Paul Robeson
Age: 77 | From: Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1898-04-09 07:08:44
Death: 1976-01-23 07:08:44
Aliases: Paul LeRoy Bustill Robeson
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 28
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
King Solomon's Mines
(1937) Umbopa
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
(1975) Self (archive footage)
The Emperor Jones
(1933) Brutus Jones
Native Land
(1942) Narrator
The Tallest Tree in Our Forest
(1977) Self
Body and Soul
(1925) Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester
Song of Freedom
(1936) John 'Johnny' Zinga
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
(1998) Self (archive footage)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Self (segment "Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11") | |
| 2007 | N/A | |
| Self (archival footage) | ||
| 2006 | Self | |
| 1999 | Self | |
| 1998 | Self (archive footage) | |
| Himself (archive footage) | ||
| 1994 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1991 | Self (speaking in Russian) (uncredited) (archive footage) | |
| 1990 | N/A | |
| 1985 | N/A | |
| 1979 | Himself (archive footage) | |
| 1977 | Self | |
| 1975 | Self (archive footage) | |
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| 1973 | Self/Cameo (archive footage) | |
| 1954 | Voice of Singer | |
| 1951 | Narrator | |
| 1949 | Himself | |
| 1947 | Self | |
| 1942 | Luke | |
| Narrator | ||
| 1940 | David Goliath | |
| 1938 | Joe | |
| 1937 | Cpl. Jericho Jackson | |
| Umbopa | ||
| 1936 | John 'Johnny' Zinga | |
| Joe | ||
| 1935 | Bosambo | |
| 1933 | Brutus Jones | |
| 1930 | Pete Varond | |
| 1926 | Alexandre Dumas fils | |
| 1925 | Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Sound
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Music | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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