Paul Robeson
Born
April 8, 1898
Died
January 23, 1976 (77 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
Britain on Film: Black Britain
Self (segment "Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11")
2017
Fred Baker - filmmaker
2007
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
Self (archival footage)
2007
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
Self
2006
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Joe
2004
White Sings Robeson
2001
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Self
1999
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
Self (archive footage)
1998
Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am
Himself (archive footage)
1998
Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & Activist
Self (archive footage)
1994
The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-Stokes
Self (speaking in Russian) (uncredited) (archive footage)
1991
I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson
1990
Musical Comedy Tonight III
1985
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
Himself (archive footage)
1979
The Tallest Tree in Our Forest
Self
1977
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
1975
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
1975
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
Self/Cameo (archive footage)
1973
Song of the Rivers
Voice of Singer
1954
South Africa Uncensored
Narrator
1951
Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11
Himself
1949
Easy to Get
Self
1947
Tales of Manhattan
Luke
1942
Native Land
Narrator
1942
The Proud Valley
David Goliath
1940
Big Fella
Joe
1938
Jericho
Cpl. Jericho Jackson
1937
King Solomon's Mines
Umbopa
1937
My Song Goes Forth
Self
1937
Song of Freedom
John 'Johnny' Zinga
1936
Show Boat
Joe
1936
Sanders of the River
Bosambo
1935
Emperor Jones
Brutus Jones
1933
Borderline
Pete Varond
1930
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
Alexandre Dumas fils
1926
Body and Soul
Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester
1925