Movies (Acting Roles)

Arthur Miller: Writer
Jason Robards would have been no older than
78 in Arthur Miller: Writer
as 'Self (archive footage)'.
Fri, Dec 08 2017

And the Oscar Goes To...
Jason Robards would have been no older than
78 in And the Oscar Goes To...
as 'Self (archive footage)'.
Sat, Feb 01 2014

Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
Jason Robards would have been no older than
78 in Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
as 'Joe's Father (video "One")'.
Mon, Dec 04 2006

Going Home
Jason Robards was
77 in Going Home
as 'Charles Barton'.
Sun, Mar 12 2000

Magnolia
Jason Robards was
77 in Magnolia
as 'Earl Partridge'.
Fri, Dec 17 1999

My Best Fiend
Jason Robards was
76 in My Best Fiend
as 'Self (archive footage)'.
Mon, May 17 1999

Enemy of the State
Jason Robards was
76 in Enemy of the State
as 'Congressman Phillip Hammersley (uncredited)'.
Fri, Nov 20 1998

Beloved
Jason Robards was
76 in Beloved
as 'Mr. Bodwin'.
Fri, Oct 16 1998

The Real Macaw
Jason Robards was
76 in The Real Macaw
as 'Grandpa Girdis'.
Thu, Sep 24 1998

Heartwood
Jason Robards was
75 in Heartwood
as 'Logan Reeser'.
Sun, Apr 19 1998

Truman
Jason Robards was
75 in Truman
as 'Narrator (voice)'.
Sun, Oct 05 1997

A Thousand Acres
Jason Robards was
75 in A Thousand Acres
as 'Larry Cook'.
Fri, Sep 19 1997

Journey
Jason Robards was
73 in Journey
as 'Marcus'.
Sun, Dec 10 1995

Crimson Tide
Jason Robards was
72 in Crimson Tide
as 'Rear Admiral Anderson (uncredited)'.
Fri, May 12 1995

My Antonia
Jason Robards was
72 in My Antonia
as 'Josea Burden'.
Wed, Mar 29 1995

The Enemy Within
Jason Robards was
72 in The Enemy Within
as 'General R. Pendleton Lloyd'.
Wed, Aug 24 1994

Little Big League
Jason Robards was
71 in Little Big League
as 'Thomas Heywood'.
Wed, Jun 29 1994

The Paper
Jason Robards was
71 in The Paper
as 'Graham Keighley'.
Fri, Mar 18 1994

La Classe américaine
Jason Robards was
71 in La Classe américaine
as 'The Newspaper Director (archive footage)'.
Fri, Dec 31 1993

Philadelphia
Jason Robards was
71 in Philadelphia
as 'Charles Wheeler'.
Wed, Dec 22 1993

The Trial
Jason Robards was
70 in The Trial
as 'Doctor Huld'.
Fri, Jun 18 1993

Lincoln
Jason Robards was
70 in Lincoln
as 'President Abraham Lincoln (voice)'.
Sat, Dec 26 1992

Storyville
Jason Robards was
70 in Storyville
as 'Clifford Fowler'.
Wed, Aug 26 1992

Deceptions
Jason Robards was
69 in Deceptions
as 'Clay (voice)'.
Wed, Jan 01 1992

Mark Twain and Me
Jason Robards was
69 in Mark Twain and Me
as 'Mark Twain'.
Fri, Nov 22 1991

The Perfect Tribute
Jason Robards was
68 in The Perfect Tribute
as 'President Abraham Lincoln'.
Sun, Apr 21 1991

Quick Change
Jason Robards was
67 in Quick Change
as 'Chief Rotzinger'.
Fri, Jul 13 1990

Black Rainbow
Jason Robards was
67 in Black Rainbow
as 'Walter Travis'.
Tue, Dec 05 1989

Thomas Hart Benton
Jason Robards was
67 in Thomas Hart Benton
as 'Narrator (voice)'.
Tue, Oct 31 1989

Parenthood
Jason Robards was
67 in Parenthood
as 'Frank Buckman'.
Mon, Jul 31 1989

Reunion
Jason Robards was
66 in Reunion
as 'Henry Strauss'.
Wed, May 17 1989

Dream a Little Dream
Jason Robards was
66 in Dream a Little Dream
as 'Coleman Ettinger'.
Fri, Mar 03 1989

The Christmas Wife
Jason Robards was
66 in The Christmas Wife
as 'John Tanner'.
Mon, Dec 12 1988

The Good Mother
Jason Robards was
66 in The Good Mother
as 'W. O. Muth'.
Fri, Nov 04 1988

Bright Lights, Big City
Jason Robards was
65 in Bright Lights, Big City
as 'Mr. Hardy (uncredited)'.
Fri, Apr 01 1988

Inherit the Wind
Jason Robards was
65 in Inherit the Wind
as 'Harry Drummond'.
Sun, Mar 20 1988

Breaking Home Ties
Jason Robards was
65 in Breaking Home Ties
as 'Lloyd Wells'.
Thu, Nov 26 1987

Laguna Heat
Jason Robards was
65 in Laguna Heat
as 'Wade Shephard'.
Sun, Nov 15 1987

Square Dance
Jason Robards was
64 in Square Dance
as 'Dillard'.
Sun, Mar 01 1987

Johnny Bull
Jason Robards was
63 in Johnny Bull
as 'Stephan Kovacs'.
Mon, May 19 1986

Portrait: Werner Herzog
Jason Robards was
63 in Portrait: Werner Herzog
as 'Self (archive footage)'.
Thu, Mar 27 1986

Empire City
Jason Robards was
62 in Empire City
as 'Self - Narrator (voice)'.
Mon, Jul 01 1985

Sakharov
Jason Robards was
61 in Sakharov
as 'Andrei Sakharov'.
Wed, Jun 20 1984

The Day After
Jason Robards was
61 in The Day After
as 'Dr. Russell Oakes'.
Sun, Nov 20 1983

Max Dugan Returns
Jason Robards was
60 in Max Dugan Returns
as 'Max Dugan'.
Fri, Mar 25 1983

Burden of Dreams
Jason Robards was
60 in Burden of Dreams
as 'Fitzcarraldo (archive footage)'.
Fri, Oct 01 1982

Melvin and Howard
Jason Robards was
58 in Melvin and Howard
as 'Howard Hughes'.
Fri, Sep 19 1980

Raise the Titanic
Jason Robards was
58 in Raise the Titanic
as 'Admiral James Sandecker'.
Fri, Aug 01 1980

F.D.R.: The Last Year
Jason Robards was
57 in F.D.R.: The Last Year
as 'President Franklin D. Roosevelt'.
Thu, May 15 1980

Haywire
Jason Robards was
57 in Haywire
as 'Leland Hayward'.
Wed, May 14 1980

Cabo Blanco
Jason Robards was
57 in Cabo Blanco
as 'Gunther Beckdorff'.
Thu, Mar 13 1980

Hurricane
Jason Robards was
56 in Hurricane
as 'Capt. Charles Bruckner'.
Thu, Apr 12 1979

Comes a Horseman
Jason Robards was
56 in Comes a Horseman
as 'Jacob 'J.W.' Ewing'.
Wed, Oct 25 1978

Julia
Jason Robards was
55 in Julia
as 'Dashiell Hammett'.
Sat, Oct 01 1977

The Spy Who Never Was
Jason Robards was
53 in The Spy Who Never Was
as 'Inspector Barkan'.
Tue, Jun 01 1976

Mr. Sycamore
Jason Robards was
53 in Mr. Sycamore
as 'John Gwilt'.
Fri, Dec 12 1975

The Easter Promise
Jason Robards was
52 in The Easter Promise
as 'James "Jamie" Mills'.
Wed, Mar 26 1975

A Boy and His Dog
Jason Robards was
52 in A Boy and His Dog
as 'Lou Craddock'.
Sun, Mar 23 1975

The Country Girl
Jason Robards was
51 in The Country Girl
as 'Frank Elgin'.
Tue, Feb 05 1974

Old Faithful
Jason Robards was
50 in Old Faithful
as 'Himself'.
Mon, Jan 01 1973

Johnny Got His Gun
Jason Robards was
49 in Johnny Got His Gun
as 'Joe's Father'.
Wed, Aug 04 1971

Fools
Jason Robards was
48 in Fools
as 'Matthew South'.
Wed, Dec 23 1970

Julius Caesar
Jason Robards was
47 in Julius Caesar
as 'Marcus Brutus'.
Thu, Jun 04 1970

Operation Snafu
Jason Robards was
47 in Operation Snafu
as 'Sam Armstrong'.
Tue, Mar 03 1970

Tora! Tora! Tora!
Jason Robards was
47 in Tora! Tora! Tora!
as 'General Walter C. Short'.
Mon, Jan 26 1970

Isadora
Jason Robards was
46 in Isadora
as 'Paris Singer'.
Sat, Sep 14 1968

Hour of the Gun
Jason Robards was
45 in Hour of the Gun
as 'Doc Holliday'.
Wed, Nov 01 1967

Noon Wine
Jason Robards was
44 in Noon Wine
as 'Royal Earle Thompson'.
Wed, Nov 23 1966

Any Wednesday
Jason Robards was
44 in Any Wednesday
as 'John Cleves'.
Thu, Oct 13 1966

The Face of Genius
Jason Robards was
43 in The Face of Genius
as 'Narrator (voice)'.
Mon, Mar 21 1966

A Thousand Clowns
Jason Robards was
43 in A Thousand Clowns
as 'Murray'.
Mon, Dec 13 1965

Act One
Jason Robards was
41 in Act One
as 'George S. Kaufman'.
Thu, Dec 26 1963

Tender Is the Night
Jason Robards was
39 in Tender Is the Night
as 'Dick Diver'.
Fri, Jan 19 1962

By Love Possessed
Jason Robards was
38 in By Love Possessed
as 'Julius Penrose'.
Wed, Jul 19 1961

The Iceman Cometh
Jason Robards was
38 in The Iceman Cometh
as 'Theodore "Hickey" Hickman'.
Mon, Nov 14 1960

The Bat
Jason Robards was
37 in The Bat
as 'Detective Anderson'.
Tue, Mar 29 1960

A Doll's House
Jason Robards was
37 in A Doll's House
as 'Dr. Rank'.
Sun, Nov 15 1959

The Journey
Jason Robards was
36 in The Journey
as 'Paul Kedes'.
Wed, Feb 11 1959
TV Shows (Acting Roles)
Ages in TV shows are based off the first air date and may not be accurate. View individual episode details for accurate ages
The West
Jason Robards was
74+ in The West
as 'Self - Brigham Young'.
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 15 1996

Baseball
Jason Robards was
72+ in Baseball
as 'Various (voice)'.
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 18 1994

Heidi
Jason Robards was
70+ in Heidi
as 'Grandfather'.
First Air Date
Sun, Jul 18 1993

An Inconvenient Woman
Jason Robards was
68+ in An Inconvenient Woman
as 'Jules Mendelson'.
First Air Date
Sun, May 12 1991

The Civil War
Jason Robards was
68+ in The Civil War
as 'Ulysses S. Grant'.
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 23 1990

American Experience
Jason Robards was
66+ in American Experience
as 'Narrator (voice)'.
First Air Date
Tue, Oct 04 1988

The Last Frontier
Jason Robards was
64+ in The Last Frontier
as 'Ed Stenning'.
First Air Date
Sun, Oct 05 1986

The Long Hot Summer
Jason Robards was
63+ in The Long Hot Summer
as 'Will Varner'.
First Air Date
Sun, Oct 06 1985

Reading Rainbow
Jason Robards was
60+ in Reading Rainbow
as 'Himself - Narrator (voice)'.
First Air Date
Mon, Jun 06 1983

Broadway on Showtime
Jason Robards was
56+ in Broadway on Showtime
as 'Erie Smith'.
First Air Date
Fri, May 04 1979

Ghost Story
Jason Robards was
50+ in Ghost Story
as 'Elliot Brent'.
First Air Date
Fri, Sep 15 1972

The Dick Cavett Show
Jason Robards was
45+ in The Dick Cavett Show
as 'Self - Guest'.
First Air Date
Thu, Jun 06 1968

ABC Stage 67
Jason Robards was
44+ in ABC Stage 67
as 'Royal Earle Thompson'.
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 14 1966

The Danny Kaye Show
Jason Robards was
41+ in The Danny Kaye Show
as 'Self'.
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 25 1963

Play of the Week
Jason Robards was
37+ in Play of the Week
First Air Date
Mon, Oct 12 1959

Playhouse 90
Jason Robards was
34+ in Playhouse 90
as 'Robert Jordan'.
First Air Date
Thu, Oct 04 1956

Tony Awards
Jason Robards was
33+ in Tony Awards
as 'Self - Host, Self - Presenter'.
First Air Date
Sun, Apr 01 1956

The Alcoa Hour
Jason Robards was
33+ in The Alcoa Hour
as 'Bert Palmer'.
First Air Date
Sun, Oct 16 1955

The Oscars
Jason Robards was
30+ in The Oscars
as 'Self'.
First Air Date
Thu, Mar 19 1953

General Electric Theater
Jason Robards was
30+ in General Electric Theater
as 'Col. Carter'.
First Air Date
Sun, Feb 01 1953

Omnibus
Jason Robards was
30+ in Omnibus
First Air Date
Sun, Nov 09 1952

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Jason Robards was
29+ in Hallmark Hall of Fame
as 'Dr. Rank, Marcus, Abe Lincoln, Frank Elgin'.
First Air Date
Mon, Dec 24 1951

What's My Line?
Jason Robards was
27+ in What's My Line?
as 'Self - Mystery Guest'.
First Air Date
Thu, Feb 02 1950

Studio One
Jason Robards was
26+ in Studio One
as 'Frank Cameron, Prisoner, Walter Osgood, Leonard O'Brien'.
First Air Date
Sun, Nov 07 1948

The Ed Sullivan Show
Jason Robards was
25+ in The Ed Sullivan Show
as 'Self'.
First Air Date
Sun, Jun 20 1948