Jason Robards



First NameJason
Middle NameNelson
Last NameRobards
Full Name at BirthJason Nelson Robards Jr.
Age78 (age at death)
Date of BirthJuly 26, 1922
BirthplaceChicago, Illinois
Date of DeathDecember 26, 2000
Location of DeathBridgeport, Connecticut
Cause of Death(metastasized lung cancer)
Height5' 9½" (177 cm)
BuildAverage
Hair ColorGrey
Star SignLeo
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
Occupation CategoryActor
Claim to FameThe Journey (1959) .... Paul Kedes

Jason Nelson Robards, Jr. (July 26, 1922 – December 26, 2000) was an American actor on stage and in film and television and a winner of the Tony Award (theatre), two Academy Awards (film) and the Emmy Award (television). He was also a United States Navy combat veteran of World War II.


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Filmography

Selected Jason Robards film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

2000
Going Home
Charles Barton

1999
Earl Partridge

1998
Mr. Bodwin

1998
Congressman Phillip Hammersley

1998
Heartwood
Logan Reeser

1998
The Real Macaw
Grandpa Girdis

1997
Larry Cook

1995
Rear Admiral Anderson, Board of Inquiry President

1995
Journey
Marcus

1995
My Antonia
Josea Burden

1994
Thomas Heywood

1994
Graham Keighley

1994
General R. Pendleton Lloyd

1993
Charles Wheeler

1993
Doctor Huld

1993
Heidi
Grandfather

1992
Clifford Fowler

1992
Lincoln
President Abraham Lincoln

1992
Deceptions
Clay

1991
An Inconvenient Woman
Jules Mendelson

1991
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
Dr. Armand Hammer

1991
Mark Twain and Me
Mark Twain

1991
The Perfect Tribute
President Abraham Lincoln

1990
Chief Rotzinger

1990
Ulysses S. Grant

1989
Walter Travis

1989
Coleman Ettinger

1989
Frank Buckman

1989
Henry Strauss

1989
Metallica: One
Joe's Father

1988
Drunken Writer -- Mr. Hardy

1988
Muth

1988
Inherit the Wind
Henry Drummond

1988
Narrator

1988
The Christmas Wife
John Tanner

1988
Thomas Hart Benton
Narrator

1987
Dillard

1987
Wade Shephard

1987
Breaking Home Ties
Lloyd

1986
Johnny Bull
Stephan Kovacs

1986
The Last Frontier
Ed Stenning

1985
Alvin Binder

1985
The Long Hot Summer
Will Varner

1984
You Can't Take It with You
Grandpa Martin Vanderhof

1984
Sakharov
Andrei Sakharov

1984
Hughie
Erie Smith

1983
Max Dugan

1983
Charles Halloway

1983
Dr. Russell Oakes

1983
Narrator

1981
President Ulysses S. Grant

1980
Gunther Beckdorff

1980
Admiral James Sandecker

1980
F.D.R.: The Last Year

1980
Haywire
Leland Hayward

1979
Capt. Bruckner

1978
Jacob 'J.W.' Ewing

1978
A Christmas to Remember
Daniel Larson

1977
Hammett

1977
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
President Richard Monckton

1976
Ben Bradlee

1976
Addie and the King of Hearts
Jamie Mills

1975
Lou Craddock

1975
Mr. Sycamore
John Gwilt

1975
A Moon for the Misbegotten
James Tyrone Jr.

1975
The Easter Promise
Jamie

1973
Governor Wallace

1973
The Spy Who Never Was
Inspector Barkan

1973
The Thanksgiving Treasure
James Mills

1972
Stephen Kozlenko

1972
Circle of Fear
Elliot Brent

1971
Joe's Father

1971
Cesar Charron

1971
Jud
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1970
Matthew South

1970
Marcus Brutus

1970
Cable Hogue

1970
Lt. Gen. Walter C. Short

1970
Sam Armstrong

1968
Singer

1968
Raymond Paine

1967
Nelson Downes

1967
Doc Holliday

1966
Henry Drummond

1966
John Cleves

1966
ABC Stage 67
Royal Earle Thompson

1965
Murray

1964
Mr. Broadway
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1964
The Presidency: A Splendid Misery
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1963
George S. Kaufman

1963
Irish LaFontain, Ivan Denisovich

1962
Jamie Tyrone

1962
Dr. Richard 'Dick' Diver

1962
Westinghouse Presents: That's Where the Town Is Going
Hobart Cramm

1961
Julius Penrose

1960
The Iceman Cometh
Theodore 'Hickey' Hickman

1960
Dow Hour of Great Mysteries
Lieutenant Anderson

1960
The Case of the Dangerous Robin
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1959
Paul Kedes

1959
Theodore 'Hickey' Hickman

1959
Sunday Showcase
Alex Reed

1957
The Seven Lively Arts
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1956
Robert Jordan

1955
Appointment with Adventure
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1955
Star Tonight
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1955
The Alcoa Hour
Bert Palmer, Bridger, Jayson

1955
Windows
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1954
Justice
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1953
The Man Behind the Badge
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1952
Omnibus
Prime Minister

1951
Goodyear Playhouse
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1951
Abraham Lincoln, Dr. Rank, Frank Elgin

1950
Armstrong Circle Theatre
Paul Foster, Reinhardt Schmidt

1948
Cameron, Leonard O'Brien, Prisoner

1946
Follow That Music
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Soundtrack Credits






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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor – Miniseries or a Movie
Jason Robards
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
Jason Robards
1999 Kennedy Center Honorees
Jason Robards
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor – Miniseries or a Movie (1976–2000)
Jason Robards
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Jason Robards