Jason Robards Sr.'s Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Cimarron City Cal Demming Acapulco Max

Main Movie Roles 1949 - Impact 1948 - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House 1947 - The Farmer's Daughter 1947 - Born to Kill 1947 - Desperate 1947 - Riffraff 1946 - The Falcon's Alibi 1946 - The Falcon's Adventure 1946 - Badman's Territory 1946 - Deadline at Dawn 1946 - Bedlam 1946 - Criminal Court 1945 - Zombies on Broadway 1945 - The Falcon in San Francisco 1945 - Isle of the Dead 1943 - Sherlock Holmes in Washington 1940 - I Love You Again 1939 - I Stole a Million 1938 - The Rage of Paris 1937 - The Firefly 1936 - San Francisco 1934 - The Merry Widow 1933 - Employees' Entrance

BIOGRAPHY:

Famed American stage actor. Trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Art. Appeared in many films, initially as a leading man, then in character roles and occasional bits. Consistently billed as Jason Robards, as his more famous son, Jason Robards, did not come into fame until the end of the elder Robards' career. Only referred to as Jason Robards Sr. in retrospect. Died in 1963, having lived to see his namesake son and grandson (Jason Robards III) carry on the family acting tradition.


TRIVIA:

• Father of 'Jason Robards' (qv) (Jr.).