Paul Robeson

Personal Info

Known For:
Acting

Birthday:
April 8, 1898

Place of Birth:
Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Social Media

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

Filmography

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