Acting · Hillsdale, Michigan, USA · Born December 30, 1892
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.
MovieWild in the Country
1961
as Judge Tom Parker (uncredited)
Acapulco
1961
as Max
TVThe Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Rupert Willis
MovieThe Notorious Mr. Monks
1958
as Judge (uncredited)
TVLeave It to Beaver
1957
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Sam Brady
MovieThe Second Woman
1950
as Stacy Rogers
MovieWestern Pacific Agent
1950
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
MovieThe Threat
1949
as Police Fingerprint Technician (uncredited)
MovieHorsemen of the Sierras
1949
as Phineas Grant
MovieFeudin' Rhythm
1949
as Mr. Rushman (uncredited)
MoviePost Office Investigator
1949
as Henry Hand
MovieMasked Raiders
1949
as Captain of Texas Rangers (uncredited)
MovieSouth of Death Valley
1949
as Major Porter Mullen (uncredited)
MovieMassacre River
1949
as Lawyer Johnstone (uncredited)
MovieRimfire
1949
as Elkins (Banker)
MovieImpact
1949
as Judge
MovieRiders of the Whistling Pines
1949
as Charles Carter (uncredited)
MovieAlaska Patrol
1949
as Dr. Loring
MovieDynamite
1949
as Hook (Quarry Superintendent) (uncredited)
MovieSmoky Mountain Melody
1948
as Josh Corby
MovieSon of God’s Country
1948
as John Thornton
MovieRace Street
1948
as Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)
MovieReturn of the Bad Men
1948
as Judge Harper
MovieGuns of Hate
1948
as Ben Jason
MovieShed No Tears
1948
as Homicide Inspector (Uncredited)
MovieFighting Father Dunne
1948
as J.J. Sonin
MovieMr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948
as John Retch
MovieWestern Heritage
1948
as Judge Winston
MovieIf You Knew Susie
1948
as Ogleby (uncredited)
MovieThe Judge Steps Out
1947
as Police Officer Maloney (uncredited)
MovieWild Horse Mesa
1947
as Hod Slack
MovieDick Tracy Meets Gruesome
1947
as Bank Officer (uncredited)
MovieUnder the Tonto Rim
1947
as Captain McLean
MovieRiff-Raff
1947
as Mr. Domingues
MovieDesperate
1947
as Ferrari
MovieSeven Keys to Baldpate
1947
as Hayden
MovieThunder Mountain
1947
as Jim Gardner
MovieDick Tracy's Dilemma
1947
as Hawks (uncredited)
MovieBanjo
1947
as Conductor Matthews (uncredited)
MovieBorn to Kill
1947
as Conductor (uncredited)
MovieA Likely Story
1947
as Cop (uncredited)
MovieThe Farmer's Daughter
1947
as Night Editor (uncredited)
MovieCode of the West
1947
as Morley (uncredited)
MovieTrail Street
1947
as Jason
MovieDo or Diet
1947
as Boss
Follow That Music
1947
MovieThe Falcon's Adventure
1946
as Lieutenant Evans
MovieVacation in Reno
1946
as Sheriff Johnson
MovieDick Tracy vs. Cueball
1946
as Captain (uncredited)
MovieCriminal Court
1946
as Al Marsh (uncredited)
MovieTraffic with the Devil
1946
as Irate Motorist (uncredited)
MovieStep by Step
1946
as Bruckner
MovieI'll Take Milk
1946
MovieThe Bamboo Blonde
1946
as Colonel Graham (uncredited)
MovieBedlam
1946
as Oliver Todd
MovieTwin Husbands
1946
as Dorothy's Attorney
MovieBadman's Territory
1946
as Alert Coffeyville Citizen (uncredited)
MovieDing Dong Williams
1946
as Director Kenmore
MovieThe Falcon's Alibi
1946
as Harvey Beaumont
MovieDeadline at Dawn
1946
as Policeman with Liquor Bottle (uncredited)
MovieDick Tracy
1945
as Motorist (uncredited)
MovieA Game of Death
1945
as Captain
MovieMan Alive
1945
as Henry Fletcher
MovieJohnny Angel
1945
as Officer (uncredited)
MovieIsle of the Dead
1945
as Albrecht
MovieThe Falcon in San Francisco
1945
as Loomis, Butler (uncredited)
What, No Cigarettes
1945
as Policeman
MovieIt Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
1945
MovieWanderer of the Wasteland
1945
as Crooked Dealer
MovieZombies on Broadway
1945
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
MovieBetrayal from the East
1945
as Charlie Hildebrand
MovieMusic in Manhattan
1944
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
MovieMademoiselle Fifi
1944
as A Wholesaler in Wine
MovieBermuda Mystery
1944
as Mark Dunham
MovieThe Kansan
1943
as Bank Teller
MovieSilver Queen
1942
as Bank Teller (uncredited)
MovieSan Antonio Rose
1941
as Man at Radio Station
MovieA Volta do Besouro Verde
1940
as Foley's Bodyguard
MovieThe Howards of Virginia
1940
as Backwoodsman (uncredited)
MovieI Love You Again
1940
as Worker with Hendrickson Account (uncredited)
MovieGangs of Chicago
1940
MovieHalf a Sinner
1940
as Country Club Garage Man
MovieThe Fatal Hour
1940
as Griswold
MovieZorro's Fighting Legion
1939
as Cantina Proprietor
MovieThe Mad Empress
1939
as President Benito Juarez
MovieDanger Flight
1939
as Paul Smith
MovieSky Patrol
1939
as Paul Smith - Three Points Airfield Owner
MovieRange War
1939
as Rancher
MovieI Stole a Million
1939
as Bank Teller (uncredited)
MovieStunt Pilot
1939
as Paul Smith
MovieJuarez
1939
as (uncredited)
MovieRadio Hams
1939
as Pilot in distress
MovieMystery Plane
1939
as Paul Smith
MovieScouts to the Rescue
1939
as Doc
MovieThe Long Shot
1939
as Doctor
MovieCipher Bureau
1938
as Ellsworth
MovieFlight to Fame
1938
as Muller
MovieWoman Against Woman
1938
as Mr. Roamer
MovieThe Rage of Paris
1938
as Department Head (uncredited)
MovieThe Nurse from Brooklyn
1938
as Surgeon
MovieClipped Wings
1937
as Raoul McGuire
MovieThe Firefly
1937
as Civilian Spanish Patriot (uncredited)
MovieWalter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
1937
as Reporter
MovieSweetheart of the Navy
1937
as Bumper
MovieTorture Money
1937
as Alex Carmathy (uncredited)
MovieLaughing at Trouble
1936
as Clerk of Court
MovieThe Luckiest Girl in the World
1936
MovieSan Francisco
1936
as Father (uncredited)
MovieRobin Hood of El Dorado
1936
as Pancho
MovieThe Fighting Marines
1935
as Kota
MovieThe Last Days of Pompeii
1935
as Tax Gatherer (uncredited)
MovieI Live My Life
1935
as Church (Uncredited)
MovieLadies Crave Excitement
1935
as Nick
MovieBreak of Hearts
1935
as Ticket-Seller (uncredited)
MovieVagabond Lady
1935
as John’s Best Man (uncredited)
MovieThe Miracle Rider
1935
as Carlton
MovieBroadway Bill
1934
as Arthur Winslow
MovieThe President Vanishes
1934
as Kilbourne
MovieCrimson Romance
1934
as Pierre
MovieTake the Stand
1934
as Joe Reynolds
MovieCockeyed Cavaliers
1934
as Tavern Singer
MovieBurn 'Em Up Barnes
1934
as John Drummond
MovieThe Woman Condemned
1934
as Jim Wallace
MovieWoman Unafraid
1934
as Big Bill Lewis
MovieThe Super Snooper
1934
MovieAll of Me
1934
as Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)
MoviePublic Stenographer
1934
as Fred 'Freddie' White
MovieCarnival Lady
1933
as Jim Ryan
MovieOnly Yesterday
1933
as Investor (Uncredited)
MovieThe Way to Love
1933
as Guide
MovieDamaged Lives
1933
as Dr. Bill Hall
MovieShip of Wanted Men
1933
as John Craig
MovieThe Devil's Mate
1933
as Clinton
Dance Hall Hostess
1933
as Jerry Raymond
MovieCorruption
1933
as Police Commissioner
MovieEmployees' Entrance
1933
as Commercial Artist (uncredited)
MovieA Strange Adventure
1932
as Dr. Bailey
MovieThe Conquerors
1932
as Lane
MovieThe Pride of the Legion
1932
as Moran
MovieSlightly Married
1932
as Jack Haines
MovieWhite Eagle
1932
as Dave Rand
MovieKlondike
1932
as Jim Armstrong
MovieUnholy Love
1932
as Simmington
MovieDocks of San Francisco
1932
as John Banning
MovieUnion Depot
1932
as Station Agent (uncredited)
MovieDiscarded Lovers
1932
as Rex Forsythe
MovieThe Law of the Tong
1931
as Charlie Wong
MovieTrapped
1931
as Detective Lt. Jack Reed
MovieCaught Plastered
1931
as Harry Waters
MovieEx-Bad Boy
1931
as Roger Shields
MovieSalvation Nell
1931
as Major Williams
MovieSubway Express
1931
as Paul Bordon
MovieCharlie Chan Carries On
1931
as Walter Honeywood
MovieLightnin'
1930
as Raymond Thomas
MovieAbraham Lincoln
1930
as Herndon
MovieThe Jazz Cinderella
1930
as Herbert Carter
MovieSisters
1930
as John Shannon
MovieCrazy That Way
1930
as Frank Oakes
MovieTrifles
1930
as George Henderson
MoviePeacock Alley
1930
as Jim Bradbury
MovieParis
1929
as Andrew Sabbot
MovieThe Isle of Lost Ships
1929
as Frank Howard
MovieThe Gamblers
1929
as Carvel Emerson
MovieThe Flying Marine
1929
as Mitch Moran
MovieTrial Marriage
1929
as Dr. Thorvald Ware
MovieSome Mother's Boy
1929
as The Boy
MovieOn Trial
1928
as Defense Attorney
MovieThe Death Ship
1928
as Tom - The First Mate
MovieCasey Jones
1927
as Casey Jones Jr
MovieStreets of Shanghai
1927
as Eugene Fong
MovieWild Geese
1927
as Mark Jordan
MoviePolly of the Movies
1927
as Angus Whitcomb
MovieJaws of Steel
1927
as John Warren
MovieThe Heart of Maryland
1927
as Maj. Alan Kendrick
MovieIrish Hearts
1927
as Rory
MovieTracked by the Police
1927
as Bob Owen
MovieWhite Flannels
1927
as Frank Politz
MovieHills of Kentucky
1927
as Steve Harley
MovieThe Third Degree
1926
as Howard Jeffries Jr.
MovieFootloose Widows
1926
as J.A. "Jerry" Smith
MovieThe Cohens and Kellys
1926
as Tim Kelly
MovieStella Maris
1925
as Walter Herold
MovieThe Land of Hope
1921
as Sascha Rabinoff
MovieThe Gilded Lily
1921
as Frank Thompson
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