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Jason Robards (1922-2000) was a two-time Oscar® winning American actor. Robards was combat veteran of World War II. He became famous playing works of American playwright Eugene O’Neill and regularly performed in O’Neill’s works throughout his career. Jason Robards joins Spencer Tracy, Luise Rainer, Tom Hanks and Katharine Hepburn as the only actors to win back to back acting Oscars®. His IMDb page shows 131 acting credits from 1947 to 2000. In the table below, Ultimate Movie Rankings ranks 50 of his movies in 6 different sortable columns. Television roles, cameos, shorts and straight to DVD movies were not included in the rankings on the table.
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Hey Bruce,
I recall that Jason Robards is one of my old requests from over a year ago, so I’m glad you quickly got around to it 😉 Steve’s excellent utube video on Robards’ movies may have incited you. In any case, I have seen 10 of the films listed, and while I certainly liked Robards in his oscar-winning role in Julia and All the President’s Men, my favorite Robards performance is as Doc Holliday in Hour of the Gun, while my favorite film in which he appeared is Once Upon a Time in the West.
As you mention on top, Robards started out making a reputation for himself in the theatre, and ultimately I think it’s fair to say he has received more recognition for his stage work than film work (even though the latter has sometimes been outstanding). On the big screen, Robards enjoyed some success as a leading man, particularly after he reprised his stage role in A Thousand Clowns, but he was generally billed in supporting roles and second leads. Still, the list above shows that Robards has appeared in a solid number of acclaimed films.
Among “interesting facts” (if you add some), it’s worth noting that Robards received the US National Medal of Arts in 1997, which is considered the highest honor given to an artist and is awarded by the US President. And of course Robards was Lauren Bacall’s husband after Bogey passed away, and is the son of another famous Jason Robards who was also a stage and screen actor – hence why the younger Robards was referred to for a long time as “Jason Robards Jr”.
Jason Robards is # 78 on the December 15, 2018 Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe list. These are the other actors in the 1000 he has appeared with.
1 CHRISTOPHER LEE Julius Caesar (1970)
4 DONALD SUTHERLAND Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
4 DONALD SUTHERLAND Max Dugan Returns (1983)
12 MAX VON SYDOW Hurricane (1979)
15 ANTHONY HOPKINS The Trial (1993)
18 JOHN GIELGUD Julius Caesar (1970)
23 VANESSA REDGRAVE Isadora (1968)
23 VANESSA REDGRAVE Julia (1977)
28 TREVOR HOWARD Hurricane (1979)
29 NED BEATTY All the President’s Men (1976)
34 ALFRED MOLINA Magnolia (1999)
34 ALFRED MOLINA The Trial (1993)
35 HARRY DEAN STANTON Dream a Little Dream (1989)
35 HARRY DEAN STANTON Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
40 ROBERT DUVALL The Paper (1994)
54 JACK NICHOLSON The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre (1967)
56 ELLIOTT GOULD The Night They Raided Minsky’s (1968)
59 ANTONIO BANDERAS Philadelphia (1993)
62 JAMES CAAN Comes a Horseman (1978)
65 CLAUDIA CARDINALE Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
67 JAMES FOX Isadora (1968)
68 CHRISTOPHER LLOYD The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981)
72 KIEFER SUTHERLAND Bright Lights, Big City (1988)
72 KIEFER SUTHERLAND Max Dugan Returns (1983)
74 GENE HACKMAN Crimson Tide (1995)
74 GENE HACKMAN Enemy of the State (1998)
76 RON PERLMAN The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)
79 BRUCE DERN Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
79 BRUCE DERN The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre (1967)
82 LIAM NEESON The Good Mother (1988)
85 JACK WARDEN All the President’s Men (1976)
90 MARTIN LANDAU Rosolino Paternò, soldato… (1970)
92 CHARLTON HESTON Julius Caesar (1970)
98 JOHN GOODMAN The Real Macaw (1998)
100 ELI WALLACH Act One (1963)
104 HARRY ANDREWS The Night They Raided Minsky’s (1968)
108 M. EMMET WALSH Raise the Titanic (1980)
115 DUSTIN HOFFMAN All the President’s Men (1976)
119 DEAN STOCKWELL Long Day’s Journey Into Night (1962)
124 MICHAEL GOUGH Julius Caesar (1970)
125 SHANE RIMMER Julia (1977)
128 DAVID WARNER The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
131 ROBERT VAUGHN Julius Caesar (1970)
138 HERBERT LOM Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)
143 F. MURRAY ABRAHAM All the President’s Men (1976)
144 FERNANDO REY Caboblanco (1980)
146 MARTIN BALSAM A Thousand Clowns (1965)
146 MARTIN BALSAM All the President’s Men (1976)
146 MARTIN BALSAM Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
147 TOM SIZEMORE Enemy of the State (1998)
155 ROBERT MORLEY The Journey (1959)
157 MATT DAMON The Good Mother (1988)
160 DANNY GLOVER Beloved (1998/I)
164 GABRIEL BYRNE Enemy of the State (1998)
166 JON VOIGHT Enemy of the State (1998)
166 JON VOIGHT Hour of the Gun (1967)
169 CLINT HOWARD Parenthood (1989)
169 CLINT HOWARD The Paper (1994)
173 TOM HANKS Philadelphia (1993)
181 JAMES COBURN Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
182 BURGESS MEREDITH A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)
188 MICHELLE PFEIFFER A Thousand Acres (1997)
189 JONATHAN PRYCE Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
191 COLIN FIRTH A Thousand Acres (1997)
192 KRIS KRISTOFFERSON Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
199 BILL MURRAY Quick Change (1990)
200 BRIAN COX Deceptions (1992)
205 PETER FALK Rosolino Paternò, soldato… (1970)
206 STANLEY TUCCI Quick Change (1990)
207 DENHOLM ELLIOTT The Night They Raided Minsky’s (1968)
209 KEANU REEVES Parenthood (1989)
218 GEORGE SEGAL Act One (1963)
218 GEORGE SEGAL The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre (1967)
220 PHILIP BAKER HALL Enemy of the State (1998)
220 PHILIP BAKER HALL Magnolia (1999)
227 KEENAN WYNN Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
237 MERYL STREEP Julia (1977)
238 TONY SHALHOUB QUICK CHANGE (1990)
243 HAL HOLBROOK All the President’s Men (1976)
243 HAL HOLBROOK Julia (1977)
244 RANDY QUAID Quick Change (1990)
244 RANDY QUAID The Paper (1994)
249 TOM CRUISE Magnolia (1999)
264 JAMES GARNER Hour of the Gun (1967)
265 ROBBIE COLTRANE The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)
266 ALEC GUINNESS Raise the Titanic (1980)
272 DENZEL WASHINGTON Crimson Tide (1995)
272 DENZEL WASHINGTON Philadelphia (1993)
274 MIA FARROW Hurricane (1979)
284 JULIANNE MOORE Magnolia (1999)
287 GLENN CLOSE The Paper (1994)
296 MAXIMILIAN SCHELL Julia (1977)
297 HENRY FONDA A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)
297 HENRY FONDA Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
304 MARY STEENBURGEN Melvin and Howard (1980)
304 MARY STEENBURGEN Parenthood (1989)
304 MARY STEENBURGEN Philadelphia (1993)
305 JOSEPH COTTEN Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
320 BOB GUNTON A Thousand Acres (1997)
320 BOB GUNTON The Trial (2010)
334 ROBERT REDFORD All the President’s Men (1976)
335 KEVIN DUNN Little Big League (1994)
336 JACK BLACK Enemy of the State (1998)
341 CHARLES BRONSON Caboblanco (1980)
341 CHARLES BRONSON Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
344 MAKO Fools (1970)
348 KEITH CARRADINE A Thousand Acres (1997)
354 WILLIAM H. MACY Magnolia (1999)
359 DIANE KEATON The Good Mother (1988)
363 PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN Magnolia (1999)
367 PAM GRIER Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
368 ANOUK AIMEE The Journey (1959)
410 WOODY STRODE Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
410 WOODY STRODE Storyville (1992)
413 RANCE HOWARD Parenthood (1989)
413 RANCE HOWARD The Paper (1994)
416 ADOLFO CELI Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)
423 JENNIFER JASON LEIGH A Thousand Acres (1997)
426 LUIS GUZMAN Magnolia (1999)
430 GABRIELE FERZETTI Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
445 DABNEY COLEMAN Melvin and Howard (1980)
446 SENTA BERGER The Journey (1959)
449 CHARLES NAPIER Beloved (1998/I)
449 CHARLES NAPIER Melvin and Howard (1980)
449 CHARLES NAPIER Philadelphia (1993)
454 JAMES GAMMON The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)
455 ROSANNA ARQUETTE Black Rainbow (1989)
467 PAUL FIX Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
473 MICHAEL MURPHY Magnolia (1999)
476 YUL BRYNNER The Journey (1959)
477 TRACEY WALTER Beloved (1998/I)
477 TRACEY WALTER Philadelphia (1993)
489 DICK MILLER The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre (1967)
502 JACK LEMMON The War Between Men and Women (1972)
503 MICHAEL PARKS Storyville (1992)
505 ELIJAH WOOD The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)
509 DAVID THEWLIS THE TRIAL (1993)
521 ROYAL DANO Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
522 WINONA RYDER Square Dance (1987)
524 JACK ELAM Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
524 JACK ELAM Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
531 DIANE LADD Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
537 KATHLEEN FREEMAN The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
546 STEVE MARTIN Parenthood (1989)
554 RICHARD JORDAN Raise the Titanic (1980)
556 JAMES SPADER STORYVILLE (1992)
566 LILLI PALMER Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)
579 ALEX ROCCO Dream a Little Dream (1989)
579 ALEX ROCCO The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre (1967)
580 CLIFTON JAMES Caboblanco (1980)
592 JOHN C. REILLY Magnolia (1999)
595 SLIM PICKENS Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
595 SLIM PICKENS Rosolino Paternò, soldato… (1970)
595 SLIM PICKENS The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
600 JANE FONDA Any Wednesday (1966)
600 JANE FONDA Comes a Horseman (1978)
600 JANE FONDA Julia (1977)
605 LIONEL STANDER Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
610 PAT HINGLE A Thousand Acres (1997)
623 VIGGO MORTENSEN Crimson Tide (1995)
624 LAMBERT WILSON JULIA (1977)
628 JASON ALEXANDER THE PAPER (1994)
630 MIRIAM MARGOLYES Magnolia (1999)
634 DEBBIE REYNOLDS Divorce American Style (1967)
642 BRITT EKLAND The Night They Raided Minsky’s (1968)
648 THANDIE NEWTON Beloved (1998/I)
665 MAURICE DENHAM Julia (1977)
691 DUB TAYLOR Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
699 RALPH RICHARDSON Long Day’s Journey Into Night (1962)
710 SETH GREEN ENEMY OF THE STATE (1998)
714 MICHAEL J. POLLARD Melvin and Howard (1980)
717 ROBERT RYAN Hour of the Gun (1967)
722 BESSIE LOVE Isadora (1968)
725 BARRY SULLIVAN Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
731 BRADLEY WHITFORD PHILADELPHIA (1993)
734 JAMES WHITMORE Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
742 DIANNE WIEST BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY (1988)
742 DIANNE WIEST PARENTHOOD (1989)
746 RICHARD JOHNSON Julius Caesar (1970)
751 STUART WILSON ENEMY OF THE STATE (1998)
781 EDWARD ANDREWS TORA! TORA! TORA! (1970)
795 HENRY GIBSON Magnolia (1999)
808 RICHARD JAECKEL Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
809 ALDO SAMBRELL Caboblanco (1980)
809 ALDO SAMBRELL Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
813 DAVID MORSE MAX DUGAN RETURNS (1983)
827 GEORGE HAMILTON Act One (1963)
827 GEORGE HAMILTON By Love Possessed (1961)
837 MARISA TOMEI The Paper (1994)
840 KEVIN MCCARTHY A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)
851 E.G. MARSHALL The Journey (1959)
851 E.G. MARSHALL Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
852 ANNE ARCHER Raise the Titanic (1980)
856 VICTOR ARGO Quick Change (1990)
862 ELYA BASKIN Raise the Titanic (1980)
869 RICHARD ANDERSON Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
892 MATT CLARK Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
892 MATT CLARK The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981)
893 MATTHEW BRODERICK Max Dugan Returns (1983)
907 STROTHER MARTIN The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
921 RICHARD BRIGHT Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
932 MICHAEL KEATON The Paper (1994)
949 DORIS ROBERTS DIVORCE AMERICAN STYLE (1967)
971 PIPER LAURIE Dream a Little Dream (1989)
971 PIPER LAURIE Storyville (1992)
975 LEE GRANT Divorce American Style (1967)
987 KYLE MACLACHLAN THE TRIAL (1993)
991 JANE ALEXANDER ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN (1976)
991 JANE ALEXANDER SQUARE DANCE (1987)
HM (936) THOMAS JANE MAGNOLIA (1999)
HM (963) TIMOTHY BOTTOMS Hurricane (1979)
HM (963) TIMOTHY BOTTOMS Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
HM (974) KURTWOOD SMITH Quick Change (1990)
Jason appeared with 44 Oscar winners.
ALEC GUINNESS Raise the Titanic (1980)
ANTHONY HOPKINS The Trial (1993)
CHARLTON HESTON Julius Caesar (1970)
COLIN FIRTH A Thousand Acres (1997)
DENZEL WASHINGTON Crimson Tide (1995)
DENZEL WASHINGTON Philadelphia (1993)
DIANE KEATON The Good Mother (1988)
DIANNE WIEST BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY (1988)
DIANNE WIEST PARENTHOOD (1989)
DUSTIN HOFFMAN All the President’s Men (1976)
F. MURRAY ABRAHAM All the President’s Men (1976)
GEENA DAVIS QUICK CHANGE (1990)
GENE HACKMAN Crimson Tide (1995)
GENE HACKMAN Enemy of the State (1998)
GLORIA GRAHAME Melvin and Howard (1980)
HENRY FONDA A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)
HENRY FONDA Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
HILARY SWANK Heartwood (1998)
JACK LEMMON The War Between Men and Women (1972)
JACK NICHOLSON The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre (1967)
JAMES COBURN Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
JANE FONDA Any Wednesday (1966)
JANE FONDA Comes a Horseman (1978)
JANE FONDA Julia (1977)
JENNIFER JONES Tender Is the Night (1962)
JESSICA LANGE A Thousand Acres (1997)
JOAN FONTAINE Tender Is the Night (1962)
JOANNE WOODWARD Philadelphia (1993)
JOHN GIELGUD Julius Caesar (1970)
JON VOIGHT Enemy of the State (1998)
JON VOIGHT Hour of the Gun (1967)
JULIANNE MOORE Magnolia (1999)
KATHARINE HEPBURN Long Day’s Journey Into Night (1962)
KATY JURADO Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
LEE GRANT Divorce American Style (1967)
MARISA TOMEI The Paper (1994)
MARSHA MASON Max Dugan Returns (1983)
MARTIN BALSAM A Thousand Clowns (1965)
MARTIN BALSAM All the President’s Men (1976)
MARTIN BALSAM Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
MARTIN LANDAU Rosolino Paternò, soldato… (1970)
MARY STEENBURGEN Melvin and Howard (1980)
MARY STEENBURGEN Parenthood (1989)
MARY STEENBURGEN Philadelphia (1993)
MAXIMILIAN SCHELL Julia (1977)
MERYL STREEP Julia (1977)
PAUL LUKAS Tender Is the Night (1962)
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN Magnolia (1999)
ROBERT DUVALL The Paper (1994)
SANDY DENNIS Mr. Sycamore (1975)
TERESA WRIGHT The Good Mother (1988)
THOMAS MITCHELL BY LOVE POSSESSED (1961)
TOM HANKS Philadelphia (1993)
VANESSA REDGRAVE Isadora (1968)
VANESSA REDGRAVE Julia (1977)
YUL BRYNNER The Journey (1959)
I’ve seen 13 of the 50 films on the chart. Favorites are – Tora Tora Tora, Crimson Tide, Hour of the Gun, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Raise the Titanic, All the Presidents Men, Parenthood and Once Upon a Time in the West.
It’s been years since I watched Enemy of the State, good film I have it on DVD but it’s not a favorite, Will Smith was the only bright spot in the movie.
I liked Jason Robards in Parenthood and Something Wicked This Way Comes, but most memorable for me was his melancholic, soft-spoken outlaw Cheyenne in OUATITW.
Nice work Bruce. Vote Up!
I have seen 16 Jason Robards movies.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is All the President’s Men.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is Parenthood.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is Bright Lights, Big City.
Favourite Jason Robards movies:
Once Upon a Time in the West
All the President’s Men
A Thousand Clowns
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
Hour of the Gun
The Journey
Any Wednesday
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Other Jason Robards Movies I Have Seen:
Julia
Crimson Tide
Philadelphia
Magnolia
Pat Garett and Billy the Kid (do not like Kris Kristofferson)
By Love Possessed
Act One
Bright Lights, Big City
STEVE
I am glad to see that you have finally identified a Jason who deserves your attention!
I saw 12 including 11 of top 12(missed a thousand clowns). 10s and favorites: parenthood, all the presidents men. 10s not favorites: Julia, Philadelphia. 9s not favorites: magnolia, the paper, crimson tide. I may not have appreciated once upon a time in the west ,an 8 , due to my dislike of downers and fonda.