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