Acting
Paul Robeson
EN, RU, DE, XX cinema · 38 credits
Born
8 April 1898
Died
23 January 1976 (aged 77)
Birthplace
Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Also known as Paul LeRoy Bustill Robeson
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.
Known for
Filmography
The Real Charlie Chaplin
as Self (archive footage)
Britain on Film: Black Britain
as Self (segment "Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11")
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
2007
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
as Self (archival footage)
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
as Self (archive footage)
Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am
as Himself (archive footage)
Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & Activist
as Self (archive footage)
The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-Stokes
as Self (speaking in Russian) (uncredited) (archive footage)
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
as Himself (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
as Self/Cameo (archive footage)
Song of the Rivers
as Voice of Singer, Writer
South Africa Uncensored
as Narrator
Easy to Get
as Self
Native Land
as Narrator
The Proud Valley
as David Goliath
Big Fella
as Joe
King Solomon's Mines
as Umbopa
Jericho
as Cpl. Jericho Jackson
Show Boat
as Joe
Song of Freedom
as John 'Johnny' Zinga
Sanders of the River
as Bosambo
Emperor Jones
as Brutus Jones
Borderline
as Pete Varond
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
as Alexandre Dumas fils
Body and Soul
as Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester