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Jason Robards (1922 - 12/26/00)
Is the son of actor Jason Robards Sr. After serving
in World War II and being awarded the Navy Cross,
Jason Robards studied acting at American Academy of
Dramatic Arts. Jason Robards' big break though, did
not occur until 1956, when he wowed critics and audiences
alike with his preformance as Hickey in the Broadway
production of "The Iceman Cometh." The next year the
New York Drama Critics Award for his turn in "Long
Day's Journey Into Night". Then in 1959 he won the
Tony award for his work in "The Disenchanted."
Jason Robards made his film debut in The Journey
(1959), but did not appear agian in films until
1961. He won back to back Oscars for supporting
actors and was nominated for a third for his the
movie Melvin and Howard (1980), in which
he played Howard Hughes. OTher career highlights
include a rare starring role for him as an alcoholic
uncle in A Thousand Clowns (1965), a general
in Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), and as Steve
Martin's father in Parenthood (1989).
Married four times, Jason Robards is the father of
several children,some of which who have also persued
acting. His third wife was actress Lauren Becall,
to whom he was married to for eight years. In 1972
he had a near fatal car accident, a result of his
then drinking habits,when he crashed his car into
the side of a hill. He recovered after many extensive
surgeries. Jason Robards died of lung cancer in 2000.
Jason Robards' other films include:
MELVIN AND HOWARD
TENDER IS THE NIGHT
A THOUSAND CLOWNS
DIVORCE AMERICAN STYLE
TORA! TORA! TORA!
JULIUS CAESAR
COMES A HORSEMAN
RAISE THE TITANIC
MAX DUGAN RETURNS
THE GOOD MOTHER
PARENTHOOD
QUICK CHANGE
PURE LUCK
BLACK RAINBOW
STORYVILLE
PHILADELPHIA
THE PAPER
LITTLE BIG LEAGUE
CRIMSON TIDE
A THOUSAND ACRES
HEARTWOOD
THE REAL MACAW
BELOVED
ENEMY OF THE STATE
MAGNOLIA
Jason's television credits include:
THE ICEMAN COMETH
ABE LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS
A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN
WASHINGTON: BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
FDR: THE LAST YEAR
THE DAY AFTER
SAKHAROV
THE ATLANTA CHILD MURDERS (TV Mini-Series)
THE LONG, HOT SUMMER
THE LAST FRONTIER
LAGUNA HEAT
INHERIT THE WIND
THE CIVIL WAR (TV Mini-Series)
THE PERFECT TRIBUTE
MARK TWAIN AND ME
THE ENEMY WITHIN
THE WEST (TV Mini-Series)
THE IRISH IN AMERICA: LONG JOURNEY HOME
GOING HOME
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