

Person · Actor
Jason Robards
In short · Acted for seven decades — 96 credits, 2 Academy Award wins.
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Academy Awards — Oscar — Actor in a Supporting Role
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Academy Awards — Oscar — Actor in a Supporting Role
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Biography
Jason Nelson Robards Jr. (July 26, 1922 – December 26, 2000) was an American actor. Renowned for his interpretations 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 have achieved the Triple Crown of Acting.
Filmography · 89 of 89
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89 credits
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004(2006)
Joe's Father (video "One")
Filmgoing-home-2000(2000)
Charles Barton
Film
Magnolia(1999)
Earl Partridge
Film
Heartwood(1998)
Logan Reeser
Film
The Real Macaw(1998)
Grandpa Girdis
Film
Enemy of the State(1998)
Congressman Phillip Hammersley
Film
A Thousand Acres(1997)
Larry Cook
Film
Journey(1995)
Marcus
Film
My Antonia(1995)
Josea Burden
Film
Crimson Tide(1995)
Rear Admiral Anderson (uncredited)
Film
The Enemy Within(1994)
General R. Pendleton Lloyd
Film
The Paper(1994)
Graham Keighley
Film
Little Big League(1994)
Thomas Heywood
Film
Heidi(1993)
Grandfather
TV
Philadelphia(1993)
Charles Wheeler
Film
The Adventures of Huck Finn(1993)
The King
Film
La classe américaine(1993)
Le patron du journal
FilmThe Peoples Palace: Secrets of the New York Public Library(1992)
Narrator
Film
Deceptions(1992)
Clay
Film
Storyville(1992)
Clifford Fowler
Film
Mark Twain and Me(1991)
Mark Twain
Film
The Perfect Tribute(1991)
President Abraham Lincoln
Film
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio(1991)
Narrator
Film
Chernobyl: The Final Warning(1991)
Dr. Armand Hammer
Film
An Inconvenient Woman(1991)
Jules Mendelson
TV
The Civil War(1990)
Ulysses S. Grant
TV
Reunion(1989)
Henry Strauss
Film
Dream a Little Dream(1989)
Coleman Ettinger
Film
Black Rainbow(1989)
Walter Travis
Film
Parenthood(1989)
Frank Buckman
Film
Awards & Nominations
2 wins · 1 nominationAcademy Awards
- Nom1980Oscar — Actor in a Supporting Role
- Won1977Oscar — Actor in a Supporting Role
- Won1976Oscar — Actor in a Supporting Role
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- Arthur Miller: WriterSelf (archive footage) · 2017
- The Irish In America: Long Journey HomeSelf · 1998
- Sam Peckinpah: Man of IronSelf · 1993
- The World of TomorrowSelf - Narrator · 1984
- Burden of DreamsSelf · 1982
- The Face of a GeniusSelf - Narrator · 1966
- The Seven Lively ArtsSelf - Narrator · 1957
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