
Paul Robeson
AKA: Paul LeRoy Bustill RobesonBirthday: 1898-04-08
Died: 1976-01-23
Birthplace: 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.
Filmography
Show Boat
Character: JoeTales of Manhattan
Character: LukeEmperor Jones
Character: Brutus JonesKing Solomon's Mines
Character: UmbopaNative Land
Character: NarratorBorderline
Character: Pete VarondCamille: The Fate of a Coquette
Character: Alexandre Dumas filsSanders of the River
Character: BosamboBody and Soul
Character: Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother SylvesterThe Proud Valley
Character: David GoliathJericho
Character: Cpl. Jericho JacksonPaul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
Character: Himself (archive footage)Song of Freedom
Character: John 'Johnny' ZingaBig Fella
Character: JoePaul Robeson: Here I Stand
Character: SelfSong of the Rivers
Character: Voice of SingerScandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
Character: Self (archive footage)The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-Stokes
Character: Self (speaking in Russian) (uncredited) (archive footage)My Song Goes Forth
Character: SelfPaul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am
Character: Himself (archive footage)Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Character: Self (archive footage)Britain on Film: Black Britain
Character: Self (segment "Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11")Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & Activist
Character: Self (archive footage)Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11
Character: HimselfHoward Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
Character: SelfBlack Shadows on a Silver Screen
Character: Self (archive footage)South Africa Uncensored
Character: NarratorContradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
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