Known For
Acting
Known Credits
168
Gender
Male
Birthday
July 26, 1922 (103 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
| 2017 | Arthur Miller: Writeras Self (archive footage) | |
| 2016 | All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stoneas Ben Bradlee (archive footage) | |
| 2006 | Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004as Joe's Father (video "One") | |
| 2006 | Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Filmas Self | |
| 2004 | Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegadeas Self (archive footage) | |
| 2000 | Going Homeas Charles Barton | |
| 2000 | Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leoneas Self (archive footage) | |
| 2000 | That Moment: Magnolia Diaryas Self | |
| 1999 | Magnoliaas Earl Partridge | |
| 1999 | My Best Fiendas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1998 | Enemy of the Stateas Congressman Phillip Hammersley (uncredited) | |
| 1998 | Belovedas Mr. Bodwin | |
| 1998 | The Real Macawas Grandpa Girdis | |
| 1998 | Heartwoodas Logan Reeser | |
| 1997 | Trumanas Narrator (voice) | |
| 1997 | A Thousand Acresas Larry Cook | |
| 1996 | T.R.: The Story of Theodore Rooseveltas Narrator | |
| 1996 | The Westas Self - Brigham Young | |
| 1995 | Journeyas Marcus | |
| 1995 | Crimson Tideas Rear Admiral Anderson (uncredited) | |
| 1995 | My Antoniaas Josea Burden | |
| 1995 | The Great American Westas Narrator (voice) | |
| 1994 | Baseballas (voice) | |
| 1994 | The Enemy Withinas General R. Pendleton Lloyd | |
| 1994 | Little Big Leagueas Thomas Heywood | |
| 1994 | The Paperas Graham Keighley | |
| 1994 | Over Washington D.C.: Our Nation's Capitalas Narrator | |
| 1993 | La Classe américaineas The Newspaper Director (archive footage) | |
| 1993 | Philadelphiaas Charles Wheeler | |
| 1993 | Heidias Großvater | |
| 1993 | Heidias Grandfather | |
| 1993 | Sam Peckinpah: Man of Ironas Self | |
| 1993 | The Trialas Doctor Huld | |
| 1993 | The Adventures of Huck Finnas The King | |
| 1992 | Lincolnas President Abraham Lincoln (voice) | |
| 1992 | The Peoples Palace: Secrets of the New York Public Libraryas Self - Narrator (voice) | |
| 1992 | Storyvilleas Clifford Fowler | |
| 1992 | When It Was a Game 2as Passage Narrator (voice) | |
| 1992 | Deceptionsas Clay (voice) | |
| 1991 | Mark Twain and Meas Mark Twain | |
| 1991 | Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radioas Narrator (voice) | |
| 1991 | Rabbit Ears - Jonah and the Whaleas Narrator (voice) | |
| 1991 | When It Was a Gameas (voice) | |
| 1991 | An Inconvenient Womanas Jules Mendelson | |
| 1991 | Chernobyl: The Final Warningas Dr. Armand Hammer | |
| 1991 | The Perfect Tributeas President Abraham Lincoln | |
| 1990 | The Civil Waras Ulysses S. Grant (voice) | |
| 1990 | Quick Changeas Chief Rotzinger | |
| 1990 | Night of 100 Stars IIIas Self | |
| 1989 | Black Rainbowas Walter Travis | |
| 1989 | Thomas Hart Bentonas Narrator (voice) | |
| 1989 | Parenthoodas Frank Buckman | |
| 1989 | Reunionas Henry Strauss | |
| 1989 | Dream a Little Dreamas Coleman Ettinger | |
| 1988 | The Christmas Wifeas John Tanner | |
| 1988 | The Good Motheras W. O. Muth | |
| 1988 | American Experienceas Narrator (voice) | |
| 1988 | Bright Lights, Big Cityas Mr. Hardy (uncredited) | |
| 1988 | Inherit the Windas Harry Drummond | |
| 1987 | Breaking Home Tiesas Lloyd Wells | |
| 1987 | Laguna Heatas Wade Shephard | |
| 1987 | Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywoodas Self | |
| 1987 | Square Danceas Dillard | |
| 1986 | The Last Frontieras Ed Stenning | |
| 1986 | The Last Frontieras Ed Stenning | |
| 1986 | Johnny Bullas Stephan Kovacs | |
| 1986 | Portrait: Werner Herzogas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1985 | The Long Hot Summeras Will Varner | |
| 1985 | Empire Cityas Self - Narrator (voice) | |
| 1985 | The Atlanta Child Murdersas Alvin Binder | |
| 1985 | Screen Twoas Doctor Huld | |
| 1984 | The World of Tomorrowas Self / Narrator | |
| 1984 | You Can't Take it With Youas Grandpa Martin Vanderhof | |
| 1984 | America and Lewis Hineas Voice | |
| 1984 | Sakharovas Andrei Sakharov | |
| 1983 | The Day Afteras Dr. Russell Oakes | |
| 1983 | The Time of Our Lives: The Most Amazing 60 Years in Historyas Self - Host | |
| 1983 | Reading Rainbowas Self - Narrator (voice) | |
| 1983 | Something Wicked This Way Comesas Charles Halloway | |
| 1983 | Max Dugan Returnsas Max Dugan | |
| 1982 | Burden of Dreamsas Fitzcarraldo (archive footage) | |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Starsas Self | |
| 1981 | The Legend of the Lone Rangeras President Ulysses S. Grant | |
| 1980 | Melvin and Howardas Howard Hughes | |
| 1980 | Ghosts of Cape Hornas Narrator | |
| 1980 | Raise the Titanicas Admiral James Sandecker | |
| 1980 | F.D.R.: The Last Yearas President Franklin D. Roosevelt | |
| 1980 | Haywireas Leland Hayward | |
| 1980 | Caboblancoas Gunther Beckdorff | |
| 1979 | Broadway on Showtimeas Erie Smith | |
| 1979 | Hurricaneas Capt. Charles Bruckner | |
| 1978 | The Kennedy Center Honorsas Self | |
| 1978 | A Christmas to Rememberas Daniel Larson | |
| 1978 | The Magic of David Copperfieldas | |
| 1978 | Comes a Horsemanas Jacob 'J.W.' Ewing | |
| 1977 | Juliaas Dashiell Hammett | |
| 1977 | Washington: Behind Closed Doorsas President Richard Monckton | |
| 1976 | The Spy Who Never Wasas Inspector Barkan | |
| 1976 | All the President's Menas Ben Bradlee | |
| 1976 | Addie and the King of Heartsas James "Jamie" Mills | |
| 1975 | Mr. Sycamoreas John Gwilt | |
| 1975 | A Moon for the Misbegottenas James Tyrone Jr. | |
| 1975 | The Easter Promiseas James "Jamie" Mills | |
| 1975 | A Boy and His Dogas Lou Craddock | |
| 1974 | The Country Girlas Frank Elgin | |
| 1973 | The Thanksgiving Treasureas James "Jamie" Mills | |
| 1973 | Pat Garrett & Billy the Kidas Governor Wallace | |
| 1973 | Old Faithfulas Jason Robards | |
| 1972 | The House Without a Christmas Treeas James "Jamie" Mills | |
| 1972 | Ghost Storyas Elliot Brent | |
| 1972 | The War Between Men and Womenas Stephen Kozlenko | |
| 1971 | Film '72as Self | |
| 1971 | Johnny Got His Gunas Joe's Father | |
| 1971 | Murders in the Rue Morgueas Cesar Charron | |
| 1970 | Foolsas Matthew South | |
| 1970 | Julius Caesaras Marcus Brutus | |
| 1970 | The Ballad of Cable Hogueas Cable Hogue | |
| 1970 | Operation Snafuas Sam Armstrong | |
| 1970 | Tora! Tora! Tora!as General Walter C. Short | |
| 1968 | The Night They Raided Minsky'sas Raymond Paine | |
| 1968 | Once Upon a Time in the Westas 'Cheyenne' | |
| 1968 | Isadoraas Paris Singer | |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Showas Self - Guest | |
| 1967 | Hour of the Gunas Doc Holliday | |
| 1967 | The Belle of 14th Streetas Performer | |
| 1967 | The St. Valentine's Day Massacreas Al Capone | |
| 1967 | Divorce American Styleas Nelson Downes | |
| 1967 | The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydeas Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde | |
| 1966 | Noon Wineas Royal Earle Thompson | |
| 1966 | Any Wednesdayas John Cleves | |
| 1966 | ABC Stage 67as Royal Earle Thompson | |
| 1966 | A Big Hand for the Little Ladyas Henry Drummond | |
| 1966 | The Face of Geniusas Self - Narrator (voice) | |
| 1965 | A Thousand Clownsas Murray | |
| 1964 | Abe Lincoln in Illinoisas Abraham Lincoln | |
| 1963 | Act Oneas George S. Kaufman | |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatreas | |
| 1963 | The Danny Kaye Showas Self | |
| 1962 | Long Day's Journey Into Nightas Jamie Tyrone | |
| 1962 | Tender Is the Nightas Dick Diver | |
| 1961 | By Love Possessedas Julius Penrose | |
| 1960 | The Iceman Comethas Theodore "Hickey" Hickman | |
| 1960 | The Iceman Comethas Theodore "Hickey" Hickman | |
| 1960 | The Dow Hour of Great Mysteriesas Detective Anderson | |
| 1960 | The Batas Detective Anderson | |
| 1959 | A Doll's Houseas Dr. Rank | |
| 1959 | Play of the Weekas | |
| 1959 | For Whom the Bell Tollsas Robert Jordan | |
| 1959 | The Journeyas Paul Kedes | |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90as Robert Jordan | |
| 1956 | Tony Awardsas Self - Host | |
| 1956 | Tony Awardsas Self - Presenter | |
| 1955 | The Alcoa Houras Bert Palmer | |
| 1953 | The Oscarsas Self | |
| 1953 | General Electric Theateras Col. Carter | |
| 1952 | Omnibusas | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Abe Lincoln | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Dr. Rank | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Frank Elgin | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Marcus | |
| 1950 | What's My Line?as Self - Mystery Guest | |
| 1948 | Studio Oneas Frank Cameron | |
| 1948 | Studio Oneas Leonard O'Brien | |
| 1948 | Studio Oneas Prisoner | |
| 1948 | Studio Oneas Walter Osgood | |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouseas Joe Grant | |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouseas Mason | |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Showas Self |
