Jason Robards

Jason has been nominated for five Emmy awards. In 1964 he was nominated for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for Abe Lincoln in Illinois. In 1976 he was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama or Comedy Special for A Moon for the Misbegotten. In 1978 he was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series for Washington: Behind Closed Doors. In 1980 he was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special for F.D.R.: The Last Year. In 1988 he won Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special for Inherit The Wind.

In 2000 Jason was nominated for a SAG award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Theatrical Motion Picture for Magnolia.

Jason has been nominated for five Golden Globes. In 1966 he was nominated for Best Motion Picture Actor- Musical/Comedy for A Thousand Clowns. In 1977 he was nominated for Best Motion Picture Actor in a Supporting Role for All the President's Men. In 1978 he was nominated for Best Motion Picture Actor in a Supporting Role for Julia. In 1981 he was nominated for Best Motion Picture Actor in a Supporting Role for Melvin and Howard. In 1985 he was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV for Sakharov.

Jason is the only consecutive winner of the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

Jason received Kennedy Center Honours in 1999.

In 1957, Jason was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Dramatic), for Long Day's Journey into Night.

Jason won a Tony Award for Best Dramatic Actor in 1959, for his role in the Broadway play The Disenchanted.

Jason received all his Academy Award nominations for playing real life people.

Jason was married to Eleanor Pittman from 1948 to 1958.

Jason was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1980 for his role as Howard Hughes in the movie Melvin and Howard.

Jason has played a total three different U.S. Presidnets in films. He has played Frenklin Delano Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, and Ulysses S. Grant.

Jason won the Acadmey Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1977, for his role in Julia.

Jason won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, in 1976, for his role in All the President's Men.

Robards has the distinction of being the worst incarnation of Al Capone in movie history with his "performance" in the 1967 film The St. Valentine's Day Massacre.