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Having Survived the Tempest of Life with a Famous Mom and Dad, Actor Sam Sets Sail on His Own

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Early life

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. Robards was seven when his parents divorced, which Bacall later blamed on the elder Robards' alcoholism.¹ Robards recalled that he had been devastated by the divorce, and said that he was raised "basically alone”: he resided with his mother—first for several years in New York,² then in Europe. 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.³

Robards then attended Sarah Lawrence College, but was expelled after his freshman year due to poor grades and bad behavior.⁴ In the fall of 1980, he attended the National Theater Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, Connecticut.

Career

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 which was scheduled opposite top-10 shows Roseanne and Matlock; the series was cancelled amidst a controversial abortion story line.

In 1990, he played the role of Chris Elliott's friend, Larry, on the Fox sitcom Get a Life, but left after the first season. 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.⁵ In July 2008, he took over the role of Richard Hannay in the Broadway run of The 39 Steps.⁶

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 role on and appearances on Spin City, The West Wing, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Sex and the City, The Outer Limits, and Body of Proof. He had 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

In 1986, he married actress Suzy Amis, his co-star in Fandango. They have a son, Jasper, born before their divorce in 1994.⁷ In 1997, Robards married Danish model Sidsel Jensen Robards. They have two sons, Calvin and Sebastian.⁸⁹

Filmography

Film

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Awards and nominations

External links

• Sam Robards at IMDb

References

1. Bacall, Lauren. (2006). By Myself and Then Some. p. 377. HarperCollins, New York City. ISBN 978-0-06-112791-5. /wiki/HarperCollins ↩

2. Hammer, Josh (October 18, 1982). "Having Survived the Tempest of Life with a Famous Mom and Dad, Actor Sam Sets Sail on His Own". People. Retrieved February 25, 2019. 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/ ↩

3. The Dutchman (the Collegiate School yearbook), 1975 edition, p. 35 (8th grade photos) ↩

4. Hammer, Josh (October 18, 1982). "Having Survived the Tempest of Life with a Famous Mom and Dad, Actor Sam Sets Sail on His Own". People. Retrieved February 25, 2019. 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/ ↩

5. Jones, Kenneth (May 22, 2002). "Anne Hathaway and Sam Robards Named 2002 Clarence Derwent Recipients". Playbill. https://www.playbill.com/article/anne-hathaway-and-sam-robards-named-2002-clarence-derwent-recipients-com-105965 ↩

6. Jones, Kenneth (June 4, 2008). "Sam Robards Is the Next Pursued Man of Broadway's 39 Steps". Playbill. Retrieved July 12, 2008. https://playbill.com/article/broadways-39-steps-welcomes-sam-robards-july-8-com-151443 ↩

7. Kolson, Ann (1993-04-04). "Actress Suzy Amis Is Great, Critics Say, But Nobody Knows It − Yet". Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on June 11, 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20160611123552/http://articles.philly.com/1993-04-04/entertainment/25982867_1_critics-career-moves-suzy-amis ↩

8. "Sam Robards". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2016-05-27. https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/162545%7C0/Sam-Robards/ ↩

9. Green, Adam (2014-08-13). "Call Me Betty: Vogue's Theater Critic Remembers Family Friend Lauren Bacall". Vogue. Retrieved 2016-05-27. http://www.vogue.com/970697/remembering-lauren-bacall-tribute/ ↩