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Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson

Acting•Born April 8, 1898•Died January 23, 1976 (age 77)•Princeton, New Jersey, USA

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

Hollywood Black

Hollywood Black

2024•TV Series•
3.7
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

2004•Movie•
8.3
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975•Movie•
6.3
Show Boat

Show Boat

1936•Movie•
6.7
Tales of Manhattan

Tales of Manhattan

1942•Movie•
6.5
The Real Charlie Chaplin

The Real Charlie Chaplin

2021•Movie•
7.6
Song of Freedom

Song of Freedom

1936•Movie•
6.0
King Solomon's Mines

King Solomon's Mines

1937•Movie•
5.4

Filmography

2024
Hollywood Black

as Self (archive footage)

TV
2021
The Real Charlie Chaplin

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2017
Britain on Film: Black Britain

as Self (segment "Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11")

Movie
2007
Fred Baker - filmmaker
Movie
2007
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson

as Self (archival footage)

Movie
2006
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States

as Self

Movie
2004
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

as Joe

Movie
2001
White Sings Robeson
Movie
1999
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

as Self

Movie
1998
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1998
Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am

as Himself (archive footage)

Movie
1994
Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & Activist

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1991
The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-Stokes

as Self (speaking in Russian) (uncredited) (archive footage)

Movie
1990
I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson
Movie
1985
Musical Comedy Tonight III
Movie
1979
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist

as Himself (archive footage)

Movie
1977
The Tallest Tree in Our Forest

as Self

Movie
1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1975
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1973
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2

as Self/Cameo (archive footage)

Movie
1954
Song of the Rivers

as Voice of Singer

Movie
1951
South Africa Uncensored

as Narrator

Movie
1949
Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11

as Himself

Movie
1947
Easy to Get

as Self

Movie
1942
Tales of Manhattan

as Luke

Movie
1942
Native Land

as Narrator

Movie
1940
The Proud Valley

as David Goliath

Movie
1938
Big Fella

as Joe

Movie
1937
Jericho

as Cpl. Jericho Jackson

Movie
1937
King Solomon's Mines

as Umbopa

Movie
1937
My Song Goes Forth

as Self

Movie
1936
Song of Freedom

as John 'Johnny' Zinga

Movie
1936
Show Boat

as Joe

Movie
1935
Sanders of the River

as Bosambo

Movie
1933
Emperor Jones

as Brutus Jones

Movie
1930
Borderline

as Pete Varond

Movie
1926
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette

as Alexandre Dumas fils

Movie
1925
Body and Soul

as Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayApril 8, 1898
Day of DeathJanuary 23, 1976
Place of BirthPrinceton, New Jersey, USA
Popularity0.2