About
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.
Filmography
Arthur Miller: Writer2017 · Self (archive footage)
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone2016 · Ben Bradlee (archive footage)
Metallica: The Videos 1989-20042006 · Joe's Father (video "One")
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film2006 · Self
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade2004 · Self (archive footage)
Going Home2000 · Charles Barton
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone2000 · Self (archive footage)
That Moment: Magnolia Diary2000 · Self
Magnolia1999 · Earl Partridge
My Best Fiend1999 · Self (archive footage)
Enemy of the State1998 · Congressman Phillip Hammersley (uncredited)
Beloved1998 · Mr. Bodwin
The Real Macaw1998 · Grandpa Girdis
Heartwood1998 · Logan Reeser
Truman1997 · Narrator (voice)
A Thousand Acres1997 · Larry Cook
T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt1996 · Narrator
Journey1995 · Marcus
Crimson Tide1995 · Rear Admiral Anderson (uncredited)
My Antonia1995 · Josea Burden