Overview
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
30 Dec, 1892 (132 years old)
Death date
04 Apr, 1963
Jason Robards Sr.
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.
Known For
Acting
1961
Wild in the Country
1950
The Second Woman
1950
Western Pacific Agent
1949
Massacre River
1949
Impact
1948
Race Street
1948
Return of the Bad Men
1948
Guns of Hate
1948
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1947
Desperate
1947
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
1947
Born to Kill
1947
Code of the West
1946
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
1946
Criminal Court
1946
Step by Step
1946
Deadline at Dawn
1945
A Game of Death
1945
Isle of the Dead
1945
Wanderer of the Wasteland
1945
Zombies on Broadway
1940
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
1940
The Fatal Hour
1939
Juarez
1939
Scouts to the Rescue
1938
Woman Against Woman
1935
The Fighting Marines
1933
Damaged Lives
1933
Employees' Entrance
1930
Abraham Lincoln