

Jason Robards Sr.
ActorFamed 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.
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Wild in the Country
1961
Judge Tom Parker (uncredited)

The Notorious Mr. Monks
1958
Judge (uncredited)

The Second Woman
1950
Stacy Rogers

Western Pacific Agent
1950
Train Passenger (uncredited)

Dynamite
1949
Hook (Quarry Superintendent) (uncredited)

Impact
1949
Judge

Post Office Investigator
1949
Henry Hand

Riders of the Whistling Pines
1949
Charles Carter (uncredited)

Rimfire
1949
Elkins (Banker)

South of Death Valley
1949
Major Porter Mullen (uncredited)

Alaska Patrol
1949
Dr. Loring

Massacre River
1949
Lawyer Johnstone (uncredited)

Horsemen of the Sierras
1949
Phineas Grant

Feudin' Rhythm
1949
Mr. Rushman (uncredited)

Masked Raiders
1949
Captain of Texas Rangers (uncredited)

The Threat
1949
Police Fingerprint Technician (uncredited)

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948
John Retch

Shed No Tears
1948
Homicide Inspector (Uncredited)

Return of the Bad Men
1948
Judge Harper

Fighting Father Dunne
1948
J.J. Sonin

Western Heritage
1948
Judge Winston

Race Street
1948
Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)

If You Knew Susie
1948
Ogleby (uncredited)

Smoky Mountain Melody
1948
Josh Corby

Guns of Hate
1948
Ben Jason

Son of God’s Country
1948
John Thornton

Riff-Raff
1947
Mr. Domingues

Desperate
1947
Ferrari

Thunder Mountain
1947
Jim Gardner

Wild Horse Mesa
1947
Hod Slack
- Follow That Music
Follow That Music
1947

The Judge Steps Out
1947
Police Officer Maloney (uncredited)

Dick Tracy's Dilemma
1947
Hawks (uncredited)

Born to Kill
1947
Conductor (uncredited)

A Likely Story
1947
Cop (uncredited)

Code of the West
1947
Morley (uncredited)

Under the Tonto Rim
1947
Captain McLean

The Farmer's Daughter
1947
Night Editor (uncredited)

Seven Keys to Baldpate
1947
Hayden

Banjo
1947
Conductor Matthews (uncredited)

Trail Street
1947
Jason

Do or Diet
1947
Boss

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
1947
Bank Officer (uncredited)

Bedlam
1946
Oliver Todd

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
1946
Captain (uncredited)

The Falcon's Adventure
1946
Lieutenant Evans

The Falcon's Alibi
1946
Harvey Beaumont

The Bamboo Blonde
1946
Colonel Graham (uncredited)

Ding Dong Williams
1946
Director Kenmore

Traffic with the Devil
1946
Irate Motorist (uncredited)

Deadline at Dawn
1946
Policeman with Liquor Bottle (uncredited)

Criminal Court
1946
Al Marsh (uncredited)

Twin Husbands
1946
Dorothy's Attorney

Vacation in Reno
1946
Sheriff Johnson

I'll Take Milk
1946

Badman's Territory
1946
Alert Coffeyville Citizen (uncredited)

Step by Step
1946
Bruckner

Isle of the Dead
1945
Albrecht

Wanderer of the Wasteland
1945
Crooked Dealer

Betrayal from the East
1945
Charlie Hildebrand

A Game of Death
1945
Captain

Man Alive
1945
Henry Fletcher

Zombies on Broadway
1945
Headwaiter (uncredited)

The Falcon in San Francisco
1945
Loomis, Butler (uncredited)

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
1945

Dick Tracy
1945
Motorist (uncredited)

Johnny Angel
1945
Officer (uncredited)
- What, No Cigarettes
What, No Cigarettes
1945
Policeman

Mademoiselle Fifi
1944
A Wholesaler in Wine

Bermuda Mystery
1944
Mark Dunham

Music in Manhattan
1944
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

The Kansan
1943
Bank Teller

Silver Queen
1942
Bank Teller (uncredited)

San Antonio Rose
1941
Man at Radio Station

The Howards of Virginia
1940
Backwoodsman (uncredited)

The Fatal Hour
1940
Griswold

Gangs of Chicago
1940

I Love You Again
1940
Worker with Hendrickson Account (uncredited)

A Volta do Besouro Verde
1940
Foley's Bodyguard

Half a Sinner
1940
Country Club Garage Man

Danger Flight
1939
Paul Smith

Zorro's Fighting Legion
1939
Cantina Proprietor

The Long Shot
1939
Doctor

Mystery Plane
1939
Paul Smith

Juarez
1939
(uncredited)

Stunt Pilot
1939
Paul Smith

Sky Patrol
1939
Paul Smith - Three Points Airfield Owner

Range War
1939
Rancher

Radio Hams
1939
Pilot in distress

Scouts to the Rescue
1939
Doc

I Stole a Million
1939
Bank Teller (uncredited)

The Mad Empress
1939
President Benito Juarez

The Rage of Paris
1938
Department Head (uncredited)

The Nurse from Brooklyn
1938
Surgeon

Woman Against Woman
1938
Mr. Roamer

Cipher Bureau
1938
Ellsworth

Flight to Fame
1938
Muller

The Firefly
1937
Civilian Spanish Patriot (uncredited)

Sweetheart of the Navy
1937
Bumper

Clipped Wings
1937
Raoul McGuire

Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
1937
Reporter

Torture Money
1937
Alex Carmathy (uncredited)

Robin Hood of El Dorado
1936
Pancho

San Francisco
1936
Father (uncredited)

The Luckiest Girl in the World
1936

Laughing at Trouble
1936
Clerk of Court

The Fighting Marines
1935
Kota

The Last Days of Pompeii
1935
Tax Gatherer (uncredited)

Ladies Crave Excitement
1935
Nick

The Miracle Rider
1935
Carlton

I Live My Life
1935
Church (Uncredited)

Break of Hearts
1935
Ticket-Seller (uncredited)

Vagabond Lady
1935
John’s Best Man (uncredited)

The Super Snooper
1934

Broadway Bill
1934
Arthur Winslow

The Woman Condemned
1934
Jim Wallace

Public Stenographer
1934
Fred 'Freddie' White

Crimson Romance
1934
Pierre

Burn 'Em Up Barnes
1934
John Drummond

Woman Unafraid
1934
Big Bill Lewis

The President Vanishes
1934
Kilbourne

Take the Stand
1934
Joe Reynolds

Cockeyed Cavaliers
1934
Tavern Singer

All of Me
1934
Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)

Damaged Lives
1933
Dr. Bill Hall

Carnival Lady
1933
Jim Ryan

Employees' Entrance
1933
Commercial Artist (uncredited)

Ship of Wanted Men
1933
John Craig

Corruption
1933
Police Commissioner

Only Yesterday
1933
Investor (Uncredited)

The Way to Love
1933
Guide

The Devil's Mate
1933
Clinton
- Dance Hall Hostess
Dance Hall Hostess
1933
Jerry Raymond

Discarded Lovers
1932
Rex Forsythe

Klondike
1932
Jim Armstrong

A Strange Adventure
1932
Dr. Bailey

The Pride of the Legion
1932
Moran

Unholy Love
1932
Simmington

Docks of San Francisco
1932
John Banning

The Conquerors
1932
Lane

Union Depot
1932
Station Agent (uncredited)

Slightly Married
1932
Jack Haines

White Eagle
1932
Dave Rand

Subway Express
1931
Paul Bordon

Caught Plastered
1931
Harry Waters

Trapped
1931
Detective Lt. Jack Reed

Ex-Bad Boy
1931
Roger Shields

Charlie Chan Carries On
1931
Walter Honeywood

The Law of the Tong
1931
Charlie Wong

Salvation Nell
1931
Major Williams

Peacock Alley
1930
Jim Bradbury

Abraham Lincoln
1930
Herndon

Lightnin'
1930
Raymond Thomas

Trifles
1930
George Henderson

The Jazz Cinderella
1930
Herbert Carter

Crazy That Way
1930
Frank Oakes

Sisters
1930
John Shannon

The Gamblers
1929
Carvel Emerson

Trial Marriage
1929
Dr. Thorvald Ware

Paris
1929
Andrew Sabbot

The Flying Marine
1929
Mitch Moran

The Isle of Lost Ships
1929
Frank Howard

Some Mother's Boy
1929
The Boy

The Death Ship
1928
Tom - The First Mate

On Trial
1928
Defense Attorney

Irish Hearts
1927
Rory

Jaws of Steel
1927
John Warren

Hills of Kentucky
1927
Steve Harley

Tracked by the Police
1927
Bob Owen

The Heart of Maryland
1927
Maj. Alan Kendrick

Wild Geese
1927
Mark Jordan

White Flannels
1927
Frank Politz

Streets of Shanghai
1927
Eugene Fong

Polly of the Movies
1927
Angus Whitcomb

Casey Jones
1927
Casey Jones Jr

Footloose Widows
1926
J.A. "Jerry" Smith

The Third Degree
1926
Howard Jeffries Jr.

The Cohens and Kellys
1926
Tim Kelly

Stella Maris
1925
Walter Herold

The Land of Hope
1921
Sascha Rabinoff

The Gilded Lily
1921
Frank Thompson
- Let's Go Stepping
Let's Go Stepping





