Jason Robards

Jason Robards

Acting

Born:
1922-07-26
Died:
2000-12-26
Place of birth:
Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.

Known For

Filmography

The Voice Still Carries: The Aimee Mann Story

The Voice Still Carries: The Aimee Mann Story

2026Earl Partridge (Magnolia archive footage)
Movie
Arthur Miller: Writer

Arthur Miller: Writer

7.12017Self (archive footage)
Movie
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone

All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone

7.42016Ben Bradlee (archive footage)
Movie
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004

Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004

7.72006Joe's Father (video "One")
Movie
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film

Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film

2006Self
Movie
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

8.02004Self (archive footage)
Movie
Going Home

Going Home

6.52000Charles Barton
Movie
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone

Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone

6.12000Self (archive footage)
Movie
That Moment: Magnolia Diary

That Moment: Magnolia Diary

7.72000Self
Movie
Magnolia

Magnolia

7.71999Earl Partridge
Movie
My Best Fiend

My Best Fiend

7.41999Self (archive footage)
Movie
Enemy of the State

Enemy of the State

7.11998Congressman Phillip Hammersley (uncredited)
Movie
Beloved

Beloved

5.81998Mr. Bodwin
Movie
The Real Macaw

The Real Macaw

6.01998Grandpa Girdis
Movie
Heartwood

Heartwood

3.81998Logan Reeser
Movie
Truman

Truman

1997Narrator (voice)
Movie
A Thousand Acres

A Thousand Acres

5.71997Larry Cook
Movie
T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt

T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt

9.01996Narrator
Movie
The West

The West

8.41996Self - Brigham Young
TV
Journey

Journey

6.21995Marcus
Movie
Crimson Tide

Crimson Tide

7.21995Rear Admiral Anderson (uncredited)
Movie
My Antonia

My Antonia

7.31995Josea Burden
Movie
The Great American West

The Great American West

9.01995Narrator (voice)
Movie
Baseball

Baseball

7.61994(voice)
TV
The Enemy Within

The Enemy Within

5.81994General R. Pendleton Lloyd
Movie
Little Big League

Little Big League

6.01994Thomas Heywood
Movie
The Paper

The Paper

6.61994Graham Keighley
Movie
Over Washington D.C.: Our Nation's Capital

Over Washington D.C.: Our Nation's Capital

1994Narrator
Movie
La Classe américaine

La Classe américaine

7.61993The Newspaper Director (archive footage)
Movie
Philadelphia

Philadelphia

7.71993Charles Wheeler
Movie
Roots of Roe

Roots of Roe

7.01993Anthony Comstock (voice)
Movie
Heidi

Heidi

7.21993Grandfather
TV
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron

Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron

7.11993Self
Movie
The Trial

The Trial

6.01993Doctor Huld
Movie
The Adventures of Huck Finn

The Adventures of Huck Finn

6.21993The King
Movie
Lincoln

Lincoln

7.31992President Abraham Lincoln (voice)
Movie
The Peoples Palace: Secrets of the New York Public Library

The Peoples Palace: Secrets of the New York Public Library

1992Self - Narrator (voice)
Movie
Storyville

Storyville

5.21992Clifford Fowler
Movie
When It Was a Game 2

When It Was a Game 2

9.01992Passage Narrator (voice)
Movie
Deceptions

Deceptions

9.01992Clay (voice)
Movie
Mark Twain and Me

Mark Twain and Me

7.51991Mark Twain
Movie
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

7.81991Narrator (voice)
Movie
Rabbit Ears - Jonah and the Whale

Rabbit Ears - Jonah and the Whale

10.01991Narrator (voice)
Movie
When It Was a Game

When It Was a Game

10.01991(voice)
Movie
An Inconvenient Woman

An Inconvenient Woman

5.81991Jules Mendelson
TV
Chernobyl: The Final Warning

Chernobyl: The Final Warning

5.81991Dr. Armand Hammer
Movie
The Perfect Tribute

The Perfect Tribute

6.51991President Abraham Lincoln
Movie
The Civil War

The Civil War

8.01990Ulysses S. Grant (voice)
TV
Quick Change

Quick Change

6.71990Chief Rotzinger
Movie
Night of 100 Stars III

Night of 100 Stars III

4.31990Self
Movie
Black Rainbow

Black Rainbow

5.91989Walter Travis
Movie
Thomas Hart Benton

Thomas Hart Benton

7.81989Narrator (voice)
Movie
Parenthood

Parenthood

6.61989Frank Buckman
Movie
Reunion

Reunion

6.71989Henry Strauss
Movie
Dream a Little Dream

Dream a Little Dream

5.81989Coleman Ettinger
Movie
The Christmas Wife

The Christmas Wife

5.01988John Tanner
Movie
The Good Mother

The Good Mother

5.71988W. O. Muth
Movie
American Experience

American Experience

6.51988Narrator (voice)
TV
Bright Lights, Big City

Bright Lights, Big City

5.71988Mr. Hardy (uncredited)
Movie
Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

7.31988Harry Drummond
Movie