
Jason Robards Sr.
Department: Acting
Biography
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

Isle of the Dead
1945

Bedlam
1946

Dynamite
1949

Wanderer of the Wasteland
1945

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
1946

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948

Riff-Raff
1947

Impact
1949

Subway Express
1931

Desperate
1947

The Super Snooper
1934

Betrayal from the East
1945

The Second Woman
1950

The Rage of Paris
1938

The Falcon's Alibi
1946

The Falcon's Adventure
1946

Shed No Tears
1948

The Fighting Marines
1935

The Howards of Virginia
1940

Caught Plastered
1931

Mademoiselle Fifi
1944

Broadway Bill
1934

The Fatal Hour
1940

The Last Days of Pompeii
1935

Damaged Lives
1933

The Firefly
1937

San Antonio Rose
1941

Thunder Mountain
1947

A Game of Death
1945

Post Office Investigator
1949

Discarded Lovers
1932

Klondike
1932

Wild Horse Mesa
1947

A Strange Adventure
1932

Return of the Bad Men
1948

Ladies Crave Excitement
1935

The Miracle Rider
1935

The Woman Condemned
1934

Footloose Widows
1926

The Pride of the Legion
1932

Public Stenographer
1934

Trapped
1931

The Land of Hope
1921

Irish Hearts
1927

Carnival Lady
1933

Man Alive
1945

Unholy Love
1932

Docks of San Francisco
1932

Sweetheart of the Navy
1937

Clipped Wings
1937

Crimson Romance
1934

The Conquerors
1932

The Bamboo Blonde
1946

Union Depot
1932

Peacock Alley
1930

Slightly Married
1932

Gangs of Chicago
1940

Fighting Father Dunne
1948

Ding Dong Williams
1946

Abraham Lincoln
1930

Burn 'Em Up Barnes
1934

I Love You Again
1940

Ex-Bad Boy
1931

Woman Unafraid
1934

Hills of Kentucky
1927

Jaws of Steel
1927

Traffic with the Devil
1946

Danger Flight
1939

Follow That Music
1947

Vogues of 1938
1937

The President Vanishes
1934

The Nurse from Brooklyn
1938

Western Heritage
1948

Robin Hood of El Dorado
1936

Employees' Entrance
1933

Zorro's Fighting Legion
1939

The Long Shot
1939

Mystery Plane
1939

Juarez
1939

Stunt Pilot
1939

Take the Stand
1934

Sky Patrol
1939

Charlie Chan Carries On
1931

Deadline at Dawn
1946

South of Death Valley
1949

Rimfire
1949

Riders of the Whistling Pines
1949

Alaska Patrol
1949

Race Street
1948

The Judge Steps Out
1947

Dick Tracy's Dilemma
1947

Born to Kill
1947

A Likely Story
1947

Code of the West
1947

Woman Against Woman
1938

Bermuda Mystery
1944

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
1940

The Law of the Tong
1931

Cipher Bureau
1938

Under the Tonto Rim
1947

Ship of Wanted Men
1933

Salvation Nell
1931

Lightnin'
1930

Range War
1939

Radio Hams
1939

Massacre River
1949

Cockeyed Cavaliers
1934

If You Knew Susie
1948

Half a Sinner
1940

Tracked by the Police
1927

The Farmer's Daughter
1947

Criminal Court
1946

Smoky Mountain Melody
1948

I Live My Life
1935

Corruption
1933

The Gamblers
1929

All of Me
1934

Horsemen of the Sierras
1949

Guns of Hate
1948

Seven Keys to Baldpate
1947

The Death Ship
1928

Trifles
1930

Scouts to the Rescue
1939

Son of God’s Country
1948

Silver Queen
1942

The Kansan
1943

San Francisco
1936

Zombies on Broadway
1945

On Trial
1928

Twin Husbands
1946

Vacation in Reno
1946

The Jazz Cinderella
1930

I Stole a Million
1939

White Eagle
1932

Break of Hearts
1935

Trial Marriage
1929

Stella Maris
1925

Banjo
1947

Paris
1929

I'll Take Milk
1946

Torture Money
1937

The Falcon in San Francisco
1945

The Third Degree
1926

The Heart of Maryland
1927

Only Yesterday
1933

Badman's Territory
1946

Wild Geese
1927

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
1945

Trail Street
1947

The Way to Love
1933

The Mad Empress
1939

Flight to Fame
1938

The Gilded Lily
1921

Do or Diet
1947

Step by Step
1946

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
1947

The Cohens and Kellys
1926

White Flannels
1927

Streets of Shanghai
1927

The Notorious Mr. Monks
1958

Wild in the Country
1961

Western Pacific Agent
1950

The Threat
1949

Feudin' Rhythm
1949

Masked Raiders
1949

The Flying Marine
1929

The Isle of Lost Ships
1929

The Devil's Mate
1933

Crazy That Way
1930

Dick Tracy
1945

The Luckiest Girl in the World
1936

Vagabond Lady
1935

Laughing at Trouble
1936

Johnny Angel
1945

Music in Manhattan
1944

Let's Go Stepping
—

What, No Cigarettes
1945

Polly of the Movies
1927

Sisters
1930

Some Mother's Boy
1929

Casey Jones
1927

Dance Hall Hostess
1933

General Electric Theater
1953

Acapulco
1961

Leave It to Beaver
1957

The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960

General Electric Theater
1953

General Electric Theater
1953