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Jason Robards

Date of birth: 1922-07-26

Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Jason Robards Jr., Джейсон Робардс, Jason Nelson Robards Jr.

Jason Robards

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.

Movie Credits

Magnolia
3.9

Magnolia

1999-12-17

On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famo

All the President's Men
3.8

All the President's Men

1976-04-09

During the 1972 elections, two reporters' investigation sheds light on the controversial Watergate s

For Whom the Bell Tolls
0

For Whom the Bell Tolls

1959-03-12

During the Spanish Civil War, an American allied with the Republicans finds romance during a despera

Parenthood
3.3

Parenthood

1989-07-31

The story of the Buckman family and friends, attempting to bring up their children. They suffer/enjo

Max Dugan Returns
3.3

Max Dugan Returns

1983-03-25

An English teacher and struggling single mother has her life disrupted when the father who abandoned

Arthur Miller: Writer
3.5

Arthur Miller: Writer

2017-12-08

One of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century, Arthur Miller created such celebrated works as

Quick Change
3.3

Quick Change

1990-07-13

With the aid of his girlfriend, Phyllis Potter, and best friend, Loomis, Grimm enters a Manhattan ba

A Boy and His Dog
3.1

A Boy and His Dog

1975-03-23

Set in the year 2024 in post-apocalyptic America, 18-year old Vic and his telepathic dog, Blood, are

Tora! Tora! Tora!
3.6

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970-01-26

In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos

The Great American West
4.3

The Great American West

1995-01-01

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
3.6

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

1973-05-23

Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring d

Caboblanco
2.6

Caboblanco

1980-01-23

Giff Hoyt, a cafe owner in Cabo Blanco, Peru after World War II is caught between refuge-seeking Naz

The Ballad of Cable Hogue
3.5

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

1970-03-18

Double-crossed and left without water in the desert, Cable Hogue is saved when he finds a spring. It

Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
3

Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone

2000-01-01

A short documentary based on Sergio Leone's life and career, and the making of the film "Once Upon a

The Day After
3.4

The Day After

1983-11-20

In the mid-1980s, the U.S. is poised on the brink of nuclear war. This shadow looms over the residen

Hour of the Gun
3.3

Hour of the Gun

1967-11-01

Marshal Wyatt Earp kills a couple of men of the Clanton-gang in a fight. In revenge Clanton's thugs

Something Wicked This Way Comes
3.2

Something Wicked This Way Comes

1983-04-29

In a small American town, a diabolical circus arrives, granting wishes for the townsfolk, but twiste

My Best Fiend
3.7

My Best Fiend

1999-05-17

A film that describes the love-hate relationship between Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski, the deep tr

Raise the Titanic
2.6

Raise the Titanic

1980-08-01

To obtain a supply of a rare mineral, a ship raising operation is conducted for the only known sourc

The Paper
3.3

The Paper

1994-03-18

Henry Hackett is the workaholic editor of a New York City tabloid. He loves his job, but the long ho

The Adventures of Huck Finn
3.1

The Adventures of Huck Finn

1993-04-02

Mischievous Huck Finn is unnerved when his father, reemerging after years away, kidnaps him in an at

Burden of Dreams
3.8

Burden of Dreams

1982-10-01

The Amazon rain forest, 1979. The crew of Fitzcarraldo (1982), a film directed by German director We

Comes a Horseman
3.1

Comes a Horseman

1978-10-25

Ella Connors is a single woman who gets pressured to sell her failing cattle farm to her corrupt ex-

Julia
3.2

Julia

1977-10-01

At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission t

Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
3.8

Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004

2006-12-04

This is a collection of Metallica's videos ending with those shot for St. Anger.

Julius Caesar
2.9

Julius Caesar

1970-06-04

All-star cast glamorizes this lavish 1970 remake of the classic William Shakespeare play, which port

Isadora
3

Isadora

1968-09-14

A biography of the dancer Isadora Duncan, the 1920s dancer who forever changed people's ideas of bal

The Night They Raided Minsky's
2.8

The Night They Raided Minsky's

1968-12-21

Rachel arrives in New York from her Amish community intent on becoming a dancer. Unfortunately Billy

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
3.1

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

1967-06-30

Chicago February 14th 1929. Al Capone finally establishes himself as the city's boss of organised cr

Any Wednesday
2.9

Any Wednesday

1966-10-13

Ellen Gordon, a New York executive's mistress falls for the executive's young business associate whe

A Thousand Clowns
3.5

A Thousand Clowns

1965-12-13

Twelve-year-old Nick lives with his Uncle Murray, a Mr.Micawber-like Dickensian character who keeps

Long Day's Journey Into Night
3.5

Long Day's Journey Into Night

1962-10-09

An Irish miser, his morphine addicted wife, their debauched older son, and a gravely ill younger son

A Big Hand for the Little Lady
3.5

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

1966-06-08

A naive traveler in Laredo gets involved in a poker game between the richest men in the area, jeopar

Dream a Little Dream
2.9

Dream a Little Dream

1989-03-03

Bobby Kellar has a crush on Lainie Diamond, girlfriend of school jerk Joel. Coleman is working on an

Murders in the Rue Morgue
2.5

Murders in the Rue Morgue

1971-07-21

In Paris, in the beginning of the Twentieth Century, Cesar Charron owns a theater at the Rue Morgue

Johnny Got His Gun
3.7

Johnny Got His Gun

1971-08-04

A young American soldier, rendered in pseudocoma from an artillery shell from WWI, recalls his life

The Legend of the Lone Ranger
2.4

The Legend of the Lone Ranger

1981-08-06

When the young Texas Ranger, John Reid, is the sole survivor of an ambush arranged by the militarist

Melvin and Howard
3.2

Melvin and Howard

1980-09-19

The story of hard-luck Melvin Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the

Bright Lights, Big City
2.9

Bright Lights, Big City

1988-04-01

A disillusioned young writer living in New York City turns to drugs and drinking to block out the me

A Thousand Acres
2.9

A Thousand Acres

1997-09-19

The lives of an Iowa farmer's three daughters are shattered when he suddenly decides to bequeath the

The Trial
3

The Trial

1993-06-18

Joseph K. awakes one morning, to find two strange men in his room, telling him he has been arrested.

Black Rainbow
2.9

Black Rainbow

1989-12-05

Martha Travis is a medium who makes contact with spirits "on the other side" and connects them with

The House Without a Christmas Tree
3.1

The House Without a Christmas Tree

1972-12-03

A young girl named Addie, living in Nebraska in 1946 wants nothing more for the holidays than a Chri

Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
0

Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film

2006-03-27

Eugene O'Neill tells the haunting story of the life and work of America's greatest and only Nobel Pr

The Real Macaw
3

The Real Macaw

1998-09-24

An ancient talking macaw named Mac becomes the saving grace for an elderly man threatened with a nur

Reunion
3.3

Reunion

1989-05-17

Attorney Henry Strauss grew up in Germany, but left the country with his Jewish family during the ri

The Journey
3.1

The Journey

1959-02-11

A Communist officer falls hard for a married woman trying to escape from Hungary.

The Enemy Within
2.9

The Enemy Within

1994-08-24

A officer with the Joint Chiefs of Staff uncovers a planned military coup of the U.S. government and

Square Dance
2.3

Square Dance

1987-03-01

An awkward 13-year-old leaves her cranky grandfather in rural Texas, to live with her mother in Fort

Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
3.5

Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron

1993-06-29

This straight-talking program seeks to understand the enigmatic and controversial Sam Peckinpah, who

Divorce American Style
2.8

Divorce American Style

1967-06-21

After 17 years of marriage in American suburbia, Richard and Barbara Harmon step into the new world

You Can't Take it With You
0

You Can't Take it With You

1984-11-21

A man from a family of rich snobs becomes engaged to a woman from a good-natured but decidedly eccen

Mark Twain and Me
3.6

Mark Twain and Me

1991-11-22

During the final years of his life, the famous writer Samuel "Mark Twain" Clemens is befriended by a

The Good Mother
2.8

The Good Mother

1988-11-04

After finding a sexually liberated boyfriend, a divorced woman gets sued over daughter's custody, by

The Christmas Wife
2.4

The Christmas Wife

1988-12-12

An aging and recent widower, not wanting to spend his first Christmas alone, responds to an ad in th

Truman
0

Truman

1997-10-05

He was a farmer, a businessman, an unknown politician who suddenly found himself president. Of all t

A Moon for the Misbegotten
3

A Moon for the Misbegotten

1975-05-27

A cynical, self-hating, failed actor visits the gruff, earthy daughter of his scheming Irish tenant

By Love Possessed
2.5

By Love Possessed

1961-07-19

An unhappily married woman engages in an affair with her husband's law partner.

Empire City
4.5

Empire City

1985-07-01

A film essay contrasting the modern metropolis with its "golden age" from 1830-1930, with the partic

Storyville
2.4

Storyville

1992-08-26

While investigating his own blackmailing, a young politician uncovers his family's deep secrets.

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
3.8

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

1991-10-01

For 50 years radio dominated the airwaves and the American consciousness as the first “mass medium.”

The War Between Men and Women
3.2

The War Between Men and Women

1972-06-01

A sarcastic near-sighted cartoonist, averse to commitment, falls for a single mother of three — the

America and Lewis Hine
3

America and Lewis Hine

1984-09-29

Documentary about early 20th-century photographer Lewis Hine, who helped to expose grim working cond

Act One
3

Act One

1963-12-26

This autobiographical story traces the career of playwright Moss Hart. Moss struggles as a dramatic

The Belle of 14th Street
3.4

The Belle of 14th Street

1967-10-11

Her first television special to feature guest-stars, The Belle of 14th Street celebrates, in ways bo

Inherit the Wind
3.9

Inherit the Wind

1988-03-20

Based on a real-life case in 1925, two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teache

Fools
0.5

Fools

1970-12-23

A horror actor falls in love with the unhappily married young wife of an attorney.

My Antonia
3.6

My Antonia

1995-03-29

After the death of his parents, Jimmy uproots his life to live with his grandparents in Black Hawk,

F.D.R.: The Last Year
2.9

F.D.R.: The Last Year

1980-05-15

Though visibly frail and weary, President Franklin D. Roosevelt runs for a precedent-setting fourth

Haywire
2.5

Haywire

1980-05-14

Based on the autobiography of Brooke Hayward, daughter of famous Broadway producer Leland Hayward an

Thomas Hart Benton
3.8

Thomas Hart Benton

1989-10-31

Thomas Hart Benton's paintings were energetic and uncompromising. Today his works are in museums, bu

Philadelphia
3.9

Philadelphia

1993-12-22

Two competing lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their un

Deceptions
0

Deceptions

1992-01-01

A beautiful widow is determined to uncover the facts behind her husband's death.

Operation Snafu
2.8

Operation Snafu

1970-03-03

World War II soldiers enter Sicily to seize German arms supply only to discover there is not a gun i

Sakharov
3.5

Sakharov

1984-06-20

Biography of Russian physicist & dissident Andrei Sakharov focuses on his first acts in his civil ri

Heartwood
1.5

Heartwood

1998-04-19

When a large corporation threatens to take over a small town's primary business and put half of the

Journey
3.1

Journey

1995-12-10

Deserted by their mother, a young boy and his sister discover the true meaning of family while livin

Night of 100 Stars III
2

Night of 100 Stars III

1990-05-21

A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.

Mr. Sycamore
3

Mr. Sycamore

1975-12-12

Jason Robards is a man who decides he'd rather be a tree.

The Easter Promise
3

The Easter Promise

1975-03-26

Addie and her friends are excited over the visit of a celebrity, a local woman who became a successf

Lincoln
3.4

Lincoln

1992-12-26

Famous actors read testimonies from people close to Lincoln about him and his actions during the Civ

Noon Wine
3.5

Noon Wine

1966-11-23

A dark tragedy about a farmer's futile act of homicide that takes place on a small dairy farm in sou

Over Washington D.C.: Our Nation's Capital
0

Over Washington D.C.: Our Nation's Capital

1994-01-01

Over Washington D.C.: Our Nation's Capital, narrated by 2-time Academy Award-winning actor Jason Rob

A Christmas to Remember
3

A Christmas to Remember

1978-12-22

A city-bred grandson moves to his grandparents' farm during the Great Depression and grows up enough

Addie and the King of Hearts
3.3

Addie and the King of Hearts

1976-01-25

Addie becomes jealous when her widowed father starts to woo a beautician.

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
0

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1967-01-01

Unfinished version of the immortal story with Jason Robards in the lead role, who was replaced by Ja

The Iceman Cometh
3.5

The Iceman Cometh

1960-11-14

Theodore Hickman, a hardware salesman, makes by-yearly visits to Harry Hope's 1910-era waterfront ba

Hurricane
2.4

Hurricane

1979-04-12

The story of the desperate love affair between a young Samoan chief and a beautiful American painter

The Spy Who Never Was
3

The Spy Who Never Was

1976-06-01

A diabolical tale of romance, murder, and mistaken identity as a treacherous terrorist organization

Little Big League
3

Little Big League

1994-06-29

When the owner of the Minnesota Twins passes away, he bequeaths the team to his preteen grandson. Th

The Time of Our Lives: The Most Amazing 60 Years in History
0

The Time of Our Lives: The Most Amazing 60 Years in History

1983-10-10

Retrospective of TIME's reporting of the personalities and events of the past six decades. Made in c

The Thanksgiving Treasure
3.9

The Thanksgiving Treasure

1973-11-18

Addie tries to invite her father's sworn enemy over for Thanksgiving dinner in the hopes of ending t

Going Home
2.6

Going Home

2000-03-12

A daughter must choose between her career as a book editor at a high powered New York firm, or retur

Portrait: Werner Herzog
3.5

Portrait: Werner Herzog

1986-03-27

An autobiographical short film by Werner Herzog made in 1986. Herzog tells stories about his life an

The Perfect Tribute
3

The Perfect Tribute

1991-04-21

A boy risks life and limb to travel across the war-torn southern states of America during the height

All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
3.8

All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone

2016-11-04

Vancouver-based filmmaker and TV news veteran Fred Peabody explores the life and legacy of the maver

The Bat
2.5

The Bat

1960-03-29

A sinister criminal known only as "The Bat" attempts to locate a fortune in stolen securities suppos

Chernobyl: The Final Warning
2.8

Chernobyl: The Final Warning

1991-04-22

True story about the tragic nuclear power plant accident in Chernobyl.

That Moment: Magnolia Diary
3.8

That Moment: Magnolia Diary

2000-01-01

A very in-depth documentary that follows the very over-worked director Paul Thomas Anderson through

Laguna Heat
1.9

Laguna Heat

1987-11-15

Tom Shepard returns to his home town of Laguna Beach to escape his turbulent past. But the tranquili

A Doll's House
5

A Doll's House

1959-11-15

A wealthy woman's attempts to help her financially troubled husband go unrewarded.

Breaking Home Ties
3.3

Breaking Home Ties

1987-11-26

Inspired by a Norman Rockwell painting, this 1950s coming of age drama centers on a young man leavin

Beloved
2.9

Beloved

1998-10-16

After Paul D. finds his old slave friend Sethe in Ohio and moves in with her and her daughter Denver

Old Faithful
0

Old Faithful

1973-03-12

A forest ranger is asked by his boss to attract a record-breaking crowd to Yellowstone National Park

La Classe américaine
3.8

La Classe américaine

1993-12-31

George Abitbol, the classiest man in the world, dies tragically during a cruise. The director of an

T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt
0

T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt

1996-10-06

A champion of the strenuous life, Teddy Roosevelt embodied the notion of an expanded presidency. Sta

Tender Is the Night
2.7

Tender Is the Night

1962-01-19

1920s, the French Riviera: wealthy expatriate Nicole Warren's mental illness strains her marriage to

Once Upon a Time in the West
4.1

Once Upon a Time in the West

1968-12-21

As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jil

Enemy of the State
3.5

Enemy of the State

1998-11-20

When the videotape of the murder of a congressman unknowingly ends up in the hands of labor lawyer a

Crimson Tide
3.6

Crimson Tide

1995-05-12

After the Cold War, a breakaway Russian republic with nuclear warheads becomes a possible worldwide

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
3.9

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004-07-25

An account of the life and work of American film director Sam Peckinpah (1925-84), a tortured artist

The Country Girl
0

The Country Girl

1974-02-05

Frank Elgin's career in the theater is all washed up — but his friend Bernie thinks he can make a co

Abe Lincoln in Illinois
4

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1964-02-02

The life of Abraham Lincoln is traced from the 1830s when he was a struggling backwoods lawyer to wi

Johnny Bull
0.5

Johnny Bull

1986-05-19

An English girl comes to America to join her American husband in a Pennsylvania coal town in the lat

The World of Tomorrow
0.5

The World of Tomorrow

1984-12-31

Documentary featuring original materials from the 1939 New York World's Fair. Includes film images

The Face of Genius
0

The Face of Genius

1966-03-21

The Face of a Genius is a 1966 American documentary film about Eugene O’Neill, produced by Alfred R.

The Peoples Palace: Secrets of the New York Public Library
0

The Peoples Palace: Secrets of the New York Public Library

1992-12-01

A documentary about the New York Public Library, including the Lincoln Center Library for the Perfor

Night of 100 Stars
3.4

Night of 100 Stars

1982-03-08

The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place

Rabbit Ears - Jonah and the Whale
0

Rabbit Ears - Jonah and the Whale

1991-09-14

Summoned by God to preach his Word to the people of Nineveh, Jonah attempts to flee and is swallowed

When It Was a Game
0

When It Was a Game

1991-07-08

As seen through the eyes of true baseball enthusiasts, this award-winning documentary tells the stor

Heidi
3

Heidi

1993-07-18

When It Was a Game 2
4.5

When It Was a Game 2

1992-07-13

Composed entirely of never-before-seen 8mm and 16mm footage filmed between 1925 and 1961 by baseball

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
2.9

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987-05-18

A TV special on the 100th anniversary of the birth of film.

Ghosts of Cape Horn
0

Ghosts of Cape Horn

1980-09-06

Set prior to the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914, the 1980 documentary 'Ghosts of Cape Horn' ret