Paul Robeson
Born in Princeton, New Jersey, USA — Apr 08 1898• Died Jan 23 1976
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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.
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Paul Robeson's Credits
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The Real Charlie Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
Tales of Manhattan
Luke
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
Alexandre Dumas fils
Show Boat
Joe
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Joe
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Native Land
Narrator
The Proud Valley
David Goliath
Big Fella
Joe
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Self
King Solomon's Mines
Umbopa
Black and White
Sound
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
Self (archive footage)
Sanders of the River
Bosambo
Jericho
Cpl. Jericho Jackson
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
Song of Freedom
John 'Johnny' Zinga
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
Self
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
Self (archival footage)
Emperor Jones
Brutus Jones
Musical Comedy Tonight III
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
Himself (archive footage)
Fred Baker - filmmaker
The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-Stokes
Self (speaking in Russian) (uncredited) (archive footage)
Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11
Himself
Body and Soul
Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester
Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & Activist
Self (archive footage)
Song of the Rivers
Voice of Singer
Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am
Himself (archive footage)
The Tallest Tree in Our Forest
Self
Easy to Get
Self
My Song Goes Forth
Self
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
Self/Cameo (archive footage)
Borderline
Pete Varond
Britain on Film: Black Britain
Self (segment "Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11")
South Africa Uncensored
Narrator
I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson
White Sings Robeson