Paul Robeson
Known for Acting · 38 credits
- Born
- 1898-04-08
- Died
- 1976-01-23
- Place of birth
- Princeton, New Jersey, USA
- Also known as
- Paul LeRoy Bustill Robeson
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (37)
Emperor Jones
1933
as Brutus Jones
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Jericho
1937
as Cpl. Jericho Jackson
Big Fella
1938
as Joe
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004
as Joe
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
1926
as Alexandre Dumas fils
Easy to Get
1947
as Self
Show Boat
1936
as Joe
Tales of Manhattan
1942
as Luke
The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
1998
as Self (archive footage)
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975
as Self (archive footage)
King Solomon's Mines
1937
as Umbopa
Song of the Rivers
1954
as Voice of Singer
Song of Freedom
1936
as John 'Johnny' Zinga
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
2006
as Self
Native Land
1942
as Narrator
Sanders of the River
1935
as Bosambo
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
1979
as Himself (archive footage)
Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & Activist
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Musical Comedy Tonight III
1985
The Proud Valley
1940
as David Goliath
Borderline
1930
as Pete Varond
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
1999
as Self
Britain on Film: Black Britain
2017
as Self (segment "Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11")
Body and Soul
1925
as Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester
Fred Baker - filmmaker
2007
Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11
1949
as Himself
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
2007
as Self (archival footage)
Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am
1998
as Himself (archive footage)
My Song Goes Forth
1937
as Self
The Tallest Tree in Our Forest
1977
as Self
South Africa Uncensored
1951
as Narrator
The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-Stokes
1991
as Self (speaking in Russian) (uncredited) (archive footage)
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
1973
as Self/Cameo (archive footage)
I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson
1990
White Sings Robeson
2001
About Paul Robeson
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. With 38 credits spanning from 1925 to 2024, Paul Robeson has appeared in 37 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Paul Robeson Movies
- Emperor Jones (1933) — as Brutus Jones
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) — as Self (archive footage)
- Jericho (1937) — as Cpl. Jericho Jackson
- Big Fella (1938) — as Joe
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (2004) — as Joe
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