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Jason Robards (1922–2000) was an American stage, film, and television actor. Born in Chicago, he began his professional career in 1946. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. Robards was educated at Hollywood High School, HB Studio, and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
His acting career included performances in works such as *Long day's journey into night*, *A moon for the misbegotten*, *The Christmas Wife*, *A thousand clowns*, and *The disenchanted*. He received the National Medal of Arts, the Theatre World Award, and a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. Additionally, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Robards was married to Lauren Bacall and had a son named Sam Robards. He died of lung cancer in Bridgeport.
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Known for
- Arthur Miller: Writer — Self (archive footage)2017
- All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone — Ben Bradlee (archive footage)2016
- Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 — Joe's Father (video "One")2006
- Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film — Self2006
- Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade — Self (archive footage)2004
- Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone — Self (archive footage)2000
- Going Home — Charles Barton2000
- That Moment: Magnolia Diary — Self2000
- Magnolia — Earl Partridge1999
- My Best Fiend — Self (archive footage)1999
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- male
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- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Place of death
- Bridgeport
- Spouse
- Lauren Bacall
- Father
- Jason Robards
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Educated at
- HB Studio
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- Drama League Award
- Student of
- Herbert Berghof
- Genre
- Western
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- United States Navy
- Image
- Jason Robards-1968-1.jpg
- Height
- 175
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- 2000-12-26
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- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
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Encyclopedic overview
Jason Nelson Robards Jr. (July 26, 1922 – December 26, 2000) 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 Primetime Emmy Award. In addition to these plaudits, Robards was nominated for five Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTA Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Laurel Award and a Grammy Award. He was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1979, earned the National Medal of Arts in 1997, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 1999.
Robards started his career in theatre, making his Broadway debut playing James Tyrone Jr. in the 1956 revival of the Eugene O'Neill play Long Day's Journey into Night earning a Theatre World Award. He earned the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role in the Budd Schulberg play The Disenchanted (1959). His other Tony-nominated roles were in Long Day's Journey into Night (1956). Toys in the Attic (1960), After the Fall (1964), Hughie (1965), The Country Girl (1972), A Moon for the Misbegotten (1973), and A Touch of the Poet (1978).
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