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

Leave It to Beaver
1961
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1961
General Electric Theater
1960
Wild in the Country
1961
I Love You Again
1940
Acapulco
1961
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
1947
Bedlam
1946
The Farmer's Daughter
1947
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
1937
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
1940

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
188
1961
Wild in the Country
as Judge Tom Parker (uncredited)
1961
Acapulco
as Max
1961
Leave It to Beaver
1961
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as Rupert Willis
1961
General Electric Theater
as L.P. Kerner
1961
General Electric Theater
as Judge
1960
General Electric Theater
as Sam Brady
1958
The Notorious Mr. Monks
as Judge (uncredited)
1950
The Second Woman
as Stacy Rogers
1950
Western Pacific Agent
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
1949
Dynamite
as Hook (Quarry Superintendent) (uncredited)
1949
Impact
as Judge
1949
Post Office Investigator
as Henry Hand
1949
Rimfire
as Elkins (Banker)
1949
Riders of the Whistling Pines
as Charles Carter (uncredited)
1949
South of Death Valley
as Major Porter Mullen (uncredited)
1949
Alaska Patrol
as Dr. Loring
1949
Massacre River
as Lawyer Johnstone (uncredited)
1949
Horsemen of the Sierras
as Phineas Grant
1949
The Threat
as Police Fingerprint Technician (uncredited)
1949
Feudin' Rhythm
as Mr. Rushman (uncredited)
1949
Masked Raiders
as Captain of Texas Rangers (uncredited)
1948
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as John Retch
1948
Shed No Tears
as Homicide Inspector (Uncredited)
1948
Return of the Bad Men
as Judge Harper
1948
Fighting Father Dunne
as J.J. Sonin
1948
Western Heritage
as Judge Winston
1948
Race Street
as Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1948
If You Knew Susie
as Ogleby (uncredited)
1948
Smoky Mountain Melody
as Josh Corby
1948
Guns of Hate
as Ben Jason
1948
Son of God’s Country
as John Thornton
1947
Riff-Raff
as Mr. Domingues
1947
Desperate
as Ferrari
1947
Thunder Mountain
as Jim Gardner
1947
Wild Horse Mesa
as Hod Slack
1947
Follow That Music
1947
The Judge Steps Out
as Police Officer Maloney (uncredited)
1947
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
as Hawks (uncredited)
1947
Born to Kill
as Conductor (uncredited)
1947
A Likely Story
as Cop (uncredited)
1947
Code of the West
as Morley (uncredited)
1947
Under the Tonto Rim
as Captain McLean
1947
The Farmer's Daughter
as Night Editor (uncredited)
1947
Seven Keys to Baldpate
as Hayden
1947
Banjo
as Conductor Matthews (uncredited)
1947
Trail Street
as Jason
1947
Do or Diet
as Boss
1947
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
as Bank Officer (uncredited)
1946
Bedlam
as Oliver Todd
1946
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
as Captain (uncredited)
1946
The Falcon's Alibi
as Harvey Beaumont
1946
The Falcon's Adventure
as Lieutenant Evans
1946
The Bamboo Blonde
as Colonel Graham (uncredited)
1946
Ding Dong Williams
as Director Kenmore
1946
Traffic with the Devil
as Irate Motorist (uncredited)
1946
Deadline at Dawn
as Policeman with Liquor Bottle (uncredited)
1946
Criminal Court
as Al Marsh (uncredited)
1946
Twin Husbands
as Dorothy's Attorney
1946
Vacation in Reno
as Sheriff Johnson
1946
I'll Take Milk
1946
Badman's Territory
as Alert Coffeyville Citizen (uncredited)
1946
Step by Step
as Bruckner
1945
Isle of the Dead
as Albrecht
1945
Wanderer of the Wasteland
as Crooked Dealer
1945
Betrayal from the East
as Charlie Hildebrand
1945
A Game of Death
as Captain
1945
Man Alive
as Henry Fletcher
1945
Zombies on Broadway
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
1945
The Falcon in San Francisco
as Loomis, Butler (uncredited)
1945
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
1945
Dick Tracy
as Motorist (uncredited)
1945
Johnny Angel
as Officer (uncredited)
1945
What, No Cigarettes
as Policeman
1944
Mademoiselle Fifi
as A Wholesaler in Wine
1944
Bermuda Mystery
as Mark Dunham
1944
Music in Manhattan
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1943
The Kansan
as Bank Teller
1942
Silver Queen
as Bank Teller (uncredited)
1941
San Antonio Rose
as Man at Radio Station
1940
The Howards of Virginia
as Backwoodsman (uncredited)
1940
The Fatal Hour
as Griswold
1940
Gangs of Chicago
1940
I Love You Again
as Worker with Hendrickson Account (uncredited)
1940
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as Foley's Bodyguard
1940
Half a Sinner
as Country Club Garage Man
1939
Danger Flight
as Paul Smith
1939
Zorro's Fighting Legion
as Cantina Proprietor
1939
The Long Shot
as Doctor
1939
Mystery Plane
as Paul Smith
1939
Juarez
as (uncredited)
1939
Stunt Pilot
as Paul Smith
1939
Sky Patrol
as Paul Smith - Three Points Airfield Owner
1939
Range War
as Rancher
1939
Radio Hams
as Pilot in distress
1939
Scouts to the Rescue
as Doc
1939
I Stole a Million
as Bank Teller (uncredited)
1939
The Mad Empress
as President Benito Juarez
1938
The Rage of Paris
as Department Head (uncredited)
1938
The Nurse from Brooklyn
as Surgeon
1938
Woman Against Woman
as Mr. Roamer
1938
Cipher Bureau
as Ellsworth
1938
Flight to Fame
as Muller
1937
The Firefly
as Civilian Spanish Patriot (uncredited)
1937
Sweetheart of the Navy
as Bumper
1937
Clipped Wings
as Raoul McGuire
1937
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
as Reporter
1937
Torture Money
as Alex Carmathy (uncredited)
1936
Robin Hood of El Dorado
as Pancho
1936
San Francisco
as Father (uncredited)
1936
The Luckiest Girl in the World
1936
Laughing at Trouble
as Clerk of Court
1935
The Fighting Marines
as Kota
1935
The Last Days of Pompeii
as Tax Gatherer (uncredited)
1935
Ladies Crave Excitement
as Nick
1935
The Miracle Rider
as Carlton
1935
I Live My Life
as Church (Uncredited)
1935
Break of Hearts
as Ticket-Seller (uncredited)
1935
Vagabond Lady
as John’s Best Man (uncredited)
1934
The Super Snooper
1934
Broadway Bill
as Arthur Winslow
1934
The Woman Condemned
as Jim Wallace
1934
Public Stenographer
as Fred 'Freddie' White
1934
Crimson Romance
as Pierre
1934
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
as John Drummond
1934
Woman Unafraid
as Big Bill Lewis
1934
The President Vanishes
as Kilbourne
1934
Take the Stand
as Joe Reynolds
1934
Cockeyed Cavaliers
as Tavern Singer
1934
All of Me
as Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)
1933
Damaged Lives
as Dr. Bill Hall
1933
Carnival Lady
as Jim Ryan
1933
Employees' Entrance
as Commercial Artist (uncredited)
1933
Ship of Wanted Men
as John Craig
1933
Corruption
as Police Commissioner
1933
Only Yesterday
as Investor (Uncredited)
1933
The Way to Love
as Guide
1933
The Devil's Mate
as Clinton
1933
Dance Hall Hostess
as Jerry Raymond
1932
Discarded Lovers
as Rex Forsythe
1932
Klondike
as Jim Armstrong
1932
A Strange Adventure
as Dr. Bailey
1932
The Pride of the Legion
as Moran
1932
Unholy Love
as Simmington
1932
Docks of San Francisco
as John Banning
1932
The Conquerors
as Lane
1932
Union Depot
as Station Agent (uncredited)
1932
Slightly Married
as Jack Haines
1932
White Eagle
as Dave Rand
1931
Subway Express
as Paul Bordon
1931
Caught Plastered
as Harry Waters
1931
Trapped
as Detective Lt. Jack Reed
1931
Ex-Bad Boy
as Roger Shields
1931
Charlie Chan Carries On
as Walter Honeywood
1931
The Law of the Tong
as Charlie Wong
1931
Salvation Nell
as Major Williams
1930
Peacock Alley
as Jim Bradbury
1930
Abraham Lincoln
as Herndon
1930
Lightnin'
as Raymond Thomas
1930
Trifles
as George Henderson
1930
The Jazz Cinderella
as Herbert Carter
1930
Crazy That Way
as Frank Oakes
1930
Sisters
as John Shannon
1929
The Gamblers
as Carvel Emerson
1929
Trial Marriage
as Dr. Thorvald Ware
1929
Paris
as Andrew Sabbot
1929
The Isle of Lost Ships
as Frank Howard
1929
The Flying Marine
as Mitch Moran
1929
Some Mother's Boy
as The Boy
1928
The Death Ship
as Tom - The First Mate
1928
On Trial
as Defense Attorney
1927
Irish Hearts
as Rory
1927
Jaws of Steel
as John Warren
1927
Hills of Kentucky
as Steve Harley
1927
Tracked by the Police
as Bob Owen
1927
The Heart of Maryland
as Maj. Alan Kendrick
1927
Wild Geese
as Mark Jordan
1927
White Flannels
as Frank Politz
1927
Streets of Shanghai
as Eugene Fong
1927
Polly of the Movies
as Angus Whitcomb
1927
Casey Jones
as Casey Jones Jr
1926
Footloose Widows
as J.A. "Jerry" Smith
1926
The Third Degree
as Howard Jeffries Jr.
1926
The Cohens and Kellys
as Tim Kelly
1925
Stella Maris
as Walter Herold
1921
The Land of Hope
as Sascha Rabinoff
1921
The Gilded Lily
as Frank Thompson
Let's Go Stepping