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How Did Jason Robards Die?
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Died aged 78Jason Nelson Robards Jr. was an American actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he gained a reputation as an interpreter of the works of playwright Eugene O'Neill. Robards received numerous accolades and is one of 24 performers to have achieved the Triple Crown of Acting having earned competitive wins for two Academy Awards, a Tony Award and a Primetime Emmy Award.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Arthur Miller: WriterMovie | Self (archive footage) | 95 |
| 2016 | All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. StoneMovie | Ben Bradlee (archive footage) | 94 |
| 2006 | Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary FilmMovie | Self | 84 |
| 2004 | Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood RenegadeMovie | Self (archive footage) | 82 |
| 2000 | That Moment: Magnolia DiaryMovie | Self | 78 |
| 2000 | Once Upon a Time: Sergio LeoneMovie | Self (archive footage) | 78 |
| 1999 | MagnoliaMovie | Earl Partridge | 77 |
| 1998 | Enemy of the StateMovie | Congressman Phillip Hammersley (uncredited) | 76 |
| 1998 | BelovedMovie | Mr. Bodwin | 76 |
| 1997 | A Thousand AcresMovie | Larry Cook | 75 |
| 1997 | TrumanMovie | Narrator (voice) | 75 |
| 1996 | The WestSeries | Self - Brigham Young | 74 |
| 1995 | My AntoniaMovie | Josea Burden | 73 |
| 1995 | JourneyMovie | Marcus | 73 |
| 1994 | Little Big LeagueMovie | Thomas Heywood | 72 |
| 1994 | BaseballSeries | (voice) | 72 |
| 1994 | The PaperMovie | Graham Keighley | 72 |
| 1993 | PhiladelphiaMovie | Charles Wheeler | 71 |
| 1993 | La Classe américaineMovie | The Newspaper Director (archive footage) | 71 |
| 1993 | The Adventures of Huck FinnMovie | The King | 71 |
| 1993 | The TrialMovie | Doctor Huld | 71 |
| 1992 | LincolnMovie | President Abraham Lincoln (voice) | 70 |
| 1991 | Chernobyl: The Final WarningMovie | Dr. Armand Hammer | 69 |
| 1991 | Mark Twain and MeMovie | Mark Twain | 69 |
| 1991 | When It Was a GameMovie | (voice) | 69 |
| 1990 | Quick ChangeMovie | Chief Rotzinger | 68 |
| 1990 | The Civil WarSeries | Ulysses S. Grant | 68 |
| 1990 | Night of 100 Stars IIIMovie | Self | 68 |
| 1989 | ParenthoodMovie | Frank Buckman | 67 |
| 1989 | Dream a Little DreamMovie | Coleman Ettinger | 67 |
| 1989 | Black RainbowMovie | Walter Travis | 67 |
| 1988 | American ExperienceSeries | Narrator (voice) | 66 |
| 1988 | Bright Lights, Big CityMovie | Mr. Hardy (uncredited) | 66 |
| 1988 | Inherit the WindMovie | Harry Drummond | 66 |
| 1988 | The Good MotherMovie | W. O. Muth | 66 |
| 1987 | Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodMovie | Self | 65 |
| 1986 | The Last FrontierSeries | Ed Stenning | 64 |
| 1985 | Screen TwoSeries | Doctor Huld | 63 |
| 1985 | The Atlanta Child MurdersSeries | Alvin Binder | 63 |
| 1984 | SakharovMovie | Andrei Sakharov | 62 |
| 1983 | Reading RainbowSeries | Self - Narrator (voice) | 61 |
| 1983 | The Day AfterMovie | Dr. Russell Oakes | 61 |
| 1983 | Something Wicked This Way ComesMovie | Charles Halloway | 61 |
| 1982 | Night of 100 StarsMovie | Self | 60 |
| 1980 | Melvin and HowardMovie | Howard Hughes | 58 |
| 1980 | Raise the TitanicMovie | Admiral James Sandecker | 58 |
| 1980 | CaboblancoMovie | Gunther Beckdorff | 58 |
| 1980 | F.D.R.: The Last YearMovie | President Franklin D. Roosevelt | 58 |
| 1979 | HurricaneMovie | Capt. Charles Bruckner | 57 |
| 1979 | Broadway on ShowtimeSeries | Erie Smith | 57 |
| 1978 | The Magic of David CopperfieldSeries | — | 56 |
| 1978 | The Kennedy Center HonorsSeries | Self | 56 |
| 1978 | Comes a HorsemanMovie | Jacob 'J.W.' Ewing | 56 |
| 1977 | JuliaMovie | Dashiell Hammett | 55 |
| 1977 | Washington: Behind Closed DoorsSeries | President Richard Monckton | 55 |
| 1976 | All the President's MenMovie | Ben Bradlee | 54 |
| 1974 | The Country GirlMovie | Frank Elgin | 52 |
| 1973 | Pat Garrett & Billy the KidMovie | Governor Wallace | 51 |
| 1973 | The Thanksgiving TreasureMovie | James "Jamie" Mills | 51 |
| 1972 | Ghost StorySeries | Elliot Brent | 50 |
| 1972 | The War Between Men and WomenMovie | Stephen Kozlenko | 50 |
| 1971 | Johnny Got His GunMovie | Joe's Father | 49 |
| 1971 | Film '72Series | Self | 49 |
| 1970 | Julius CaesarMovie | Marcus Brutus | 48 |
| 1970 | The Ballad of Cable HogueMovie | Cable Hogue | 48 |
| 1970 | Operation SnafuMovie | Sam Armstrong | 48 |
| 1970 | FoolsMovie | Matthew South | 48 |
| 1970 | Tora! Tora! Tora!Movie | General Walter C. Short | 48 |
| 1968 | Once Upon a Time in the WestMovie | 'Cheyenne' | 46 |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett ShowSeries | Self - Guest | 46 |
| 1968 | IsadoraMovie | Paris Singer | 46 |
| 1967 | Divorce American StyleMovie | Nelson Downes | 45 |
| 1967 | The St. Valentine's Day MassacreMovie | Al Capone | 45 |
| 1967 | The Belle of 14th StreetMovie | Performer | 45 |
| 1966 | ABC Stage 67Series | Royal Earle Thompson | 44 |
| 1966 | Noon WineMovie | Royal Earle Thompson | 44 |
| 1966 | A Big Hand for the Little LadyMovie | Henry Drummond | 44 |
| 1966 | Any WednesdayMovie | John Cleves | 44 |
| 1965 | A Thousand ClownsMovie | Murray | 43 |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries | — | 41 |
| 1963 | Act OneMovie | George S. Kaufman | 41 |
| 1963 | The Danny Kaye ShowSeries | Self | 41 |
| 1962 | Long Day's Journey Into NightMovie | Jamie Tyrone | 40 |
| 1961 | By Love PossessedMovie | Julius Penrose | 39 |
| 1960 | The Iceman ComethMovie | Theodore "Hickey" Hickman | 38 |
| 1959 | The JourneyMovie | Paul Kedes | 37 |
| 1959 | Play of the WeekSeries | — | 37 |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90Series | Robert Jordan | 34 |
| 1955 | The Alcoa HourSeries | Bert Palmer | 33 |
| 1953 | General Electric TheaterSeries | Col. Carter | 31 |
| 1953 | The OscarsSeries | Self | 31 |
| 1952 | OmnibusSeries | — | 30 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameSeries | Marcus | 29 |
| 1950 | What's My Line?Series | Self - Mystery Guest | 28 |
| 1948 | The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries | Mason | 26 |
| 1948 | Studio OneSeries | Leonard O'Brien | 26 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries | Self | 26 |