Paul Robeson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 8, 1898
- Died
- January 23, 1976 (aged 77)
- Birthplace
- Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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
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Filmography
Hollywood Black
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 4 eps
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Britain on Film: Black Britain
Movie · as Self (segment "Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11")
Fred Baker - filmmaker
Movie
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
Movie · as Self (archival footage)
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
Movie · as Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Movie · as Joe
White Sings Robeson
Movie
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Movie · as Self
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am
Movie · as Himself (archive footage)
Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & Activist
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-Stokes
Movie · as Self (speaking in Russian) (uncredited) (archive footage)
I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson
Movie
Musical Comedy Tonight III
Movie
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
Movie · as Himself (archive footage)
The Tallest Tree in Our Forest
Movie · as Self
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
Movie · as Self/Cameo (archive footage)
Song of the Rivers
Movie · as Voice of Singer
South Africa Uncensored
Movie · as Narrator
Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11
Movie · as Himself
Easy to Get
Movie · as Self
Tales of Manhattan
Movie · as Luke
Native Land
Movie · as Narrator
The Proud Valley
Movie · as David Goliath
Big Fella
Movie · as Joe
King Solomon's Mines
Movie · as Umbopa
Jericho
Movie · as Cpl. Jericho Jackson
My Song Goes Forth
Movie · as Self
Show Boat
Movie · as Joe
Song of Freedom
Movie · as John 'Johnny' Zinga
Sanders of the River
Movie · as Bosambo
Emperor Jones
Movie · as Brutus Jones
Borderline
Movie · as Pete Varond
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
Movie · as Alexandre Dumas fils
Body and Soul
Movie · as Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester