Jason Robards Sr.

Biography

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

Leave It to Beaver

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

The Last Days of Pompeii

San Francisco

Impact

All Movies (182)

• Wild in the Country1961 · as Judge Tom Parker (uncredited)
• The Notorious Mr. Monks1958 · as Judge (uncredited)
• The Second Woman1950 · as Stacy Rogers
• Western Pacific Agent1950 · as Train Passenger (uncredited)
• The Threat1949 · as Police Fingerprint Technician (uncredited)
• Horsemen of the Sierras1949 · as Phineas Grant
• Feudin' Rhythm1949 · as Mr. Rushman (uncredited)
• Post Office Investigator1949 · as Henry Hand
• Masked Raiders1949 · as Captain of Texas Rangers (uncredited)
• South of Death Valley1949 · as Major Porter Mullen (uncredited)
• Massacre River1949 · as Lawyer Johnstone (uncredited)
• Rimfire1949 · as Elkins (Banker)
• Impact1949 · as Judge
• Riders of the Whistling Pines1949 · as Charles Carter (uncredited)
• Alaska Patrol1949 · as Dr. Loring
• Dynamite1949 · as Hook (Quarry Superintendent) (uncredited)
• Smoky Mountain Melody1948 · as Josh Corby
• Son of God’s Country1948 · as John Thornton
• Race Street1948 · as Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)
• Return of the Bad Men1948 · as Judge Harper
• Guns of Hate1948 · as Ben Jason
• Shed No Tears1948 · as Homicide Inspector (Uncredited)
• Fighting Father Dunne1948 · as J.J. Sonin
• Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House1948 · as John Retch
• Western Heritage1948 · as Judge Winston
• If You Knew Susie1948 · as Ogleby (uncredited)
• The Judge Steps Out1947 · as Police Officer Maloney (uncredited)
• Wild Horse Mesa1947 · as Hod Slack
• Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome1947 · as Bank Officer (uncredited)
• Under the Tonto Rim1947 · as Captain McLean
• Riff-Raff1947 · as Mr. Domingues
• Desperate1947 · as Ferrari
• Seven Keys to Baldpate1947 · as Hayden
• Thunder Mountain1947 · as Jim Gardner
• Dick Tracy's Dilemma1947 · as Hawks (uncredited)
• Banjo1947 · as Conductor Matthews (uncredited)
• Born to Kill1947 · as Conductor (uncredited)
• A Likely Story1947 · as Cop (uncredited)
• The Farmer's Daughter1947 · as Night Editor (uncredited)
• Code of the West1947 · as Morley (uncredited)
• Trail Street1947 · as Jason
• Do or Diet1947 · as Boss
• Follow That Music1947
• The Falcon's Adventure1946 · as Lieutenant Evans
• Vacation in Reno1946 · as Sheriff Johnson
• Dick Tracy vs. Cueball1946 · as Captain (uncredited)
• Criminal Court1946 · as Al Marsh (uncredited)
• Traffic with the Devil1946 · as Irate Motorist (uncredited)
• Step by Step1946 · as Bruckner
• I'll Take Milk1946
• The Bamboo Blonde1946 · as Colonel Graham (uncredited)
• Bedlam1946 · as Oliver Todd
• Twin Husbands1946 · as Dorothy's Attorney
• Badman's Territory1946 · as Alert Coffeyville Citizen (uncredited)
• Ding Dong Williams1946 · as Director Kenmore
• The Falcon's Alibi1946 · as Harvey Beaumont
• Deadline at Dawn1946 · as Policeman with Liquor Bottle (uncredited)
• Dick Tracy1945 · as Motorist (uncredited)
• A Game of Death1945 · as Captain
• Man Alive1945 · as Henry Fletcher
• Johnny Angel1945 · as Officer (uncredited)
• Isle of the Dead1945 · as Albrecht
• The Falcon in San Francisco1945 · as Loomis, Butler (uncredited)
• What, No Cigarettes1945 · as Policeman
• It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog1945
• Wanderer of the Wasteland1945 · as Crooked Dealer
• Zombies on Broadway1945 · as Headwaiter (uncredited)
• Betrayal from the East1945 · as Charlie Hildebrand
• Music in Manhattan1944 · as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
• Mademoiselle Fifi1944 · as A Wholesaler in Wine
• Bermuda Mystery1944 · as Mark Dunham
• The Kansan1943 · as Bank Teller
• Silver Queen1942 · as Bank Teller (uncredited)
• San Antonio Rose1941 · as Man at Radio Station
• A Volta do Besouro Verde1940 · as Foley's Bodyguard
• The Howards of Virginia1940 · as Backwoodsman (uncredited)
• I Love You Again1940 · as Worker with Hendrickson Account (uncredited)
• Gangs of Chicago1940
• Half a Sinner1940 · as Country Club Garage Man
• The Fatal Hour1940 · as Griswold
• Zorro's Fighting Legion1939 · as Cantina Proprietor
• The Mad Empress1939 · as President Benito Juarez
• Danger Flight1939 · as Paul Smith
• Sky Patrol1939 · as Paul Smith - Three Points Airfield Owner
• Range War1939 · as Rancher
• I Stole a Million1939 · as Bank Teller (uncredited)
• Stunt Pilot1939 · as Paul Smith
• Juarez1939 · as (uncredited)
• Radio Hams1939 · as Pilot in distress
• Mystery Plane1939 · as Paul Smith
• Scouts to the Rescue1939 · as Doc
• The Long Shot1939 · as Doctor
• Cipher Bureau1938 · as Ellsworth
• Flight to Fame1938 · as Muller
• Woman Against Woman1938 · as Mr. Roamer
• The Rage of Paris1938 · as Department Head (uncredited)
• The Nurse from Brooklyn1938 · as Surgeon
• Clipped Wings1937 · as Raoul McGuire
• The Firefly1937 · as Civilian Spanish Patriot (uncredited)
• Vogues of 19381937 · as Reporter
• Sweetheart of the Navy1937 · as Bumper
• Torture Money1937 · as Alex Carmathy (uncredited)
• Laughing at Trouble1936 · as Clerk of Court
• The Luckiest Girl in the World1936
• San Francisco1936 · as Father (uncredited)
• Robin Hood of El Dorado1936 · as Pancho
• The Fighting Marines1935 · as Kota
• The Last Days of Pompeii1935 · as Tax Gatherer (uncredited)
• I Live My Life1935 · as Church (Uncredited)
• Ladies Crave Excitement1935 · as Nick
• Break of Hearts1935 · as Ticket-Seller (uncredited)
• Vagabond Lady1935 · as John’s Best Man (uncredited)
• The Miracle Rider1935 · as Carlton
• Broadway Bill1934 · as Arthur Winslow
• The President Vanishes1934 · as Kilbourne
• Crimson Romance1934 · as Pierre
• Take the Stand1934 · as Joe Reynolds
• Cockeyed Cavaliers1934 · as Tavern Singer
• Burn 'Em Up Barnes1934 · as John Drummond
• The Woman Condemned1934 · as Jim Wallace
• Woman Unafraid1934 · as Big Bill Lewis
• The Super Snooper1934
• All of Me1934 · as Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)
• Public Stenographer1934 · as Fred 'Freddie' White
• Carnival Lady1933 · as Jim Ryan
• Only Yesterday1933 · as Investor (Uncredited)
• The Way to Love1933 · as Guide
• Damaged Lives1933 · as Dr. Bill Hall
• Ship of Wanted Men1933 · as John Craig
• The Devil's Mate1933 · as Clinton
• Dance Hall Hostess1933 · as Jerry Raymond
• Corruption1933 · as Police Commissioner
• Employees' Entrance1933 · as Commercial Artist (uncredited)
• A Strange Adventure1932 · as Dr. Bailey
• The Conquerors1932 · as Lane
• The Pride of the Legion1932 · as Moran
• Slightly Married1932 · as Jack Haines
• White Eagle1932 · as Dave Rand
• Klondike1932 · as Jim Armstrong
• Unholy Love1932 · as Simmington
• Docks of San Francisco1932 · as John Banning
• Union Depot1932 · as Station Agent (uncredited)
• Discarded Lovers1932 · as Rex Forsythe
• The Law of the Tong1931 · as Charlie Wong
• Trapped1931 · as Detective Lt. Jack Reed
• Caught Plastered1931 · as Harry Waters
• Ex-Bad Boy1931 · as Roger Shields
• Salvation Nell1931 · as Major Williams
• Subway Express1931 · as Paul Bordon
• Charlie Chan Carries On1931 · as Walter Honeywood
• Lightnin'1930 · as Raymond Thomas
• Abraham Lincoln1930 · as Herndon
• The Jazz Cinderella1930 · as Herbert Carter
• Sisters1930 · as John Shannon
• Crazy That Way1930 · as Frank Oakes
• Trifles1930 · as George Henderson
• Peacock Alley1930 · as Jim Bradbury
• Paris1929 · as Andrew Sabbot
• The Isle of Lost Ships1929 · as Frank Howard
• The Gamblers1929 · as Carvel Emerson
• The Flying Marine1929 · as Mitch Moran
• Trial Marriage1929 · as Dr. Thorvald Ware
• Some Mother's Boy1929 · as The Boy
• On Trial1928 · as Defense Attorney
• The Death Ship1928 · as Tom - The First Mate
• Casey Jones1927 · as Casey Jones Jr
• Streets of Shanghai1927 · as Eugene Fong
• Wild Geese1927 · as Mark Jordan
• Polly of the Movies1927 · as Angus Whitcomb
• Jaws of Steel1927 · as John Warren
• The Heart of Maryland1927 · as Maj. Alan Kendrick
• Irish Hearts1927 · as Rory
• Tracked by the Police1927 · as Bob Owen
• White Flannels1927 · as Frank Politz
• Hills of Kentucky1927 · as Steve Harley
• The Third Degree1926 · as Howard Jeffries Jr.
• Footloose Widows1926 · as J.A. "Jerry" Smith
• The Cohens and Kellys1926 · as Tim Kelly
• Stella Maris1925 · as Walter Herold
• The Land of Hope1921 · as Sascha Rabinoff
• The Gilded Lily1921 · as Frank Thompson
• Let's Go Stepping—

All TV Shows (6)

• Acapulco1961 · as Max
• The Barbara Stanwyck Show1960 · as Rupert Willis
• Leave It to Beaver1957
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Sam Brady
• General Electric Theater1953 · as L.P. Kerner
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Judge