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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.

Personal Info

Id

98568

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0

Gender

Male

Birthday

1898-04-08

Place of Birth

Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Also Known As

  • Paul LeRoy Bustill Robeson

    • Content Score

    100

    Yes! Looking good!

    Known For

    Show Boat

    Show Boat

    Tales of Manhattan

    Tales of Man

    Emperor Jones

    Emperor Jone

    King Solomon's Mines

    King Solomon

    Native Land

    Native Land

    Borderline

    Borderline

    Camille: The Fate of a Coquette

    Camille: The

    Body and Soul

    Body and Sou

    Sanders of the River

    Sanders of t

    The Proud Valley

    The Proud Va

    Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist

    Paul Robeson

    Jericho

    Jericho

    Song of Freedom

    Song of Free

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    I’m a Negro,

    Big Fella

    Big Fella

    Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

    Paul Robeson

    Song of the Rivers

    Song of the

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    Scandalize M

    The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-Stokes

    The Great Co

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    My Song Goes

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    Paul Robeson

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can

    Britain on Film: Black Britain

    Britain on F

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    Fred Baker -

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    Paul Robeson

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    Mining Revie

    Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States

    Howard Zinn:

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    Black Shadow

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    South Africa

    Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2

    Contradictor

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    Musical Come

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    Easy to Get

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    The Tallest

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    AFI's 100 Ye

    White Sings Robeson

    White Sings

    The Real Charlie Chaplin

    The Real Cha

    Acting

    Clear

    2021

    The Real Charlie Chaplin

    asSelf (archive footage)

    2017

    Britain on Film: Black Britain

    asSelf (segment "Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11")

    2007

    Fred Baker - filmmaker

    as

    2007

    Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson

    asSelf (archival footage)

    2006

    Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States

    asSelf

    2004

    AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

    asJoe

    2001

    White Sings Robeson

    as

    1999

    Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

    asSelf

    1998

    Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

    asSelf (archive footage)

    1998

    Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am

    asHimself (archive footage)

    1994

    Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & Activist

    asSelf (archive footage)

    1991

    The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-Stokes

    asSelf (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

    asHimself (archive footage)

    1977

    The Tallest Tree in Our Forest

    asSelf

    1975

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    asSelf (archive footage)

    1975

    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

    asSelf (archive footage)

    1973

    Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2

    asSelf/Cameo (archive footage)

    1954

    Song of the Rivers

    asVoice of Singer

    1951

    South Africa Uncensored

    asNarrator

    1949

    Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11

    asHimself

    1947

    Easy to Get

    asSelf

    1942

    Tales of Manhattan

    asLuke

    1942

    Native Land

    asNarrator

    1940

    The Proud Valley

    asDavid Goliath

    1938

    Big Fella

    asJoe

    1937

    Jericho

    asCpl. Jericho Jackson

    1937

    King Solomon's Mines

    asUmbopa

    1937

    My Song Goes Forth

    asSelf

    1936

    Song of Freedom

    asJohn 'Johnny' Zinga

    1936

    Show Boat

    asJoe

    1935

    Sanders of the River

    asBosambo

    1933

    Emperor Jones

    asBrutus Jones

    1930

    Borderline

    asPete Varond

    1926

    Camille: The Fate of a Coquette

    asAlexandre Dumas fils

    1925

    Body and Soul

    asReverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester