Editing Jason Robards (section)

=== 1962–1980: Film stardom and acclaim ===
[[File:Jason Robards-1968-1.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Robards in a publicity photo for ''[[Once Upon a Time in the West]]'' (1968)]]
He became a familiar face to movie audiences throughout the 1960s. He repeated his role in ''Long Day's Journey into Night'' in the [[Long Day's Journey into Night (1962 film)|1962 film]] and played playwright [[George S. Kaufman]] in the film ''[[Act One (film)|Act One]]'' (1963) based on the [[Moss Hart]] [[Act One (play)|play of the same name]]. In the latter Robards acted alongside [[George Hamilton (actor)|George Hamilton]], [[George Segal]], [[Jack Klugman]] and [[Eli Wallach]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/66776/act-one#overview|title= Act One (1963)|website= [[Turner Classic Movies]]|access-date= March 17, 2024}}</ref>

Robards returned to Broadway to appear in two plays directed by Elia Kazan, Arthur Miller's ''[[After the Fall (play)|After the Fall]]'' (1964) and S.N. Behrman's ''But For Whom Charlie'' (1964). Roberts was also in Eugene O'Neil's ''[[Hughie]]'' (1964) directed by Quintero

In films, Robards played ''[[Abe Lincoln in Illinois (Hallmark Hall of Fame)|Abe Lincoln in Illinois]]'' (1964) for television and Murray Burns in the comedy-drama ''[[A Thousand Clowns (film)|A Thousand Clowns]]'' (1965) repeating his stage performance, for which he was nominated for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]]. He was in two episodes of ''[[Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre]]'' including an adaptation of ''[[One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich]]''.

His films included ''[[Big Hand for the Little Lady]]'' (1966), a comedy Western, and ''[[Any Wednesday (film)|Any Wednesday]]'' (1966), an adaptation of a popular Broadway hit. Robards did ''[[Noon Wine]]'' (1966) for [[Sam Peckinpah]] on television, the film that revived Peckinpah's career.<ref>{{cite book |first=Garner |last=Simmons| title=Peckinpah, A Portrait in Montage| publisher=University of Texas Press |year = 1982|pages=76–79 | isbn= 0-292-76493-6}}</ref> On Broadway he was in ''[[The Devils (play)|The Devils]]'' (1966), which only had a short run.

In 1967 Robards portrayed [[Doc Holliday]] in the western film ''[[Hour of the Gun]]'' and played [[Al Capone]] in ''[[The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (film)|The St. Valentine's Day Massacre]]''. That same year he acted in ''[[Divorce American Style]]'' acting alongside [[Dick Van Dyke]], [[Debbie Reynolds]], [[Van Johnson]], and [[Jean Simmons]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/23748/divorce-american-style#overview|title= Divorce American Style (1967)|website= TCM|access-date= March 17, 2024}}</ref>

The following year he played Manuel "Cheyenne" Gutiérrez in the [[Sergio Leone]] western film ''[[Once Upon a Time in the West]]'' (1968). He acted opposite [[Henry Fonda]], [[Charles Bronson]], and [[Claudia Cardinale]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/4751/once-upon-a-time-in-the-west#overview|title= Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)|website= TCM|access-date= March 17, 2023}}</ref> That year he also acted in the [[William Friedkin]] directed musical comedy ''[[The Night They Raided Minsky's]]'' (1968) and the biographical drama ''[[Isadora (film)|Isadora]]''.

Robards did ''The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' for television and on  Broadway Robards was in ''[[We Bombed in New Haven]]'' (1968) a play by Joseph Heller.

Robards acted in the 1970 film ''[[Tora! Tora! Tora!]]'', a depiction of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, that led the United States into World War II.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tora_tora_tora|title= Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)|website= [[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date= February 10, 2024}}</ref> Robards played Brutus in ''[[Julius Caesar (1970 film)|Julius Caesar]]'' (1970) opposite Charlton Heston, did ''[[Rosolino Paternò, soldato...]]'' (1970) in Italy and played the lead in ''[[The Ballad of Cable Hogue]]'' (1970) for Peckinpah.  Robards starred in ''[[Fools (1970 film)|Fools]]'' (1970),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/fools-1971|title=Reviews : Fools|author=[[Roger Ebert]]|website=RogerEbert.com|publisher=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|date=February 15, 1971}}</ref> ''[[Johnny Got His Gun (film)|Johnny Got His Gun]]'' (1971), ''[[Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971 film)|Murders in the Rue Morgue]]'' (1971) for AIP, and ''[[The War Between Men and Women]]'' (1972). On television he did ''[[The House Without a Christmas Tree]]'' (1972), ''[[The Thanksgiving Treasure]]'' and ''Old Faithful'' (1973).

Robards continued to appear on Broadway in revivals such as ''The Country Girl'' (1972) and ''[[A Moon for the Misbegotten]]'' (1973). He repeated his performance in ''Moon'' for television in 1975.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Voglino |first=Barbara |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NDS1Ttk6ddIC&dq=%22Jason+Robards%22+%22A+Moon+for+the+Misbegotten%22&pg=PA112 |title=Perverse Mind: Eugene O'Neill's Struggle with Closure |date=1999 |publisher=Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press |isbn=978-0-8386-3833-0 |pages=112 |language=en}}</ref>

Robards had a small role in Peckinpah's ''[[Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid]]'' (1973). He was also in ''[[A Boy and His Dog (1975 film)|A Boy and His Dog]]'' (1975), ''[[The Easter Promise]]'' (1975), ''[[Mr. Sycamore]]'' (1975), and ''[[Addie and the King of Hearts]]'' (1976).

Robards appeared in two dramatizations based on the [[Watergate scandal]]; in 1976, he portrayed ''[[Washington Post]]'' executive editor [[Ben Bradlee]] in the film ''[[All the President's Men (film)|All the President's Men]]'', based on [[All the President's Men|the book]] by [[Carl Bernstein]] and [[Bob Woodward]]. He won the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]], denying [[Network (1976 film)|''Network'']] a chance to sweep all four acting categories (something only [[Humphrey Bogart]] had done previously). The next year, he played fictional president Richard Monckton (based on [[Richard Nixon]]) in the 1977 television miniseries ''[[Washington: Behind Closed Doors]]'', based on [[John Ehrlichman]]'s ''[[roman à clef]]'' ''[[The Company (Ehrlichman novel)|The Company]]''.

Robards was reunited with O'Neill and Quintero for ''[[A Touch of the Poet]]'' on stage in 1977. He was alson in ''[[The Spy Who Never Was]]'' (1977), ''[[Julia (1977 film)|Julia]]'' (1977), ''[[Comes a Horseman]]'' (1978), ''[[A Christmas to Remember (1978 film)|A Christmas to Remember]]'' (1978), ''[[Hurricane (1979 film)|Hurricane]]'' (1979), ''[[Caboblanco|Cabo Blanco]]'' (1980), ''[[Haywire (1980 film)|Haywire]]'' (1980) (as [[Leland Hayward]], ''[[F.D.R.: The Last Year]]'' (1980), ''[[Raise the Titanic (film)|Raise the Titanic]]'' (1980), ''[[Melvin and Howard]]'' (1980) (as [[Howard Hughes]]), and ''[[The Legend of the Lone Ranger]]'' (1981).<ref>At the Movies: The Man Who Made 'Klute' Directs Jane Fonda as a Rancher
Flatley, Guy. New York Times 3 June 1977: 26.</ref><ref>Movies: Bronson: After 62 films, still the reliable pro Siskel, Gene. Chicago Tribune 7 Sep 1980: d3.</ref> On stage, Robards was in ''Hughie'' (1981). Robard's performance in ''Melvin and Howard'' earned him another Oscar nomination.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Society |first=Eugene O'Neill |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sNAZ2KjFf64C&q=%20%22Hughie%22 |title=Jason Robards Remembered: Essays and Recollections |date=2002-04-03 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-1356-0 |pages=202 |language=en}}</ref>