Paul Robeson
Acting · 77 years old
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.
Known For
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
Self/Cameo (archive footage)
Easy to Get
Self
Hollywood Black
Self (archive footage)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Joe
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
Self (archive footage)
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
Himself (archive footage)
Big Fella
Joe
Show Boat
Joe
Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11
Himself
Tales of Manhattan
Luke
Native Land
Narrator
Body and Soul
Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester
The Proud Valley
David Goliath
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Borderline
Pete Varond
Jericho
Cpl. Jericho Jackson
Sanders of the River
Bosambo
Song of Freedom
John 'Johnny' Zinga
Emperor Jones
Brutus Jones
