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Mini Biography:
Powerful and highly respected American star character actor. Son of stage... more
Trivia:
He won an Oscar for playing Benjamin Bradlee in All the President's Men (1976), making... more
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars.
Another
12 wins
&
14 nominations
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(18 articles)
1999: A Year In Review (Part Two)
(From Screen Rant. 14 October 2009, 8:05 AM, PDT)
Magnolia Blossoms on Blu-ray on January 19, 2010
(From MovieWeb. 21 September 2009, 8:24 AM, PDT)
(From Screen Rant. 14 October 2009, 8:05 AM, PDT)
Magnolia Blossoms on Blu-ray on January 19, 2010
(From MovieWeb. 21 September 2009, 8:24 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Jason Robards Jr.
Filmography
Actor:
- 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:
- 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")
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"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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