Deceased

How Did Jason Robards Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 78

Also known asJason Robards Jr., Джейсон Робардс, Jason Nelson Robards Jr.GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn26/07/1922Born inChicago, Illinois, USADied26/12/2000 (aged 78)Died inBridgeportCauselung cancerWikidataQ296630 ↗Buried atOak Lawn CemeteryTMDb#4765 ↗

Jason 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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Filmography125 titles

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
2006	Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004Movie	Joe's Father (video "One")	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
2000	Going HomeMovie	Charles Barton	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
1993	Sam Peckinpah: Man of IronMovie	Self	71
1993	HeidiMovie	Großvater	71
1992	LincolnMovie	President Abraham Lincoln (voice)	70
1992	DeceptionsMovie	Clay (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
1989	ReunionMovie	Henry Strauss	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
1987	Square DanceMovie	Dillard	65
1987	Laguna HeatMovie	Wade Shephard	65
1986	The Last FrontierSeries	Ed Stenning	64
1986	Johnny BullMovie	Stephan Kovacs	64
1985	Screen TwoSeries	Doctor Huld	63
1985	The Atlanta Child MurdersSeries	Alvin Binder	63
1985	The Long Hot SummerSeries	Will Varner	63
1984	SakharovMovie	Andrei Sakharov	62
1984	The World of TomorrowMovie	Self / Narrator	62
1984	You Can't Take it With YouMovie	Grandpa Martin Vanderhof	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
1982	Burden of DreamsMovie	Fitzcarraldo (archive footage)	60
1981	The Legend of the Lone RangerMovie	President Ulysses S. Grant	59
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
1980	HaywireMovie	Leland Hayward	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
1978	A Christmas to RememberMovie	Daniel Larson	56
1977	JuliaMovie	Dashiell Hammett	55
1977	Washington: Behind Closed DoorsSeries	President Richard Monckton	55
1976	All the President's MenMovie	Ben Bradlee	54
1976	The Spy Who Never WasMovie	Inspector Barkan	54
1975	A Boy and His DogMovie	Lou Craddock	53
1975	Mr. SycamoreMovie	John Gwilt	53
1975	The Easter PromiseMovie	James "Jamie" Mills	53
1975	A Moon for the MisbegottenMovie	James Tyrone Jr.	53
1974	The Country GirlMovie	Frank Elgin	52
1973	Pat Garrett & Billy the KidMovie	Governor Wallace	51
1973	The Thanksgiving TreasureMovie	James "Jamie" Mills	51
1973	Old FaithfulMovie	Jason Robards	51
1972	Ghost StorySeries	Elliot Brent	50
1972	The War Between Men and WomenMovie	Stephen Kozlenko	50
1972	The House Without a Christmas TreeMovie	James "Jamie" Mills	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
1967	Hour of the GunMovie	Doc Holliday	45
1967	The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeMovie	Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde	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
1964	Abe Lincoln in IllinoisMovie	Abraham Lincoln	42
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
1960	The Iceman ComethSeries	Theodore "Hickey" Hickman	38
1960	The BatMovie	Detective Anderson	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