Paul Robeson
April 8, 1898 (126 years old) in Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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
Credits
- 2017 · Britain on Film: Black Britain as Self (segment "Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11")
- 2007 · Fred Baker - filmmaker as
- 2007 · Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson as Self (archival footage)
- 2006 · Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States as Self
- 1999 · Paul Robeson: Here I Stand as Self
- 1998 · Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist as Self (archive footage)
- 1998 · Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am as Himself (archive footage)
- 1994 · Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & Activist as Self (archive footage)
- 1991 · The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-Stokes as Self (speaking in Russian) (uncredited) (archive footage)
- 1990 · I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson as
- 1985 · Musical Comedy Tonight III as
- 1979 · Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist as Himself (archive footage)
- 1977 · The Tallest Tree in Our Forest as Self
- 1975 · Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? as Self (archive footage)
- 1975 · Black Shadows on a Silver Screen as Self (archive footage)
- 1973 · Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2 as Self/Cameo (archive footage)
- 1954 · Song of the Rivers as Voice of Singer
- 1951 · South Africa Uncensored as Narrator
- 1949 · Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11 as Himself
- 1947 · Easy to Get as Self
- 1942 · Tales of Manhattan as Luke
- 1942 · Native Land as Narrator
- 1940 · The Proud Valley as David Goliath
- 1938 · Big Fella as Joe
- 1937 · Jericho as Cpl. Jericho Jackson
- 1937 · King Solomon's Mines as Umbopa
- 1937 · My Song Goes Forth as Self
- 1936 · Song of Freedom as John 'Johnny' Zinga
- 1936 · Show Boat as Joe
- 1935 · Sanders of the River as Bosambo
- 1933 · The Emperor Jones as Brutus Jones
- 1930 · Borderline as Pete Varond
- 1926 · Camille: The Fate of a Coquette as Alexandre Dumas fils
- 1925 · Body and Soul as Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester