Jason Robards Sr.
Jason Robards Sr.
Person

Jason Robards Sr.

Actor 1892-12-30 Hillsdale, Michigan, USA

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

FILMOGRAPHY
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Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

1948 · John Retch

Isle of the Dead

Isle of the Dead

1945 · Albrecht

Born to Kill

Born to Kill

1947 · Conductor (uncredited)

Leave It to Beaver

Leave It to Beaver

1957 · TV

San Francisco

San Francisco

1936 · Father (uncredited)

Bedlam

Bedlam

1946 · Oliver Todd

Impact

Impact

1949 · Judge

I Love You Again

I Love You Again

1940 · Worker with Hendrickson Account (uncredited)

Return of the Bad Men

Return of the Bad Men

1948 · Judge Harper

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

1930 · Herndon

Desperate

Desperate

1947 · Ferrari

The Farmer's Daughter

The Farmer's Daughter

1947 · Night Editor (uncredited)

Wild in the Country

Wild in the Country

1961 · Judge Tom Parker (uncredited)

Deadline at Dawn

Deadline at Dawn

1946 · Policeman with Liquor Bottle (uncredited)

The Second Woman

The Second Woman

1950 · Stacy Rogers

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

1947 · Bank Officer (uncredited)

Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

1945 · Motorist (uncredited)

Johnny Angel

Johnny Angel

1945 · Officer (uncredited)

Employees' Entrance

Employees' Entrance

1933 · Commercial Artist (uncredited)

Dick Tracy's Dilemma

Dick Tracy's Dilemma

1947 · Hawks (uncredited)