

Jason Robards
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
26 Jul 1922
Age
104 Years
Born In
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Total Projects
166
Years Active
69 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.8 ★
Overview
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
Filmography

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Arthur Miller: Writer
Arthur Miller: Writer
as Self (archive footage)

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All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
as Ben Bradlee (archive footage)

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Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
as Joe's Father (video "One")

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Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
as Self

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Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self (archive footage)

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Going Home
Going Home
as Charles Barton

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Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
as Self (archive footage)

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That Moment: Magnolia Diary
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
as Self

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Magnolia
Magnolia
as Earl Partridge

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My Best Fiend
My Best Fiend
as Self (archive footage)

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Enemy of the State
Enemy of the State
as Congressman Phillip Hammersley (uncredited)

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Beloved
Beloved
as Mr. Bodwin

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The Real Macaw
The Real Macaw
as Grandpa Girdis

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Heartwood
Heartwood
as Logan Reeser

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Truman
Truman
as Narrator (voice)

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A Thousand Acres
A Thousand Acres
as Larry Cook

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T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt
T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt
as Narrator

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The West
The West
as Self - Brigham Young

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Journey
Journey
as Marcus

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Crimson Tide
Crimson Tide
as Rear Admiral Anderson (uncredited)

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My Antonia
My Antonia
as Josea Burden

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The Great American West
The Great American West
as Narrator (voice)

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Baseball
Baseball
as (voice)

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The Enemy Within
The Enemy Within
as General R. Pendleton Lloyd

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Little Big League
Little Big League
as Thomas Heywood

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The Paper
The Paper
as Graham Keighley

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Over Washington D.C.: Our Nation's Capital
Over Washington D.C.: Our Nation's Capital
as Narrator

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La Classe américaine
La Classe américaine
as The Newspaper Director (archive footage)

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Philadelphia
Philadelphia
as Charles Wheeler

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Heidi
Heidi
as Großvater

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Heidi
Heidi
as Grandfather

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Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
as Self

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The Trial
The Trial
as Doctor Huld

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The Adventures of Huck Finn
The Adventures of Huck Finn
as The King

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Lincoln
Lincoln
as President Abraham Lincoln (voice)

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The Peoples Palace: Secrets of the New York Public Library
The Peoples Palace: Secrets of the New York Public Library
as Self - Narrator (voice)

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Storyville
Storyville
as Clifford Fowler

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When It Was a Game 2
When It Was a Game 2
as Passage Narrator (voice)

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Deceptions
Deceptions
as Clay (voice)

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Mark Twain and Me
Mark Twain and Me
as Mark Twain

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Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
as Narrator (voice)

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Rabbit Ears - Jonah and the Whale
Rabbit Ears - Jonah and the Whale
as Narrator (voice)

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When It Was a Game
When It Was a Game
as (voice)

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An Inconvenient Woman
An Inconvenient Woman
as Jules Mendelson

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Chernobyl: The Final Warning
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
as Dr. Armand Hammer

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The Perfect Tribute
The Perfect Tribute
as President Abraham Lincoln

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The Civil War
The Civil War
as Ulysses S. Grant

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Quick Change
Quick Change
as Chief Rotzinger

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Night of 100 Stars III
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self

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Black Rainbow
Black Rainbow
as Walter Travis

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Thomas Hart Benton
Thomas Hart Benton
as Narrator (voice)

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Parenthood
Parenthood
as Frank Buckman

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Reunion
Reunion
as Henry Strauss

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Dream a Little Dream
Dream a Little Dream
as Coleman Ettinger

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The Christmas Wife
The Christmas Wife
as John Tanner

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The Good Mother
The Good Mother
as W. O. Muth

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American Experience
American Experience
as Narrator (voice)

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Bright Lights, Big City
Bright Lights, Big City
as Mr. Hardy (uncredited)

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Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind
as Harry Drummond

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Breaking Home Ties
Breaking Home Ties
as Lloyd Wells

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Laguna Heat
Laguna Heat
as Wade Shephard

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Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self

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Square Dance
Square Dance
as Dillard

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The Last Frontier
The Last Frontier
as Ed Stenning

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The Last Frontier
The Last Frontier
as Ed Stenning

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Johnny Bull
Johnny Bull
as Stephan Kovacs

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Portrait: Werner Herzog
Portrait: Werner Herzog
as Self (archive footage)

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The Long Hot Summer
The Long Hot Summer
as Will Varner

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Empire City
Empire City
as Self - Narrator (voice)

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The Atlanta Child Murders
The Atlanta Child Murders
as Alvin Binder

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Screen Two
Screen Two
as Doctor Huld

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The World of Tomorrow
The World of Tomorrow
as Self / Narrator

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You Can't Take it With You
You Can't Take it With You
as Grandpa Martin Vanderhof

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America and Lewis Hine
America and Lewis Hine
as Voice

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Sakharov
Sakharov
as Andrei Sakharov

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The Day After
The Day After
as Dr. Russell Oakes

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The Time of Our Lives: The Most Amazing 60 Years in History
The Time of Our Lives: The Most Amazing 60 Years in History
as Self - Host

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Reading Rainbow
Reading Rainbow
as Self - Narrator (voice)

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Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes
as Charles Halloway

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Max Dugan Returns
Max Dugan Returns
as Max Dugan

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Burden of Dreams
Burden of Dreams
as Fitzcarraldo (archive footage)

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Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars
as Self

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The Legend of the Lone Ranger
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
as President Ulysses S. Grant

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Melvin and Howard
Melvin and Howard
as Howard Hughes

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Ghosts of Cape Horn
Ghosts of Cape Horn
as Narrator

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Raise the Titanic
Raise the Titanic
as Admiral James Sandecker

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F.D.R.: The Last Year
F.D.R.: The Last Year
as President Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Haywire
Haywire
as Leland Hayward

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Caboblanco
Caboblanco
as Gunther Beckdorff

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Broadway on Showtime
Broadway on Showtime
as Erie Smith

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Hurricane
Hurricane
as Capt. Charles Bruckner

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The Kennedy Center Honors
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self

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A Christmas to Remember
A Christmas to Remember
as Daniel Larson

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The Magic of David Copperfield
The Magic of David Copperfield

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Comes a Horseman
Comes a Horseman
as Jacob 'J.W.' Ewing

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Julia
Julia
as Dashiell Hammett

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Washington: Behind Closed Doors
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
as President Richard Monckton

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The Spy Who Never Was
The Spy Who Never Was
as Inspector Barkan

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All the President's Men
All the President's Men
as Ben Bradlee

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Addie and the King of Hearts
Addie and the King of Hearts
as James "Jamie" Mills

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Mr. Sycamore
Mr. Sycamore
as John Gwilt

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A Moon for the Misbegotten
A Moon for the Misbegotten
as James Tyrone Jr.

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The Easter Promise
The Easter Promise
as James "Jamie" Mills

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A Boy and His Dog
A Boy and His Dog
as Lou Craddock

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The Country Girl
The Country Girl
as Frank Elgin

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The Thanksgiving Treasure
The Thanksgiving Treasure
as James "Jamie" Mills

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Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
as Governor Wallace

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Old Faithful
Old Faithful
as Jason Robards

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The House Without a Christmas Tree
The House Without a Christmas Tree
as James "Jamie" Mills

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Ghost Story
Ghost Story
as Elliot Brent

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The War Between Men and Women
The War Between Men and Women
as Stephen Kozlenko

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Johnny Got His Gun
Johnny Got His Gun
as Joe's Father

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Murders in the Rue Morgue
Murders in the Rue Morgue
as Cesar Charron

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Fools
Fools
as Matthew South

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Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
as Marcus Brutus

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The Ballad of Cable Hogue
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
as Cable Hogue

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Operation Snafu
Operation Snafu
as Sam Armstrong

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Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as General Walter C. Short

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The Night They Raided Minsky's
The Night They Raided Minsky's
as Raymond Paine

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Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
as 'Cheyenne'

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Isadora
Isadora
as Paris Singer

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The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest

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Hour of the Gun
Hour of the Gun
as Doc Holliday

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The Belle of 14th Street
The Belle of 14th Street
as Performer

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The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
as Al Capone

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Divorce American Style
Divorce American Style
as Nelson Downes

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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde

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Noon Wine
Noon Wine
as Royal Earle Thompson

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Any Wednesday
Any Wednesday
as John Cleves

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ABC Stage 67
ABC Stage 67
as Royal Earle Thompson

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A Big Hand for the Little Lady
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
as Henry Drummond

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The Face of Genius
The Face of Genius
as Narrator (voice)

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A Thousand Clowns
A Thousand Clowns
as Murray

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Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Abraham Lincoln

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Act One
Act One
as George S. Kaufman

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Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

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The Danny Kaye Show
The Danny Kaye Show
as Self

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Long Day's Journey Into Night
Long Day's Journey Into Night
as Jamie Tyrone

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Tender Is the Night
Tender Is the Night
as Dick Diver

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By Love Possessed
By Love Possessed
as Julius Penrose

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The Iceman Cometh
The Iceman Cometh
as Theodore "Hickey" Hickman

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The Iceman Cometh
The Iceman Cometh
as Theodore "Hickey" Hickman

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The Bat
The Bat
as Detective Anderson

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A Doll's House
A Doll's House
as Dr. Rank

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Play of the Week
Play of the Week

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For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls
as Robert Jordan

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The Journey
The Journey
as Paul Kedes

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Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90
as Robert Jordan

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Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Host

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Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter

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The Alcoa Hour
The Alcoa Hour
as Bert Palmer

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The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self

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General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Col. Carter

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Omnibus
Omnibus

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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Dr. Rank

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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Marcus

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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Abe Lincoln

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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Frank Elgin

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What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest

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Studio One
Studio One
as Frank Cameron

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Studio One
Studio One
as Prisoner

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Studio One
Studio One
as Walter Osgood

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Studio One
Studio One
as Leonard O'Brien

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The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Joe Grant

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The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Mason

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The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self