Jason Nelson Robards was an American stage and screen actor, and the father of actor Jason Robards Jr. Robards appeared in many films, initially as a leading man, then in character roles and occasional bit parts. Most of his final roles were in television.
Robards in 1927
Robards Sr., c. 1915
Robards Sr. in Paris (1929)
Lobby card for Jaws of Steel (1927)
Jason Nelson Robards Jr. was an American actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he gained a reputation as an interpreter of the works of playwright Eugene O'Neill. Robards received numerous accolades and is one of 24 performers to have achieved the Triple Crown of Acting having earned competitive wins for two Academy Awards, a Tony Award, and a Emmy Award. He was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1979, and earned the National Medal of Arts in 1997, the Kennedy Center Honors in 1999.
Robards in 1956
Jason Robards Sr. circa 1915
Robards and Maureen Stapleton in Toys in the Attic (Broadway, 1960)
Robards in a publicity photo for Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)