
as Narrator (voice)
Hurricane 1979
as Capt. Charles Bruckner
A Christmas to Remember 1978
as Daniel Larson
Comes a Horseman 1978
as Jacob 'J.W.' Ewing
Julia 1977
as Dashiell Hammett
The Spy Who Never Was 1976
as Inspector Barkan
All the President's Men 1976
as Ben Bradlee
Addie and the King of Hearts 1976
as James "Jamie" Mills
Mr. Sycamore 1975
as John Gwilt
A Moon for the Misbegotten 1975
as James Tyrone Jr.
The Easter Promise 1975
as James "Jamie" Mills
A Boy and His Dog 1975
as Lou Craddock
The Country Girl 1974
as Frank Elgin
The Thanksgiving Treasure 1973
as James "Jamie" Mills
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid 1973
as Governor Wallace
Old Faithful 1973
as Jason Robards
The House Without a Christmas Tree 1972
as James "Jamie" Mills
The War Between Men and Women 1972
as Stephen Kozlenko
Johnny Got His Gun 1971
as Joe's Father
Murders in the Rue Morgue 1971
as Cesar Charron
Fools 1970
as Matthew South
Julius Caesar 1970
as Marcus Brutus
The Ballad of Cable Hogue 1970
as Cable Hogue
Operation Snafu 1970
as Sam Armstrong
Tora! Tora! Tora! 1970
as General Walter C. Short
Once Upon a Time in the West 1968
as 'Cheyenne'
The Night They Raided Minsky's 1968
as Raymond Paine
Isadora 1968
as Paris Singer
Hour of the Gun 1967
as Doc Holliday
The Belle of 14th Street 1967
as Performer
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre 1967
as Al Capone
Divorce American Style 1967
as Nelson Downes
- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1967
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
Noon Wine 1966
as Royal Earle Thompson
Any Wednesday 1966
as John Cleves
A Big Hand for the Little Lady 1966
as Henry Drummond
The Face of Genius 1966
as Self - Narrator (voice)
A Thousand Clowns 1965
as Murray
Abe Lincoln in Illinois 1964
as Abraham Lincoln
Act One 1963
as George S. Kaufman
Long Day's Journey Into Night 1962
as Jamie Tyrone
Tender Is the Night 1962
as Dick Diver
By Love Possessed 1961
as Julius Penrose
The Bat 1960
as Detective Anderson
A Doll's House 1959
as Dr. Rank
For Whom the Bell Tolls 1959
as Robert Jordan
The Journey 1959
as Paul Kedes
Credits from TMDB.