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Paul Robeson

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedApr 8, 1898 (Died at 78)
Zodiac Sign♈Aries
Place of BirthPrinceton, New Jersey, USA
Career Span1925 – 1976
Known Credits37 Titles
Official Links
IMDbWWikidata
ActingPopularity Score 0.8

Paul Robeson

Also known as:Paul LeRoy Bustill Robeson
Total Works

37

36 movies • 1 shows

Avg Rating

6.4 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Show Boat
6.7
Show Boat
1936•movie
as Joe
Tales of Manhattan
6.5
Tales of Manhattan
1942•movie
as Luke
Body and Soul
6.3
Body and Soul
1925•movie
as Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester
The Real Charlie Chaplin
7.7
as Self (archive footage)

Photos & Headshots4

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 37 titles featuring Paul Robeson

Show Boat
6.7
Show Boat
1936•movie

as Joe

Tales of Manhattan
6.5
Tales of Manhattan
1942•movie

as Luke

Body and Soul
6.3
Body and Soul
1925•movie

as Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester

The Real Charlie Chaplin
7.7

as Self (archive footage)

Emperor Jones
5.6
Emperor Jones
1933•movie

as Brutus Jones

King Solomon's Mines
5.4

as Umbopa

Borderline
6.0
Borderline
1930•movie

as Pete Varond

Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
7.3

as Himself (archive footage)

The Proud Valley
6.3
The Proud Valley
1940•movie

as David Goliath

Native Land
6.3
Native Land
1942•movie

as Narrator

Sanders of the River
5.6

as Bosambo

Black and White
4.4
Black and White
1932•movie

Role: Music

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
6.3

as Self (archive footage)

Song of Freedom
6.0
Song of Freedom
1936•movie

as John 'Johnny' Zinga

Big Fella
7.3
Big Fella
1938•movie

as Joe

Jericho
6.2
Jericho
1937•movie

as Cpl. Jericho Jackson

Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
4.2

as Alexandre Dumas fils

Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
8.2

as Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Black
3.0
4 eps
Hollywood Black
2024•series

as Self (archive footage)

Song of the Rivers
6.3
Song of the Rivers
1954•movie

as Voice of Singer

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
8.3

as Joe

Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
9.0

as Self/Cameo (archive footage)

I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson
7.0
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
8.0

as Self

The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-Stokes
8.0

as Self (speaking in Russian) (uncredited) (archive footage)

Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11
6.5

as Himself

Easy to Get
9.0
Easy to Get
1947•movie

as Self

Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am

as Himself (archive footage)

Britain on Film: Black Britain

as Self (segment "Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11")

Fred Baker - filmmaker
Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & Activist

as Self (archive footage)

Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States

as Self

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

as Self (archive footage)

South Africa Uncensored

as Narrator

Musical Comedy Tonight III
The Tallest Tree in Our Forest

as Self

White Sings Robeson