Jason Robards Sr.

Acting

Born December 30, 1892, Hillsdale, Michigan, USA

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.

Filmography

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