Jason Robards: Movies, Awards & Box Office
- films
- 97
- on screen
- 1959–2025
- box office
- $296M
- award wins
- 2
- Born
- July 26, 1922
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
- Full name
- Jason Nelson Robards Jr.
- Citizenship
- United States
- Occupations
- Actor
- Years active
- 1947-2000
- Spouses
- Eleanor Pittman, Rachel Taylor, Lauren Bacall, Lois O'Connor
- Children
- 6
The Best Jason Robards Movies
The films of Jason Robards that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: All the President's Men (1976) leads with $70.6M. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.
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Worldwide box office: $70.6M All the President's Men 1976 · Biography -
Worldwide box office: $48.5M Magnolia 1999 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $48.4M The Paper 1994 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $24.1M The Adventures of Huck Finn 1993 · Family -
Worldwide box office: $20.7M Julia 1977 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $17.6M Max Dugan Returns 1983 · Comedy
Jason Robards's Career in Numbers
Jason Robards's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Jason Robards works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from A Doll’s House (1959) to Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet (2025), and the 1980s were the busiest decade.
Jason Robards Movies by Decade
- 1950s 2
- 1960s 14
- 1970s 20
- 1980s 24
- 1990s 21
- 2020s 1
The 1980s were Jason Robards's busiest decade, with 24 films.
Jason Robards Movies by Genre
- Drama 29
- Tv movie 11
- Comedy 9
- Documentary 7
- Family 3
- Mystery 3
- History 3
- Thriller 2
- Romance 2
- Adventure 2
Drama is the genre Jason Robards has worked in most, with 29 films, ahead of tv movie (11).
Jason Robards Career Milestones
- First film
- A Doll’s House 1959
- Biggest box office hit
- All the President's Men $70.6M worldwide
- Newest film
- Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet 2025
Jason Robards Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Jason Robards is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Jason Robards Movies as an Actor
82- 2025
Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet Documentary - 1999 Magnolia Drama Worldwide box office: $48.5M
- 1998
The Real Macaw as Grandpa Girdis · Family - 1997
Truman as Narrator (voice) · Documentary - 1997
A Thousand Acres as Larry Cook · Drama Worldwide box office: $7.94M - 1996
T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt as Narrator · Documentary - 1995
Journey as Marcus · Tv movie - 1995
My Antonia as Josea Burden · Tv movie - 1994
The Enemy Within as General R. Pendleton Lloyd · Thriller - 1994
Little Big League Sport Worldwide box office: $12.3M - 1994 The Paper Drama Worldwide box office: $48.4M
- 1993
La Classe américaine as The Newspaper Director (archive footage) · Comedy - 1993
The Trial as Doctor Huld · Drama Worldwide box office: $119K - 1993 The Adventures of Huck Finn as The King · Family Worldwide box office: $24.1M
- 1993
Heidi as Grandfather · Drama - 1992
Lincoln as President Abraham Lincoln (voice) · Documentary - 1992
Storyville as Clifford Fowler · Mystery Worldwide box office: $423K - 1991
Mark Twain and Me as Mark Twain · Drama - 1991
When It Was a Game as (voice) · History - 1991
Chernobyl: The Final Warning as Dr. Armand Hammer · Drama - 1991
An Inconvenient Woman as Jules Mendelson · Mystery - 1990
The Civil War as Ulysses S. Grant · Drama - 1989
Black Rainbow as Walter Travis · Thriller - 1989
Thomas Hart Benton as Narrator (voice) · Documentary - 1989
Reunion as Henry Strauss · History - 1989
Dream a Little Dream Drama Worldwide box office: $5.55M - 1988
The Christmas Wife as John Tanner · Romance - 1988
The Good Mother as W. O. Muth · Drama Worldwide box office: $4.76M - 1988
Inherit the Wind as Harry Drummond · Tv movie - 1987
Laguna Heat as Wade Shephard · Drama - 1987
Square Dance as Dillard · Drama Worldwide box office: $225K - 1986
The Last Frontier as Ed Stenning · Drama - 1985
The Long Hot Summer as Will Varner · Drama - 1985
The Atlanta Child Murders as Alvin Binder · Drama - 1984
You Can’t Take it With You as Grandpa Martin Vanderhof · Comedy - 1984
America and Lewis Hine as Voice · Documentary - 1984
Sakharov as Andrei Sakharov · Drama - 1983
The Day After as Dr. Russell Oakes · Tv movie - 1983
Something Wicked This Way Comes Mystery Worldwide box office: $8.4M - 1983 Max Dugan Returns as Max Dugan · Comedy Worldwide box office: $17.6M
- 1982
Burden of Dreams as Fitzcarraldo (archive footage) · Documentary Worldwide box office: $8.31K - 1981
The Legend of the Lone Ranger as President Ulysses S. Grant · Adventure Worldwide box office: $12.6M - 1980
Melvin and Howard as Howard Hughes · Comedy Worldwide box office: $4.31M - 1980
Raise the Titanic as Admiral James Sandecker · Adventure - 1980
Haywire as Leland Hayward · Tv movie - 1980
Caboblanco as Gunther Beckdorff · Drama - 1979
Hurricane as Capt. Charles Bruckner · Drama - 1978
A Christmas to Remember as Daniel Larson · Tv movie - 1978
Comes a Horseman Drama Worldwide box office: $9.59M - 1977 Julia Drama Worldwide box office: $20.7M
- 1977
Washington: Behind Closed Doors as President Richard Monckton · Drama - 1976 All the President's Men Biography Worldwide box office: $70.6M
- 1975
A Boy and His Dog Sci-Fi - 1975
A Moon for the Misbegotten as James Tyrone Jr. · Tv movie - 1975
The Easter Promise as James "Jamie" Mills · Drama - 1973
The Thanksgiving Treasure as James "Jamie" Mills · Tv movie - 1973
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid Biography Worldwide box office: $8.46K - 1972
The House Without a Christmas Tree as James "Jamie" Mills · Family - 1972
The War Between Men and Women as Stephen Kozlenko · Comedy - 1971
Johnny Got His Gun Drama Worldwide box office: $2.74K - 1971
Murders in the Rue Morgue as Cesar Charron · Crime - 1970
Fools as Matthew South · Drama - 1970
Tora! Tora! Tora! Action - 1970
Julius Caesar as Marcus Brutus · War - 1970
The Ballad of Cable Hogue as Cable Hogue · Comedy - 1970
Operation Snafu as Sam Armstrong · War - 1968
The Night They Raided Minsky's Comedy - 1968
Isadora as Paris Singer · History - 1967
Hour of the Gun Drama - 1967
The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre as Al Capone · Crime - 1967
Divorce American Style as Nelson Downes · Comedy - 1966
Noon Wine as Royal Earle Thompson · Western - 1966
Any Wednesday as John Cleves · Comedy - 1966
A Big Hand for the Little Lady as Henry Drummond · Western - 1963
Act One as George S. Kaufman · Drama - 1962
Long Day’s Journey Into Night as Jamie Tyrone · Drama Worldwide box office: $11 - 1962
Tender Is the Night as Dick Diver · Drama - 1961
By Love Possessed as Julius Penrose · Drama - 1960
The Iceman Cometh as Theodore "Hickey" Hickman · Tv movie - 1960
The Bat as Detective Anderson · Tv movie - 1959
A Doll’s House as Dr. Rank · Tv movie - 1959
The Journey as Paul Kedes · Romance
Jason Robards in Documentaries & Specials
15- 2017
The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee as Self (archive footage) · Tv movie - 2014
And the Oscar Goes To… as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 2006
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film as Self · Documentary - 2004
Sam Peckinpah’s West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 2000
That Moment: Magnolia Diary as Self · Documentary - 2000
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 1996
The West as Self - Brigham Young · Documentary - 1993
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron as Self · Documentary - 1990
Night of 100 Stars III as Self · Comedy - 1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self · Family - 1986
Portrait: Werner Herzog as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 1985
Empire City as Self - Narrator (voice) · Documentary - 1984
The World of Tomorrow as Self / Narrator · Documentary - 1982
Night of 100 Stars as Self · Comedy - 1967
The Belle of 14th Street as Self · Tv movie
Jason Robards: Awards & Nominations
2 wins from 6 nominations across 3 award bodies, from 1977 to 1979. That includes 2 Oscars: Best Supporting Actor for Julia and Best Supporting Actor for All the President's Men. Every ceremony is listed newest first, with the category and the film.
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Oscars 2 wins from 2 nominations -
BAFTA 2 nominations -
Golden Globes 2 nominations
- 32nd British Academy Film Awards
- Jason Robards: Nominated Best Supporting Actor Julia
- 50th Academy Awards
- Jason Robards: Win Best Supporting Actor Julia
- 35th Golden Globe Awards
- Jason Robards: Nominated Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Comedy or Musical (Supporting Actor) Julia
- 49th Academy Awards
- Jason Robards: Win Best Supporting Actor All the President's Men
- 30th British Academy Film Awards
- Jason Robards: Nominated Best Supporting Actor All the President's Men
- 34th Golden Globe Awards
- Jason Robards: Nominated Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Comedy or Musical (Supporting Actor) All the President's Men
Who Is Jason Robards?
Jason Robards was born in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. in 1922. Credited on films since 1959, as an actor. The background, training and the roles that shaped the career.
Jason Nelson Robards Jr. (July 26, 1922 – December 26, 2000) was an acclaimed American actor distinguished for his stage and screen performances. He is particularly noted for his interpretation of the works of playwright Eugene O'Neill. Throughout his career, Robards scooped numerous awards, becoming one of the 24 performers to attain the Triple Crown of Acting with wins for two Academy Awards, a Tony Award, and an Emmy Award. His contributions to the arts were further recognized with induction into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1979, receiving the National Medal of Arts in 1997, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 1999.
Robards commenced his acting voyage in theatre, debuting on Broadway with James Tyrone Jr.'s character in the 1956 revival of the Eugene O'Neill play Long Day's Journey into Night. His performance earned him a Theatre World Award. He made his entrance in feature films with The Journey (1959), and subsequently garnered two consecutive Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor with his roles in All the President's Men (1976), and Julia (1977). Noteworthy in his other works are his portrayals in Long Day's Journey into Night (1962), A Thousand Clowns (1965), Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), Parenthood (1989), Philadelphia (1993), Enemy of the State (1998), and Magnolia (1999). He also scored a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie with his role in Inherit the Wind (1988).
Who Jason Robards Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Jason Robards shares the most films with. Jane Fonda comes first, with 6 films together, followed by Sam Peckinpah (5).
Jason Robards: Questions & Answers
How many movies Jason Robards has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Jason Robards been in?
Jason Robards is credited on 97 films, from 1959 to 2025. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Jason Robards's highest-grossing movie?
All the President's Men (1976) is Jason Robards's biggest box office hit, with $70.6M worldwide, ahead of Magnolia (1999) ($48.5M). Across every film with box office figures, Jason Robards's movies have made $296M.
Jason Robards's biggest hits Has Jason Robards won an Oscar?
Jason Robards has won 2 Oscars: Best Supporting Actor for Julia at the 1978 ceremony and Best Supporting Actor for All the President's Men at the 1977 ceremony. Across every ceremony in the awards database, Jason Robards has 2 wins from 6 nominations.
What is Jason Robards's newest movie?
The most recent film on Jason Robards's filmography is Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet (2025).
Who does Jason Robards work with most often?
Jason Robards shares the most films with Jane Fonda (6 films), Sam Peckinpah (5 films) and James Stewart (5 films).
The Best Jason Robards Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 97 credits.
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