Paul Robeson
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
Acting History
2021
The Real Charlie Chaplin as Self (archive footage)
2017Britain on Film: Black Britain as Self (segment "Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11")
2007Fred Baker - filmmaker
2007Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson as Self (archival footage)
2006Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States as Self
2004AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies as Joe
2001White Sings Robeson
1999Paul Robeson: Here I Stand as Self
1998Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am as Himself (archive footage)
1998Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist as Self (archive footage)
1994Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & Activist as Self (archive footage)
1991The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-Stokes as Self (speaking in Russian) (uncredited) (archive footage)
1990I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson
1985Musical Comedy Tonight III
1979Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist as Himself (archive footage)
1977The Tallest Tree in Our Forest as Self
1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? as Self (archive footage)
1975Black Shadows on a Silver Screen as Self (archive footage)
1973Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2 as Self/Cameo (archive footage)
1954Song of the Rivers as Voice of Singer
1951South Africa Uncensored as Narrator
1949Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11 as Himself
1947Easy to Get as Self
1942Tales of Manhattan as Luke
1942Native Land as Narrator
1940The Proud Valley as David Goliath
1938Big Fella as Joe
1937Jericho as Cpl. Jericho Jackson
1937King Solomon's Mines as Umbopa
1937My Song Goes Forth as Self
1936Song of Freedom as John 'Johnny' Zinga
1936Show Boat as Joe
1935Sanders of the River as Bosambo
1933Emperor Jones as Brutus Jones
1930Borderline as Pete Varond
1926Camille: The Fate of a Coquette as Alexandre Dumas fils
1925Body and Soul as Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester