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.

Their titles like Once Upon a Time in the West, Philadelphia, and Magnolia - their biggest roles first.
Last updated: June 14, 2026

63 titles
Community avg: 8.49 /10
  • 1
    1
    Once Upon a Time in the West Italian
    1968December 1968 by Sergio Leone
    Drama, Western, Italian
    Drama, Western, Italian
    9.22 Masterpiece+
  • 2
    2
    Philadelphia
    1993December 1993 by Jonathan Demme
    Drama
    Drama
    8.64 Masterpiece--
  • 3
    3
    Magnolia
    1999December 1999 by Paul Thomas Anderson
    Drama
    Drama
    8.65 Masterpiece--
  • 4
    4
    All the President's Men
    1976April 1976 by Alan J. Pakula
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
    8.61 Masterpiece--
  • 5
    5
    The Day After
    1983December 1983 by Nicholas Meyer
    Science Fiction, Drama
    Science Fiction, Drama
    7.74 Excellent-
  • 6
    6
    Parenthood
    1989July 1989 by Ron Howard
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.65 Excellent--
  • 7
    7
    Tora! Tora! Tora!
    1970January 1970 by Richard Fleischer
    War, History, Drama
    War, History, Drama
    8.08 Excellent
  • 8
    8
    The Ballad of Cable Hogue
    1970March 1970 by Sam Peckinpah
    Comedy, Western, Action
    Comedy, Western, Action
    7.92 Excellent
  • 9
    9
    A Boy and His Dog
    1975March 1975 by L.Q. Jones
    Drama, Science Fiction, Comedy
    Drama, Science Fiction, Comedy
    7.30 Good++
  • 10
    10
    Johnny Got His Gun
    1971August 1971 by Dalton Trumbo
    War, Drama
    War, Drama
    8.37 Excellent++
  • 11
    11
    Quick Change
    1990July 1990 by Howard Franklin
    Comedy, Crime
    Comedy, Crime
    7.65 Excellent--
  • 12
    12
    Something Wicked This Way Comes
    1983April 1983 by Jack Clayton
    Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
    Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
    7.48 Good++
  • 13
    13
    Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
    1973May 1973 by Sam Peckinpah
    Western, Drama, History
    Western, Drama, History
    8.09 Excellent
  • 14
    14
    Dream a Little Dream
    1989March 1989 by Marc Rocco
    Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
    Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
    7.05 Good
  • 15
    15
    Raise the Titanic
    1980August 1980 by Jerry Jameson
    Action, Adventure, Drama
    Action, Adventure, Drama
    6.78 Good-
  • 16
    16
    The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
    1967June 1967 by Roger Corman
    History, Crime
    History, Crime
    7.43 Good++
  • 17
    17
    The Adventures of Huck Finn
    1993April 1993 by Stephen Sommers
    Adventure, Drama, Family
    Adventure, Drama, Family
    7.28 Good+
  • 18
    18
    Julia
    1977October 1977 by Fred Zinnemann
    Drama, Romance, Thriller
    Drama, Romance, Thriller
    7.54 Excellent--
  • 19
    19
    The Paper
    1994March 1994 by Ron Howard
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.58 Excellent--
  • 20
    20
    Hour of the Gun
    1967November 1967 by John Sturges
    Western
    Western
    7.57 Excellent--
  • 21
    21
    The Civil War
    1990
    Documentary, War & Politics
    Documentary, War & Politics
    8.56 Masterpiece--
  • 22
    22
    My Best Fiend German
    1999May 1999 by Werner Herzog
    Documentary, German
    Documentary, German
    8.20 Excellent+
  • 23
    23
    Murders in the Rue Morgue
    1971July 1971 by Gordon Hessler
    Crime, Horror, Thriller
    Crime, Horror, Thriller
    6.99 Good
  • 24
    24
    A Big Hand for the Little Lady
    1966June 1966 by Fielder Cook
    Western
    Western
    7.97 Excellent
  • 25
    25
    A Thousand Acres
    1997September 1997 by Jocelyn Moorhouse
    Drama, Family
    Drama, Family
    7.13 Good+
  • 26
    26
    Comes a Horseman
    1978October 1978 by Alan J. Pakula
    Western, Drama, Romance
    Western, Drama, Romance
    7.39 Good++
  • 27
    27
    Melvin and Howard
    1980September 1980 by Jonathan Demme
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.62 Excellent--
  • 28
    28
    Max Dugan Returns
    1983March 1983 by Herbert Ross
    Comedy, Drama, Family
    Comedy, Drama, Family
    7.68 Excellent--
  • 29
    29
    Long Day's Journey Into Night
    1962October 1962 by Sidney Lumet
    Drama
    Drama
    7.91 Excellent
  • 30
    30
    Little Big League
    1994June 1994 by Andrew Scheinman
    Comedy, Family
    Comedy, Family
    7.21 Good+
  • 31
    31
    Black Rainbow
    1989December 1989 by Mike Hodges
    Mystery, Thriller, Horror
    Mystery, Thriller, Horror
    7.33 Good++
  • 32
    32
    A Thousand Clowns
    1965December 1965 by Fred Coe
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    7.86 Excellent-
  • 33
    33
    Heidi
    1993 by Jeanne Rosenberg
    Drama, Family
    Drama, Family
    7.96 Excellent
  • 34
    34
    Caboblanco
    1980January 1980 by J. Lee Thompson
    Action, Adventure, Crime
    Action, Adventure, Crime
    7.18 Good+
  • 35
    35
    Julius Caesar
    1970June 1970 by Stuart Burge
    War, Drama, History
    War, Drama, History
    7.44 Good++
  • 36
    36
    Reunion
    1989May 1989 by Jerry Schatzberg
    Drama, History
    Drama, History
    7.79 Excellent-
  • 37
    37
    Square Dance
    1987March 1987 by Daniel Petrie
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.19 Good+
  • 38
    38
    The Enemy Within
    1994August 1994 by Jonathan Darby
    Thriller, Drama
    Thriller, Drama
    7.34 Good++
  • 39
    39
    The Trial
    1993June 1993 by David Hugh Jones
    Thriller, Drama
    Thriller, Drama
    7.49 Good++
  • 40
    40
    The Legend of the Lone Ranger
    1981August 1981 by William A. Fraker
    Action, Adventure, Western
    Action, Adventure, Western
    6.98 Good
  • 41
    41
    The Good Mother
    1988November 1988 by Leonard Nimoy
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.42 Good++
  • 42
    42
    Hurricane
    1979April 1979 by Jan Troell
    Drama, Action, Romance
    Drama, Action, Romance
    7.36 Good++
  • 43
    43
    The War Between Men and Women
    1972June 1972 by Melville Shavelson
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    7.68 Excellent--
  • 44
    44
    The Journey
    1959February 1959 by Anatole Litvak
    Drama, Romance, War
    Drama, Romance, War
    7.66 Excellent--
  • 45
    45
    Divorce American Style
    1967June 1967 by Bud Yorkin
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.50 Excellent--
  • 46
    46
    The Atlanta Child Murders
    1985
    Drama
    Drama
    7.64 Excellent--
  • 47
    47
    Any Wednesday
    1966October 1966 by Robert Ellis Miller
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.66 Excellent--
  • 48
    48
    The Long Hot Summer
    1985
    Drama
    Drama
    7.57 Excellent--
  • 49
    49
    Tender Is the Night
    1962January 1962 by Henry King
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.63 Excellent--
  • 50
    50
    Inherit the Wind
    1988March 1988 by David Greene
    Drama
    Drama
    8.00 Excellent
  • 51
    51
    Heartwood
    1998April 1998 by Lanny Cotler
    Drama
    Drama
    7.56 Excellent--
  • 52
    52
    Lincoln
    1992December 1992 by James A. Edgar
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.92 Excellent
  • 53
    53
    The Perfect Tribute
    1991April 1991 by Jack Bender
    Drama
    Drama
    7.83 Excellent-
  • 54
    54
    That Moment: Magnolia Diary
    2000January 2000 by Mark Rance
    Documentary
    Documentary
    8.07 Excellent
  • 55
    55
    An Inconvenient Woman
    1991
    Drama, Mystery
    Drama, Mystery
    7.77 Excellent-
  • 56
    56
    Laguna Heat
    1987November 1987 by Simon Langton
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    7.56 Excellent--
  • 57
    57
    The Real Macaw
    1998September 1998 by Mario Andreacchio
    Adventure, Family
    Adventure, Family
    7.71 Excellent-
  • 58
    58
    The West
    1996
    Documentary
    Documentary
    8.27 Excellent+
  • 59
    59
    Going Home
    2000March 2000 by Ian Barry
    Drama
    Drama
    7.84 Excellent-
  • 60
    60
    Washington: Behind Closed Doors
    1977 by David W. Rintels
    Drama
    Drama
    7.93 Excellent
  • 61
    61
    The Last Frontier
    1986
    Drama
    Drama
    7.88 Excellent-
  • 62
    62
    The Bat
    1960March 1960 by Paul Nickell
    Mystery
    Mystery
    Needs more reviews
  • 63
    63
    Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
    2006March 2006 by Ric Burns
    Documentary
    Documentary
    Needs more reviews