Jason Robards Sr.: movies and TV shows
Jason Robards Sr. has 188 credits in the archive: 182 films and 6 TV series, from 1921 to 1961. Highest rated: Leave It to Beaver (6.9/10).
Career timeline
1921 – 1961 · busiest year: 1947 (17 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Acapulco | Max | TV | 6.5 | 68 |
| 1961 | Wild in the Country | Judge Tom Parker (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 68 |
| 1960 | The Barbara Stanwyck Show | Rupert Willis | TV | 6.4 | 67 |
| 1958 | The Notorious Mr. Monks | Judge (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 65 |
| 1957 | Leave It to Beaver | TV | 6.9 | 64 | |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Sam Brady | TV | 6.8 | 60 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | L.P. Kerner | TV | 6.8 | 60 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Judge | TV | 6.8 | 60 |
| 1950 | The Second Woman | Stacy Rogers | Film | 5.6 | 57 |
| 1950 | Western Pacific Agent | Train Passenger (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 57 |
| 1949 | Impact | Judge | Film | 6.1 | 56 |
| 1949 | Post Office Investigator | Henry Hand | Film | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1949 | The Threat | Police Fingerprint Technician (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 56 |
| 1949 | Rimfire | Elkins (Banker) | Film | 5.3 | 56 |
| 1949 | Massacre River | Lawyer Johnstone (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 56 |
| 1949 | Riders of the Whistling Pines | Charles Carter (uncredited) | Film | 5.7 | 56 |
| 1949 | Horsemen of the Sierras | Phineas Grant | Film | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1949 | Alaska Patrol | Dr. Loring | Film | 10.0 | 56 |
| 1949 | Dynamite | Hook (Quarry Superintendent) (uncredited) | Film | 4.7 | 56 |
| 1949 | Masked Raiders | Captain of Texas Rangers (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 56 |
| 1949 | South of Death Valley | Major Porter Mullen (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1949 | Feudin' Rhythm | Mr. Rushman (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1948 | Shed No Tears | Homicide Inspector (Uncredited) | Film | 5.1 | 55 |
| 1948 | Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House | John Retch | Film | 7.0 | 55 |
| 1948 | Return of the Bad Men | Judge Harper | Film | 6.3 | 55 |
| 1948 | Son of God’s Country | John Thornton | Film | 9.0 | 55 |
| 1948 | If You Knew Susie | Ogleby (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 55 |
| 1948 | Race Street | Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 55 |
| 1948 | Fighting Father Dunne | J.J. Sonin | Film | 7.5 | 55 |
| 1948 | Smoky Mountain Melody | Josh Corby | Film | 7.0 | 55 |
| 1948 | Western Heritage | Judge Winston | Film | 7.0 | 55 |
| 1948 | Guns of Hate | Ben Jason | Film | 6.0 | 55 |
| 1947 | Riff-Raff | Mr. Domingues | Film | 6.2 | 54 |
| 1947 | Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome | Bank Officer (uncredited) | Film | 5.5 | 54 |
| 1947 | Born to Kill | Conductor (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 54 |
| 1947 | Dick Tracy's Dilemma | Hawks (uncredited) | Film | 5.5 | 54 |
| 1947 | The Farmer's Daughter | Night Editor (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 54 |
| 1947 | Banjo | Conductor Matthews (uncredited) | Film | 7.7 | 54 |
| 1947 | Trail Street | Jason | Film | 6.5 | 54 |
| 1947 | The Judge Steps Out | Police Officer Maloney (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 54 |
| 1947 | Code of the West | Morley (uncredited) | Film | 7.7 | 54 |
| 1947 | Desperate | Ferrari | Film | 6.5 | 54 |
| 1947 | A Likely Story | Cop (uncredited) | Film | 4.8 | 54 |
| 1947 | Thunder Mountain | Jim Gardner | Film | 6.0 | 54 |
| 1947 | Do or Diet | Boss | Film | 8.0 | 54 |
| 1947 | Seven Keys to Baldpate | Hayden | Film | 6.7 | 54 |
| 1947 | Wild Horse Mesa | Hod Slack | Film | 6.5 | 54 |
| 1947 | Follow That Music | Film | — | 54 | |
| 1947 | Under the Tonto Rim | Captain McLean | Film | 6.3 | 54 |
| 1946 | Bedlam | Oliver Todd | Film | 6.6 | 53 |
| 1946 | Dick Tracy vs. Cueball | Captain (uncredited) | Film | 5.5 | 53 |
| 1946 | Deadline at Dawn | Policeman with Liquor Bottle (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 53 |
| 1946 | The Bamboo Blonde | Colonel Graham (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 53 |
| 1946 | Step by Step | Bruckner | Film | 6.2 | 53 |
| 1946 | I'll Take Milk | Film | 6.5 | 53 | |
| 1946 | Badman's Territory | Alert Coffeyville Citizen (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 53 |
| 1946 | Criminal Court | Al Marsh (uncredited) | Film | 5.4 | 53 |
| 1946 | Ding Dong Williams | Director Kenmore | Film | 7.5 | 53 |
| 1946 | Traffic with the Devil | Irate Motorist (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 53 |
| 1946 | The Falcon's Adventure | Lieutenant Evans | Film | 6.6 | 53 |
| 1946 | The Falcon's Alibi | Harvey Beaumont | Film | 5.3 | 53 |
| 1946 | Vacation in Reno | Sheriff Johnson | Film | 7.7 | 53 |
| 1946 | Twin Husbands | Dorothy's Attorney | Film | 7.7 | 53 |
| 1945 | Dick Tracy | Motorist (uncredited) | Film | 5.2 | 52 |
| 1945 | Johnny Angel | Officer (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 52 |
| 1945 | The Falcon in San Francisco | Loomis, Butler (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 52 |
| 1945 | A Game of Death | Captain | Film | 6.5 | 52 |
| 1945 | Isle of the Dead | Albrecht | Film | 6.0 | 52 |
| 1945 | Zombies on Broadway | Headwaiter (uncredited) | Film | 5.1 | 52 |
| 1945 | Man Alive | Henry Fletcher | Film | 5.6 | 52 |
| 1945 | Betrayal from the East | Charlie Hildebrand | Film | 6.4 | 52 |
| 1945 | Wanderer of the Wasteland | Crooked Dealer | Film | 7.7 | 52 |
| 1945 | What, No Cigarettes | Policeman | Film | 7.5 | 52 |
| 1945 | It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog | Film | 8.0 | 52 | |
| 1944 | Bermuda Mystery | Mark Dunham | Film | 8.0 | 51 |
| 1944 | Mademoiselle Fifi | A Wholesaler in Wine | Film | 6.4 | 51 |
| 1944 | Music in Manhattan | Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 51 |
| 1943 | The Kansan | Bank Teller | Film | 6.0 | 50 |
| 1942 | Silver Queen | Bank Teller (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 49 |
| 1941 | San Antonio Rose | Man at Radio Station | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1940 | A Volta do Besouro Verde | Foley's Bodyguard | Film | 6.8 | 47 |
| 1940 | The Howards of Virginia | Backwoodsman (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 47 |
| 1940 | I Love You Again | Worker with Hendrickson Account (uncredited) | Film | 7.2 | 47 |
| 1940 | The Fatal Hour | Griswold | Film | 5.7 | 47 |
| 1940 | Gangs of Chicago | Film | 5.8 | 47 | |
| 1940 | Half a Sinner | Country Club Garage Man | Film | 5.3 | 47 |
| 1939 | Juarez | (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 46 |
| 1939 | Radio Hams | Pilot in distress | Film | 7.3 | 46 |
| 1939 | I Stole a Million | Bank Teller (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 46 |
| 1939 | Danger Flight | Paul Smith | Film | 4.4 | 46 |
| 1939 | Zorro's Fighting Legion | Cantina Proprietor | Film | 5.4 | 46 |
| 1939 | Range War | Rancher | Film | 6.5 | 46 |
| 1939 | Sky Patrol | Paul Smith - Three Points Airfield Owner | Film | 5.5 | 46 |
| 1939 | Mystery Plane | Paul Smith | Film | 7.2 | 46 |
| 1939 | Stunt Pilot | Paul Smith | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1939 | The Long Shot | Doctor | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1939 | Scouts to the Rescue | Doc | Film | 10.0 | 46 |
| 1939 | The Mad Empress | President Benito Juarez | Film | 5.8 | 46 |
| 1938 | The Rage of Paris | Department Head (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 45 |
| 1938 | Woman Against Woman | Mr. Roamer | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1938 | Flight to Fame | Muller | Film | 7.5 | 45 |
| 1938 | Cipher Bureau | Ellsworth | Film | 5.3 | 45 |
| 1938 | The Nurse from Brooklyn | Surgeon | Film | 6.5 | 45 |
| 1937 | Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 | Reporter | Film | 5.5 | 44 |
| 1937 | The Firefly | Civilian Spanish Patriot (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 44 |
| 1937 | Torture Money | Alex Carmathy (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 44 |
| 1937 | Clipped Wings | Raoul McGuire | Film | 5.3 | 44 |
| 1937 | Sweetheart of the Navy | Bumper | Film | 8.5 | 44 |
| 1936 | San Francisco | Father (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 43 |
| 1936 | Robin Hood of El Dorado | Pancho | Film | 5.2 | 43 |
| 1936 | Laughing at Trouble | Clerk of Court | Film | 8.0 | 43 |
| 1936 | The Luckiest Girl in the World | Film | 7.3 | 43 | |
| 1935 | The Last Days of Pompeii | Tax Gatherer (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 42 |
| 1935 | Break of Hearts | Ticket-Seller (uncredited) | Film | 5.5 | 42 |
| 1935 | Ladies Crave Excitement | Nick | Film | 5.7 | 42 |
| 1935 | I Live My Life | Church (Uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 42 |
| 1935 | Vagabond Lady | John’s Best Man (uncredited) | Film | 7.2 | 42 |
| 1935 | The Fighting Marines | Kota | Film | 6.5 | 42 |
| 1935 | The Miracle Rider | Carlton | Film | 5.5 | 42 |
| 1934 | Cockeyed Cavaliers | Tavern Singer | Film | 5.8 | 41 |
| 1934 | Broadway Bill | Arthur Winslow | Film | 6.0 | 41 |
| 1934 | The Woman Condemned | Jim Wallace | Film | 4.6 | 41 |
| 1934 | The President Vanishes | Kilbourne | Film | 6.0 | 41 |
| 1934 | All of Me | Man in Speakeasy (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1934 | Crimson Romance | Pierre | Film | 5.5 | 41 |
| 1934 | The Super Snooper | Film | 8.0 | 41 | |
| 1934 | Woman Unafraid | Big Bill Lewis | Film | 6.7 | 41 |
| 1934 | Burn 'Em Up Barnes | John Drummond | Film | 5.6 | 41 |
| 1934 | Take the Stand | Joe Reynolds | Film | 5.5 | 41 |
| 1934 | Public Stenographer | Fred 'Freddie' White | Film | 5.7 | 41 |
| 1933 | Employees' Entrance | Commercial Artist (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 40 |
| 1933 | Only Yesterday | Investor (Uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 40 |
| 1933 | The Devil's Mate | Clinton | Film | 8.0 | 40 |
| 1933 | Dance Hall Hostess | Jerry Raymond | Film | 8.0 | 40 |
| 1933 | Damaged Lives | Dr. Bill Hall | Film | 4.7 | 40 |
| 1933 | Ship of Wanted Men | John Craig | Film | 3.8 | 40 |
| 1933 | The Way to Love | Guide | Film | 8.0 | 40 |
| 1933 | Corruption | Police Commissioner | Film | 6.0 | 40 |
| 1933 | Carnival Lady | Jim Ryan | Film | 6.0 | 40 |
| 1932 | Union Depot | Station Agent (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 39 |
| 1932 | The Conquerors | Lane | Film | 5.6 | 39 |
| 1932 | Docks of San Francisco | John Banning | Film | 5.3 | 39 |
| 1932 | Slightly Married | Jack Haines | Film | 6.3 | 39 |
| 1932 | A Strange Adventure | Dr. Bailey | Film | 6.5 | 39 |
| 1932 | The Pride of the Legion | Moran | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1932 | Unholy Love | Simmington | Film | 4.0 | 39 |
| 1932 | White Eagle | Dave Rand | Film | 9.0 | 39 |
| 1932 | Klondike | Jim Armstrong | Film | 5.3 | 39 |
| 1932 | Discarded Lovers | Rex Forsythe | Film | 4.9 | 39 |
| 1931 | Salvation Nell | Major Williams | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1931 | Caught Plastered | Harry Waters | Film | 6.2 | 38 |
| 1931 | Ex-Bad Boy | Roger Shields | Film | 8.0 | 38 |
| 1931 | Charlie Chan Carries On | Walter Honeywood | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1931 | Subway Express | Paul Bordon | Film | 10.0 | 38 |
| 1931 | Trapped | Detective Lt. Jack Reed | Film | 9.0 | 38 |
| 1931 | The Law of the Tong | Charlie Wong | Film | 7.5 | 38 |
| 1930 | Peacock Alley | Jim Bradbury | Film | 5.0 | 37 |
| 1930 | Sisters | John Shannon | Film | 8.0 | 37 |
| 1930 | Abraham Lincoln | Herndon | Film | 5.5 | 37 |
| 1930 | Lightnin' | Raymond Thomas | Film | 5.3 | 37 |
| 1930 | Crazy That Way | Frank Oakes | Film | 10.0 | 37 |
| 1930 | The Jazz Cinderella | Herbert Carter | Film | 8.0 | 37 |
| 1930 | Trifles | George Henderson | Film | 5.0 | 37 |
| 1929 | The Gamblers | Carvel Emerson | Film | 9.0 | 36 |
| 1929 | Some Mother's Boy | The Boy | Film | 10.0 | 36 |
| 1929 | Trial Marriage | Dr. Thorvald Ware | Film | 10.0 | 36 |
| 1929 | Paris | Andrew Sabbot | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1929 | The Flying Marine | Mitch Moran | Film | 8.0 | 36 |
| 1929 | The Isle of Lost Ships | Frank Howard | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1928 | On Trial | Defense Attorney | Film | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1928 | The Death Ship | Tom - The First Mate | Film | — | 35 |
| 1927 | White Flannels | Frank Politz | Film | 8.0 | 34 |
| 1927 | Casey Jones | Casey Jones Jr | Film | 10.0 | 34 |
| 1927 | Polly of the Movies | Angus Whitcomb | Film | 10.0 | 34 |
| 1927 | Tracked by the Police | Bob Owen | Film | 8.0 | 34 |
| 1927 | Wild Geese | Mark Jordan | Film | 10.0 | 34 |
| 1927 | Jaws of Steel | John Warren | Film | 8.0 | 34 |
| 1927 | The Heart of Maryland | Maj. Alan Kendrick | Film | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1927 | Hills of Kentucky | Steve Harley | Film | 5.5 | 34 |
| 1927 | Irish Hearts | Rory | Film | 10.0 | 34 |
| 1927 | Streets of Shanghai | Eugene Fong | Film | 9.0 | 34 |
| 1926 | The Third Degree | Howard Jeffries Jr. | Film | 7.0 | 33 |
| 1926 | Footloose Widows | J.A. "Jerry" Smith | Film | 7.0 | 33 |
| 1926 | The Cohens and Kellys | Tim Kelly | Film | 9.0 | 33 |
| 1925 | Stella Maris | Walter Herold | Film | 8.0 | 32 |
| 1921 | The Gilded Lily | Frank Thompson | Film | 9.0 | 28 |
| 1921 | The Land of Hope | Sascha Rabinoff | Film | 8.0 | 28 |
| Let's Go Stepping | Film | 8.0 | — |