Jason Robards
Acting
Born 1922-07-26
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
Jason Nelson Robards Jr. (July 26, 1922 – December 26, 2000) was an American actor. Known as an interpreter of the works of playwright Eugene O'Neill, Robards received two Academy Awards, a Tony Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor. He is one of 24 performers to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting.
Known For
Popular credits
Once Upon a Time in the West
'Cheyenne'
Philadelphia
Charles Wheeler
Enemy of the State
Congressman Phillip Hammersley (uncredited)
Magnolia
Earl Partridge
All the President's Men
Ben Bradlee
Crimson Tide
Rear Admiral Anderson (uncredited)
Parenthood
Frank Buckman
Tora! Tora! Tora!
General Walter C. Short
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Governor Wallace
The Day After
Dr. Russell Oakes
Johnny Got His Gun
Joe's Father
Quick Change
Chief Rotzinger
A Boy and His Dog
Lou Craddock
La Classe américaine
The Newspaper Director (archive footage)
The Paper
Graham Keighley
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Cable Hogue
My Best Fiend
Self (archive footage)
The Adventures of Huck Finn
The King
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Charles Halloway
Julia
Dashiell Hammett