Edward G. Robinson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 12, 1893
- Died
- January 26, 1973 (aged 79)
- Birthplace
- Bucarest, Roumanie
Biography
Edward G. Robinson (born Emanuel Goldenberg; December 12, 1893 – January 26, 1973) was a Romanian-born American actor and political activist. Although he played a wide range of characters, he is best remembered for his roles as a gangster, most notably in his star-making film Little Caesar (1931). Robinson's career saw a decline during the 1950s Red Scare when he was threatened with blacklisting. Experiencing underemployment, he turned towards minor roles in B movies until he eventually returned to the mainstream by playing one of Moses' adversaries Dathan in Cecil B. DeMille's religious epic The Ten Commandments (1956). He was ranked number 24 in the American Film Institute's list of the 25 greatest male stars of Classic American cinema. Never having been nominated for an Academy Award during his 60-year career, he became a posthumous recipient of an Honorary Oscar in 1973, two months after his death. Robinson was Jewish and a staunch critic of fascist and Nazi ideologies that were on the rise in the 1930s. He donating more than $250,000 to 850 political and charitable organizations between 1939 and 1949, hosted a gathering at his home to sign a declaration calling for a boycott of all German-made products, frequently appeared at Soviet and American war relief rallies, delivered radio addresses in over six languages to Nazi-occupied European countries, and traveled to Normandy to entertain the troops, becoming the first movie star to go there for the USO. Robin was also an outspoken supporter of the civil rights movement, and regularly campaigned to overcome segregation.
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Filmography
Away with Words
Movie · as Edward G. Robinson
Rat Pack
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Warner at War
Movie · as (archive footage)
Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Pulp Cinema
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra's American Dream
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Movie Tough Guys
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Soylent Green
Movie · as Sol Roth
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
Movie · as Self
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Neither by Day Nor by Night
Movie · as Father
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Movie
Song of Norway
Movie · as Krogstad
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
Movie · as Emile Pulska
Night Gallery
TV · as Abraham Goldman · 1 ep
The Silent Force
TV · 1 ep
Mackenna's Gold
Movie · as Old Adams
Operation Heartbeat
Movie · as Dr. Lee Forestman
Bracken's World
TV · 1 ep
Never a Dull Moment
Movie · as Leo Joseph Smooth
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
Movie · as Professor Samuels
It's Your Move
Movie · as Sir George McDowell
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV · as Self, Self (uncredited) · 1 ep
Operation San Pietro
Movie · as Joe Ventura
Grand Slam
Movie · as Prof. James Anders
The Blonde from Peking
Movie · as CIA Chief Douglas
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
Movie · as Dr. Zaius
Batman
TV · as Edward G. Robinson (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Cincinnati Kid
Movie · as Lancey Howard
Born a Man
Movie · as Narrator
Good Neighbor Sam
Movie · as Simon Nurdlinger
Cheyenne Autumn
Movie · as Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Movie · as Big Jim Stevens (uncredited)
The Outrage
Movie · as Con Man
The Hollywood Palace
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Prize
Movie · as Max Stratman/Walter Stratman
Sammy Going South
Movie · as Cocky Wainwright
My Geisha
Movie · as Sam Lewis
Two Weeks in Another Town
Movie · as Maurice Kruger
The Lucy Show
TV · as Edward G. Robinson · 1 ep
Seven Thieves
Movie · as Theo Wilkins
Pepe
Movie · as Edward G. Robinson
The Right Man
Movie · as Theodore Roosevelt
A Hole in the Head
Movie · as Mario Manetta
Israel
Movie · as Self - Narrator
NBC Sunday Showcase
TV · as Daniel Webster · 1 ep
The Detectives
TV · as 'Big Jim' Riva · 1 ep
The Ten Commandments
Movie · as Dathan
Nightmare
Movie · as Rene Bressard
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV · as Victor Bers · 1 ep
The Steve Allen Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep
A Bullet for Joey
Movie · as Raoul Leduc
The Violent Men
Movie · as Lee Wilkison
Illegal
Movie · as Victor Scott
Hell on Frisco Bay
Movie · as Victor Amato
Tight Spot
Movie · as Lloyd Hallett
Black Tuesday
Movie · as Vincent Canelli
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Movie · as Self
Climax!
TV · as Josef Vadassy · 1 ep
The Glass Web
Movie · as Henry Hayes
Vice Squad
Movie · as Capt. 'Barnie' Barnaby
Big Leaguer
Movie · as John B 'Hans' Lobert
General Electric Theater
TV · as Bert Alquist · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Actors and Sin
Movie · as Maurice Tillayou (segment Actor's Blood)
This Is Your Life
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Ford Television Theatre
TV · as John Derwent, Baron · 1 ep
My Daughter Joy
Movie · as George Constantin
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Sir Wilfrid Robarts · 1 ep
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 5 eps
House of Strangers
Movie · as Gino Monetti
It's a Great Feeling
Movie · as Edward G. Robinson (uncredited)
Key Largo
Movie · as Johnny Rocco
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
Movie · as John Triton
All My Sons
Movie · as Joe Keller
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Red House
Movie · as Pete Morgan
Blow-Ups of 1947
Movie · as Self
The Stranger
Movie · as Federal Agent Wilson
Okay for Sound
Movie
Scarlet Street
Movie · as Christopher Cross
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
Movie · as Martinius Jacobson
Journey Together
Movie · as Dean McWilliams
Double Indemnity
Movie · as Barton Keyes
The Woman in the Window
Movie · as Professor Richard Wanley
Tampico
Movie · as Capt. Bart Manson
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
Movie · as Wilbert Winkle
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Destroyer
Movie · as Steven 'Boley' Boleslavski
Flesh and Fantasy
Movie · as Marshall Tyler (segment 2)
Tales of Manhattan
Movie · as Larry Browne
Larceny, Inc.
Movie · as 'Pressure' Maxwell
Breakdowns of 1942
Movie · as Self
Moscow Strikes Back
Movie · as Narrator (English version) (voice)
Manpower
Movie · as Hank McHenry
The Sea Wolf
Movie · as 'Wolf' Larsen
Breakdowns of 1941
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Unholy Partners
Movie · as Bruce Corey
Polo with the Stars
Movie · as Self - Watching Polo Match
Brother Orchid
Movie · as Little John T. 'Johnny' Sarto
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Movie · as Dr. Paul Ehrlich
A Dispatch from Reuters
Movie · as Paul Julius Reuter
Blackmail
Movie · as John R. Ingram
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Movie · as Edward 'Ed' Renard
Breakdowns of 1939
Movie · as Self
From the Ends of the Earth
Movie · as Self
A Slight Case of Murder
Movie · as Remy Marko
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Movie · as Dr. T.S. Clitterhouse
I Am the Law
Movie · as John Lindsay
The Last Gangster
Movie · as Joe Krozac
A Day at Santa Anita
Movie · as Edward G. Robinson (uncredited)
Kid Galahad
Movie · as Nick 'Nicky' Donati
Thunder in the City
Movie · as Dan Armstrong
The First Gangster and the Last Gangster
Movie · as Himself
Bullets or Ballots
Movie · as Johnny Blake
Breakdowns of 1936
Movie · as Self
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Movie · as Self
The Whole Town's Talking
Movie · as Arthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones / 'Killer' Mannion
Barbary Coast
Movie · as Luis Chamalis
The Man with Two Faces
Movie · as Damon Welles / Jules Chautard
Dark Hazard
Movie · as Jim 'Buck' Turner
The Little Giant
Movie · as James Francis 'Bugs' / 'Jim' Ahearn
I Loved a Woman
Movie · as John Mansfield Hayden
Two Seconds
Movie · as John Allen
Silver Dollar
Movie · as Yates Martin
Tiger Shark
Movie · as Mike Mascarenhas
The Hatchet Man
Movie · as Wong Low Get
Little Caesar
Movie · as Caesar Enrico 'Rico' Bandello aka 'Little Caesar'
Five Star Final
Movie · as Joseph W. Randall
Smart Money
Movie · as Nick 'The Barber' Venizelos
The Stolen Jools
Movie · as Gangster
Round About Hollywood
Movie · as Self
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'
Movie · as Self - Golfer (uncredited)
Outside the Law
Movie · as Cobra Collins
East Is West
Movie · as Charlie Yong
The Widow from Chicago
Movie · as Dominic
A Lady to Love
Movie · as Tony
The Night Ride
Movie · as Tony Garotta
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
Movie · as Self
Every Woman's Longing
Movie · as Tony
The Hole in the Wall
Movie · as The Fox
The Bright Shawl
Movie · as Domingo Escobar
Arms and the Woman
Movie · as Factory Worker