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Date of Birth:
26 July
1922
,
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Date of Death:
26 December
2000
, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
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Mini Biography:
Powerful and highly respected American star character actor. Son of stage...
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Katharine Hepburn
was the godmother of his son
Sam Robards
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Won 2 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 14 nominations
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Wear This: “Big Earl Partridge Productions, Inc” T-Shirt, Based on Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia
(From
Collider.com
. 9 December 2009, 12:24 PM, PST)
1999: A Year In Review (Part Two)
(From
Screen Rant
. 14 October 2009, 8:05 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Jason Robards Jr.
US TV Schedule:
Wed. Dec. 9
11:30 AM
SHOW
Bright Lights, Big City
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Filmography
Jump to filmography as:
Actor
,
Soundtrack
,
Self
,
Archive Footage
Actor:
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s
1950s
1940s
Going Home
(2000) (TV) .... Charles Barton
Magnolia
(1999) ....
Earl Partridge
... aka Mag·no'li·a (USA: promotional title)
... aka mag-no'li-a (USA: promotional title)
Enemy of the State
(1998) (uncredited) ....
Congressman Phillip Hammersley
Beloved
(1998/I) .... Mr. Bodwin
The Real Macaw
(1998) .... Grandpa Ben Girdis
Heartwood
(1998) .... Logan Reeser
"The American Experience"
.... Narrator (2 episodes, 1996-1997)
-
Truman: Part I
(1997)
TV episode
.... Narrator
-
T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (Part I)
(1996)
TV episode
.... Narrator
A Thousand Acres
(1997) .... Larry Cook
Journey
(1995) (TV) .... Marcus
Crimson Tide
(1995) (uncredited) .... Rear Admiral Anderson, Board of Inquiry President
My Antonia
(1995) (TV) .... Josea Burden
Little Big League
(1994) ....
Thomas Heywood
The Paper
(1994) .... Graham Keighley
The Enemy Within
(1994) (TV) .... General R. Pendleton Lloyd
Philadelphia
(1993) ....
Charles Wheeler
Heidi
(1993) (TV) ....
Grandfather
The Trial
(1993) .... Doctor Huld
The Adventures of Huck Finn
(1993) ....
The King
... aka The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Lincoln
(1992) (TV) (voice) ....
President Abraham Lincoln
Storyville
(1992) .... Clifford Fowler
Deceptions
(1992) .... Clay
Rabbit Ears: Jonah and the Whale
(1992) (V) .... Narrator
Mark Twain and Me
(1991) (TV) ....
Mark Twain
"American Masters"
.... Narrator (1 episode, 1991)
-
Helen Hayes: First Lady of the American Theatre
(1991)
TV episode
.... Narrator
An Inconvenient Woman
(1991) (TV) .... Jules Mendelson
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
(1991) (TV) .... Dr. Armand Hammer
... aka Final Warning (USA: video title)
The Perfect Tribute
(1991) (TV) ....
President Abraham Lincoln
Quick Change
(1990) ....
Chief Rotzinger
"The Civil War"
.... Ulysses S. Grant (9 episodes, 1990)
... aka The American Civil War (UK)
-
A Very Bloody Affair (1862)
(1990)
TV episode
(voice) ....
Ulysses S. Grant
-
Forever Free (1862)
(1990)
TV episode
(voice) ....
Ulysses S. Grant
-
Most Hallowed Ground (1864)
(1990)
TV episode
(voice) ....
Ulysses S. Grant
-
Simply Murder (1863)
(1990)
TV episode
(voice) ....
Ulysses S. Grant
-
The Better Angels of Our Nature (1865)
(1990)
TV episode
(voice) ....
Ulysses S. Grant
(
4 more
)
Black Rainbow
(1989) .... Walter Travis
Parenthood
(1989) ....
Frank Buckman
Metallica: 2 of One
(1989) (V) (uncredited) .... Joe's Father
Reunion
(1989) .... Henry Strauss
... aka Der wiedergefundene Freund (West Germany)
... aka L'ami retrouvé (France)
Dream a Little Dream
(1989) .... Coleman Ettinger
The Christmas Wife
(1988) (TV) .... John Tanner
The Good Mother
(1988) .... Muth
... aka The Price of Passion (South Africa: English title: video title)
Bright Lights, Big City
(1988) (uncredited) .... Drunken Writer -- Mr. Hardy
Inherit the Wind
(1988) (TV) ....
Henry Drummond
Thomas Hart Benton
(1988) (TV) .... Narrator
Breaking Home Ties
(1987) (TV) .... Lloyd
... aka Norman Rockwell's Breaking Home Ties
Laguna Heat
(1987) (TV) .... Wade Shephard
Square Dance
(1987) .... Dillard
... aka Home Is Where the Heart Is (USA: TV title)
The Last Frontier
(1986) (TV) .... Ed Stenning
Johnny Bull
(1986) (TV) .... Stephan Kovacs
The Long Hot Summer
(1985) (TV) ....
Will Varner
"The Atlanta Child Murders"
(1985)
TV mini-series
.... Alvin Binder
Sakharov
(1984) (TV) ....
Andrei Sakharov
Hughie
(1984) (TV) .... Erie Smith
You Can't Take It with You
(1984) (TV) ....
Grandpa Martin Vanderhof
The Day After
(1983) (TV) ....
Dr. Russell Oakes
Something Wicked This Way Comes
(1983) .... Charles Halloway
Max Dugan Returns
(1983) (as Jason Robards Jr.) .... Max Dugan
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
(1981) ....
President Ulysses S. Grant
Melvin and Howard
(1980) ....
Howard Hughes
Raise the Titanic
(1980) ....
Admiral James Sandecker
Haywire
(1980) (TV) .... Leland Hayward
F.D.R.: The Last Year
(1980) (TV) ....
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Caboblanco
(1980) .... Gunther Beckdorff
... aka Cabo blanco (UK: DVD box title)
... aka Caboblanco... Where Legends Are Born (International: English title: long title)
Hurricane
(1979) .... Capt. Bruckner
... aka Forbidden Paradise (TV title)
A Christmas to Remember
(1978) (TV) .... Daniel Larson
Comes a Horseman
(1978) .... Jacob 'J.W.' Ewing
Julia
(1977) ....
Dashiell Hammett
"Washington: Behind Closed Doors"
(1977)
TV mini-series
....
President Richard Monckton
All the President's Men
(1976) ....
Ben Bradlee
Addie and the King of Hearts
(1976) (TV) .... Jamie Mills
Mr. Sycamore
(1975) .... John Gwilt
A Moon for the Misbegotten
(1975) (TV) .... James Tyrone Jr.
A Boy and His Dog
(1975) .... Lou Craddock
The Easter Promise
(1975) (TV) .... Jamie
"Hallmark Hall of Fame"
.... Abraham Lincoln / ... (3 episodes, 1959-1974)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
-
The Country Girl
(1974)
TV episode
....
Frank Elgin
-
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
(1964)
TV episode
....
Abraham Lincoln
-
A Doll's House
(1959)
TV episode
(as Jason Robards Jr.) ....
Dr. Rank
The Thanksgiving Treasure
(1973) (TV) .... Jaime Mills
... aka The Holiday Treasure (USA: video title)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
(1973) .... Governor Wallace
... aka Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (USA: poster title)
Tod eines Fremden
(1973) .... Inspector Barkan
... aka Death of a Stranger
... aka Die Hinrichtung
... aka The Death Merchants
... aka The Execution (UK)
... aka The Mad Killers (USA: reissue title)
... aka The Spy Who Never Was (USA)
The House Without a Christmas Tree
(1972) (TV) .... Jamie Mills
"Ghost Story"
.... Elliot Brent (1 episode, 1972)
... aka Circle of Fear (USA: new title)
-
The Dead We Leave Behind
(1972)
TV episode
.... Elliot Brent
The War Between Men and Women
(1972) .... Stephen Kozlenko
Murders in the Rue Morgue
(1971) .... Cesar Charron
... aka Edgar Allan Poe's Murders in the Rue Morgue (USA: complete title)
Johnny Got His Gun
(1971) .... Joe's Father
... aka Dalton Trumbo's Johnny Got His Gun (USA: complete title)
Jud
(1971)
... aka My Friend, the Enemy (USA: review title)
... aka Savage Soldier (UK)
Fools
(1970) .... Matthew South
Tora! Tora! Tora!
(1970) ....
General Short
... aka Tora! Tora! Tora!: The Attack on Pearl Harbor (Australia)
Julius Caesar
(1970) ....
Brutus
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
(1970) .... Cable Hogue
Rosolino Paternò, soldato...
(1970) .... Sam Armstrong
... aka Operation Snafu
... aka Situation Normal, All Fouled Up
... aka Situation Normal: A.F.U.
Isadora
(1968) .... Singer
... aka The Loves of Isadora (USA: reissue title)
The Night They Raided Minsky's
(1968) .... Raymond Paine
... aka The Night They Invented Striptease
C'era una volta il West
(1968) ....
Cheyenne
... aka Once Upon a Time in the West (International: English title) (UK) (USA)
... aka Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West (Australia)
... aka There Was Once the West (USA: literal English title)
Hour of the Gun
(1967) ....
Doc Holliday
"The Bell Telephone Hour"
(1 episode, 1967)
... aka The Telephone Hour (USA: syndication title)
-
The Many Faces of Romeo and Juliet
(1967)
TV episode
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
(1967) ....
Al Capone
Divorce American Style
(1967) .... Nelson Downes
Noon Wine
(1966) (TV)
"ABC Stage 67"
.... Royal Earle Thompson (1 episode, 1966)
-
Noon Wine
(1966)
TV episode
.... Royal Earle Thompson
Any Wednesday
(1966) .... John Cleves
... aka Bachelor Girl Apartment (UK)
"Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre"
.... Irish LaFontain / ... (2 episodes, 1963-1966)
... aka The Chrysler Theater
... aka Theatre of Stars (UK)
... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
-
Shipwrecked
(1966)
TV episode
.... Irish LaFontain
-
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
(1963)
TV episode
(as Jason Robards Jr.) ....
Ivan Denisovich
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
(1966) .... Henry P.G. Drummond
... aka Big Deal at Dodge City (UK)
A Thousand Clowns
(1965) ....
Murray N. Burns
"Mr. Broadway"
(1 episode, 1964)
-
Take a Walk Through a Cemetery
(1964)
TV episode
The Presidency: A Splendid Misery
(1964) (TV)
Act One
(1963) ....
George S. Kaufman
Long Day's Journey Into Night
(1962) (as Jason Robards Jr.) .... Jamie Tyrone
Westinghouse Presents: That's Where the Town Is Going
(1962) (TV) (as Jason Robards Jr.) .... Hobart Cramm
Tender Is the Night
(1962) (as Jason Robards Jr.) ....
Dr. Richard 'Dick' Diver
By Love Possessed
(1961) (as Jason Robards Jr.) .... Julius Penrose
"The Case of the Dangerous Robin"
(1 episode, 1961)
-
The Deadly Impersonation
(1961)
TV episode
"Play of the Week"
.... Theodore 'Hickey' Hickman (2 episodes, 1960)
-
The Iceman Cometh: Part 2
(1960)
TV episode
....
Theodore 'Hickey' Hickman
-
The Iceman Cometh: Part 1
(1960)
TV episode
....
Theodore 'Hickey' Hickman
The Iceman Cometh
(1960) (TV) ....
Theodore 'Hickey' Hickman
"Dow Hour of Great Mysteries"
.... Lieutenant Anderson (1 episode, 1960)
-
The Bat
(1960)
TV episode
(as Jason Robards Jr.) .... Lieutenant Anderson
A Doll's House
(1959) (TV) (as Jason Robards Jr.)
"Sunday Showcase"
(1 episode, 1959)
... aka Breck Sunday Showcase (USA: promotional title)
... aka NBC Sunday Showcase (USA: complete title)
-
People Kill People Sometimes
(1959)
TV episode
(as Jason Robards Jr.)
"Playhouse 90"
.... Robert Jordan (2 episodes, 1959)
-
For Whom the Bell Tolls: Part 2
(1959)
TV episode
(as Jason Robards Jr.) ....
Robert Jordan
-
For Whom the Bell Tolls: Part 1
(1959)
TV episode
(as Jason Robards Jr.) ....
Robert Jordan
The Journey
(1959) (as Jason Robards Jr.) .... Paul Kedes
"Omnibus"
.... Prime Minister (1 episode, 1958)
-
Moment of Truth
(1958)
TV episode
.... Prime Minister
"Studio One"
.... Cameron / ... (3 episodes, 1955-1957)
... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
-
Twenty-Four Hours
(1957)
TV episode
(as Jason Robards Jr.) .... Prisoner
-
The Incredible World of Horace Ford
(1955)
TV episode
(as Jason Robards Jr.) .... Leonard O'Brien
-
A Picture in the Paper
(1955)
TV episode
(as Jason Robards Jr.) .... Cameron
"The Seven Lively Arts"
(1 episode, 1957)
-
The Changing Ways of Love
(1957)
TV episode
(as Jason Robards Jr.)
"The Alcoa Hour"
.... Bert Palmer / ... (3 episodes, 1956-1957)
-
Night
(1957)
TV episode
(as Jason Robards Jr.) .... Jayson
-
The Big Build-Up
(1957)
TV episode
(as Jason Robards Jr.) .... Bert Palmer
-
Even the Weariest River
(1956)
TV episode
(as Jason Robards Jr.) .... Bridger
"Goodyear Television Playhouse"
(2 episodes, 1956-1957)
... aka Goodyear Playhouse (USA: new title)
-
Nobody's Town
(1957)
TV episode
(as Jason Robards Jr.)
-
Proud Passage
(1956)
TV episode
(as Jason Robards Jr.)
"Star Tonight"
(2 episodes, 1955-1956)
-
Boy Crazy
(1956)
TV episode
(as Jason Robards Jr.)
-
Flame and Ice
(1955)
TV episode
(as Jason Robards Jr.)
"Justice"
(2 episodes, 1955-1956)
-
Pattern of Love
(1956)
TV episode
(as Jason Robards Jr.)
-
Decision by Panic
(1955)
TV episode
(as Jason Robards Jr.)
"Appointment with Adventure"
(2 episodes, 1955-1956)
-
A Thief There Was
(1956)
TV episode
-
Destination Freedom
(1955)
TV episode
"Armstrong Circle Theatre"
.... Paul Foster / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
-
Man in Shadow
(1956)
TV episode
.... Paul Foster
-
Lost $2 Billion: The Story of Hurricane Diane
(1955)
TV episode
(as Jason Robards Jr.) .... Reinhardt Schmidt
"The Philco Television Playhouse"
.... Joe Grant / ... (2 episodes, 1955)
... aka Arena Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka Repertory Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (USA: new title)
-
The Outsiders
(1955)
TV episode
(as Jason Robards Jr.) .... Mason
-
The Death of Billy the Kid
(1955)
TV episode
(as Jason Robards Jr.) .... Joe Grant
"Windows"
(1 episode, 1955)
-
A Domestic Dilemma
(1955)
TV episode
(as Jason Robards Jr.)
"The Man Behind the Badge"
(1 episode, 1954)
-
The Case of the Last Escape
(1954)
TV episode
Follow That Music
(1946)
Soundtrack:
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
(1970) (performer: "Butterfly Mornin's")
Self:
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s
1950s
Money and Power: The History of Business
(2001) (TV) .... Narrator
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
(2000) (V) .... Himself
... aka That Moment: Magnolia Diary October 1998 - March 2000 (USA: alternative title)
6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
(2000) (TV)
They Drew Fire
(2000) (voice) .... Narrator
... aka They Drew Fire: Combat Artists of World War II (USA: complete title)
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
(1999) (TV) .... Himself
The 53rd Annual Tony Awards
(1999) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
"The Irish in America: Long Journey Home"
(1998)
TV mini-series
(voice)
"The American Experience"
.... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1996-1997)
-
Truman: Part II
(1997)
TV episode
.... Himself/Narrator
-
T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (Part II)
(1996)
TV episode
.... Himself/Narrator
"The West"
(1996)
TV series
(unknown episodes)
The Great American West
(1995) (voice) .... Narrator
The Roots of Roe
(1993) (TV) (voice) .... Anthony Comstock
"Reading Rainbow"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1992)
-
Sam the Sea Cow
(1992)
TV episode
(voice) .... Himself
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
(1992) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Sam Peckinpah: A Retrospective (USA: video catalogue title)
When It Was a Game 2
(1992) (TV) (voice) .... Himself
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
(1991) (voice) .... Narrator
When It Was a Game
(1991) (TV) (voice) .... Himself
Night of 100 Stars III
(1990) (TV) .... Himself
The 42nd Annual Tony Awards
(1988) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
(1987) (TV) .... Himself
The World of Tomorrow
(1984) .... Narrator
America and Lewis Hine
(1984) (voice)
The Making of 'Something Wicked This Way Comes'
(1983) (TV) .... Himself
"American Masters"
.... Himself (1 episode)
-
Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts
(????)
TV episode
.... Himself
The 36th Annual Tony Awards
(1982) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
Burden of Dreams
(1982) ....
Fitzcarraldo
Night of 100 Stars
(1982) (TV) .... Himself
The Magic of David Copperfield IV: The Vanishing Airplane
(1981) (TV) .... Himself - Host
The 35th Annual Tony Awards
(1981) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
The 38th Annual Golden Globe Awards
(1981) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
"Signature"
.... Himself - Guest (1 episode)
-
Jason Robards
(????)
TV episode
.... Himself - Guest
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
(1980) (TV) .... Himself
The 34th Annual Tony Awards
(1980) (TV) .... Himself - Co-host
They Said It with Music: Yankee Doodle to Ragtime
(1977) (TV)
The 49th Annual Academy Awards
(1977) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Old Faithful
(1973) (TV) .... Himself
"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
-
Episode dated 30 May 1972
(1972)
TV episode
.... Himself
"Rollin' on the River"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
... aka Rollin' (Canada: English title: new title)
-
Episode dated 23 October 1971
(1971)
TV episode
.... Himself
The Belle of 14th Street
(1967) (TV) .... Himself
The 38th Annual Academy Awards
(1966) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Film Editing
"What's My Line?"
.... Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1965)
-
Episode dated 3 January 1965
(1965)
TV episode
.... Mystery Guest
"The DuPont Show of the Week"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1963)
-
Opening Night
(1963)
TV episode
(as Jason Robards Jr.) .... Himself
"Producers' Showcase"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1955)
-
Dateline II
(1955)
TV episode
.... Himself
Archive Footage:
The 80th Annual Academy Awards
(2008) (TV) .... Himself
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
(2006) (V) .... Joe's Father (video "One")
"The American Experience"
-
Eugene O'Neill: A Documentary Film
(2006)
TV episode
.... Himself
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
(2004) (TV) .... Himself
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies
(2001) (TV) .... Himself
The 73rd Annual Academy Awards
(2001) (TV) .... Himself (Memorial Tribute)
Mein liebster Feind - Klaus Kinski
(1999) .... Fitzcarraldo
La classe américaine
(1993) (TV) .... Le patron du journal
Additional Details
Other Works:
Starred in "Play of the Week" series on Channel 13 (New York) for
Eugene O'Neill
's "The Iceman Cometh", 1960s.
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