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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) — John Retch
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Isle of the Dead (1945) — Albrecht
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Born to Kill (1947) — Conductor (uncredited)
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Leave It to Beaver (1957)
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San Francisco (1936) — Father (uncredited)
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Bedlam (1946) — Oliver Todd
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Impact (1949) — Judge
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I Love You Again (1940) — Worker with Hendrickson Account (uncredited)
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Return of the Bad Men (1948) — Judge Harper
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Desperate (1947) — Ferrari
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Abraham Lincoln (1930) — Herndon
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The Farmer's Daughter (1947) — Night Editor (uncredited)
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Wild in the Country (1961) — Judge Tom Parker (uncredited)
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The Second Woman (1950) — Stacy Rogers
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Deadline at Dawn (1946) — Policeman with Liquor Bottle (uncredited)
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Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) — Bank Officer (uncredited)
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Dick Tracy (1945) — Motorist (uncredited)
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Johnny Angel (1945) — Officer (uncredited)
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Employees' Entrance (1933) — Commercial Artist (uncredited)
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Zombies on Broadway (1945) — Headwaiter (uncredited)
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Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947) — Hawks (uncredited)
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Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946) — Captain (uncredited)
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The Last Days of Pompeii (1935) — Tax Gatherer (uncredited)
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Juarez (1939) — (uncredited)
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Riff-Raff (1947) — Mr. Domingues
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The Threat (1949) — Police Fingerprint Technician (uncredited)
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The Fatal Hour (1940) — Griswold
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Broadway Bill (1934) — Arthur Winslow
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The Rage of Paris (1938) — Department Head (uncredited)
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Race Street (1948) — Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)
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Shed No Tears (1948) — Homicide Inspector (Uncredited)
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Union Depot (1932) — Station Agent (uncredited)
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The Woman Condemned (1934) — Jim Wallace
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Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 (1937) — Reporter
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Criminal Court (1946) — Al Marsh (uncredited)
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The Howards of Virginia (1940) — Backwoodsman (uncredited)
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Step by Step (1946) — Bruckner
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Torture Money (1937) — Alex Carmathy (uncredited)
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The Falcon in San Francisco (1945) — Loomis, Butler (uncredited)
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Badman's Territory (1946) — Alert Coffeyville Citizen (uncredited)