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Jason Robards

Jason Robards

ActingBorn: July 26, 1922in Chicago, Illinois, USADied: December 26, 2000

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.

Arthur Miller: Writer

Arthur Miller: Writer

2017Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone

All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone

2016Documentary

as Ben Bradlee (archive footage)

Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004

Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004

as Joe's Father (video "One")

Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film

Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film

2006Documentary

as Self

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

Going Home

Going Home

as Charles Barton

Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone

Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone

2000Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

That Moment: Magnolia Diary

That Moment: Magnolia Diary

2000Documentary

as Self

Magnolia

Magnolia

as Earl Partridge

My Best Fiend

My Best Fiend

1999Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

Enemy of the State

Enemy of the State

as Congressman Phillip Hammersley (uncredited)

Beloved

Beloved

as Mr. Bodwin

The Real Macaw

The Real Macaw

as Grandpa Girdis

Heartwood

Heartwood

as Logan Reeser

Truman

1997Documentary

as Narrator (voice)

A Thousand Acres

A Thousand Acres

as Larry Cook

T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt

T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt

1996Documentary

as Narrator

The West

The West

1996Documentary

as Self - Brigham Young

Journey

Journey

as Marcus

Crimson Tide

Crimson Tide

as Rear Admiral Anderson (uncredited)

My Antonia

My Antonia

as Josea Burden

The Great American West

1995Documentary

as Narrator (voice)

Baseball

Baseball

1994Documentary

as (voice)

The Enemy Within

The Enemy Within

as General R. Pendleton Lloyd

Little Big League

Little Big League

as Thomas Heywood

The Paper

The Paper

as Graham Keighley

Over Washington D.C.: Our Nation's Capital

Over Washington D.C.: Our Nation's Capital

1994Documentary

as Narrator

La Classe américaine

La Classe américaine

as The Newspaper Director (archive footage)

Philadelphia

Philadelphia

as Charles Wheeler

Heidi

Heidi

as Großvater

Heidi

Heidi

as Grandfather

Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron

Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron

1993Documentary

as Self

The Trial

The Trial

as Doctor Huld

The Adventures of Huck Finn

The Adventures of Huck Finn

as The King

Lincoln

1992Documentary

as President Abraham Lincoln (voice)

The Peoples Palace: Secrets of the New York Public Library

1992Documentary

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Storyville

Storyville

as Clifford Fowler

When It Was a Game 2

When It Was a Game 2

1992Documentary

as Passage Narrator (voice)

Deceptions

Deceptions

as Clay (voice)

Mark Twain and Me

Mark Twain and Me

as Mark Twain

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

1991Documentary

as Narrator (voice)

Rabbit Ears - Jonah and the Whale

Rabbit Ears - Jonah and the Whale

as Narrator (voice)

When It Was a Game

When It Was a Game

1991Documentary

as (voice)

An Inconvenient Woman

An Inconvenient Woman

as Jules Mendelson

Chernobyl: The Final Warning

Chernobyl: The Final Warning

as Dr. Armand Hammer

The Perfect Tribute

The Perfect Tribute

as President Abraham Lincoln

The Civil War

The Civil War

1990Documentary

as Ulysses S. Grant (voice)

Quick Change

Quick Change

as Chief Rotzinger

Night of 100 Stars III

Night of 100 Stars III

as Self

Black Rainbow

Black Rainbow

as Walter Travis

Thomas Hart Benton

Thomas Hart Benton

1989Documentary

as Narrator (voice)

Parenthood

Parenthood

as Frank Buckman

Reunion

Reunion

as Henry Strauss

Dream a Little Dream

Dream a Little Dream

as Coleman Ettinger

The Christmas Wife

The Christmas Wife

as John Tanner

The Good Mother

The Good Mother

as W. O. Muth

American Experience

American Experience

1988Documentary

as Narrator (voice)

Bright Lights, Big City

Bright Lights, Big City

as Mr. Hardy (uncredited)

Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

as Harry Drummond

Breaking Home Ties

Breaking Home Ties

as Lloyd Wells

Laguna Heat

Laguna Heat

as Wade Shephard

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

as Self

Square Dance

Square Dance

as Dillard

The Last Frontier

The Last Frontier

as Ed Stenning

The Last Frontier

The Last Frontier

as Ed Stenning

Johnny Bull

Johnny Bull

as Stephan Kovacs

Portrait: Werner Herzog

Portrait: Werner Herzog

1986Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

The Long Hot Summer

The Long Hot Summer

as Will Varner

Empire City

Empire City

1985Documentary

as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Atlanta Child Murders

The Atlanta Child Murders

as Alvin Binder

Screen Two

Screen Two

as Doctor Huld

The World of Tomorrow

The World of Tomorrow

1984Documentary

as Self / Narrator

You Can't Take it With You

You Can't Take it With You

as Grandpa Martin Vanderhof

America and Lewis Hine

1984Documentary

as Voice

Sakharov

Sakharov

as Andrei Sakharov

The Day After

The Day After

1983Science Fiction

as Dr. Russell Oakes

The Time of Our Lives: The Most Amazing 60 Years in History

1983Documentary

as Self - Host

Reading Rainbow

Reading Rainbow

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Something Wicked This Way Comes

as Charles Halloway

Max Dugan Returns

Max Dugan Returns

as Max Dugan

Burden of Dreams

Burden of Dreams

1982Documentary

as Fitzcarraldo (archive footage)

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

The Legend of the Lone Ranger

The Legend of the Lone Ranger

as President Ulysses S. Grant

Melvin and Howard

Melvin and Howard

as Howard Hughes

Ghosts of Cape Horn

Ghosts of Cape Horn

1980Documentary

as Narrator

Raise the Titanic

Raise the Titanic

as Admiral James Sandecker

F.D.R.: The Last Year

F.D.R.: The Last Year

as President Franklin D. Roosevelt

Haywire

Haywire

as Leland Hayward

Caboblanco

Caboblanco

as Gunther Beckdorff

Broadway on Showtime

Broadway on Showtime

as Erie Smith

Hurricane

Hurricane

as Capt. Charles Bruckner

The Kennedy Center Honors

The Kennedy Center Honors

as Self

A Christmas to Remember

A Christmas to Remember

as Daniel Larson

The Magic of David Copperfield

The Magic of David Copperfield

as Unknown

Comes a Horseman

Comes a Horseman

as Jacob 'J.W.' Ewing

Julia

Julia

as Dashiell Hammett

Washington: Behind Closed Doors

Washington: Behind Closed Doors

as President Richard Monckton

The Spy Who Never Was

The Spy Who Never Was

as Inspector Barkan

All the President's Men

All the President's Men

as Ben Bradlee

Addie and the King of Hearts

Addie and the King of Hearts

as James "Jamie" Mills

Mr. Sycamore

Mr. Sycamore

as John Gwilt

A Moon for the Misbegotten

A Moon for the Misbegotten

as James Tyrone Jr.

The Easter Promise

The Easter Promise

as James "Jamie" Mills

A Boy and His Dog

A Boy and His Dog

as Lou Craddock

The Country Girl

The Country Girl

as Frank Elgin

The Thanksgiving Treasure

The Thanksgiving Treasure

as James "Jamie" Mills

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

as Governor Wallace

Old Faithful

Old Faithful

as Jason Robards

The House Without a Christmas Tree

The House Without a Christmas Tree

as James "Jamie" Mills

Ghost Story

Ghost Story

as Elliot Brent

The War Between Men and Women

The War Between Men and Women

as Stephen Kozlenko

Film '72

as Self

Johnny Got His Gun

Johnny Got His Gun

as Joe's Father

Murders in the Rue Morgue

Murders in the Rue Morgue

as Cesar Charron

Fools

Fools

as Matthew South

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

as Marcus Brutus

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

as Cable Hogue

Operation Snafu

Operation Snafu

as Sam Armstrong

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

as General Walter C. Short

The Night They Raided Minsky's

The Night They Raided Minsky's

as Raymond Paine

Once Upon a Time in the West

Once Upon a Time in the West

as 'Cheyenne'

Isadora

Isadora

as Paris Singer

The Dick Cavett Show

Peacock Premium

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Hour of the Gun

Hour of the Gun

as Doc Holliday

The Belle of 14th Street

The Belle of 14th Street

as Performer

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

as Al Capone

Divorce American Style

Divorce American Style

as Nelson Downes

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde

Noon Wine

Noon Wine

as Royal Earle Thompson

Any Wednesday

Any Wednesday

as John Cleves

ABC Stage 67

ABC Stage 67

as Royal Earle Thompson

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

as Henry Drummond

The Face of Genius

The Face of Genius

1966Documentary

as Self - Narrator (voice)

A Thousand Clowns

A Thousand Clowns

as Murray

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

as Abraham Lincoln

Act One

Act One

as George S. Kaufman

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Unknown

The Danny Kaye Show

The Danny Kaye Show

as Self

Long Day's Journey Into Night

Long Day's Journey Into Night

as Jamie Tyrone

Tender Is the Night

Tender Is the Night

as Dick Diver

By Love Possessed

By Love Possessed

as Julius Penrose

The Iceman Cometh

The Iceman Cometh

as Theodore "Hickey" Hickman

The Iceman Cometh

The Iceman Cometh

as Theodore "Hickey" Hickman

The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries

as Detective Anderson

The Bat

The Bat

as Detective Anderson

A Doll's House

A Doll's House

as Dr. Rank

Play of the Week

Play of the Week

as Unknown

For Whom the Bell Tolls

For Whom the Bell Tolls

as Robert Jordan

The Journey

The Journey

as Paul Kedes

Playhouse 90

Playhouse 90

as Robert Jordan

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Host

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

The Alcoa Hour

The Alcoa Hour

as Bert Palmer

The Oscars

The Oscars

as Self

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as Col. Carter

Omnibus

Omnibus

as Unknown

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Dr. Rank

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Marcus

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Abe Lincoln

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Frank Elgin

What's My Line?

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What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

Studio One

Studio One

as Frank Cameron

Studio One

Studio One

as Prisoner

Studio One

Studio One

as Walter Osgood

Studio One

Studio One

as Leonard O'Brien

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

as Joe Grant

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

as Mason

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self