Paul Robeson
Known for ActingBorn 1898-04-08 — died 1976-01-23Princeton, 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
Big Fella
1938 · as Joe
Tales of Manhattan
1942 · as Luke
Fred Baker - filmmaker
2007
Show Boat
1936 · as Joe
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 · as Self (archive footage)
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
1979 · as Himself (archive footage)
Easy to Get
1947 · as Self
Borderline
1930 · as Pete Varond
Song of the Rivers
1954 · as Voice of Singer
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
1973 · as Self/Cameo (archive footage)
The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021 · as Self (archive footage)
King Solomon's Mines
1937 · as Umbopa
The Tallest Tree in Our Forest
1977 · as Self
Emperor Jones
1933 · as Brutus Jones
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
1999 · as Self
Britain on Film: Black Britain
2017 · as Self (segment "Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11")
The Proud Valley
1940 · as David Goliath
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
1926 · as Alexandre Dumas fils