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
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
Sakharov
Jason Robards will be
78+ in Sakharov
as 'Andrei Sakharov'.
Unreleased
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 agesThe 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