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Actor:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s

1. Going Home (2000) (TV) .... Charles Barton
   
   
2. Magnolia (1999) .... Earl Partridge
   ... aka Mag·no'li·a (USA: promotional title)
   ... aka mag-no'li-a (USA: promotional title)
3. Enemy of the State (1998) (uncredited) .... Congressman Phillip Hammersley
4. Beloved (1998/I) .... Mr. Bodwin
5. The Real Macaw (1998) .... Grandpa Ben Girdis
6. Heartwood (1998) .... Logan Reeser
7. "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
8. A Thousand Acres (1997) .... Larry Cook
9. Journey (1995) (TV) .... Marcus
10. Crimson Tide (1995) (uncredited) .... Rear Admiral Anderson, Board of Inquiry President
11. My Antonia (1995) (TV) .... Josea Burden
12. Little Big League (1994) .... Thomas Heywood
13. The Paper (1994) .... Graham Keighley
14. The Enemy Within (1994) (TV) .... General R. Pendleton Lloyd
15. Philadelphia (1993) .... Charles Wheeler
16. Heidi (1993) (TV) .... Grandfather
17. The Trial (1993) .... Doctor Huld
18. The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993) .... The King
    ... aka The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
19. Lincoln (1992) (TV) (voice) .... President Abraham Lincoln
20. Storyville (1992) .... Clifford Fowler
21. Deceptions (1992) .... Clay
22. Rabbit Ears: Jonah and the Whale (1992) (V) .... Narrator
23. Mark Twain and Me (1991) (TV) .... Mark Twain
24. "American Masters" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1991)
        - Helen Hayes: First Lady of the American Theatre (1991) TV episode .... Narrator
25. An Inconvenient Woman (1991) (TV) .... Jules Mendelson
26. Chernobyl: The Final Warning (1991) (TV) .... Dr. Armand Hammer
    ... aka Final Warning (USA: video title)
27. The Perfect Tribute (1991) (TV) .... President Abraham Lincoln
28. Quick Change (1990) .... Chief Rotzinger
29. "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)
    
    
30. Black Rainbow (1989) .... Walter Travis
31. Parenthood (1989) .... Frank Buckman
32. Metallica: 2 of One (1989) (V) (uncredited) .... Joe's Father
33. Reunion (1989) .... Henry Strauss
    ... aka Der wiedergefundene Freund (West Germany)
    ... aka L'ami retrouvé (France)
34. Dream a Little Dream (1989) .... Coleman Ettinger
35. The Christmas Wife (1988) (TV) .... John Tanner
36. The Good Mother (1988) .... Muth
    ... aka The Price of Passion (South Africa: English title: video title)
37. Bright Lights, Big City (1988) (uncredited) .... Drunken Writer -- Mr. Hardy
38. Inherit the Wind (1988) (TV) .... Henry Drummond
39. Thomas Hart Benton (1988) (TV) .... Narrator
40. Breaking Home Ties (1987) (TV) .... Lloyd
    ... aka Norman Rockwell's Breaking Home Ties
41. Laguna Heat (1987) (TV) .... Wade Shephard
42. Square Dance (1987) .... Dillard
    ... aka Home Is Where the Heart Is (USA: TV title)
43. The Last Frontier (1986) (TV) .... Ed Stenning
44. Johnny Bull (1986) (TV) .... Stephan Kovacs
45. The Long Hot Summer (1985) (TV) .... Will Varner
46. "The Atlanta Child Murders" (1985) TV mini-series .... Alvin Binder
47. Sakharov (1984) (TV) .... Andrei Sakharov
48. Hughie (1984) (TV) .... Erie Smith
49. You Can't Take It with You (1984) (TV) .... Grandpa Martin Vanderhof
50. The Day After (1983) (TV) .... Dr. Russell Oakes
51. Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) .... Charles Halloway
52. Max Dugan Returns (1983) (as Jason Robards Jr.) .... Max Dugan
53. The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981) .... President Ulysses S. Grant
54. Melvin and Howard (1980) .... Howard Hughes
55. Raise the Titanic (1980) .... Admiral James Sandecker
56. Haywire (1980) (TV) .... Leland Hayward
57. F.D.R.: The Last Year (1980) (TV) .... President Franklin D. Roosevelt
58. Caboblanco (1980) .... Gunther Beckdorff
    ... aka Cabo blanco (UK: DVD box title)
    ... aka Caboblanco... Where Legends Are Born (International: English title: long title)
    
    
59. Hurricane (1979) .... Capt. Bruckner
    ... aka Forbidden Paradise (TV title)
60. A Christmas to Remember (1978) (TV) .... Daniel Larson
61. Comes a Horseman (1978) .... Jacob 'J.W.' Ewing
62. Julia (1977) .... Dashiell Hammett
63. "Washington: Behind Closed Doors" (1977) TV mini-series .... President Richard Monckton
64. All the President's Men (1976) .... Ben Bradlee
65. Addie and the King of Hearts (1976) (TV) .... Jamie Mills
66. Mr. Sycamore (1975) .... John Gwilt
67. A Moon for the Misbegotten (1975) (TV) .... James Tyrone Jr.
68. A Boy and His Dog (1975) .... Lou Craddock
69. The Easter Promise (1975) (TV) .... Jamie
70. "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
71. The Thanksgiving Treasure (1973) (TV) .... Jaime Mills
    ... aka The Holiday Treasure (USA: video title)
72. Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) .... Governor Wallace
    ... aka Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (USA: poster title)
73. 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)
74. The House Without a Christmas Tree (1972) (TV) .... Jamie Mills
75. "Ghost Story" .... Elliot Brent (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka Circle of Fear (USA: new title)
        - The Dead We Leave Behind (1972) TV episode .... Elliot Brent
76. The War Between Men and Women (1972) .... Stephen Kozlenko
77. Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971) .... Cesar Charron
    ... aka Edgar Allan Poe's Murders in the Rue Morgue (USA: complete title)
78. Johnny Got His Gun (1971) .... Joe's Father
    ... aka Dalton Trumbo's Johnny Got His Gun (USA: complete title)
79. Jud (1971)
    ... aka My Friend, the Enemy (USA: review title)
    ... aka Savage Soldier (UK)
80. Fools (1970) .... Matthew South
81. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) .... General Short
    ... aka Tora! Tora! Tora!: The Attack on Pearl Harbor (Australia)
82. Julius Caesar (1970) .... Brutus
83. The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) .... Cable Hogue
84. Rosolino Paternò, soldato... (1970) .... Sam Armstrong
    ... aka Operation Snafu
    ... aka Situation Normal, All Fouled Up
    ... aka Situation Normal: A.F.U.
    
    
85. Isadora (1968) .... Singer
    ... aka The Loves of Isadora (USA: reissue title)
86. The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968) .... Raymond Paine
    ... aka The Night They Invented Striptease
87. 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)
88. Hour of the Gun (1967) .... Doc Holliday
89. "The Bell Telephone Hour" (1 episode, 1967)
    ... aka The Telephone Hour (USA: syndication title)
        - The Many Faces of Romeo and Juliet (1967) TV episode
90. The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967) .... Al Capone
91. Divorce American Style (1967) .... Nelson Downes
92. Noon Wine (1966) (TV)
93. "ABC Stage 67" .... Royal Earle Thompson (1 episode, 1966)
        - Noon Wine (1966) TV episode .... Royal Earle Thompson
94. Any Wednesday (1966) .... John Cleves
    ... aka Bachelor Girl Apartment (UK)
95. "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
96. A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966) .... Henry P.G. Drummond
    ... aka Big Deal at Dodge City (UK)
97. A Thousand Clowns (1965) .... Murray N. Burns
98. "Mr. Broadway" (1 episode, 1964)
        - Take a Walk Through a Cemetery (1964) TV episode
99. The Presidency: A Splendid Misery (1964) (TV)
100. Act One (1963) .... George S. Kaufman
101. Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962) (as Jason Robards Jr.) .... Jamie Tyrone
102. Westinghouse Presents: That's Where the Town Is Going (1962) (TV) (as Jason Robards Jr.) .... Hobart Cramm
103. Tender Is the Night (1962) (as Jason Robards Jr.) .... Dr. Richard 'Dick' Diver
104. By Love Possessed (1961) (as Jason Robards Jr.) .... Julius Penrose
105. "The Case of the Dangerous Robin" (1 episode, 1961)
         - The Deadly Impersonation (1961) TV episode
106. "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
107. The Iceman Cometh (1960) (TV) .... Theodore 'Hickey' Hickman
108. "Dow Hour of Great Mysteries" .... Lieutenant Anderson (1 episode, 1960)
         - The Bat (1960) TV episode (as Jason Robards Jr.) .... Lieutenant Anderson
     
     
109. A Doll's House (1959) (TV) (as Jason Robards Jr.)
110. "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.)
111. "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
112. The Journey (1959) (as Jason Robards Jr.) .... Paul Kedes
113. "Omnibus" .... Prime Minister (1 episode, 1958)
         - Moment of Truth (1958) TV episode .... Prime Minister
114. "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
115. "The Seven Lively Arts" (1 episode, 1957)
         - The Changing Ways of Love (1957) TV episode (as Jason Robards Jr.)
116. "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
117. "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.)
118. "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.)
119. "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.)
120. "Appointment with Adventure" (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
         - A Thief There Was (1956) TV episode
         - Destination Freedom (1955) TV episode
121. "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
122. "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
123. "Windows" (1 episode, 1955)
         - A Domestic Dilemma (1955) TV episode (as Jason Robards Jr.)
124. "The Man Behind the Badge" (1 episode, 1954)
         - The Case of the Last Escape (1954) TV episode
     
     
125. Follow That Music (1946)
     

Soundtrack:

1. The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) (performer: "Butterfly Mornin's")
   

Self:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s

1. Money and Power: The History of Business (2001) (TV) .... Narrator
2. That Moment: Magnolia Diary (2000) (V) .... Himself
   ... aka That Moment: Magnolia Diary October 1998 - March 2000 (USA: alternative title)
3. 6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2000) (TV)
4. They Drew Fire (2000) (voice) .... Narrator
   ... aka They Drew Fire: Combat Artists of World War II (USA: complete title)
   
   
5. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1999) (TV) .... Himself
6. The 53rd Annual Tony Awards (1999) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
7. "The Irish in America: Long Journey Home" (1998) TV mini-series (voice)
8. "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
9. "The West" (1996) TV series (unknown episodes)
10. The Great American West (1995) (voice) .... Narrator
11. The Roots of Roe (1993) (TV) (voice) .... Anthony Comstock
12. "Reading Rainbow" .... Himself (1 episode, 1992)
        - Sam the Sea Cow (1992) TV episode (voice) .... Himself
13. Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron (1992) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka Sam Peckinpah: A Retrospective (USA: video catalogue title)
14. When It Was a Game 2 (1992) (TV) (voice) .... Himself
15. Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (1991) (voice) .... Narrator
16. When It Was a Game (1991) (TV) (voice) .... Himself
17. Night of 100 Stars III (1990) (TV) .... Himself
    
    
18. The 42nd Annual Tony Awards (1988) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
19. Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987) (TV) .... Himself
20. The World of Tomorrow (1984) .... Narrator
21. America and Lewis Hine (1984) (voice)
22. The Making of 'Something Wicked This Way Comes' (1983) (TV) .... Himself
23. "American Masters" .... Himself (1 episode)
        - Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts (????) TV episode .... Himself
24. The 36th Annual Tony Awards (1982) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
25. Burden of Dreams (1982) .... Fitzcarraldo
26. Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV) .... Himself
27. The Magic of David Copperfield IV: The Vanishing Airplane (1981) (TV) .... Himself - Host
28. The 35th Annual Tony Awards (1981) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
29. The 38th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1981) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
30. "Signature" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode)
        - Jason Robards (????) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
31. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1980) (TV) .... Himself
32. The 34th Annual Tony Awards (1980) (TV) .... Himself - Co-host
    
    
33. They Said It with Music: Yankee Doodle to Ragtime (1977) (TV)
34. The 49th Annual Academy Awards (1977) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
35. Old Faithful (1973) (TV) .... Himself
36. "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
37. "Rollin' on the River" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
    ... aka Rollin' (Canada: English title: new title)
        - Episode dated 23 October 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
    
    
38. The Belle of 14th Street (1967) (TV) .... Himself
39. The 38th Annual Academy Awards (1966) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Film Editing
40. "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1965)
        - Episode dated 3 January 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
41. "The DuPont Show of the Week" .... Himself (1 episode, 1963)
        - Opening Night (1963) TV episode (as Jason Robards Jr.) .... Himself
    
    
42. "Producers' Showcase" .... Himself (1 episode, 1955)
        - Dateline II (1955) TV episode .... Himself
    

Archive Footage:

1. The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV) .... Himself
2. Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 (2006) (V) .... Joe's Father (video "One")
3. "The American Experience"
       - Eugene O'Neill: A Documentary Film (2006) TV episode .... Himself
4. Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004) (TV) .... Himself
5. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV) .... Himself
6. The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (2001) (TV) .... Himself (Memorial Tribute)
7. Mein liebster Feind - Klaus Kinski (1999) .... Fitzcarraldo
8. La classe américaine (1993) (TV) .... Le patron du journal