- Films
- 47
- Avg rating
- 6.58
- Peak run
- 1968’71
- Oscar wins
- 2 of 3
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Jason by the numbers
Average
6.58
40 rated films
Vote weighted
6.68
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.85
rating spread
Career
41y
1959 to 1999
Total votes
1.23M
across every film
Best
8.5
Once Upon a Time in the West
Worst
5.3
Raise the Titanic
Newest first
Filmography
| 1999 |  Magnolia | Earl Partridge | 8.0 | 354K |
| 1998 | The Real Macaw | Grandpa Girdis | · | 597 |
| 1997 | A Thousand Acres | Larry Cook | 6.1 | 6,121 |
| 1994 |  Little Big League | Thomas Heywood | 6.2 | 12,586 |
| 1994 |  The Paper | Graham Keighley | 6.7 | 17,582 |
| 1993 |  The Adventures of Huck Finn | The King | 6.2 | 9,988 |
| 1992 | Storyville | Clifford Fowler | 5.7 | 1,548 |
| 1991 | Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio | Narrator | · | 666 |
| 1989 | Dream a Little Dream | Coleman Ettinger | 5.7 | 8,817 |
| 1989 |  Parenthood | Frank Buckman | 7.1 | 59,738 |
| 1989 | Reunion | Henry Strauss | · | 659 |
| 1989 | Black Rainbow | Walter Travis | 6.0 | 2,370 |
| 1988 | The Good Mother | W. O. Muth | 5.7 | 1,906 |
| 1987 | Square Dance | Dillard | 5.6 | 1,164 |
| 1983 | Max Dugan Returns | Max Dugan | 6.7 | 4,278 |
| 1983 |  Something Wicked This Way Comes | Charles Halloway | 6.7 | 13,227 |
| 1982 | Burden of Dreams | Fitzcarraldo | 7.9 | 9,326 |
| 1981 | The Legend of the Lone Ranger | President Grant | 5.0 | 2,824 |
| 1980 | Cabo Blanco | Gunther Beckdorff | 5.3 | 1,560 |
| 1980 | Melvin and Howard | Howard Hughes | 6.8 | 5,833 |
Better together?
Jason Robards's regulars
- Jane FondaCo-star · 3 films · 6.43 avg●−0.04
- Alan J. PakulaDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.10 avg▲+0.51
- Ron HowardDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.90 avg▲+0.17
- John SturgesDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.60 avg●−0.02
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Jason Robards
3 nominations, 2 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1981Jason Robards
- WonBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1978Jason Robards
- WonBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1977Jason Robards
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.