Paul Robeson
Known for acting · Born 8 April 1898 · Died 23 January 1976 · aged 77 · Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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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
Body and Soul
1925
King Solomon's Mines
1937
Emperor Jones
1933
Borderline
1930
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
1979
The Proud Valley
1940
Show Boat
1936
Native Land
1942
Sanders of the River
1935
Song of Freedom
1936
Big Fella
1938
Jericho
1937
Acting (38)
2024Hollywood BlackSelf (archive footage) · 4 episodesSeries
2021The Real Charlie ChaplinSelf (archive footage)Film
2017Britain on Film: Black BritainSelf (segment "Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11")Film
2007Fred Baker - filmmakerFilm
2007Our Paul: Remembering Paul RobesonSelf (archival footage)Film
2006Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United StatesSelfFilm
2004AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the MoviesJoeFilm
2001White Sings RobesonFilm
1999Paul Robeson: Here I StandSelfFilm
1998Scandalize My Name: Stories from the BlacklistSelf (archive footage)Film
1998Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I AmHimself (archive footage)Film
1994Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & ActivistSelf (archive footage)Film
1991The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-StokesSelf (speaking in Russian) (uncredited) (archive footage)Film
1990I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul RobesonFilm
1985Musical Comedy Tonight IIIFilm
1979Paul Robeson: Tribute to an ArtistHimself (archive footage)Film
1977The Tallest Tree in Our ForestSelfFilm
1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage)Film
1975Black Shadows on a Silver ScreenSelf (archive footage)Film
1973Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2Self/Cameo (archive footage)Film
1954Song of the RiversVoice of SingerFilm
1951South Africa UncensoredNarratorFilm
1949Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11HimselfFilm
1947Easy to GetSelfFilm
1942Tales of ManhattanLukeFilm
1942Native LandNarratorFilm
1940The Proud ValleyDavid GoliathFilm
1938Big FellaJoeFilm
1937King Solomon's MinesUmbopaFilm
1937JerichoCpl. Jericho JacksonFilm
1937My Song Goes ForthSelfFilm
1936Show BoatJoeFilm
1936Song of FreedomJohn 'Johnny' ZingaFilm
1935Sanders of the RiverBosamboFilm
1933Emperor JonesBrutus JonesFilm
1930BorderlinePete VarondFilm
1926Camille: The Fate of a CoquetteAlexandre Dumas filsFilm
1925Body and SoulReverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother SylvesterFilm
Sound (1)
1932Black and WhiteMusicFilm
Writing (1)
1954Song of the RiversWriterFilm