Sam Robards

Robards was born in New York City, the son of actor Jason Robards (1922–2000) and actress Lauren Bacall (1924–2014). He is the only child of their marriage, though he has seven half-siblings: five through his father (three elder, two younger); and two – Stephen Humphrey Bogart and Leslie Bogart – through his mother's previous marriage to Humphrey Bogart.Bacall, Lauren. (2006). By Myself and Then Some. p. 377. HarperCollins, New York City. {{ISBN|978-0-06-112791-5}}. He lived for a time in London, where he attended the American School in London, then returned to New York City, where he attended Collegiate School.The Dutchman (the Collegiate School yearbook), 1975 edition, p. 35 (8th grade photos)

Robards then attended Sarah Lawrence College.{{Cite web |last=Hammer |first=Josh |date=October 18, 1982 |title=Having Survived the Tempest of Life with a Famous Mom and Dad, Actor Sam Sets Sail on His Own |url=https://people.com/archive/having-survived-the-tempest-of-life-with-a-famous-mom-and-dad-actor-sam-sets-sail-on-his-own-vol-18-no-16/ |access-date=February 25, 2019 |website=People}} In the fall of 1980, he attended the National Theater Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, Connecticut.

Robards 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. In 1985, Robards starred alongside Kevin Costner and future wife Suzy Amis in Fandango. Robards acted opposite his father in the 1988 film Bright Lights, Big City, which was their only collaboration before his death in 2000. Also in 1988, he was cast in the lead role of Kevin Keegan in the CBS drama TV 101.

In 1990, he played the role of Chris Elliott's friend, Larry, on the Fox sitcom Get a Life. In 1994, Robards starred in two films: Robert Altman's film Prêt-à-Porter, where he was a part of an ensemble that included his mother; and Alan Rudolph's biographical film of Dorothy Parker, Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle, where he portrayed the first editor of The New Yorker, Harold Ross.

In 2002, Robards received acclaim for his performance as Gustav Eberson in the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's The Man Who Had All the Luck, winning the Clarence Derwent Award and earning nominations for the Tony Award and Drama Desk Award.{{Cite news |last=Jones |first=Kenneth |date=May 22, 2002 |title=Anne Hathaway and Sam Robards Named 2002 Clarence Derwent Recipients |work=Playbill |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/anne-hathaway-and-sam-robards-named-2002-clarence-derwent-recipients-com-105965 }} In July 2008, he took over the role of Richard Hannay in the Broadway run of The 39 Steps.{{cite news |author=Jones |first=Kenneth |date=June 4, 2008 |title=Sam Robards Is the Next Pursued Man of Broadway's 39 Steps |work=Playbill |url=https://playbill.com/article/broadways-39-steps-welcomes-sam-robards-july-8-com-151443 |access-date=July 12, 2008 }}

His film credits also include Casualties of War, Beautiful Girls, American Beauty, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Life as a House, The Other Side of the Tracks, and The Art of Getting By.

Robards's television credits include a recurring roles on and appearances on Spin City, The West Wing, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Sex and the City, The Good Wife and Hotel Cocaine. He had recurring roles on the series Gossip Girl and Treme.

In 1986, he married actress Suzy Amis, his co-star in Fandango. They have a son, Jasper, born before their divorce in 1994.{{cite news|url=http://articles.philly.com/1993-04-04/entertainment/25982867_1_critics-career-moves-suzy-amis|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611123552/http://articles.philly.com/1993-04-04/entertainment/25982867_1_critics-career-moves-suzy-amis|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 11, 2016|title=Actress Suzy Amis Is Great, Critics Say, But Nobody Knows It − Yet|last=Kolson|first=Ann|work=Philadelphia Inquirer|date=1993-04-04|access-date=2016-05-26}} In 1997, Robards married Danish model Sidsel Jensen Robards. They have two sons, Calvin and Sebastian.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/162545%7C0/Sam-Robards/|title=Sam Robards|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=2016-05-27}}{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.com/970697/remembering-lauren-bacall-tribute/|title=Call Me Betty: Vogue's Theater Critic Remembers Family Friend Lauren Bacall|last=Green|first=Adam|work=Vogue|date=2014-08-13|access-date=2016-05-27}}

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