Jason Robards
Biography
Jason Robards was an American actor born on July 26, 1922. He is known for his work as an interpreter of the works of playwright Eugene O'Neill. Robards received multiple awards for his performances, including 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. Robards passed away on December 26, 2000, at the age of 78. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Career overview
Jason Robards was an American actor known for his work in the theater. He received recognition for his performances in the works of playwright Eugene O'Neill. Robards' acting career spanned multiple award-giving bodies, including the Academy Awards, Tony Awards, Primetime Emmy Awards, and the Cannes Film Festival.
Robards' career achievements include winning two Academy Awards. He is also one of a select group of performers to have achieved the Triple Crown of Acting. This distinction is shared by 23 other actors. Robards' work in film, television, and theater has been notable, with a total of 159 known credits.
Robards' acting career was marked by his performances in various mediums. He is recognized for his contributions to the world of acting, with a career spanning several decades.
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- Arthur Miller: Writer (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone (2016) as Ben Bradlee (archive footage)
- Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 (2006) as Joe's Father (video "One")
- Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film (2006) as Self
- Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004) as Self (archive footage)
- That Moment: Magnolia Diary (2000) as Self
- Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone (2000) as Self (archive footage)
- Going Home (2000) as Charles Barton
- Magnolia (1999) as Earl Partridge
- My Best Fiend (1999) as Self (archive footage)
- Enemy of the State (1998) as Congressman Phillip Hammersley (uncredited)
- Beloved (1998) as Mr. Bodwin
- The Real Macaw (1998) as Grandpa Girdis
- Heartwood (1998) as Logan Reeser
- A Thousand Acres (1997) as Larry Cook
- Truman (1997) as Narrator (voice)
- The West (1996) as Self - Brigham Young
- T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (1996) as Narrator
- Crimson Tide (1995) as Rear Admiral Anderson (uncredited)
- Journey (1995) as Marcus
- My Antonia (1995) as Josea Burden
- The Great American West (1995) as Narrator (voice)
- Baseball (1994) as (voice)
- The Enemy Within (1994) as General R. Pendleton Lloyd
- The Paper (1994) as Graham Keighley
- Little Big League (1994) as Thomas Heywood
- Over Washington D.C.: Our Nation's Capital (1994) as Narrator
- Philadelphia (1993) as Charles Wheeler
- La Classe américaine (1993) as The Newspaper Director (archive footage)
- The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993) as The King
- The Trial (1993) as Doctor Huld
- Heidi (1993) as Großvater
- Heidi (1993) as Grandfather
- Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron (1993) as Self
- When It Was a Game 2 (1992) as Passage Narrator (voice)
- Storyville (1992) as Clifford Fowler
- Lincoln (1992) as President Abraham Lincoln (voice)
- Deceptions (1992) as Clay (voice)
- The Peoples Palace: Secrets of the New York Public Library (1992) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- When It Was a Game (1991) as (voice)
- The Perfect Tribute (1991) as President Abraham Lincoln
- Mark Twain and Me (1991) as Mark Twain
- An Inconvenient Woman (1991) as Jules Mendelson
- Chernobyl: The Final Warning (1991) as Dr. Armand Hammer
- Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (1991) as Narrator (voice)
- Rabbit Ears - Jonah and the Whale (1991) as Narrator (voice)
- The Civil War (1990) as Ulysses S. Grant (voice)
- Quick Change (1990) as Chief Rotzinger
- Night of 100 Stars III (1990) as Self
- Parenthood (1989) as Frank Buckman
- Thomas Hart Benton (1989) as Narrator (voice)
- Black Rainbow (1989) as Walter Travis
- Dream a Little Dream (1989) as Coleman Ettinger
- Reunion (1989) as Henry Strauss
- American Experience (1988) as Narrator (voice)
- The Good Mother (1988) as W. O. Muth
- Inherit the Wind (1988) as Harry Drummond
- Bright Lights, Big City (1988) as Mr. Hardy (uncredited)
- The Christmas Wife (1988) as John Tanner
- Square Dance (1987) as Dillard
- Breaking Home Ties (1987) as Lloyd Wells
- Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987) as Self
- Laguna Heat (1987) as Wade Shephard
- Portrait: Werner Herzog (1986) as Self (archive footage)
- The Last Frontier (1986) as Ed Stenning
- Johnny Bull (1986) as Stephan Kovacs
- Screen Two (1985) as Doctor Huld
- Empire City (1985) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Long Hot Summer (1985) as Will Varner
- The Atlanta Child Murders (1985) as Alvin Binder
- America and Lewis Hine (1984) as Voice
- The World of Tomorrow (1984) as Self / Narrator
- Sakharov (1984) as Andrei Sakharov
- You Can't Take it With You (1984) as Grandpa Martin Vanderhof
- Reading Rainbow (1983) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) as Charles Halloway
- The Day After (1983) as Dr. Russell Oakes
- Max Dugan Returns (1983) as Max Dugan
- The Time of Our Lives: The Most Amazing 60 Years in History (1983) as Self - Host
- Night of 100 Stars (1982) as Self
- Burden of Dreams (1982) as Fitzcarraldo (archive footage)
- The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981) as President Ulysses S. Grant
- Raise the Titanic (1980) as Admiral James Sandecker
- F.D.R.: The Last Year (1980) as President Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Haywire (1980) as Leland Hayward
- Melvin and Howard (1980) as Howard Hughes
- Caboblanco (1980) as Gunther Beckdorff
- Ghosts of Cape Horn (1980) as Narrator
- Hurricane (1979) as Capt. Charles Bruckner
- Broadway on Showtime (1979) as Erie Smith
- The Kennedy Center Honors (1978) as Self
- The Magic of David Copperfield (1978)
- Comes a Horseman (1978) as Jacob 'J.W.' Ewing
- A Christmas to Remember (1978) as Daniel Larson
- Julia (1977) as Dashiell Hammett
- Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977) as President Richard Monckton
- All the President's Men (1976) as Ben Bradlee
- The Spy Who Never Was (1976) as Inspector Barkan
- Addie and the King of Hearts (1976) as James "Jamie" Mills
- A Boy and His Dog (1975) as Lou Craddock
- A Moon for the Misbegotten (1975) as James Tyrone Jr.
- Mr. Sycamore (1975) as John Gwilt
- The Easter Promise (1975) as James "Jamie" Mills
- The Country Girl (1974) as Frank Elgin
- Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) as Governor Wallace
- Old Faithful (1973) as Jason Robards
- The Thanksgiving Treasure (1973) as James "Jamie" Mills
- Ghost Story (1972) as Elliot Brent
- The War Between Men and Women (1972) as Stephen Kozlenko
- The House Without a Christmas Tree (1972) as James "Jamie" Mills
- Film '72 (1971) as Self
- Johnny Got His Gun (1971) as Joe's Father
- Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971) as Cesar Charron
- Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) as General Walter C. Short
- The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) as Cable Hogue
- Julius Caesar (1970) as Marcus Brutus
- Fools (1970) as Matthew South
- Operation Snafu (1970) as Sam Armstrong
- The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
- Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) as 'Cheyenne'
- Isadora (1968) as Paris Singer
- The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968) as Raymond Paine
- Divorce American Style (1967) as Nelson Downes
- Hour of the Gun (1967) as Doc Holliday
- The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967) as Al Capone
- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1967) as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
- The Belle of 14th Street (1967) as Performer
- ABC Stage 67 (1966) as Royal Earle Thompson
- A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966) as Henry Drummond
- The Face of Genius (1966) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Any Wednesday (1966) as John Cleves
- Noon Wine (1966) as Royal Earle Thompson
- A Thousand Clowns (1965) as Murray
- Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1964) as Abraham Lincoln
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
- The Danny Kaye Show (1963) as Self
- Act One (1963) as George S. Kaufman
- Tender Is the Night (1962) as Dick Diver
- Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962) as Jamie Tyrone
- By Love Possessed (1961) as Julius Penrose
- The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (1960) as Detective Anderson
- The Bat (1960) as Detective Anderson
- The Iceman Cometh (1960) as Theodore "Hickey" Hickman
- The Iceman Cometh (1960) as Theodore "Hickey" Hickman
- The Journey (1959) as Paul Kedes
- Play of the Week (1959)
- A Doll's House (1959) as Dr. Rank
- For Whom the Bell Tolls (1959) as Robert Jordan
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Host
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Presenter
- Playhouse 90 (1956) as Robert Jordan
- The Alcoa Hour (1955) as Bert Palmer
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Col. Carter
- Omnibus (1952)
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Dr. Rank
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Marcus
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Abe Lincoln
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Frank Elgin
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self - Mystery Guest
- The Philco Television Playhouse (1948) as Joe Grant
- The Philco Television Playhouse (1948) as Mason
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- Studio One (1948) as Frank Cameron
- Studio One (1948) as Prisoner
- Studio One (1948) as Walter Osgood
- Studio One (1948) as Leonard O'Brien