Jason Robards

July 26, 1922 - December 26, 2000 Chicago, Illinois, USA
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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.

His titles like Once Upon a Time in the West, Philadelphia, and Magnolia - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Watched: 0/92
Weighted avg: 7.14 /10
  • 1
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    Once Upon a Time in the West
    1968December 1968 by Sergio Leone
    Starring as 'Cheyenne'
    Starring as 'Cheyenne'
    7.99 Excellent+
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    2
    Philadelphia
    1993December 1993 by Jonathan Demme
    Starring as Charles Wheeler
    Starring as Charles Wheeler
    7.36 Excellent--
  • 3
    3
    Magnolia
    1999December 1999 by Paul Thomas Anderson
    Minor role as Earl Partridge
    Minor role as Earl Partridge
    7.35 Excellent--
  • 4
    4
    All the President's Men
    1976April 1976 by Alan J. Pakula
    Supporting as Ben Bradlee
    Supporting as Ben Bradlee
    7.29 Excellent--
  • 5
    5
    The Day After
    1983December 1983 by Nicholas Meyer
    Lead role as Dr. Russell Oakes
    Lead role as Dr. Russell Oakes
    6.32 Good--
  • 6
    6
    Parenthood
    1989July 1989 by Ron Howard
    Supporting as Frank Buckman
    Supporting as Frank Buckman
    6.24 Good--
  • 7
    7
    Tora! Tora! Tora!
    1970January 1970 by Toshio Masuda
    Starring as General Walter C. Short
    Starring as General Walter C. Short
    6.72 Good
  • 8
    8
    The Ballad of Cable Hogue
    1970March 1970 by Sam Peckinpah
    Lead role as Cable Hogue
    Lead role as Cable Hogue
    6.47 Good-
  • 9
    9
    A Boy and His Dog
    1975March 1975 by L.Q. Jones
    Starring as Lou Craddock
    Starring as Lou Craddock
    5.84 Okay+
  • 10
    10
    Quick Change
    1990July 1990 by Bill Murray
    Supporting as Chief Rotzinger
    Supporting as Chief Rotzinger
    6.23 Good--
  • 11
    11
    Johnny Got His Gun
    1971August 1971 by Dalton Trumbo
    Supporting as Joe's Father
    Supporting as Joe's Father
    7.01 Good++
  • 12
    12
    Something Wicked This Way Comes
    1983April 1983 by Jack Clayton
    Lead role as Charles Halloway
    Lead role as Charles Halloway
    6.02 Okay++
  • 13
    13
    Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
    1973May 1973 by Sam Peckinpah
    Supporting as Governor Wallace
    Supporting as Governor Wallace
    6.74 Good
  • 14
    14
    Dream a Little Dream
    1989March 1989 by Marc Rocco
    Lead role as Coleman Ettinger
    Lead role as Coleman Ettinger
    5.47 Okay
  • 15
    15
    Raise the Titanic
    1980August 1980 by Jerry Jameson
    Lead role as Admiral James Sandecker
    Lead role as Admiral James Sandecker
    5.20 Okay--
  • 16
    16
    The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
    1967June 1967 by Roger Corman
    Lead role as Al Capone
    Lead role as Al Capone
    5.88 Okay+
  • 17
    17
    The Adventures of Huck Finn
    1993April 1993 by Stephen Sommers
    Supporting as The King
    Supporting as The King
    5.75 Okay+
  • 18
    18
    Julia
    1977October 1977 by Fred Zinnemann
    Starring as Dashiell Hammett
    Starring as Dashiell Hammett
    6.04 Okay++
  • 19
    19
    The Paper
    1994March 1994 by Ron Howard
    Supporting as Graham Keighley
    Supporting as Graham Keighley
    6.10 Okay++
  • 20
    20
    Hour of the Gun
    1967November 1967 by John Sturges
    Starring as Doc Holliday
    Starring as Doc Holliday
    6.02 Okay++
  • 21
    21
    The Civil War
    1990
    Supporting as Ulysses S. Grant (voice)
    Supporting as Ulysses S. Grant (voice)
    6.84 Good+
  • 22
    22
    My Best Fiend German
    1999May 1999 by Werner Herzog
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    6.79 Good+
  • 23
    23
    Murders in the Rue Morgue
    1971July 1971 by Gordon Hessler
    Lead role as Cesar Charron
    Lead role as Cesar Charron
    5.28 Okay-
  • 24
    24
    A Big Hand for the Little Lady
    1966June 1966 by Fielder Cook
    Starring as Henry Drummond
    Starring as Henry Drummond
    6.45 Good-
  • 25
    25
    A Thousand Acres
    1997September 1997 by Jocelyn Moorhouse
    Starring as Larry Cook
    Starring as Larry Cook
    5.52 Okay
  • 26
    26
    Comes a Horseman
    1978October 1978 by Alan J. Pakula
    Starring as Jacob 'J.W.' Ewing
    Starring as Jacob 'J.W.' Ewing
    5.78 Okay+
  • 27
    27
    Melvin and Howard
    1980September 1980 by Jonathan Demme
    Starring as Howard Hughes
    Starring as Howard Hughes
    6.02 Okay++
  • 28
    28
    Max Dugan Returns
    1983March 1983 by Herbert Ross
    Starring as Max Dugan
    Starring as Max Dugan
    6.08 Okay++
  • 29
    29
    Long Day's Journey Into Night
    1962October 1962 by Sidney Lumet
    Supporting as Jamie Tyrone
    Supporting as Jamie Tyrone
    6.30 Good--
  • 30
    30
    Little Big League
    1994June 1994 by Andrew Scheinman
    Minor role as Thomas Heywood
    Minor role as Thomas Heywood
    5.60 Okay
  • 31
    31
    A Thousand Clowns
    1965December 1965 by Fred Coe
    Lead role as Murray
    Lead role as Murray
    6.20 Good--
  • 32
    32
    Black Rainbow
    1989December 1989 by Mike Hodges
    Starring as Walter Travis
    Starring as Walter Travis
    5.69 Okay+
  • 33
    33
    Heidi
    1993 by Jeanne Rosenberg
    Starring as Grandfather
    Starring as Grandfather
    6.09 Okay++
  • 34
    34
    Caboblanco
    1980January 1980 by J. Lee Thompson
    Starring as Gunther Beckdorff
    Starring as Gunther Beckdorff
    5.45 Okay
  • 35
    35
    Julius Caesar
    1970June 1970 by Stuart Burge
    Starring as Marcus Brutus
    Starring as Marcus Brutus
    5.74 Okay+
  • 36
    36
    Reunion
    1989May 1989 by Jerry Schatzberg
    Lead role as Henry Strauss
    Lead role as Henry Strauss
    6.08 Okay++
  • 37
    37
    The Night They Raided Minsky's
    1968December 1968 by William Friedkin
    Lead role as Raymond Paine
    Lead role as Raymond Paine
    5.64 Okay
  • 38
    38
    Square Dance
    1987March 1987 by Daniel Petrie
    Lead role as Dillard
    Lead role as Dillard
    5.42 Okay-
  • 39
    39
    The Enemy Within
    1994August 1994 by Jonathan Darby
    Supporting as General R. Pendleton Lloyd
    Supporting as General R. Pendleton Lloyd
    5.65 Okay
  • 40
    40
    The Legend of the Lone Ranger
    1981August 1981 by William A. Fraker
    Supporting as President Ulysses S. Grant
    Supporting as President Ulysses S. Grant
    5.21 Okay--
  • 41
    41
    The Trial
    1993June 1993 by David Hugh Jones
    Starring as Doctor Huld
    Starring as Doctor Huld
    5.79 Okay+
  • 42
    42
    The Good Mother
    1988November 1988 by Leonard Nimoy
    Starring as W. O. Muth
    Starring as W. O. Muth
    5.70 Okay+
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    43
    Isadora
    1968September 1968 by Karel Reisz
    Supporting as Paris Singer
    Supporting as Paris Singer
    5.86 Okay+
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    44
    Hurricane
    1979April 1979 by Jan Troell
    Lead role as Capt. Charles Bruckner
    Lead role as Capt. Charles Bruckner
    5.56 Okay
  • 45
    45
    The War Between Men and Women
    1972June 1972 by Melville Shavelson
    Starring as Stephen Kozlenko
    Starring as Stephen Kozlenko
    5.98 Okay++
  • 46
    46
    The Journey
    1959February 1959 by Anatole Litvak
    Starring as Paul Kedes
    Starring as Paul Kedes
    5.94 Okay++
  • 47
    47
    Divorce American Style
    1967June 1967 by Bud Yorkin
    Starring as Nelson Downes
    Starring as Nelson Downes
    5.78 Okay+
  • 48
    48
    The Atlanta Child Murders
    1985
    Lead role as Alvin Binder
    Lead role as Alvin Binder
    5.71 Okay+
  • 49
    49
    Any Wednesday
    1966October 1966 by Robert Ellis Miller
    Starring as John Cleves
    Starring as John Cleves
    5.90 Okay++
  • 50
    50
    Storyville
    1992August 1992 by Mark Frost
    Starring as Clifford Fowler
    Starring as Clifford Fowler
    5.67 Okay+
  • 51
    51
    Chernobyl: The Final Warning
    1991April 1991 by Anthony Page
    Starring as Dr. Armand Hammer
    Starring as Dr. Armand Hammer
    5.84 Okay+
  • 52
    52
    Mark Twain and Me
    1991November 1991 by Daniel Petrie
    Lead role as Mark Twain
    Lead role as Mark Twain
    6.21 Good--
  • 53
    53
    The Long Hot Summer
    1985
    Starring as Will Varner
    Starring as Will Varner
    5.63 Okay
  • 54
    54
    Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
    1991October 1991 by Ken Burns
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Needs more reviews
  • 55
    55
    The House Without a Christmas Tree
    1972December 1972 by Paul Bogart
    Lead role as James "Jamie" Mills
    Lead role as James "Jamie" Mills
    Needs more reviews
  • 56
    56
    Tender Is the Night
    1962January 1962 by Henry King
    Starring as Dick Diver
    Starring as Dick Diver
    5.85 Okay+
  • 57
    57
    The Christmas Wife
    1988December 1988 by David Hugh Jones
    Lead role as John Tanner
    Lead role as John Tanner
    Needs more reviews
  • 58
    58
    The Iceman Cometh
    1960November 1960 by Sidney Lumet
    Lead role as Theodore "Hickey" Hickman
    Lead role as Theodore "Hickey" Hickman
    Needs more reviews
  • 59
    59
    Inherit the Wind
    1988March 1988 by David Greene
    Starring as Harry Drummond
    Starring as Harry Drummond
    6.23 Good--
  • 60
    60
    Heartwood
    1998April 1998 by Lanny Cotler
    Lead role as Logan Reeser
    Lead role as Logan Reeser
    Needs more reviews
  • 61
    61
    Lincoln
    1992December 1992 by James A. Edgar
    Lead role as President Abraham Lincoln (voice)
    Lead role as President Abraham Lincoln (voice)
    Needs more reviews
  • 62
    62
    The Perfect Tribute
    1991April 1991 by Jack Bender
    Lead role as President Abraham Lincoln
    Lead role as President Abraham Lincoln
    Needs more reviews
  • 63
    63
    The Thanksgiving Treasure
    1973November 1973 by Paul Bogart
    Lead role as James "Jamie" Mills
    Lead role as James "Jamie" Mills
    Needs more reviews
  • 64
    64
    That Moment: Magnolia Diary
    2000January 2000 by Mark Rance
    Supporting as Self
    Supporting as Self
    6.36 Good-
  • 65
    65
    By Love Possessed
    1961July 1961 by John Sturges
    Starring as Julius Penrose
    Starring as Julius Penrose
    5.79 Okay+
  • 66
    66
    An Inconvenient Woman
    1991
    Lead role as Jules Mendelson
    Lead role as Jules Mendelson
    Needs more reviews
  • 67
    67
    Journey
    1995December 1995 by Tom McLoughlin
    Lead role as Marcus
    Lead role as Marcus
    Needs more reviews
  • 68
    68
    Noon Wine
    1966November 1966 by Sam Peckinpah
    Lead role as Royal Earle Thompson
    Lead role as Royal Earle Thompson
    Needs more reviews
  • 69
    69
    Portrait: Werner Herzog German
    1986March 1986 by Werner Herzog
    Supporting as Self (archive footage)
    Supporting as Self (archive footage)
    6.14 Good--
  • 70
    70
    Laguna Heat
    1987November 1987 by Simon Langton
    Starring as Wade Shephard
    Starring as Wade Shephard
    Needs more reviews
  • 71
    71
    The Real Macaw
    1998September 1998 by Mario Andreacchio
    Supporting as Grandpa Girdis
    Supporting as Grandpa Girdis
    5.92 Okay++
  • 72
    72
    The West
    1996
    Minor role as Self - Brigham Young
    Minor role as Self - Brigham Young
    6.50 Good-
  • 73
    73
    F.D.R.: The Last Year
    1980May 1980 by Anthony Page
    Lead role as President Franklin D. Roosevelt
    Lead role as President Franklin D. Roosevelt
    Needs more reviews
  • 74
    74
    Going Home
    2000March 2000 by Ian Barry
    Lead role as Charles Barton
    Lead role as Charles Barton
    Needs more reviews
  • 75
    75
    The Belle of 14th Street
    1967October 1967 by Joe Layton
    Starring as Performer
    Starring as Performer
    Needs more reviews
  • 76
    76
    Act One
    1963December 1963 by Dore Schary
    Starring as George S. Kaufman
    Starring as George S. Kaufman
    Needs more reviews
  • 77
    77
    America and Lewis Hine
    1984September 1984 by Nina Rosenblum
    Starring as Voice
    Starring as Voice
    Needs more reviews
  • 78
    78
    Thomas Hart Benton
    1989October 1989 by Ken Burns
    Starring as Narrator (voice)
    Starring as Narrator (voice)
    Needs more reviews
  • 79
    79
    Abe Lincoln in Illinois
    1964February 1964 by George Schaefer
    Lead role as Abraham Lincoln
    Lead role as Abraham Lincoln
    Needs more reviews
  • 80
    80
    Addie and the King of Hearts
    1976January 1976 by Joseph Hardy
    Lead role as James "Jamie" Mills
    Lead role as James "Jamie" Mills
    Needs more reviews
  • 81
    81
    Breaking Home Ties
    1987November 1987 by John Wilder
    Lead role as Lloyd Wells
    Lead role as Lloyd Wells
    Needs more reviews
  • 82
    82
    Fools
    1970December 1970 by Tom Gries
    Lead role as Matthew South
    Lead role as Matthew South
    Needs more reviews
  • 83
    83
    Mr. Sycamore
    1975December 1975 by Pancho Kohner
    Lead role as John Gwilt
    Lead role as John Gwilt
    Needs more reviews
  • 84
    84
    My Antonia
    1995March 1995 by Joseph Sargent
    Lead role as Josea Burden
    Lead role as Josea Burden
    Needs more reviews
  • 85
    85
    The Easter Promise
    1975March 1975 by Paul Bogart
    Lead role as James "Jamie" Mills
    Lead role as James "Jamie" Mills
    Needs more reviews
  • 86
    86
    The Great American West
    1995January 1995 by Reed Smoot
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Needs more reviews
  • 87
    87
    Washington: Behind Closed Doors
    1977 by David W. Rintels
    Starring as President Richard Monckton
    Starring as President Richard Monckton
    Needs more reviews
  • 88
    88
    Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
    1993June 1993 by Paul Joyce
    Supporting as Self
    Supporting as Self
    Needs more reviews
  • 89
    89
    The Last Frontier
    1986
    Starring as Ed Stenning
    Starring as Ed Stenning
    Needs more reviews
  • 90
    90
    Haywire
    1980May 1980 by Michael Tuchner
    Starring as Leland Hayward
    Starring as Leland Hayward
    Needs more reviews
  • 91
    91
    Operation Snafu Italian
    1970March 1970 by Nanni Loy
    Starring as Sam Armstrong
    Starring as Sam Armstrong
    Needs more reviews
  • 92
    92
    Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
    2000January 2000 by Howard Hill
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
Co-starring with:
Jane Fonda 3 titles
Eva Marie Saint 2 titles
James Earl Jones 2 titles
Don Johnson 2 titles
Martin Balsam 3 titles
L.Q. Jones 5 titles
Diane Ladd 2 titles
Keith Carradine 3 titles
Piper Laurie 2 titles