Acting

Paul Robeson

Born 1898-04-08 · Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Died 1976-01-23

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.

Credits

Newest first

Hollywood Black
as Self (archive footage)
2024
The Real Charlie Chaplin
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Britain on Film: Black Britain
as Self (segment "Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11")
2017
Fred Baker - filmmaker
2007
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
as Self (archival footage)
2007
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
as Self
2006
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
as Joe
2004
White Sings Robeson
2001
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
as Self
1999
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
as Self (archive footage)
1998
Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am
as Himself (archive footage)
1998
Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & Activist
as Self (archive footage)
1994
The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-Stokes
as 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
as Himself (archive footage)
1979
The Tallest Tree in Our Forest
as Self
1977
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1975
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
1975
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
as Self/Cameo (archive footage)
1973
Song of the Rivers
as Voice of Singer
1954
Song of the Rivers
Writer
1954
South Africa Uncensored
as Narrator
1951
Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11
as Himself
1949
Easy to Get
as Self
1947
Tales of Manhattan
as Luke
1942
Native Land
as Narrator
1942
The Proud Valley
as David Goliath
1940
Big Fella
as Joe
1938
Jericho
as Cpl. Jericho Jackson
1937
King Solomon's Mines
as Umbopa
1937
My Song Goes Forth
as Self
1937
Song of Freedom
as John 'Johnny' Zinga
1936
Show Boat
as Joe
1936
Sanders of the River
as Bosambo
1935
Emperor Jones
as Brutus Jones
1933
Black and White
Music
1932
Borderline
as Pete Varond
1930
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
as Alexandre Dumas fils
1926
Body and Soul
as Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester
1925