Jason Robards

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Jason Robards

Born 26 July 1922 Died 26 December 2000, aged 78 Chicago, Illinois, USA TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
33age in their first credit on record (1955)
44years on screen and counting
3credits in 1983, their busiest year
36dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Magnolia poster Age: 77

Magnolia

1999
as Earl Partridge
The Real Macaw poster Age: 76

The Real Macaw

1998
as Grandpa Girdis
Philadelphia poster Age: 71

Philadelphia

1993
as Charles Wheeler
Parenthood poster Age: 67

Parenthood

1989
as Frank Buckman
Inherit the Wind poster Age: 65

Inherit the Wind

1988
as Harry Drummond
The Day After poster Age: 61

The Day After

1983
as Dr. Russell Oakes
Something Wicked This Way Comes poster Age: 60

Something Wicked This Way Comes

1983
as Charles Halloway
Max Dugan Returns poster Age: 60

Max Dugan Returns

1983
as Max Dugan
The Legend of the Lone Ranger poster Age: 59

The Legend of the Lone Ranger

1981
as President Ulysses S. Grant
Melvin and Howard poster Age: 58

Melvin and Howard

1980
as Howard Hughes
Raise the Titanic poster Age: 58

Raise the Titanic

1980
as Admiral James Sandecker
All the President's Men poster Age: 53

All the President's Men

1976
as Ben Bradlee
A Boy and His Dog poster Age: 52

A Boy and His Dog

1975
as Lou Craddock
Murders in the Rue Morgue poster Age: 48

Murders in the Rue Morgue

1971
as Cesar Charron
Once Upon a Time in the West poster Age: 46

Once Upon a Time in the West

1968
as 'Cheyenne'
The Night They Raided Minsky's poster Age: 46

The Night They Raided Minsky's

1968
as Raymond Paine
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre poster Age: 44

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

1967
as Al Capone
Divorce American Style poster Age: 44

Divorce American Style

1967
as Nelson Downes
Tender Is the Night poster Age: 39

Tender Is the Night

1962
as Dick Diver
A Doll's House poster Age: 37

A Doll's House

1959
as Dr. Rank
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TV credits

Newest first
Heidi poster Age: 70

Heidi

1993
as Grandfather
An Inconvenient Woman poster Age: 68

An Inconvenient Woman

1991
as Jules Mendelson
The Civil War poster Age: 68

The Civil War

1990
as Ulysses S. Grant (voice)
American Experience poster Age: 66

American Experience

1988
as Narrator (voice)
The Last Frontier poster Age: 64

The Last Frontier

1986
as Ed Stenning
The Long Hot Summer poster Age: 63

The Long Hot Summer

1985
as Will Varner
The Atlanta Child Murders poster Age: 62

The Atlanta Child Murders

1985
as Alvin Binder
Broadway on Showtime poster Age: 56

Broadway on Showtime

1979
as Erie Smith
The Magic of David Copperfield poster Age: 56

The Magic of David Copperfield

1978
Washington: Behind Closed Doors poster Age: 55

Washington: Behind Closed Doors

1977
as President Richard Monckton
Ghost Story poster Age: 50

Ghost Story

1972
as Elliot Brent
The Iceman Cometh poster Age: 38

The Iceman Cometh

1960
as Theodore "Hickey" Hickman
No poster
Age: 37

The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries

1960
as Detective Anderson
Play of the Week poster Age: 37

Play of the Week

1959
Playhouse 90 poster Age: 34

Playhouse 90

1956
as Robert Jordan
The Alcoa Hour poster Age: 33

The Alcoa Hour

1955
as Bert Palmer
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