Jason Robards
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.
Filmography
Arthur Miller: Writer
as Self (archive footage)
Arthur Miller: Writer
as Self (archive footage)
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
as Ben Bradlee (archive footage)
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
as Ben Bradlee (archive footage)
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
as Joe's Father (video "One")
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
as Joe's Father (video "One")
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
as Self
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
as Self
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self (archive footage)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self (archive footage)
Going Home
as Charles Barton
Going Home
as Charles Barton
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
as Self
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
as Self
Magnolia
as Earl Partridge
Magnolia
as Earl Partridge
My Best Fiend
as Self (archive footage)
My Best Fiend
as Self (archive footage)
Enemy of the State
as Congressman Phillip Hammersley (uncredited)
Enemy of the State
as Congressman Phillip Hammersley (uncredited)
Beloved
as Mr. Bodwin
Beloved
as Mr. Bodwin
The Real Macaw
as Grandpa Girdis
The Real Macaw
as Grandpa Girdis
Heartwood
as Logan Reeser
Heartwood
as Logan Reeser
Truman
as Narrator (voice)
Truman
as Narrator (voice)
A Thousand Acres
as Larry Cook
A Thousand Acres
as Larry Cook
T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt
as Narrator
T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt
as Narrator
Journey
as Marcus
Journey
as Marcus
Crimson Tide
as Rear Admiral Anderson (uncredited)
Crimson Tide
as Rear Admiral Anderson (uncredited)
My Antonia
as Josea Burden
My Antonia
as Josea Burden
The Great American West
as Narrator (voice)
The Great American West
as Narrator (voice)
The Enemy Within
as General R. Pendleton Lloyd
The Enemy Within
as General R. Pendleton Lloyd
Little Big League
as Thomas Heywood
Little Big League
as Thomas Heywood
The Paper
as Graham Keighley
The Paper
as Graham Keighley
Over Washington D.C.: Our Nation's Capital
as Narrator
Over Washington D.C.: Our Nation's Capital
as Narrator
La Classe américaine
as The Newspaper Director (archive footage)
La Classe américaine
as The Newspaper Director (archive footage)
Philadelphia
as Charles Wheeler
Philadelphia
as Charles Wheeler
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
as Self
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
as Self
The Trial
as Doctor Huld
The Trial
as Doctor Huld
Storyville
as Clifford Fowler
Storyville
as Clifford Fowler
When It Was a Game 2
as Passage Narrator (voice)
When It Was a Game 2
as Passage Narrator (voice)
Deceptions
as Clay (voice)
Deceptions
as Clay (voice)
Mark Twain and Me
as Mark Twain
Mark Twain and Me
as Mark Twain
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
as Narrator (voice)
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
as Narrator (voice)
When It Was a Game
as (voice)
When It Was a Game
as (voice)
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
as Dr. Armand Hammer
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
as Dr. Armand Hammer
The Perfect Tribute
as President Abraham Lincoln
The Perfect Tribute
as President Abraham Lincoln
Quick Change
as Chief Rotzinger
Quick Change
as Chief Rotzinger
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
Black Rainbow
as Walter Travis
Black Rainbow
as Walter Travis
Thomas Hart Benton
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas Hart Benton
as Narrator (voice)
Parenthood
as Frank Buckman
Parenthood
as Frank Buckman
Reunion
as Henry Strauss
Reunion
as Henry Strauss
The Good Mother
as W. O. Muth
The Good Mother
as W. O. Muth
Bright Lights, Big City
as Mr. Hardy (uncredited)
Bright Lights, Big City
as Mr. Hardy (uncredited)
Inherit the Wind
as Harry Drummond
Inherit the Wind
as Harry Drummond
Laguna Heat
as Wade Shephard
Laguna Heat
as Wade Shephard
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
Square Dance
as Dillard
Square Dance
as Dillard
Johnny Bull
as Stephan Kovacs
Johnny Bull
as Stephan Kovacs
Portrait: Werner Herzog
as Self (archive footage)
Portrait: Werner Herzog
as Self (archive footage)
The World of Tomorrow
as Self / Narrator
The World of Tomorrow
as Self / Narrator
You Can't Take it With You
as Grandpa Martin Vanderhof
You Can't Take it With You
as Grandpa Martin Vanderhof
Sakharov
as Andrei Sakharov
Sakharov
as Andrei Sakharov
The Day After
as Dr. Russell Oakes
The Day After
as Dr. Russell Oakes
Something Wicked This Way Comes
as Charles Halloway
Something Wicked This Way Comes
as Charles Halloway
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
as President Ulysses S. Grant
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
as President Ulysses S. Grant
Melvin and Howard
as Howard Hughes
Melvin and Howard
as Howard Hughes
F.D.R.: The Last Year
as President Franklin D. Roosevelt
F.D.R.: The Last Year
as President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Haywire
as Leland Hayward
Haywire
as Leland Hayward
Caboblanco
as Gunther Beckdorff
Caboblanco
as Gunther Beckdorff
Hurricane
as Capt. Charles Bruckner
Hurricane
as Capt. Charles Bruckner
A Christmas to Remember
as Daniel Larson
A Christmas to Remember
as Daniel Larson
Comes a Horseman
as Jacob 'J.W.' Ewing
Comes a Horseman
as Jacob 'J.W.' Ewing
Julia
as Dashiell Hammett
Julia
as Dashiell Hammett
The Spy Who Never Was
as Inspector Barkan
The Spy Who Never Was
as Inspector Barkan
Mr. Sycamore
as John Gwilt
Mr. Sycamore
as John Gwilt
The Country Girl
as Frank Elgin
The Country Girl
as Frank Elgin
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
as Governor Wallace
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
as Governor Wallace
The House Without a Christmas Tree
as James "Jamie" Mills
The House Without a Christmas Tree
as James "Jamie" Mills
The War Between Men and Women
as Stephen Kozlenko
The War Between Men and Women
as Stephen Kozlenko
Johnny Got His Gun
as Joe's Father
Johnny Got His Gun
as Joe's Father
Murders in the Rue Morgue
as Cesar Charron
Murders in the Rue Morgue
as Cesar Charron
Julius Caesar
as Marcus Brutus
Julius Caesar
as Marcus Brutus
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
as Cable Hogue
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
as Cable Hogue
Operation Snafu
as Sam Armstrong
Operation Snafu
as Sam Armstrong
The Night They Raided Minsky's
as Raymond Paine
The Night They Raided Minsky's
as Raymond Paine
Isadora
as Paris Singer
Isadora
as Paris Singer
Hour of the Gun
as Doc Holliday
Hour of the Gun
as Doc Holliday
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
as Al Capone
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
as Al Capone
Divorce American Style
as Nelson Downes
Divorce American Style
as Nelson Downes
Noon Wine
as Royal Earle Thompson
Noon Wine
as Royal Earle Thompson
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
as Henry Drummond
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
as Henry Drummond
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Abraham Lincoln
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Abraham Lincoln
Act One
as George S. Kaufman
Act One
as George S. Kaufman
Tender Is the Night
as Dick Diver
Tender Is the Night
as Dick Diver
By Love Possessed
as Julius Penrose
By Love Possessed
as Julius Penrose
The Iceman Cometh
as Theodore "Hickey" Hickman
The Iceman Cometh
as Theodore "Hickey" Hickman
The Bat
as Detective Anderson
The Bat
as Detective Anderson
For Whom the Bell Tolls
as Robert Jordan
For Whom the Bell Tolls
as Robert Jordan
The Journey
as Paul Kedes
The Journey
as Paul Kedes