Biography
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
all 38
Movies 37
self 20
Narrator 2
TV Shows 1
Self (segment 'Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11')
Britain on Film: Black Britain (2017)
Movie
Self - Musician
Goodbye, America (2007)
Movie
Himself (archive footage)
Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am (1998)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & Activist (1994)
Movie
Self (speaking in Russian)
The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-Stokes (1991)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen (1975)
Movie
Voice of Singer
Song of the Rivers (1954)
Movie
Narrator
Native Land (1942)
Movie
Cpl. Jericho Jackson
Jericho (1937)
Movie
John 'Johnny' Zinga
Song of Freedom (1936)
Movie
Brutus Jones
The Emperor Jones (1933)
Movie
6
Pete - a Negro
Borderline (1930)
Movie
Alexandre Dumas fils
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette (1926)
Movie
Rev. Isaiah T. Jenkins
Body and Soul (1925)
Movie
Gallery
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1898-04-09
Deathday1976-01-23 (77 years old)
Birth PlacePrinceton, New Jersey, USA
Height75-inch
RelationshipsEslanda Goode Robeson (1921-08-17 - 1965-12-13)
ChildrenPaul Robeson, Jr.
FatherWilliam Drew Robeson I
MotherMaria Louisa Bustill
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsPaul LeRoy Bustill Robeson
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, New Jersey Hall of Fame, Paul Robeson Award, Donaldson Awards, International Stalin Prize for Peace, Spingarn Medal, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame
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