Paul Robeson
Acting·April 8, 1898·† January 23, 1976 — 77 years old·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.
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2024Hollywood BlackTVSelf (archive footage)2021The Real Charlie ChaplinSelf (archive footage)2017Britain on Film: Black BritainSelf (segment "Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11")2007Fred Baker - filmmaker2007Our Paul: Remembering Paul RobesonSelf (archival footage)2006Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United StatesSelf2004AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the MoviesJoe2001White Sings Robeson1999Paul Robeson: Here I StandSelf1998Scandalize My Name: Stories from the BlacklistSelf (archive footage)1998Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I AmHimself (archive footage)1994Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & ActivistSelf (archive footage)1991The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-StokesSelf (speaking in Russian) (uncredited) (archive footage)1990I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson1985Musical Comedy Tonight III1979Paul Robeson: Tribute to an ArtistHimself (archive footage)1977The Tallest Tree in Our ForestSelf1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage)1975Black Shadows on a Silver ScreenSelf (archive footage)1973Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2Self/Cameo (archive footage)1954Song of the RiversVoice of Singer · Writer1951South Africa UncensoredNarrator1949Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11Himself1947Easy to GetSelf1942Tales of ManhattanLuke1942Native LandNarrator1940The Proud ValleyDavid Goliath1938Big FellaJoe1937JerichoCpl. Jericho Jackson1937King Solomon's MinesUmbopa1937My Song Goes ForthSelf1936Song of FreedomJohn 'Johnny' Zinga1936Show BoatJoe1935Sanders of the RiverBosambo1933Emperor JonesBrutus Jones1932Black and WhiteMusic1930BorderlinePete Varond1926Camille: The Fate of a CoquetteAlexandre Dumas fils1925Body and SoulReverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester