Jason Robards Sr.

Jason Robards Sr.

b. 1892 — d. 1963 (aged 71) Hillsdale, Michigan, USA

Actor

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

Casey Jones

The Heart of Maryland

The Heart of Maryland

Ship of Wanted Men

Ship of Wanted Men

Mademoiselle Fifi

Mademoiselle Fifi

Filmography

Horsemen of the Sierras

Horsemen of the Sierras

Guns of Hate

Western Heritage

Western Heritage

Smoky Mountain Melody

Smoky Mountain Melody

Son of God's Country

Son of God's Country

Desperate

Riffraff

Seven Keys to Baldpate

Seven Keys to Baldpate

Thunder Mountain

Thunder Mountain

Under the Tonto Rim

Under the Tonto Rim

Wild Horse Mesa

Wild Horse Mesa

Do or Diet

Bedlam

Step by Step

Traffic with the Devil

Traffic with the Devil

Vacation in Reno

Vacation in Reno

Ding Dong Williams

Ding Dong Williams

Director Kenmore

Twin Husbands

Dorothy's Attorney

I'll Build It Myself

I'll Take Milk

Isle of the Dead

Isle of the Dead

A Game of Death

A Game of Death

Man Alive

What, No Cigarettes?

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

Let's Go Stepping

Mademoiselle Fifi

Mademoiselle Fifi

A Wholesaler in Wines

The Fatal Hour

Danger Flight

Sky Patrol

Paul Smith - Three Points Airfield Owner

Radio Hams

Pilot in Distress

Mystery Plane

The Mad Empress

The Mad Empress

President Benito Juarez

Stunt Pilot

Cipher Bureau

Flight to Fame

Clipped Wings

Sweetheart of the Navy

Sweetheart of the Navy

The Miracle Rider

The Miracle Rider

The Fighting Marines

The Fighting Marines

The Woman Condemned

The Woman Condemned

Burn 'Em Up Barnes

Burn 'Em Up Barnes

Woman Unafraid

Public Stenographer

Public Stenographer

Fred 'Freddie' White

The Super Snooper

Damaged Lives

Corruption

Police Commissioner

Carnival Lady

Ship of Wanted Men

Ship of Wanted Men

The Devil's Mate

The Devil's Mate

Fighting Couple

Dance Hall Hostess

A Strange Adventure

A Strange Adventure

Slightly Married

Slightly Married

Klondike

Unholy Love

Discarded Lovers

Discarded Lovers

Docks of San Francisco

Docks of San Francisco

White Eagle

The Pride of the Legion

The Pride of the Legion

Caught Plastered

Caught Plastered

Ex-Bad Boy

The Law of the Tong

The Law of the Tong

Salvation Nell

Trapped

Detective Lt. Jack Reed

Peacock Alley

Lightnin'

The Jazz Cinderella

The Jazz Cinderella

George Henderson

Sisters

Crazy That Way

The Gamblers

The Flying Marine

The Flying Marine

The Isle of Lost Ships

The Isle of Lost Ships

Paris

Trial Marriage

Dr. Thorvald Ware

A Bird in the Hand

Some Mother's Boy

On Trial

Defense Attorney

Tom - The First Mate

Tracked by the Police

Tracked by the Police

Hills of Kentucky

Hills of Kentucky

Irish Hearts

The Heart of Maryland

The Heart of Maryland

Maj. Alan Kendrick

Jaws of Steel

Streets of Shanghai

Streets of Shanghai

Wild Geese

White Flannels

Polly of the Movies

Polly of the Movies

Casey Jones

The Third Degree

The Third Degree

Howard Jeffries Jr.

Footloose Widows

Footloose Widows

The Cohens and Kellys

The Cohens and Kellys

Stella Maris

The Land of Hope

The Land of Hope

Sascha Rabinoff

The Gilded Lily

The Gilded Lily

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