Jason RobardsJason Robards, Jr. (July 26, 1922 - December 26, 2000) was an American actor with a career spanning sixty years and eighty films. He won two Oscars. Robards received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in consecutive years for All the President's Men (1976) and Julia (1977). He was also nominated for another Oscar for his role in Melvin and Howard (1980). He received Kennedy Center Honors in 1999. In Tora Tora Tora, a fairly historically accurate film about the Battle of Pearl Harbor, he played the role of General Walter Short. Robards was a veteran of that battle. In fact, during World War II, he earned the Navy Cross. References
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In fact, during World War II, he earned the Navy Cross. Slater is a father of two: his son born in 1999 and his daughter in 2001. Robards was a veteran of that battle. He was sentenced to three months in prison, serving 59 days for good behavior. In Tora Tora Tora, a fairly historically accurate film about the Battle of Pearl Harbor, he played the role of General Walter Short. On August 11, 1997, Slater was arrested by police in Los Angeles and charged with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon and one count of battery after Slater, drunk and high on heroin, punched his girlfriend in the face at a party. He received Kennedy Center Honors in 1999. His mother is Hollywood casting director Mary Jo Slater, who gave her Star Trek-obsessed son a cameo in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991). He was also nominated for another Oscar for his role in Melvin and Howard (1980). Christian Slater (born Christian Michael Leonard Hawkins on August 18, 1969 in New York) is an American actor. Robards received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in consecutive years for All the President's Men (1976) and Julia (1977). The Legend of Billie Jean (1985). He won two Oscars. The Name of the Rose (1986). Jason Robards, Jr. (July 26, 1922 - December 26, 2000) was an American actor with a career spanning sixty years and eighty films. Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988). A Tribute to Jason Robards, Jr. (http://classicfilm.about.com/library/weekly/aa123100a.htm). Beyond the Stars (1989). Jason Robards (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm001673/) at the Internet Movie Database. The Wizard (1989). Gleaming the Cube (1989). Heathers (1989). Pump Up the Volume (1990). Young Guns II (1990). Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990). Mobsters: The Evil Empire (1991). Robin Hood Prince of Thieves (1991). Kuffs (1992). Ferngully: The Last Rainforest (1992). Untamed Heart (1993). True Romance (1993). Jimmy Hollywood (1994). Interview With The Vampire (1994). Murder in the First (1995). Broken Arrow (1996). Bed of Roses (1996). Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery (1997). Very Bad Things (1998). Hard Rain (1998). The Contender (2000). 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001). Cletis Tout (2001). Windtalkers (2002). Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004). Alone in the Dark (2005). |