Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson

Acting • Born 1898-04-08 • Princeton, New Jersey, USA

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

The Real Charlie Chaplin 7.5
The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021 • Self (archive footage)
Big Fella 7.0
Big Fella
1938 • Joe
Tales of Manhattan 6.3
Tales of Manhattan
1942 • Luke
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies 8.0
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004 • Joe
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? 6.1
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 • Self (archive footage)
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette 4.2
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
1926 • Alexandre Dumas fils
Native Land 6.2
Native Land
1942 • Narrator
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist 7.7
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
1998 • Self (archive footage)
The Proud Valley 6.2
The Proud Valley
1940 • David Goliath
Show Boat 6.8
Show Boat
1936 • Joe
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist 7.2
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
1979 • Himself (archive footage)
Emperor Jones 5.5
Emperor Jones
1933 • Brutus Jones
Borderline 6.0
Borderline
1930 • Pete Varond
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975 • Self (archive footage)
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
1999 • Self
King Solomon's Mines 5.3
King Solomon's Mines
1937 • Umbopa
No Image
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
2007 • Self (archival footage)
Body and Soul 6.2
Body and Soul
1925 • Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester
Easy to Get 9.0
Easy to Get
1947 • Self
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
2006 • Self
Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11 6.5
Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11
1949 • Himself
Sanders of the River 5.7
Sanders of the River
1935 • Bosambo
Musical Comedy Tonight III
Musical Comedy Tonight III
1985
Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & Activist
Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & Activist
1994 • Self (archive footage)
Fred Baker - filmmaker
Fred Baker - filmmaker
2007
Jericho 5.8
Jericho
1937 • Cpl. Jericho Jackson
The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-Stokes
The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-Stokes
1991 • Self (speaking in Russian) (uncredited) (archive footage)
Britain on Film: Black Britain
Britain on Film: Black Britain
2017 • Self (segment "Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11")
Song of Freedom 5.6
Song of Freedom
1936 • John 'Johnny' Zinga
The Tallest Tree in Our Forest
The Tallest Tree in Our Forest
1977 • Self
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