Jason Robards Sr.
Famed American stage actor. Trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Art. Appeared in many films, initially as a leading man, then in character roles and occasional bits. Consistently billed as Jason Robards, as his more famous son, Jason Robards, did not come into fame until the end of the elder Robards' career. Only referred to as Jason Robards Sr. in retrospect. Died in 1963, having lived to see his namesake son and grandson (Jason Robards III) carry on the family acting tradition.
Known for
Leave It to Beaver
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Rupert Willis
Acapulco
Max
General Electric Theater
Sam Brady
General Electric Theater
L.P. Kerner
General Electric Theater
Judge
Half a Sinner
Country Club Garage Man
Abraham Lincoln
Herndon
Riders of the Whistling Pines
Charles Carter (uncredited)
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
Hawks (uncredited)
Dick Tracy
Motorist (uncredited)
The Kansan
Bank Teller
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
John Retch
The Fatal Hour
Griswold
Impact
Judge
Wild in the Country
Judge Tom Parker (uncredited)
The Second Woman
Stacy Rogers
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
Bank Officer (uncredited)
Zorro's Fighting Legion
Cantina Proprietor
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
Captain (uncredited)
San Francisco
Father (uncredited)
Born to Kill
Conductor (uncredited)
Return of the Bad Men
Judge Harper
Bedlam
Oliver Todd
Laughing at Trouble
Clerk of Court
I Live My Life
Church (Uncredited)
Badman's Territory
Alert Coffeyville Citizen (uncredited)
Broadway Bill
Arthur Winslow
Isle of the Dead
Albrecht
The President Vanishes
Kilbourne
Juarez
(uncredited)
Riff-Raff
Mr. Domingues
Johnny Angel
Officer (uncredited)
Break of Hearts
Ticket-Seller (uncredited)
Clipped Wings
Raoul McGuire
Thunder Mountain
Jim Gardner
I Love You Again
Worker with Hendrickson Account (uncredited)
The Rage of Paris
Department Head (uncredited)
Zombies on Broadway
Headwaiter (uncredited)
The Pride of the Legion
Moran
The Falcon in San Francisco
Loomis, Butler (uncredited)
The Bamboo Blonde
Colonel Graham (uncredited)
Union Depot
Station Agent (uncredited)
Step by Step
Bruckner
Code of the West
Morley (uncredited)
The Howards of Virginia
Backwoodsman (uncredited)
Shed No Tears
Homicide Inspector (Uncredited)
Cipher Bureau
Ellsworth
The Long Shot
Doctor
Deadline at Dawn
Policeman with Liquor Bottle (uncredited)
Desperate
Ferrari
Woman Against Woman
Mr. Roamer
Silver Queen
Bank Teller (uncredited)
If You Knew Susie
Ogleby (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out
Police Officer Maloney (uncredited)
A Likely Story
Cop (uncredited)
Race Street
Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Only Yesterday
Investor (Uncredited)
The Firefly
Civilian Spanish Patriot (uncredited)
The Farmer's Daughter
Night Editor (uncredited)
Banjo
Conductor Matthews (uncredited)
I Stole a Million
Bank Teller (uncredited)
Vagabond Lady
John’s Best Man (uncredited)
The Last Days of Pompeii
Tax Gatherer (uncredited)
Ding Dong Williams
Director Kenmore
Rimfire
Elkins (Banker)
The Threat
Police Fingerprint Technician (uncredited)
Crimson Romance
Pierre
Trail Street
Jason
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
Foley's Bodyguard
Robin Hood of El Dorado
Pancho
The Way to Love
Guide
Charlie Chan Carries On
Walter Honeywood
Range War
Rancher
A Game of Death
Captain
Vogues of 1938
Reporter
Gangs of Chicago
The Luckiest Girl in the World
Guns of Hate
Ben Jason
Massacre River
Lawyer Johnstone (uncredited)
The Falcon's Adventure
Lieutenant Evans
The Heart of Maryland
Maj. Alan Kendrick
Employees' Entrance
Commercial Artist (uncredited)
Wild Geese
Mark Jordan
San Antonio Rose
Man at Radio Station
Sky Patrol
Paul Smith - Three Points Airfield Owner
Wanderer of the Wasteland
Crooked Dealer
Corruption
Police Commissioner
Dynamite
Hook (Quarry Superintendent) (uncredited)
Do or Diet
Boss
Mademoiselle Fifi
A Wholesaler in Wine
The Mad Empress
President Benito Juarez
The Miracle Rider
Carlton
Woman Unafraid
Big Bill Lewis
Cockeyed Cavaliers
Tavern Singer
Vacation in Reno
Sheriff Johnson
Western Heritage
Judge Winston
The Third Degree
Howard Jeffries Jr.
Wild Horse Mesa
Hod Slack
Betrayal from the East
Charlie Hildebrand
Footloose Widows
J.A. "Jerry" Smith
Discarded Lovers
Rex Forsythe
Ship of Wanted Men
John Craig
The Conquerors
Lane
Post Office Investigator
Henry Hand
All of Me
Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)
The Super Snooper
Scouts to the Rescue
Doc
Man Alive
Henry Fletcher
Slightly Married
Jack Haines
Western Pacific Agent
Train Passenger (uncredited)
The Falcon's Alibi
Harvey Beaumont
The Notorious Mr. Monks
Judge (uncredited)
The Woman Condemned
Jim Wallace
White Eagle
Dave Rand
Stunt Pilot
Paul Smith
Peacock Alley
Jim Bradbury
Take the Stand
Joe Reynolds
Caught Plastered
Harry Waters
Paris
Andrew Sabbot
Klondike
Jim Armstrong
I'll Take Milk
Under the Tonto Rim
Captain McLean
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
Stella Maris
Walter Herold
The Gamblers
Carvel Emerson
Mystery Plane
Paul Smith
Criminal Court
Al Marsh (uncredited)
Ladies Crave Excitement
Nick
Son of God’s Country
John Thornton
A Strange Adventure
Dr. Bailey
The Nurse from Brooklyn
Surgeon
Feudin' Rhythm
Mr. Rushman (uncredited)
Twin Husbands
Dorothy's Attorney
Damaged Lives
Dr. Bill Hall
Danger Flight
Paul Smith
Lightnin'
Raymond Thomas
Follow That Music
Trapped
Detective Lt. Jack Reed
The Law of the Tong
Charlie Wong
Unholy Love
Simmington
Flight to Fame
Muller
Ex-Bad Boy
Roger Shields
The Land of Hope
Sascha Rabinoff
Torture Money
Alex Carmathy (uncredited)
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Hayden
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
John Drummond
Radio Hams
Pilot in distress
On Trial
Defense Attorney
The Devil's Mate
Clinton
The Cohens and Kellys
Tim Kelly
Crazy That Way
Frank Oakes
The Jazz Cinderella
Herbert Carter
The Gilded Lily
Frank Thompson
Trial Marriage
Dr. Thorvald Ware
The Isle of Lost Ships
Frank Howard
South of Death Valley
Major Porter Mullen (uncredited)
Sweetheart of the Navy
Bumper
Carnival Lady
Jim Ryan
Jaws of Steel
John Warren
Irish Hearts
Rory
Fighting Father Dunne
J.J. Sonin
Horsemen of the Sierras
Phineas Grant
Public Stenographer
Fred 'Freddie' White
Trifles
George Henderson
Hills of Kentucky
Steve Harley
Masked Raiders
Captain of Texas Rangers (uncredited)
Bermuda Mystery
Mark Dunham
Tracked by the Police
Bob Owen
The Flying Marine
Mitch Moran
The Fighting Marines
Kota
Alaska Patrol
Dr. Loring
Smoky Mountain Melody
Josh Corby
Subway Express
Paul Bordon
Traffic with the Devil
Irate Motorist (uncredited)
Streets of Shanghai
Eugene Fong
Salvation Nell
Major Williams
White Flannels
Frank Politz
Docks of San Francisco
John Banning
The Death Ship
Tom - The First Mate