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Jason Robards

Jason Robards

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 26, 1922
Died Dec 26, 2000 (78)
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois, USA
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Jul 12, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 perform ... ers to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jason Robards, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004

Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004

2006

as Joe's Father (video "One")

Going Home

Going Home

2000

as Charles Barton

Magnolia

Magnolia

1999

as Earl Partridge

Heartwood

Heartwood

1998

as Logan Reeser

The Real Macaw

The Real Macaw

1998

as Grandpa Girdis

Beloved

Beloved

1998

as Mr. Bodwin

Enemy of the State

Enemy of the State

1998

as Congressman Phillip Hammersley (uncredited)

A Thousand Acres

A Thousand Acres

1997

as Larry Cook

The Great American West

The Great American West

1995

as Narrator (voice)

Journey

Journey

1995

as Marcus

My Antonia

My Antonia

1995

as Josea Burden

Crimson Tide

Crimson Tide

1995

as Rear Admiral Anderson (uncredited)

The Enemy Within

The Enemy Within

1994

as General R. Pendleton Lloyd

The Paper

The Paper

1994

as Graham Keighley

Little Big League

Little Big League

1994

as Thomas Heywood

The Trial

The Trial

1993

as Doctor Huld

Philadelphia

Philadelphia

1993

as Charles Wheeler

The Adventures of Huck Finn

The Adventures of Huck Finn

1993

as The King

Deceptions

Deceptions

1992

as Clay (voice)

Lincoln

Lincoln

1992

as President Abraham Lincoln (voice)

Storyville

Storyville

1992

as Clifford Fowler

Mark Twain and Me

Mark Twain and Me

1991

as Mark Twain

The Perfect Tribute

The Perfect Tribute

1991

as President Abraham Lincoln

Chernobyl: The Final Warning

Chernobyl: The Final Warning

1991

as Dr. Armand Hammer

Quick Change

Quick Change

1990

as Chief Rotzinger

Reunion

Reunion

1989

as Henry Strauss

Dream a Little Dream

Dream a Little Dream

1989

as Coleman Ettinger

Black Rainbow

Black Rainbow

1989

as Walter Travis

Thomas Hart Benton

Thomas Hart Benton

1989

as Narrator (voice)

Parenthood

Parenthood

1989

as Frank Buckman

The Christmas Wife

The Christmas Wife

1988

as John Tanner

Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

1988

as Harry Drummond

The Good Mother

The Good Mother

1988

as W. O. Muth

Bright Lights, Big City

Bright Lights, Big City

1988

as Mr. Hardy (uncredited)

Breaking Home Ties

Breaking Home Ties

1987

as Lloyd Wells

Square Dance

Square Dance

1987

as Dillard

Laguna Heat

Laguna Heat

1987

as Wade Shephard

Johnny Bull

Johnny Bull

1986

as Stephan Kovacs

You Can't Take it With You

You Can't Take it With You

1984

as Grandpa Martin Vanderhof

Sakharov

Sakharov

1984

as Andrei Sakharov

America and Lewis Hine

America and Lewis Hine

1984

as Voice

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Something Wicked This Way Comes

1983

as Charles Halloway

The Day After

The Day After

1983

as Dr. Russell Oakes

Max Dugan Returns

Max Dugan Returns

1983

as Max Dugan

Burden of Dreams

Burden of Dreams

1982

as Fitzcarraldo (archive footage)

The Legend of the Lone Ranger

The Legend of the Lone Ranger

1981

as President Ulysses S. Grant

Raise the Titanic

Raise the Titanic

1980

as Admiral James Sandecker

F.D.R.: The Last Year

F.D.R.: The Last Year

1980

as President Franklin D. Roosevelt

Haywire

Haywire

1980

as Leland Hayward

Cabo Blanco

Cabo Blanco

1980

as Gunther Beckdorff

Melvin and Howard

Melvin and Howard

1980

as Howard Hughes

Hurricane

Hurricane

1979

as Capt. Charles Bruckner

A Christmas to Remember

A Christmas to Remember

1978

as Daniel Larson

Comes a Horseman

Comes a Horseman

1978

as Jacob 'J.W.' Ewing

Julia

Julia

1977

as Dashiell Hammett

Addie and the King of Hearts

Addie and the King of Hearts

1976

as James "Jamie" Mills

The Spy Who Never Was

The Spy Who Never Was

1976

as Inspector Barkan

All the President's Men

All the President's Men

1976

as Ben Bradlee

The Easter Promise

The Easter Promise

1975

as James "Jamie" Mills

A Moon for the Misbegotten

A Moon for the Misbegotten

1975

as James Tyrone Jr.

Mr. Sycamore

Mr. Sycamore

1975

as John Gwilt

A Boy and His Dog

A Boy and His Dog

1975

as Lou Craddock

The Country Girl

The Country Girl

1974

as Frank Elgin

The Thanksgiving Treasure

The Thanksgiving Treasure

1973

as James "Jamie" Mills

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

1973

as Governor Wallace

The House Without a Christmas Tree

The House Without a Christmas Tree

1972

as James "Jamie" Mills

The War Between Men and Women

The War Between Men and Women

1972

as Stephen Kozlenko

Murders in the Rue Morgue

Murders in the Rue Morgue

1971

as Cesar Charron

Johnny Got His Gun

Johnny Got His Gun

1971

as Joe's Father

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

1970

as Cable Hogue

Fools

Fools

1970

as Matthew South

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

1970

as Marcus Brutus

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

as General Walter C. Short

The Night They Raided Minsky's

The Night They Raided Minsky's

1968

as Raymond Paine

Once Upon a Time in the West

Once Upon a Time in the West

1968

as 'Cheyenne'

Isadora

Isadora

1968

as Paris Singer

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

Hour of the Gun

Hour of the Gun

1967

as Doc Holliday

Divorce American Style

Divorce American Style

1967

as Nelson Downes

Noon Wine

Noon Wine

1966

as Royal Earle Thompson

Any Wednesday

Any Wednesday

1966

as John Cleves

The Face of Genius

The Face of Genius

1966

as Narrator (voice)

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

1966

as Henry Drummond

A Thousand Clowns

A Thousand Clowns

1965

as Murray

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1964

as Abraham Lincoln

Act One

Act One

1963

as George S. Kaufman

Tender Is the Night

Tender Is the Night

1962

as Dick Diver

Long Day's Journey Into Night

Long Day's Journey Into Night

1962

as Jamie Tyrone

By Love Possessed

By Love Possessed

1961

as Julius Penrose

The Iceman Cometh

The Iceman Cometh

1960

as Theodore "Hickey" Hickman

The Bat

The Bat

1960

as Detective Anderson

For Whom the Bell Tolls

For Whom the Bell Tolls

1959

as Robert Jordan

The Journey

The Journey

1959

as Paul Kedes

A Doll's House

A Doll's House

1959

as Dr. Rank

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Organization Category Movie
Academy Awards Best Supporting Actor Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men' Won
Golden Globes Best Supporting Actor The Rose and The Ring Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Actor Julia Nominated
Television Credits

The Civil War

as Ulysses S. Grant

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Sep 23, 1990

American Experience

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Oct 04, 1988

Washington: Behind Closed Doors

as President Richard Monckton

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 06, 1977

Baseball

as (voice)

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Sep 18, 1994

An Inconvenient Woman

as Jules Mendelson

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 12, 1991

The Long Hot Summer

as Will Varner

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 06, 1985

Heidi

as Grandfather

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 18, 1993

The Last Frontier

as Ed Stenning

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 05, 1986

The Atlanta Child Murders

as Alvin Binder

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 10, 1985

Playhouse 90

as Robert Jordan

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 04, 1956

Studio One

as Frank Cameron

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

General Electric Theater

as Col. Carter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Dr. Rank

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

The Alcoa Hour

as Bert Palmer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 16, 1955

The Philco Television Playhouse

as Joe Grant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1948

ABC Stage 67

as Royal Earle Thompson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1966

Ghost Story

as Elliot Brent

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1972

Broadway on Showtime

as Erie Smith

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 04, 1979

Studio One

as Prisoner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Studio One

as Walter Osgood

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Marcus

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Studio One

as Leonard O'Brien

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Abe Lincoln

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Frank Elgin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

The Philco Television Playhouse

as Mason

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1948

The West

as Self - Brigham Young

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Sep 15, 1996

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

Omnibus

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 09, 1952

Play of the Week

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 12, 1959

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1963

The Kennedy Center Honors

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 28, 1978

The Magic of David Copperfield

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 27, 1978

Reading Rainbow

as Himself - Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 06, 1983

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 20, 1948

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 1950

Tony Awards

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 06, 1968

The Danny Kaye Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1963

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Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 17 25 11
2024 7 24 38 11
2024 8 17 32 11
2024 9 16 32 8
2024 10 8 13 5
2024 11 9 15 4
2024 12 9 20 3
2025 1 16 32 8
2025 2 8 15 1
2025 3 8 12 1
2025 4 1 1 1
2025 5 3 4 1
2025 6 1 3 1
2025 7 1 2 1
2025 8 1 2 1

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Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 6 349 91
2025 1 756 233
2025 2 690 641
2025 7 651 480

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