1922-07-26 Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
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Arthur Miller: Writer | Self (archive footage) | 2017-12-08 |
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All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone | Ben Bradlee (archive footage) | 2016-11-04 |
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Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film | Self | 2006-03-27 |
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Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 | Joe's Father (video "One") | 2006-12-04 |
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Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade | Self (archive footage) | 2004-07-25 |
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Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone | Self (archive footage) | 2000-01-01 |
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Going Home | Charles Barton | 2000-03-12 |
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That Moment: Magnolia Diary | Self | 2000-01-01 |
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Magnolia | Earl Partridge | 1999-12-17 |
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Mein liebster Feind | Self (archive footage) | 1999-05-17 |
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The Real Macaw | Grandpa Girdis | 1998-09-24 |
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Enemy of the State | Congressman Phillip Hammersley (uncredited) | 1998-11-20 |
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Heartwood | Logan Reeser | 1998-04-19 |
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Beloved | Mr. Bodwin | 1998-10-16 |
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A Thousand Acres | Larry Cook | 1997-09-19 |
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Truman | Narrator (voice) | 1997-10-05 |
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T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt | Narrator | 1996-10-06 |
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My Antonia | Josea Burden | 1995-03-29 |
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Crimson Tide | Rear Admiral Anderson (uncredited) | 1995-05-12 |
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The Great American West | Narrator (voice) | 1995-01-01 |
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Journey | Marcus | 1995-12-10 |
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Over Washington D.C.: Our Nation's Capital | Narrator | 1994-01-01 |
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The Enemy Within | General R. Pendleton Lloyd | 1994-08-24 |
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The Paper | Graham Keighley | 1994-03-18 |
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Little Big League | Thomas Heywood | 1994-06-29 |
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The Adventures of Huck Finn | The King | 1993-04-02 |
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La Classe américaine | The Newspaper Director (archive footage) | 1993-12-31 |
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Philadelphia | Charles Wheeler | 1993-12-22 |
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Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron | Self | 1993-06-29 |
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Heidi | Großvater | 1993-07-18 |
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The Trial | Doctor Huld | 1993-06-18 |
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Deceptions | Clay (voice) | 1992-01-01 |
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Storyville | Clifford Fowler | 1992-08-26 |
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The Peoples Palace: Secrets of the New York Public Library | Self - Narrator (voice) | 1992-12-01 |
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Lincoln | President Abraham Lincoln (voice) | 1992-12-26 |
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When It Was a Game 2 | Passage Narrator (voice) | 1992-07-13 |
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Chernobyl: The Final Warning | Dr. Armand Hammer | 1991-04-22 |
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The Perfect Tribute | President Abraham Lincoln | 1991-04-21 |
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Rabbit Ears - Jonah and the Whale | Narrator (voice) | 1991-09-14 |
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Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio | Narrator (voice) | 1991-10-01 |
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Mark Twain and Me | Mark Twain | 1991-11-22 |
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When It Was a Game | (voice) | 1991-07-08 |
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Night of 100 Stars III | Self | 1990-05-21 |
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Quick Change | Chief Rotzinger | 1990-07-13 |
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Reunion | Henry Strauss | 1989-05-17 |
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Dream a Little Dream | Coleman Ettinger | 1989-03-03 |
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Black Rainbow | Walter Travis | 1989-12-05 |
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Parenthood | Frank Buckman | 1989-07-31 |
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Thomas Hart Benton | Narrator (voice) | 1989-10-31 |
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The Good Mother | W. O. Muth | 1988-11-04 |
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Inherit the Wind | Harry Drummond | 1988-03-20 |
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The Christmas Wife | John Tanner | 1988-12-12 |
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Bright Lights, Big City | Mr. Hardy (uncredited) | 1988-04-01 |
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Breaking Home Ties | Lloyd Wells | 1987-11-26 |
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Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood | Self | 1987-05-18 |
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Laguna Heat | Wade Shephard | 1987-11-15 |
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Square Dance | Dillard | 1987-03-01 |
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Werner Herzog: Filmemacher | Self (archive footage) | 1986-03-27 |
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Johnny Bull | Stephan Kovacs | 1986-05-19 |
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The Last Frontier | Ed Stenning | 1986-10-05 |
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Empire City | Self - Narrator (voice) | 1985-07-01 |
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The World of Tomorrow | Self / Narrator | 1984-12-31 |
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You Can't Take it With You | Grandpa Martin Vanderhof | 1984-11-21 |
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America and Lewis Hine | Voice | 1984-09-29 |
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Sakharov | Andrei Sakharov | 1984-06-20 |
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The Time of Our Lives: The Most Amazing 60 Years in History | Self - Host | 1983-10-10 |
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Max Dugan Returns | Max Dugan | 1983-03-25 |
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The Day After | Dr. Russell Oakes | 1983-12-10 |
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Something Wicked This Way Comes | Charles Halloway | 1983-04-29 |
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Burden of Dreams | Fitzcarraldo (archive footage) | 1982-10-01 |
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Night of 100 Stars | Self | 1982-03-08 |
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The Legend of the Lone Ranger | President Ulysses S. Grant | 1981-08-06 |
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Melvin and Howard | Howard Hughes | 1980-09-19 |
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Ghosts of Cape Horn | Narrator | 1980-09-06 |
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Raise the Titanic | Admiral James Sandecker | 1980-08-01 |
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Caboblanco | Gunther Beckdorff | 1980-01-23 |
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Haywire | Leland Hayward | 1980-05-14 |
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F.D.R.: The Last Year | President Franklin D. Roosevelt | 1980-05-15 |
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Hurricane | Capt. Charles Bruckner | 1979-04-12 |
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A Christmas to Remember | Daniel Larson | 1978-12-22 |
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Comes a Horseman | Jacob 'J.W.' Ewing | 1978-10-25 |
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Julia | Dashiell Hammett | 1977-10-01 |
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All the President's Men | Ben Bradlee | 1976-04-09 |
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Addie and the King of Hearts | James "Jamie" Mills | 1976-01-25 |
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Tod eines Fremden | Inspector Barkan | 1976-06-01 |
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The Easter Promise | James "Jamie" Mills | 1975-03-26 |
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A Moon for the Misbegotten | James Tyrone Jr. | 1975-05-27 |
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Mr. Sycamore | John Gwilt | 1975-12-12 |
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A Boy and His Dog | Lou Craddock | 1975-03-23 |
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The Country Girl | Frank Elgin | 1974-02-05 |
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The Thanksgiving Treasure | James "Jamie" Mills | 1973-11-18 |
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Old Faithful | Jason Robards | 1973-03-12 |
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Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid | Governor Wallace | 1973-05-23 |
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The War Between Men and Women | Stephen Kozlenko | 1972-06-01 |
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The House Without a Christmas Tree | James "Jamie" Mills | 1972-12-03 |
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Murders in the Rue Morgue | Cesar Charron | 1971-07-21 |
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Johnny Got His Gun | Joe's Father | 1971-08-04 |
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Julius Caesar | Marcus Brutus | 1970-06-04 |
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Tora! Tora! Tora! | General Walter C. Short | 1970-01-26 |
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The Ballad of Cable Hogue | Cable Hogue | 1970-03-18 |
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Fools | Matthew South | 1970-12-23 |
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Rosolino Paternò, soldato... | Sam Armstrong | 1970-03-03 |
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The Night They Raided Minsky's | Raymond Paine | 1968-12-21 |
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Isadora | Paris Singer | 1968-09-14 |
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C'era una volta il West | 'Cheyenne' | 1968-12-21 |
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The St. Valentine's Day Massacre | Al Capone | 1967-06-30 |
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Hour of the Gun | Doc Holliday | 1967-11-01 |
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde | 1967-01-01 |
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Divorce American Style | Nelson Downes | 1967-06-21 |
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The Belle of 14th Street | Performer | 1967-10-11 |
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Any Wednesday | John Cleves | 1966-10-13 |
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The Face of Genius | Narrator (voice) | 1966-03-21 |
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Noon Wine | Royal Earle Thompson | 1966-11-23 |
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A Big Hand for the Little Lady | Henry Drummond | 1966-06-08 |
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A Thousand Clowns | Murray | 1965-12-13 |
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Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Abraham Lincoln | 1964-02-02 |
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Act One | George S. Kaufman | 1963-12-26 |
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Tender Is the Night | Dick Diver | 1962-01-19 |
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Long Day's Journey Into Night | Jamie Tyrone | 1962-10-09 |
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By Love Possessed | Julius Penrose | 1961-07-19 |
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The Iceman Cometh | Theodore "Hickey" Hickman | 1960-11-14 |
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The Bat | Detective Anderson | 1960-03-29 |
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For Whom the Bell Tolls | Robert Jordan | 1959-03-12 |
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The Journey | Paul Kedes | 1959-02-11 |
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A Doll's House | Dr. Rank | 1959-11-15 |
