Jason Robards

Acting • 155 Credits

Biography

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.

🎭 Acting Roles (30)

Ranked by Prestige & Popularity
Once Upon a Time in the West

Once Upon a Time in the West

1968 ⭐ 4.1
as 'Cheyenne'
Philadelphia

Philadelphia

1993 ⭐ 3.9
as Charles Wheeler
Enemy of the State

Enemy of the State

1998 ⭐ 3.5
as Congressman Phillip Hammersley (uncredited)
Magnolia

Magnolia

1999 ⭐ 3.9
as Earl Partridge
All the President's Men

All the President's Men

1976 ⭐ 3.8
as Ben Bradlee
Crimson Tide

Crimson Tide

1995 ⭐ 3.6
as Rear Admiral Anderson (uncredited)
Parenthood

Parenthood

1989 ⭐ 3.3
as Frank Buckman
Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970 ⭐ 3.6
as General Walter C. Short
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

1973 ⭐ 3.6
as Governor Wallace
The Day After

The Day After

1983 ⭐ 3.4
as Dr. Russell Oakes
Quick Change

Quick Change

1990 ⭐ 3.4
as Chief Rotzinger
Johnny Got His Gun

Johnny Got His Gun

1971 ⭐ 3.8
as Joe's Father
A Boy and His Dog

A Boy and His Dog

1975 ⭐ 3.1
as Lou Craddock
La Classe américaine

La Classe américaine

1993 ⭐ 3.8
as The Newspaper Director (archive footage)
The Paper

The Paper

1994 ⭐ 3.3
as Graham Keighley
The Ballad of Cable Hogue

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

1970 ⭐ 3.5
as Cable Hogue
My Best Fiend

My Best Fiend

1999 ⭐ 3.7
as Self (archive footage)
Something Wicked This Way Comes

Something Wicked This Way Comes

1983 ⭐ 3.3
as Charles Halloway
The Adventures of Huck Finn

The Adventures of Huck Finn

1993 ⭐ 3.1
as The King
Julia

Julia

1977 ⭐ 3.2
as Dashiell Hammett
Burden of Dreams

Burden of Dreams

1982 ⭐ 3.8
as Fitzcarraldo (archive footage)
Dream a Little Dream

Dream a Little Dream

1989 ⭐ 2.9
as Coleman Ettinger
Bright Lights, Big City

Bright Lights, Big City

1988 ⭐ 2.9
as Mr. Hardy (uncredited)
The Civil War

The Civil War

1990 ⭐ 4.0
as Ulysses S. Grant (voice)
Little Big League

Little Big League

1994 ⭐ 3.0
as Thomas Heywood
Raise the Titanic

Raise the Titanic

1980 ⭐ 2.7
as Admiral James Sandecker
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

1967 ⭐ 3.1
as Al Capone
Beloved

Beloved

1998 ⭐ 2.9
as Mr. Bodwin
Hour of the Gun

Hour of the Gun

1967 ⭐ 3.3
as Doc Holliday
Comes a Horseman

Comes a Horseman

1978 ⭐ 3.0
as Jacob 'J.W.' Ewing