



Paul Robeson
Paul LeRoy Bustill Robeson
About the person
Career:
Acting
Date of birth:1898-04-08
Place of birth:Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Gender:Male
Popularity:0
Date of death1976-01-23
77Biography
Paul Robeson (April 9, 1898 - January 23, 1976) was an American concert bass-baritone, athlete, actor and political activist. Born in Princeton, New Jersey he was educated at Rutgers College and Columbia University Law School. After briefly practising as a lawyer he left the trade due to racism and instead pursued his acting and singing career.
Filmography
Rating by year
- Hollywood BlackSelf (archive footage)2024-08-113.73
- The Real Charlie ChaplinSelf (archive footage)2021-11-197.628
- Britain on Film: Black BritainSelf (segment "Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11")2017-04-010.00
- Fred Baker - filmmaker2007-07-260.00
- Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United StatesSelf2006-03-140.00
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the MoviesJoe2004-06-228.33
- White Sings Robeson2001-10-250.00
- Paul Robeson: Here I StandSelf1999-02-248.01
- Scandalize My Name: Stories from the BlacklistSelf (archive footage)1998-01-018.34
- Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I AmHimself (archive footage)1998-01-010.00
- Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & ActivistSelf (archive footage)1994-01-010.00
- The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-StokesSelf (speaking in Russian) (uncredited) (archive footage)1991-02-018.01
- I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson1990-02-167.01
- Paul Robeson: Tribute to an ArtistHimself (archive footage)1979-10-297.318
- The Tallest Tree in Our ForestSelf1977-01-010.00
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage)1975-08-066.39
- Black Shadows on a Silver ScreenSelf (archive footage)1975-04-190.00
- Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2Self/Cameo (archive footage)1973-06-029.02
- Song of the RiversVoice of Singer1954-09-176.33
- South Africa UncensoredNarrator1951-01-010.00
- Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11Himself1949-07-016.51
- Easy to GetSelf1947-07-109.01
- Tales of ManhattanLuke1942-08-056.537
- Native LandNarrator1942-05-116.314
- The Proud ValleyDavid Goliath1940-04-066.317
- Big FellaJoe1938-01-037.37
- JerichoCpl. Jericho Jackson1937-08-236.26
- King Solomon's MinesUmbopa1937-06-175.428
- My Song Goes ForthSelf1937-01-010.00
- Song of FreedomJohn 'Johnny' Zinga1936-08-166.08
- Show BoatJoe1936-05-176.749
- Sanders of the RiverBosambo1935-05-105.812
- Emperor JonesBrutus Jones1933-09-295.627
- BorderlinePete Varond1930-10-136.024
- Camille: The Fate of a CoquetteAlexandre Dumas fils1926-01-014.25
- Body and SoulReverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester1925-11-096.331