Photo: Warner Bros. / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Jason Robards Sr. is too often a footnote to his more famous son, and I think that's a quiet injustice. Born in rural Michigan in 1892, he came up through the stage, carried films as a leading man, then gracefully accepted smaller parts and television work as the industry changed under him. What fascinates me is that arc itself: a career spanning the silent era, talkies, and broadcast television is a living record of how an entire art form transformed. I respect performers who keep working through reinvention rather than clinging to past status, and Robards embodies exactly that kind of durable, unglamorous craft.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jason Robards
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェイソン・ロバーズ・Sr
- Reading
- じぇいそん・ろばーず・Sr
- Born
- December 31, 1892 – April 4, 1963
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Dragon
- Origin
- Hillsdale, Michigan, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 175 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Jason Robards born?
December 31, 1892 – April 4, 1963.
Where is Jason Robards from?
Jason Robards is from Hillsdale, Michigan, United States.
What does Jason Robards do?
Jason Robards works as actor, stage actor, film actor.
How tall is Jason Robards?
Jason Robards is 175 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-24
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.