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| Sam Robards | |
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| Name | Sam Prideaux Robards |
| Birthplace | New York City, New York |
| Date of Birth | December 16, 1961 (age 56) |
| Role on Gossip Girl | |
Sam Prideaux Robards (born December 16, 1961) is an American actor.
Background[]
Robards was born in New York City, the son of actor Jason Robards, Jr. and actress Lauren Bacall. He is an alumnus of Sarah Lawrence College. In the fall of 1980, he attended the National Theater Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, Connecticut.
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, Beautiful Girls, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Life as a House, The Other Side of the Tracks and The Art of Getting By.
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.
Robards's 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 recent projects included recurring roles on the series Gossip Girl (ended in 2012) and Treme (ended in 2013), and a regular role on Twisted (cancelled in 2014).
Personal Life[]
He married fellow actor Suzy Amis in 1986 with whom he appeared alongside Kevin Costner in Fandango. Their marriage produced a son, Jasper, and ended in divorce in 1994. In 1997, Robards married the Danish model Sidsel Jensen. They have two sons, Calvin and Sebastian.
Filmography[]
Movies[]
| Movie | Role | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tempest | Freddy | 1982 | |
| Fandango | Kenneth Waggner | 1985 | |
| Not Quite Paradise | Mike | 1985 | |
| Bright Lights, Big City | Rich Vanier | 1988 | |
| Bird | Moscowitz | 1988 | |
| Casualties of War | Chaplain Kirk | 1989 | |
| The Ballad of Little Jo | Jasper Hill | 1993 | |
| Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Cycle | Harold Ross | 1994 | |
| Ready to Wear | Regina's Assistant | 1994 | |
| Beautiful Girls | Steve Rossmore | 1996 | |
| Dinner and Driving | Frank | 1997 | |
| Love from Ground Zero | Henry | 1998 | Voice |
| American Beauty | Jim Berkley | 1999 | |
| Bounce | Todd Exner | 2000 | |
| A.I. Artificial Intelligence | Henry Swinton | 2001 | |
| Life as a House | David Dokos | 2001 | |
| Catch That Kid | Tom | 2004 | |
| Surviving Eden | Gary Gold | 2004 | |
| Marmalade | Roger | 2004 | |
| Awake | Clayton Beresford Sr. | 2007 | |
| The Other Side of the Tracks | David | 2008 | |
| Che: Part One | Tad Szulc | 2008 | |
| Perestroika | Sasha | 2009 | |
| The Rebound | Frank | 2009 | |
| Company Retreat | Ron Gable | 2009 | |
| The Art of Getting By | Jack Sargent | 2011 | |
| Grand Street | Gary | 2014 | |
| The Late Bloomer | Dr. Lawson | 2016 | |
| Broken Links | Jack | 2016 | |
| Where Is Kyra? | 2017 |
Television[]
| Show | Role | Year(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number | 1983 | Television film | |
| Moving Right Along | 1983 | ||
| Spenser: For Hire | Chip Holmby | 1985 | |
| Into Thin Air | Stephen Walker | 1985 | Television film |
| Pancho Barnes | Gene McKendry | 1988 | Television film |
| TV 101 | Kevin Keegan | 1988-89 | 13 episodes |
| Get a Life | Larry Potter | 1990-91 | 24 episodes |
| Law & Order | Davis Webb
Daniel Hendricks |
1993-
2009 |
Episode: "Fed"
Episode: "Apocrypha" |
| The Outer Limits | Ben Kohler | 1995 | Episode: "Living Hell" |
| Donor Unknown | Dr. David Bausch | 1995 | Television film |
| The Man Who Captured Eichmann | David | 1996 | Television film |
| Maximum Bob | Sheriff Gary Hammond | 1998 | 7 episodes |
| Spin City | Arthur | 1998-99 | |
| Black and Blue | Mike Riordan | 1999 | Television film |
| Sex and the City | Tom Reymi | 2000 | Episode: "Running with Scissors" |
| Hamlet | Fortinbras | 2000 | Television film |
| The Warden | Axel | 2001 | Television film |
| On Golden Pond | Bill Ray | 2001 | Television film |
| Obsessed | David Stillman | 2002 | Television film |
| My Life with Men | Jess Zebrowski | 2003 | Television film |
| The Blackwater Lightship | Paul | 2004 | Television film |
| Clubhouse | Bennet | 2004 | Episode: "Chin Music" |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Paul Whitlock | 2004 | Episode: "Magnificat" |
| The West Wing | Greg Brock | 2004-05 | 8 episodes |
| CSI: Miami | Mitchell Collett | 2006 | Episode: "Dead Air" |
| Gossip Girl | Howard 'The Captain' Archibald | 2007-2012 | Recurring role; 16 episodes |
| Vamped Out | Audition Actor #1 | 2010 | Episode: "A New Day" |
| Body of Proof | Bradford Paige | 2011 | Episode: "Pilot" |
| Blue Bloods | Roger Carson | 2011 | Episode: "My Funny Valentine" |
| The Good Wife | Jarvis Bowes | 2011 | Episode: "Killer Song" |
| Treme | Tim Feeny | 2012-13 | 11 episodes |
| Twisted | Kyle Masterson | 2013-14 | 19 episodes |
| Limitless | Miles Amos | 2015 | Episode: "Badge! Gun!" |
| Kids Who Kill | Rendell Locke | Episode: "#1.1" | |
| Deadlier Than the Male | In pre-production |