Paul 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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
39
Gender
Male
Birthday
1898-04-08 (127 years old)
Place of Birth
Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Acting
2021
The Real Charlie Chaplin as Not available2017
Britain on Film: Black Britain as Self (segment "Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11")2007
Fred Baker - filmmaker as Not available2007
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson as Self (archival footage)2001
White Sings Robeson as Not available1999
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand as Self1998
Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am as Himself (archive footage)1998
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist as Self (archive footage)1994
Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & Activist as Self (archive footage)1991
The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-Stokes as Self (speaking in Russian) (uncredited) (archive footage)1990
I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson as Not available1985
Musical Comedy Tonight III as Not available1979
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist as Himself (archive footage)1977
The Tallest Tree in Our Forest as Self1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? as Self (archive footage)1975
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen as Self (archive footage)1973
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2 as Self/Cameo (archive footage)1954
Song of the Rivers as Voice of Singer1951
South Africa Uncensored as Narrator1949
Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11 as Himself1947
Easy to Get as Self1942
Tales of Manhattan as Luke1942
Native Land as Narrator1940
The Proud Valley as David Goliath1938
Big Fella as Joe1937
King Solomon's Mines as Umbopa1937
Jericho as Cpl. Jericho Jackson1937
My Song Goes Forth as Self1936
Show Boat as Joe1936
Song of Freedom as John 'Johnny' Zinga1935
Sanders of the River as Bosambo1933
Emperor Jones as Brutus Jones1930
Borderline as Pete Varond1926
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette as Alexandre Dumas fils1925
Body and Soul as Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester