Jason Robards Jr.

Jason Robards Jr. (1922 - 2000)
a.k.a. Jason Robards (used much during his prime) 
==Film Deaths==
*The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967) [Al Capone]: Mentioned in Paul Frees' narration that he dies in his sleep in 1947, we see only see a shot of Real Al Capone's then-grave.
*Once Upon a Time in the West (C'era una volta il West) (1968) [Cheyenne]: Shot in the stomach (off-screen) in a shoot-out with Gabriele Ferzetti; he dies much later while talking to Charles Bronson in the desert.
*The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) [Cable Hogue]: Accidentally killed when he knocks off the handbrake when loading luggage onto the driverless car. He then runs in front of it to try and stop it but it rolls over him and crushes his chest and he dies some time later.
*Julius Caesar (1970) [Brutus]: Commits suicide by throwing himself on his sword.
*Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971) [Cesar Charron]: Decapitated with an axe by Herbert Lom. (After Herbert hypnotizes Christine Kaufmann to remember that Jason killed Lilli Palmer (her mother)).
*Johnny Got His Gun (1971) [Joe's Father]: Dies of an unspecified illness during the beginning of the film, he is later seen in the flashbacks, dreams, and memories of his son (Timothy Bottoms), who is now deaf, mute, blind, and limbless following his injuries during the First World War.
*Julia (1977) [Dashiell Hammett]: Dies (off screen) of unspecified causes during the thirty year time cut between the pre-WWII events in the film and the final scene, where his death is mentioned in Jane Fonda's voice-over narration (in real life, Dashiell Hammett died of lung cancer in 1961).
*Comes a Horseman (1978) [J.W. Ewing]: Shot in the chest in a shoot-out with James Caan.
*Melvin and Howard (1980) [Howard Hughes]: Dies (off-screen) of kidney failure; we learn of his death when it's reported in the news.
*Cabo Blanco (1980) [Gunther Beckdorff]: Commits suicide by biting a cyanide pill hidden in his tooth.
*Black Rainbow (1989) [Walter Travis] Shot to death by Mark Joy.
*Storyville (1992) [Clifford Fowler]: Dies of a heart attack while hunting in a swamp; we see Jason gasp for air followed by him falling into the water.
*A Thousand Acres (1997) [Larry Cook]: Dies (off-screen) of a heart attack (in addition to suffering from dementia); we learn of his death from Jessica Lange's narration.
*Enemy of the State (1998) [Congressman Phillip Hammersley]: Killed by Barry Pepper in a park after being injected with a paralyzing drug; Barry then plants a bottle of medication on Jason to make it look like a heart attack before sending the car off into the river (his body is later seen when police investigate the scene).
*Magnolia (1999) [Earl Partridge]: Dies of cancer, with his son (Tom Cruise) by his bedside. (Thanks to Adam)
==TV Deaths==
*Noon Wine (1966) [Royal Earle Thompson] Shoots himself in the head off-screen. We only hear the shot after he readies his shotgun. 
*The Day After (1983; TV Movie) [Dr. Russell Oakes]: Dies (off-screen) of radiation poisoning. After already having been exposed to a lethal dose Jason leaves the field hospital he was working at to return home to die. His home was within the ground zero area of Kansas City where he finds a group of blast survivors amongst the rubble. The film ends with the dying Jason embracing one of the survivors.
==Gallery==
Jason Robards.PNG|Jason Robards' head (prop) in 'Murders in the Rue Morgue'
Jason Robarbs Jr. in 'The Day After'.png|Jason Robards in 'The Day After'
Enemy.of.the.State.1998 @Ti 00466 @R9021.jpg|Jason Robards (front) in Enemy of the State 
==Noteworthy Connections==
*Son of Jason Robards Sr.
*Ex-husband of Lauren Bacall
*Father of Sam Robards, Jake Robards, and Jason Robards III
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