Edward G. Robinson
Born in Bucharest, Romania — Dec 12 1893• Died Jan 26 1973
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Edward G. Robinson (born Emanuel Goldenberg; December 12, 1893 – January 26, 1973) was a Romanian-born American actor and political activist. Although he played a wide range of characters, he is best remembered for his roles as a gangster, most notably in his star-making film Little Caesar (1931). Robinson's career saw a decline during the 1950s Red Scare when he was threatened with blacklisting. Experiencing underemployment, he turned towards minor roles in B movies until he eventually returned to the mainstream by playing one of Moses' adversaries Dath…
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Batman
Edward G. Robinson (uncredited)
Climax!
Josef Vadassy
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Victor Bers
The Lucy Show
Edward G. Robinson
Night Gallery
Abraham Goldman
What's My Line?
Self
The Steve Allen Show
Self
The Oscars
Self
The Ford Television Theatre
John Derwent
The Ten Commandments
Dathan
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
The Detectives
'Big Jim' Riva
The Hollywood Palace
Self
This Is Your Life
Self
Lux Video Theatre
Sir Wilfrid Robarts
NBC Sunday Showcase
Daniel Webster
Soylent Green
Sol Roth
Bracken's World
Key Largo
Johnny Rocco
General Electric Theater
Bert Alquist
The Silent Force
Double Indemnity
Barton Keyes
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Outrage
Con Man
The Prize
Max Stratman/Walter Stratman
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Big Jim Stevens (uncredited)
The Violent Men
Lee Wilkison
Mackenna's Gold
Old Adams
The Woman in the Window
Professor Richard Wanley
Pepe
Edward G. Robinson
Cheyenne Autumn
Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Self (archive footage)
Little Caesar
Caesar Enrico 'Rico' Bandello aka 'Little Caesar'
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Edward 'Ed' Renard
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
Tales of Manhattan
Larry Browne
Bullets or Ballots
Johnny Blake
Illegal
Victor Scott
The Last Gangster
Joe Krozac
The Stranger
Federal Agent Wilson
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Dr. Paul Ehrlich
Five Star Final
Joseph W. Randall
The Cincinnati Kid
Lancey Howard
Frank Capra's American Dream
Self (archive footage)
The Red House
Pete Morgan
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Self (archive footage)
I Loved a Woman
John Mansfield Hayden
The Stolen Jools
Gangster
Black Tuesday
Vincent Canelli
Scarlet Street
Christopher Cross
Kid Galahad
Nick 'Nicky' Donati
Tight Spot
Lloyd Hallett
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
House of Strangers
Gino Monetti
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
Vice Squad
Capt. 'Barnie' Barnaby
Good Neighbor Sam
Simon Nurdlinger
I Am the Law
John Lindsay
My Geisha
Sam Lewis
Manpower
Hank McHenry
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Self
It's a Great Feeling
Edward G. Robinson (uncredited)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Self (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story
Self (archive footage)
Operation Heartbeat
Dr. Lee Forestman
Destroyer
Steven 'Boley' Boleslavski
A Slight Case of Murder
Remy Marko
Larceny, Inc.
'Pressure' Maxwell
Flesh and Fantasy
Marshall Tyler (segment 2)
Breakdowns of 1942
Self
The Bright Shawl
Domingo Escobar
All My Sons
Joe Keller
Grand Slam
Prof. James Anders
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Dr. T.S. Clitterhouse
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Self (archive footage)
Hell on Frisco Bay
Victor Amato
The Sea Wolf
'Wolf' Larsen
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
John Triton
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
Emile Pulska
From the Ends of the Earth
Self
A Bullet for Joey
Raoul Leduc
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Self
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Seven Thieves
Theo Wilkins
Warner at War
(archive footage)
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
Self (archive footage)
Breakdowns of 1941
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Whole Town's Talking
Arthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones / 'Killer' Mannion
Big Leaguer
John B 'Hans' Lobert
Barbary Coast
Luis Chamalis
Actors and Sin
Maurice Tillayou (segment Actor's Blood)
A Dispatch from Reuters
Paul Julius Reuter
Brother Orchid
Little John T. 'Johnny' Sarto
The Man with Two Faces
Damon Welles / Jules Chautard
Song of Norway
Krogstad
My Daughter Joy
George Constantin
East Is West
Charlie Yong
Two Weeks in Another Town
Maurice Kruger
The Blonde from Peking
CIA Chief Douglas
The Hole in the Wall
The Fox
Smart Money
Nick 'The Barber' Venizelos
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
Wilbert Winkle
Two Seconds
John Allen
Every Woman's Longing
Tony
The Little Giant
James Francis 'Bugs' / 'Jim' Ahearn
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
Professor Samuels
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
Self
Sammy Going South
Cocky Wainwright
Outside the Law
Cobra Collins
Blackmail
John R. Ingram
Breakdowns of 1939
Self
A Day at Santa Anita
Edward G. Robinson (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1936
Self
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
Martinius Jacobson
Journey Together
Dean McWilliams
Tampico
Capt. Bart Manson
Thunder in the City
Dan Armstrong
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
A Hole in the Head
Mario Manetta
Blow-Ups of 1947
Self
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
Self (archive footage)
The Glass Web
Henry Hayes
The Night Ride
Tony Garotta
The Right Man
Theodore Roosevelt
Unholy Partners
Bruce Corey
It's Your Move
Sir George McDowell
Operation San Pietro
Joe Ventura
The Widow from Chicago
Dominic
A Lady to Love
Tony
Never a Dull Moment
Leo Joseph Smooth
Nightmare
Rene Bressard
Movie Tough Guys
Self (archive footage)
Round About Hollywood
Self
Arms and the Woman
Factory Worker
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
Self
Pulp Cinema
Self (archive footage)
Okay for Sound
Polo with the Stars
Self - Watching Polo Match
Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero
Self (archive footage)
Dark Hazard
Jim 'Buck' Turner
Tiger Shark
Mike Mascarenhas
Neither by Day Nor by Night
Father
Moscow Strikes Back
Narrator (English version) (voice)
Silver Dollar
Yates Martin
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
Dr. Zaius
The Hatchet Man
Wong Low Get
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'
Self - Golfer (uncredited)
Born a Man
Narrator
The First Gangster and the Last Gangster
Himself