Acting
Jason Robards Sr.
Also Known As: Jason Nelson Robards, Jason Robards
Birth Date
December 30, 1892
Death Date
April 4, 1963
(passed away at 70)
Place of Birth
Hillsdale, Michigan, USA
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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.
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Leave It to Beaver
1957 • 1 episode
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Rupert Willis
1960 • 1 episode
General Electric Theater
Sam Brady
1953 • 1 episode
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
Foley's Bodyguard
1940
The Farmer's Daughter
Night Editor (uncredited)
1947
Wild in the Country
Judge Tom Parker (uncredited)
1961
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
John Retch
1948
Acapulco
Max
1961 • 8 episodes
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
Hawks (uncredited)
1947
I Love You Again
Worker with Hendrickson Account (uncredited)
1940
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
Bank Officer (uncredited)
1947
I Stole a Million
Bank Teller (uncredited)
1939
Juarez
(uncredited)
1939
Riff-Raff
Mr. Domingues
1947
The Howards of Virginia
Backwoodsman (uncredited)
1940
Badman's Territory
Alert Coffeyville Citizen (uncredited)
1946
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
Captain (uncredited)
1946
San Francisco
Father (uncredited)
1936
Code of the West
Morley (uncredited)
1947
Return of the Bad Men
Judge Harper
1948