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Jason Robards

Actor

Jason Robards

Born July 26, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois, USADied December 26, 200093 films

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.

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Once Upon a Time in the West posterFirst watchOnce Upon a Time in the West19688.3as 'Cheyenne'As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Philadelphia poster7.7Philadelphia1993Magnolia poster7.7Magnolia1999Enemy of the State poster7.1Enemy of the State1998All the President's Men poster7.7All the President's Men1976Crimson Tide poster7.2Crimson Tide1995Tora! Tora! Tora! poster7.2Tora! Tora! Tora!1970Johnny Got His Gun poster7.5Johnny Got His Gun1971Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid poster7.2Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid1973

Filmography

93 films as actor
  1. 2006Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004Joe's Father (video "One")
  2. 2000Going HomeCharles Barton
  3. 1999MagnoliaEarl Partridge
  4. 1998Enemy of the StateCongressman Phillip Hammersley (uncredited)
  5. 1998BelovedMr. Bodwin
  6. 1998The Real MacawGrandpa Girdis
  7. 1998HeartwoodLogan Reeser
  8. 1997A Thousand AcresLarry Cook
  9. 1995JourneyMarcus
  10. 1995Crimson TideRear Admiral Anderson (uncredited)
  11. 1995My AntoniaJosea Burden
  12. 1994The Enemy WithinGeneral R. Pendleton Lloyd
  13. 1994Little Big LeagueThomas Heywood
  14. 1994The PaperGraham Keighley
  15. 1993PhiladelphiaCharles Wheeler
  16. 1993HeidiGroßvater
  17. 1993The TrialDoctor Huld
  18. 1993The Adventures of Huck FinnThe King
  19. 1992StoryvilleClifford Fowler
  20. 1992DeceptionsClay (voice)
  21. 1991Mark Twain and MeMark Twain
  22. 1991Rabbit Ears - Jonah and the WhaleNarrator (voice)
  23. 1991Chernobyl: The Final WarningDr. Armand Hammer
  24. 1991The Perfect TributePresident Abraham Lincoln
  25. 1990Quick ChangeChief Rotzinger
  26. 1989Black RainbowWalter Travis
  27. 1989ParenthoodFrank Buckman
  28. 1989ReunionHenry Strauss
  29. 1989Dream a Little DreamColeman Ettinger
  30. 1988The Christmas WifeJohn Tanner
  31. 1988The Good MotherW. O. Muth
  32. 1988Bright Lights, Big CityMr. Hardy (uncredited)
  33. 1988Inherit the WindHarry Drummond
  34. 1987Breaking Home TiesLloyd Wells
  35. 1987Laguna HeatWade Shephard
  36. 1987Square DanceDillard
  37. 1986Johnny BullStephan Kovacs
  38. 1984You Can't Take it With YouGrandpa Martin Vanderhof
  39. 1984SakharovAndrei Sakharov
  40. 1983The Day AfterDr. Russell Oakes
  41. 1983Something Wicked This Way ComesCharles Halloway
  42. 1983Max Dugan ReturnsMax Dugan
  43. 1981The Legend of the Lone RangerPresident Ulysses S. Grant
  44. 1980Melvin and HowardHoward Hughes
  45. 1980Raise the TitanicAdmiral James Sandecker
  46. 1980F.D.R.: The Last YearPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt
  47. 1980HaywireLeland Hayward
  48. 1980CaboblancoGunther Beckdorff
  49. 1979HurricaneCapt. Charles Bruckner
  50. 1978A Christmas to RememberDaniel Larson
  51. 1978Comes a HorsemanJacob 'J.W.' Ewing
  52. 1977JuliaDashiell Hammett
  53. 1976The Spy Who Never WasInspector Barkan
  54. 1976All the President's MenBen Bradlee
  55. 1976Addie and the King of HeartsJames "Jamie" Mills
  56. 1975Mr. SycamoreJohn Gwilt
  57. 1975A Moon for the MisbegottenJames Tyrone Jr.
  58. 1975The Easter PromiseJames "Jamie" Mills
  59. 1975A Boy and His DogLou Craddock
  60. 1974The Country GirlFrank Elgin
  61. 1973The Thanksgiving TreasureJames "Jamie" Mills
  62. 1973Pat Garrett & Billy the KidGovernor Wallace
  63. 1973Old FaithfulJason Robards
  64. 1972The House Without a Christmas TreeJames "Jamie" Mills
  65. 1972The War Between Men and WomenStephen Kozlenko
  66. 1971Johnny Got His GunJoe's Father
  67. 1971Murders in the Rue MorgueCesar Charron
  68. 1970FoolsMatthew South
  69. 1970Julius CaesarMarcus Brutus
  70. 1970The Ballad of Cable HogueCable Hogue
  71. 1970Operation SnafuSam Armstrong
  72. 1970Tora! Tora! Tora!General Walter C. Short
  73. 1968The Night They Raided Minsky'sRaymond Paine
  74. 1968Once Upon a Time in the West'Cheyenne'
  75. 1968IsadoraParis Singer
  76. 1967Hour of the GunDoc Holliday
  77. 1967The Belle of 14th StreetPerformer
  78. 1967The St. Valentine's Day MassacreAl Capone
  79. 1967Divorce American StyleNelson Downes
  80. 1967The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeDr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
  81. 1966Noon WineRoyal Earle Thompson
  82. 1966Any WednesdayJohn Cleves
  83. 1966A Big Hand for the Little LadyHenry Drummond
  84. 1965A Thousand ClownsMurray
  85. 1964Abe Lincoln in IllinoisAbraham Lincoln
  86. 1963Act OneGeorge S. Kaufman
  87. 1962Long Day's Journey Into NightJamie Tyrone
  88. 1962Tender Is the NightDick Diver
  89. 1961By Love PossessedJulius Penrose
  90. 1960The BatDetective Anderson
  91. 1959A Doll's HouseDr. Rank
  92. 1959For Whom the Bell TollsRobert Jordan
  93. 1959The JourneyPaul Kedes