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Biography
Jason Nelson Robards Jr. (July 26, 1922 – December 26, 2000) was an American actor. Known as an interpreter of the works of playwright Eugene O'Neill, Robards received two Academy Awards, a Tony Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor. He is one of 24 performers to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting.
Acted in 116
2010s
- 2016
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
Ben Bradlee (archive footage)
2000s
- 2006
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
Joe's Father (video "One")
- 2000
Going Home
Charles Barton
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
The Real Macaw
Grandpa Girdis
Heartwood
Logan Reeser
- 1997
- 1995
Journey
Marcus
My Antonia
Josea Burden
- 1994
- 1993
La Classe américaine
The Newspaper Director (archive footage)
Heidi
Grandfather · 2 episodes
The Trial
Doctor Huld
- 1992
Storyville
Clifford Fowler
When It Was a Game 2
Passage Narrator (voice)
Deceptions
Clay (voice)
- 1991
When It Was a Game
(voice)
An Inconvenient Woman
Jules Mendelson · 2 episodes
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
Dr. Armand Hammer
The Perfect Tribute
President Abraham Lincoln
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
Reunion
Henry Strauss
- 1988
The Christmas Wife
John Tanner
The Good Mother
W. O. Muth
Inherit the Wind
Harry Drummond
- 1987
Breaking Home Ties
Lloyd Wells
Laguna Heat
Wade Shephard
Square Dance
Dillard
- 1986
The Last Frontier
Ed Stenning · 2 episodes
Johnny Bull
Stephan Kovacs
- 1985
The Long Hot Summer
Will Varner · 2 episodes
The Atlanta Child Murders
Alvin Binder · 2 episodes
- 1984
You Can't Take it With You
Grandpa Martin Vanderhof
Sakharov
Andrei Sakharov
- 1983
Max Dugan Returns
Max Dugan
- 1982
- 1981
- 1980
Melvin and Howard
Howard Hughes
F.D.R.: The Last Year
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Haywire
Leland Hayward
1970s
- 1979
Broadway on Showtime
Erie Smith · 1 episode
Hurricane
Capt. Charles Bruckner
- 1978
A Christmas to Remember
Daniel Larson
- 1977
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
President Richard Monckton · 6 episodes
- 1976
The Spy Who Never Was
Inspector Barkan
Addie and the King of Hearts
James "Jamie" Mills
- 1975
Mr. Sycamore
John Gwilt
A Moon for the Misbegotten
James Tyrone Jr.
The Easter Promise
James "Jamie" Mills
- 1974
The Country Girl
Frank Elgin
- 1973
The Thanksgiving Treasure
James "Jamie" Mills
Old Faithful
Jason Robards
- 1972
The House Without a Christmas Tree
James "Jamie" Mills
The War Between Men and Women
Stephen Kozlenko
- 1971
- 1970
Fools
Matthew South
Operation Snafu
Sam Armstrong
1960s
- 1968
The Night They Raided Minsky's
Raymond Paine
Isadora
Paris Singer
- 1967
The Belle of 14th Street
Performer
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Al Capone
Divorce American Style
Nelson Downes
- 1966
Any Wednesday
John Cleves
- 1965
A Thousand Clowns
Murray
- 1964
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Abraham Lincoln
- 1963
- 1962
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Jamie Tyrone
Tender Is the Night
Dick Diver
- 1961
- 1960
The Iceman Cometh
Theodore "Hickey" Hickman · 2 episodes
The Bat
Detective Anderson
1950s
- 1959
A Doll's House
Dr. Rank
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Robert Jordan
- 1956
- 1955
The Alcoa Hour
Bert Palmer · 1 episode
- 1953
General Electric Theater
Col. Carter · 1 episode
- 1952
Appearances30
2010s
- 2017
2000s
- 2006
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
Self
- 2004
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Self (archive footage)
- 2000
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
Self (archive footage)
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
Self
1990s
- 1999
- 1996
T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt
Narrator
The West
Self - Brigham Young · 9 episodes
- 1994
Over Washington D.C.: Our Nation's Capital
Narrator
- 1993
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
Self
- 1991
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
Narrator (voice)
Rabbit Ears - Jonah and the Whale
Narrator (voice)
- 1990
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
1980s
- 1989
Thomas Hart Benton
Narrator (voice)
- 1988
- 1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
- 1986
Portrait: Werner Herzog
Self (archive footage)
- 1985
Empire City
Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1984
The World of Tomorrow
Self / Narrator
- 1983
- 1982
Night of 100 Stars
Self
- 1980
Ghosts of Cape Horn
Narrator
1960s
- 1968
- 1966
The Face of Genius
Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1963
1950s
- 1956
- 1953
- 1950
1940s
- 1948
