Portrait of Jason Robards

Acting

Jason Robards

Titles
126movies33TV shows
Career

Active from 1959 to 2000, busiest in 1991 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
90
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for When It Was a Game 2
When It Was a Game 2
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 63 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Jason Robards Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.6, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.5, average 2.5
  • Fantasy
    0.9, average 1.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 9
  • Character Study 8
  • Historical Drama 8
  • Period Piece 7
  • Nostalgic 7
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Political Intrigue 6
  • Atmospheric 5
  • Tragedy 4
  • Political Thriller 4
  • Melancholy 4
  • Coming-of-Age 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

23
TypeAllMovies107TV shows23
RoleAnyActing23Appearances10
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1940s21950s61960s31970s41980s41990s4
GenreAnyDrama17Documentary4Comedy3Talk2Mystery2Family2Sci-Fi & Fantasy1War & Politics1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1990s

4 titles · average score 71
GoodWatch82
Poster for Baseball

TV show · as (voice)

GoodWatch71
Poster for Heidi

TV show · as Grandfather

GoodWatch60
Poster for An Inconvenient Woman

TV show · as Jules Mendelson

Poster for The Civil War

TV show · as Ulysses S. Grant (voice)

1980s

4 titles · average score 67
GoodWatch78
Poster for American Experience

TV show · as Narrator (voice)

Poster for The Last Frontier

TV show · as Ed Stenning

GoodWatch62
Poster for The Long Hot Summer

TV show · as Will Varner

GoodWatch63
Poster for The Atlanta Child Murders

TV show · as Alvin Binder

1970s

4 titles · average score 75
Poster for Broadway on Showtime

TV show · as Erie Smith

GoodWatch76
Poster for Washington: Behind Closed Doors

TV show · as President Richard Monckton

GoodWatch73
Poster for Ghost Story

TV show · as Elliot Brent

1960s

3 titles · average score 65
Poster for ABC Stage 67

TV show · as Royal Earle Thompson

Poster for The Iceman Cometh

TV show · as Theodore "Hickey" Hickman

1950s

6 titles · average score 75
GoodWatch79
Poster for Playhouse 90

TV show · as Robert Jordan

Poster for The Alcoa Hour

TV show · as Bert Palmer

GoodWatch65
Poster for General Electric Theater

TV show · as Col. Carter

GoodWatch83
Poster for Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV show · as Abe Lincoln / Frank Elgin

1940s

2 titles · average score 63
GoodWatch63
Poster for Studio One

TV show · as Walter Osgood / Prisoner

Poster for The Philco Television Playhouse

TV show · as Mason / Joe Grant

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