Paul Robeson

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

April 8, 1898

died

January 23, 1976

place of birth

Princeton, New Jersey, USA

also known as

Paul LeRoy Bustill Robeson

total credits

35 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
6.3

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975as Self (archive footage)
Show Boat
6.7

Show Boat

1936as Joe
The Real Charlie Chaplin
7.6

The Real Charlie Chaplin

2021as Self (archive footage)
Tales of Manhattan
6.5

Tales of Manhattan

1942as Luke
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
8.3

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

2004as Joe
Song of Freedom
6.0

Song of Freedom

1936as John 'Johnny' Zinga
King Solomon's Mines
5.4

King Solomon's Mines

1937as Umbopa
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
8.3

Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

1998as Self (archive footage)
Emperor Jones
5.6

Emperor Jones

1933as Brutus Jones
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

1975as Self (archive footage)
Native Land
6.3

Native Land

1942as Narrator
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
4.2

Camille: The Fate of a Coquette

1926as Alexandre Dumas fils
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
8.0

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

1999as 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

2006as Self
Sanders of the River
5.8

Sanders of the River

1935as Bosambo
Musical Comedy Tonight III

Musical Comedy Tonight III

1985
Jericho
6.2

Jericho

1937as Cpl. Jericho Jackson
Big Fella
7.3

Big Fella

1938as Joe
Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & Activist

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

1994as Self (archive footage)
The Proud Valley
6.3

The Proud Valley

1940as David Goliath
Borderline
6.0

Borderline

1930as Pete Varond
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
7.3

Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist

1979as Himself (archive footage)
Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11
6.5

Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11

1949as Himself
Fred Baker - filmmaker

Fred Baker - filmmaker

2007
Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am

Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am

1998as Himself (archive footage)
South Africa Uncensored

South Africa Uncensored

1951as Narrator
Easy to Get
9.0

Easy to Get

1947as Self
The Tallest Tree in Our Forest

The Tallest Tree in Our Forest

1977as Self
Britain on Film: Black Britain

Britain on Film: Black Britain

2017as Self (segment "Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11")
Body and Soul
6.3

Body and Soul

1925as Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester
I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson
7.0

I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson

1990
The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-Stokes
8.0

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

1991as Self (speaking in Russian) (uncredited) (archive footage)
Song of the Rivers
6.3

Song of the Rivers

1954as Voice of Singer
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
9.0

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

1973as Self/Cameo (archive footage)
White Sings Robeson

White Sings Robeson

2001