Acting
Jason Robards
- Titles
- 125movies35TV shows
- Career
Active from 1959 to 2000, busiest in 1991 with 7 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 90top three billing
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
When It Was a Game92/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 74 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.8average 2.6
- Politics4.2average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.0average 3.6
- Melancholy5.8average 4.7
- Pathos6.3average 5.2
- Social Commentary6.0average 4.9
- Class & Capitalism4.3average 3.3
- Wit & Wordplay4.3average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.8, average 5.2
- Situational Comedy1.6, average 2.7
- Physical Comedy1.5, average 2.5
- Fantasy0.8, average 1.8
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 9
- Character-Driven 9
- Character Study 8
- Nostalgic 8
- Social Commentary 8
- Period Piece 7
- Political Intrigue 6
- Melancholy 5
- Atmospheric 5
- Political Thriller 4
- Psychological Drama 4
- Moral Ambiguity 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Lisa LucasActorThe House Without a Christmas Tree, Addie and the King of Hearts, The Thanksgiving Treasure, The Easter Promise
Mildred NatwickActorThe House Without a Christmas Tree, Addie and the King of Hearts, The Thanksgiving Treasure, The Easter Promise
Jean SimmonsActorDivorce American Style, Inherit the Wind, Mr. Sycamore, The Easter Promise
Jerry GoldsmithComposerTora! Tora! Tora!, The Ballad of Cable Hogue, Hour of the Gun, Caboblanco
Paul BogartDirectorThe House Without a Christmas Tree, The Country Girl, The Thanksgiving Treasure, The Easter Promise
Eugene O'NeillWriterLong Day's Journey Into Night, The Iceman Cometh, A Moon for the Misbegotten, The Iceman Cometh
Geoffrey C. WardWriterThe Civil War, Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio, T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Hart Benton
Mary SteenburgenActorPhiladelphia, Parenthood, Melvin and Howard
L.Q. JonesActorThe Ballad of Cable Hogue, A Boy and His Dog, Noon Wine
James Earl JonesActorThe Atlanta Child Murders, When It Was a Game, Lincoln
Jane FondaActorJulia, Comes a Horseman, Any Wednesday
Burgess MeredithActorA Big Hand for the Little Lady, Lincoln, Old Faithful
Movies and TV shows
262010s
1 title · average score 71
71
Arthur Miller: Writer (2017)
Self (archive footage)
2000s
4 titles · average score 72
75
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004)
Self (archive footage)
65
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone (2000)
Self (archive footage)
1990s
5 titles · average score 77
75
My Best Fiend (1999)
Self (archive footage)
84
The West (1996)
TV show · Self - Brigham Young
The Peoples Palace: Secrets of the New York Public Library (1992)
Self - Narrator (voice)
1980s
7 titles · average score 71
69
Portrait: Werner Herzog (1986)
Self (archive footage)
Empire City (1985)
Self - Narrator (voice)
The World of Tomorrow (1984)
Self / Narrator
81
Reading Rainbow (1983)
TV show · Self - Narrator (voice)
1970s
2 titles · average score 60
The Kennedy Center Honors (1978)
TV show · Self
60
Film '72 (1971)
TV show · Self
1960s
3 titles · average score 74
75
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
TV show · Self - Guest
The Face of Genius (1966)
Self - Narrator (voice)
74
The Danny Kaye Show (1963)
TV show · Self
1950s
3 titles · average score 77
Tony Awards (1956)
TV show · Self - Host
The Oscars (1953)
TV show · Self
77
What's My Line? (1950)
TV show · Self - Mystery Guest
1940s
1 title · average score 73
73
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
TV show · Self