Acting
Edward G. Robinson
EN, FR, IT, RU cinema · 133 credits
Born
12 December 1893
Died
26 January 1973 (aged 79)
Birthplace
Bucarest, Roumanie
Also known as Emanuel Goldenberg · E.G. Robinson · Edward Robinson · Эдвард Дж. Робинсон · Эмануэль Голденберг
Edward G. Robinson (born Emanuel Goldenberg; December 12, 1893 – January 26, 1973) was a Romanian-born American actor and political activist. Although he played a wide range of characters, he is best remembered for his roles as a gangster, most notably in his star-making film Little Caesar (1931). Robinson's career saw a decline during the 1950s Red Scare when he was threatened with blacklisting. Experiencing underemployment, he turned towards minor roles in B movies until he eventually returned to the mainstream by playing one of Moses' adversaries Dathan in Cecil B. DeMille's religious epic The Ten Commandments (1956). He was ranked number 24 in the American Film Institute's list of the 25 greatest male stars of Classic American cinema. Never having been nominated for an Academy Award during his 60-year career, he became a posthumous recipient of an Honorary Oscar in 1973, two months after his death. Robinson was Jewish and a staunch critic of fascist and Nazi ideologies that were on the rise in the 1930s. He donating more than $250,000 to 850 political and charitable organizations between 1939 and 1949, hosted a gathering at his home to sign a declaration calling for a boycott of all German-made products, frequently appeared at Soviet and American war relief rallies, delivered radio addresses in over six languages to Nazi-occupied European countries, and traveled to Normandy to entertain the troops, becoming the first movie star to go there for the USO. Robin was also an outspoken supporter of the civil rights movement, and regularly campaigned to overcome segregation.
Known for
Filmography
Away with Words
as Edward G. Robinson
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
as Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
as Self (archive footage)
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
as Self (archive footage)
Warner at War
as (archive footage)
Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero
as Self (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
as Self (archive footage)
Pulp Cinema
2001
Pulp Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
as Self (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra's American Dream
as Self (archive footage)
Movie Tough Guys
as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Soylent Green
as Sol Roth
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
Song of Norway
as Krogstad
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
as Emile Pulska
Mackenna's Gold
as Old Adams
Operation Heartbeat
as Dr. Lee Forestman
Never a Dull Moment
as Leo Joseph Smooth
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
as Professor Samuels
It's Your Move
as Sir George McDowell
Operation San Pietro
as Joe Ventura
Grand Slam
as Prof. James Anders
The Blonde from Peking
as CIA Chief Douglas
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
as Dr. Zaius
The Cincinnati Kid
as Lancey Howard
Born a Man
as Narrator
Good Neighbor Sam
as Simon Nurdlinger
Cheyenne Autumn
as Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz
Robin and the 7 Hoods
as Big Jim Stevens (uncredited)
The Outrage
as Con Man
The Prize
as Max Stratman/Walter Stratman
Sammy Going South
as Cocky Wainwright
My Geisha
as Sam Lewis
Two Weeks in Another Town
as Maurice Kruger
Seven Thieves
as Theo Wilkins
Pepe
as Edward G. Robinson
The Right Man
as Theodore Roosevelt
A Hole in the Head
as Mario Manetta
Israel
as Self - Narrator
The Ten Commandments
as Dathan
Nightmare
as Rene Bressard
A Bullet for Joey
as Raoul Leduc
The Violent Men
as Lee Wilkison
Illegal
as Victor Scott
Hell on Frisco Bay
as Victor Amato
Tight Spot
as Lloyd Hallett
Black Tuesday
as Vincent Canelli
The Glass Web
as Henry Hayes
Vice Squad
as Capt. 'Barnie' Barnaby
Big Leaguer
as John B 'Hans' Lobert
Actors and Sin
as Maurice Tillayou (segment Actor's Blood)
My Daughter Joy
as George Constantin
House of Strangers
as Gino Monetti
It's a Great Feeling
as Edward G. Robinson (uncredited)
Key Largo
as Johnny Rocco
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
as John Triton
All My Sons
as Joe Keller
The Red House
as Pete Morgan
Blow-Ups of 1947
as Self
The Stranger
as Federal Agent Wilson
Scarlet Street
as Christopher Cross
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
as Martinius Jacobson
Journey Together
as Dean McWilliams
Double Indemnity
as Barton Keyes
The Woman in the Window
as Professor Richard Wanley
Tampico
as Capt. Bart Manson
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
as Wilbert Winkle
Destroyer
as Steven 'Boley' Boleslavski
Flesh and Fantasy
as Marshall Tyler (segment 2)
Tales of Manhattan
as Larry Browne
Larceny, Inc.
as 'Pressure' Maxwell
Moscow Strikes Back
as Narrator (English version) (voice)
Manpower
as Hank McHenry
The Sea Wolf
as 'Wolf' Larsen
Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Unholy Partners
as Bruce Corey
Polo with the Stars
1941
Polo with the Stars
as Self - Watching Polo Match
Brother Orchid
as Little John T. 'Johnny' Sarto
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Dr. Paul Ehrlich
A Dispatch from Reuters
as Paul Julius Reuter
Blackmail
as John R. Ingram
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Edward 'Ed' Renard
A Slight Case of Murder
as Remy Marko
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Dr. T.S. Clitterhouse
I Am the Law
as John Lindsay
The Last Gangster
as Joe Krozac
A Day at Santa Anita
as Edward G. Robinson (uncredited)
Kid Galahad
as Nick 'Nicky' Donati
Thunder in the City
as Dan Armstrong
Bullets or Ballots
as Johnny Blake
The Whole Town's Talking
as Arthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones / 'Killer' Mannion
Barbary Coast
as Luis Chamalis
The Man with Two Faces
as Damon Welles / Jules Chautard
Dark Hazard
as Jim 'Buck' Turner
The Little Giant
as James Francis 'Bugs' / 'Jim' Ahearn
I Loved a Woman
as John Mansfield Hayden
Two Seconds
as John Allen
Silver Dollar
as Yates Martin
Tiger Shark
as Mike Mascarenhas
The Hatchet Man
as Wong Low Get
Little Caesar
as Caesar Enrico 'Rico' Bandello aka 'Little Caesar'
Five Star Final
as Joseph W. Randall
Smart Money
as Nick 'The Barber' Venizelos
The Stolen Jools
as Gangster
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'
as Self - Golfer (uncredited)
Outside the Law
as Cobra Collins
East Is West
as Charlie Yong
The Widow from Chicago
as Dominic
A Lady to Love
as Tony
The Night Ride
as Tony Garotta
The Hole in the Wall
as The Fox
The Bright Shawl
as Domingo Escobar
Arms and the Woman
as Factory Worker