Sam Robards

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Sam Robards
Born	Sam Prideaux Robards (1961-12-16) December 16, 1961 New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1980–present
Spouse(s)	Suzy Amis (1986–1994; divorced) Sidsel Jensen (1997–present)
Parents	Jason Robards (deceased) Lauren Bacall

Sam Prideaux Robards (born December 16, 1961) is an American actor.

Early life

Robards was born in New York City, the son of actors Jason Robards, Jr. and Lauren Bacall. He is an alumnus of Sarah Lawrence College.

Career

He began his acting career in 1980 in an off-Broadway production of Album, and made his feature film debut in director Paul Mazursky's 1982 film Tempest.

Robards appeared alongside his father in 1988's Bright Lights, Big City, in their only film collaboration (his father died in 2000.) He co-starred with his mother in the 1993 Robert Altman film Prêt-à-Porter. He portrayed Harold Ross, first editor of The New Yorker, in the Dorothy Parker biographical film Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle in 1994 for writer-director Alan Rudolph. His film résumé also includes Fandango, Casualties of War, American Beauty, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Life as a House and The Other Side of the Tracks.

In the theatre, Robards was nominated for Broadway's 2002 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role – Play) for Arthur Miller's The Man Who Had All the Luck. In July 2008, Robards took over the role of Richard Hannay in the New York City theatrical run of The 39 Steps.^[1]

Robards' television credits include a recurring role on Get a Life as well as appearances on Spin City, The West Wing, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Sex and the City, The Outer Limits, and Body of Proof. His current projects include recurring roles on the series Gossip Girl and Treme, and a regular role on Twisted.

Personal life

He married fellow actor Suzy Amis in 1985. Their marriage produced a son, Jasper, and ended in divorce in 1993. In 1997, Robards married Danish model Sidsel Jensen, and they have two sons together.

References

↑ Kenneth Jones (4 June 2008). "Sam Robards Is the Next Pursued Man of Broadway's 39 Steps". Playbill. Retrieved 2008-07-12.

External links

Sam Robards at the Internet Movie Database
Sam Robards biography

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 78460625 LCCN: no2003013041 GND: 142506532

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Name	Robards, Sam
Alternative names
Short description	American actor
Date of birth	1961-12-16
Place of birth	New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of death
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