Portrait of Jason Robards Sr.

Acting

Jason Robards Sr.

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 51 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jason Robards Sr. Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.2, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.4, average 5.5
  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

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

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

179
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

3 titles ยท average score 62
Acapulco
Acapulco (1961)

TV show ยท as Max

Wild in the Country
Wild in the Country (1961)
GoodWatch score 55

as Judge Tom Parker (uncredited)

The Barbara Stanwyck Show
The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Rupert Willis

1950s

5 titles ยท average score 65
The Notorious Mr. Monks
The Notorious Mr. Monks (1958)

as Judge (uncredited)

Leave It to Beaver
Leave It to Beaver (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Mr. Henderson

General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater (1953)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as L.P. Kerner / Sam Brady

The Second Woman
The Second Woman (1950)
GoodWatch score 55

as Stacy Rogers

Western Pacific Agent
Western Pacific Agent (1950)
GoodWatch score 60

as Train Passenger (uncredited)

1940s

72 titles ยท average score 60
Horsemen of the Sierras
Horsemen of the Sierras (1949)

as Phineas Grant

Smoky Mountain Melody
Smoky Mountain Melody (1948)

as Josh Corby

Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff (1947)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mr. Domingues

Desperate
Desperate (1947)
GoodWatch score 83

as Ferrari

Thunder Mountain
Thunder Mountain (1947)

as Jim Gardner

Wild Horse Mesa
Wild Horse Mesa (1947)

as Hod Slack

Bedlam
Bedlam (1946)
GoodWatch score 77

as Oliver Todd

Traffic with the Devil
Traffic with the Devil (1946)
GoodWatch score 64

as Irate Motorist (uncredited)

Isle of the Dead
Isle of the Dead (1945)
GoodWatch score 60

as Albrecht

A Game of Death
A Game of Death (1945)
GoodWatch score 62

as Captain

Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy (1945)
GoodWatch score 52

as Motorist (uncredited)

Mademoiselle Fifi
Mademoiselle Fifi (1944)
GoodWatch score 61

as A Wholesaler in Wine

1930s

75 titles ยท average score 61
Radio Hams
Radio Hams (1939)

as Pilot in distress

Danger Flight
Danger Flight (1939)

as Paul Smith

The Mad Empress
The Mad Empress (1939)

as President Benito Juarez

The Miracle Rider
The Miracle Rider (1935)

as Carlton

The Woman Condemned
The Woman Condemned (1934)
GoodWatch score 45

as Jim Wallace

Docks of San Francisco
Docks of San Francisco (1932)

as John Banning

Ex-Bad Boy
Ex-Bad Boy (1931)

as Roger Shields

Caught Plastered
Caught Plastered (1931)
GoodWatch score 62

as Harry Waters

The Law of the Tong
The Law of the Tong (1931)

as Charlie Wong

Salvation Nell
Salvation Nell (1931)

as Major Williams

Peacock Alley
Peacock Alley (1930)

as Jim Bradbury

The Jazz Cinderella
The Jazz Cinderella (1930)

as Herbert Carter

1920s

24 titles
The Gamblers
The Gamblers (1929)

as Carvel Emerson

The Isle of Lost Ships
The Isle of Lost Ships (1929)

as Frank Howard

The Flying Marine
The Flying Marine (1929)

as Mitch Moran

Trial Marriage
Trial Marriage (1929)

as Dr. Thorvald Ware

The Death Ship
The Death Ship (1928)

as Tom - The First Mate

Jaws of Steel
Jaws of Steel (1927)

as John Warren

Tracked by the Police
Tracked by the Police (1927)

as Bob Owen

The Heart of Maryland
The Heart of Maryland (1927)

as Maj. Alan Kendrick

Hills of Kentucky
Hills of Kentucky (1927)

as Steve Harley

Irish Hearts
Irish Hearts (1927)

as Rory

White Flannels
White Flannels (1927)

as Frank Politz

Footloose Widows
Footloose Widows (1926)

as J.A. "Jerry" Smith