In Once Upon a Time in the West
Jason Robards Jr. (1922 - 2000)
Film Deaths
- 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 run over by Stella Stevens.
- 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.
- Melvin and Howard (1980) [Howard Hughes]: Dies (off-screen) of kidney failure; we learn of his death when it's reported in the news.
- A Thousand Acres (1997) [Larry Cook]: Dies of old age/natural causes.
- Enemy of the State (1998) [Congressman Phillip Hammersley]: Killed by Jake Busey and Scott Caan in a park after being stabbed in the neck and injected with a paralyzing drug by Barry Pepper; Jake and Scott then plant 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:
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 Robarbs Jr dying in 'The Day After'
Jason Robarbs Jr. in 'The Day After'
Noteworthy Connections:
- Son of Jason Robards Sr.
- Ex-husband of Lauren Bacall
- Father of Sam Robards, Jake Robards, and Jason Robards III