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Portrait of Jason Robards Sr.

Acting

Jason Robards Sr.

Titles
175movies4TV shows
Career

Active from 1921 to 1961, with a break from 1950 to 1960, busiest in 1927 with 10 main titles.

Leading roles
23
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Desperate
Desperate
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 49 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Jason Robards Sr. Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.2, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7
  • Psychological
    4.5, average 5.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Mystery 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Adventure 3
  • Escapist Entertainment 2
  • Fast-Paced Action 2
  • Tension 2
  • Melancholy Tone 2
  • Moral Decay 2
  • Character Study 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

179

1960s

3 titles Β· average score 62

TV show Β· as Max

as Judge Tom Parker (uncredited)

TV show Β· as Rupert Willis

1950s

5 titles Β· average score 65

as Judge (uncredited)

TV show Β· as Sam Brady / Judge

as Train Passenger (uncredited)

1940s

72 titles Β· average score 60

as Mr. Domingues

as Oliver Todd

as Irate Motorist (uncredited)

as Dorothy's Attorney

as A Wholesaler in Wine

All 72 titles from the 1940s

1930s

75 titles Β· average score 61

as President Benito Juarez

as Pilot in distress

as Jim Armstrong

as Roger Shields

as Jim Bradbury

as George Henderson

All 75 titles from the 1930s

1920s

24 titles

as Carvel Emerson

as Dr. Thorvald Ware

as Tom - The First Mate

as John Warren

as Maj. Alan Kendrick

as J.A. "Jerry" Smith

as Howard Jeffries Jr.

All 24 titles from the 1920s