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Jason Robards Sr.
Acting
30 Dec 1892
† 04 Apr 1963
Hillsdale, Michigan, USA
Biography
Famed 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.
Also Known As
Jason Nelson Robards, Jason Robards
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Jason Robards Sr.'s Movies
70%
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
25 Mar 1948
61%
Isle of the Dead
07 Sept 1945
67%
Born to Kill
30 Apr 1947
66%
Bedlam
10 May 1946
65%
San Francisco
26 Jun 1936
60%
Impact
20 Mar 1949
72%
I Love You Again
09 Aug 1940
63%
Return of the Bad Men
17 Jul 1948
54%
Abraham Lincoln
08 Nov 1930
71%
The Farmer's Daughter
26 Mar 1947
65%
Desperate
20 Jun 1947
62%
Deadline at Dawn
18 Mar 1946
62%
Wild in the Country
15 Jun 1961
55%
The Second Woman
07 Jul 1950
53%
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
26 Sept 1947
59%
Johnny Angel
25 Oct 1945
61%
Employees' Entrance
11 Feb 1933
51%
Zombies on Broadway
01 May 1945
50%
Dick Tracy
01 Dec 1945
53%
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
22 Nov 1946
