Person

Paul Robeson

Acting · 1898–1976 · 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.

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  Hollywood Black

  Self (archive footage)

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  Song of the Rivers

  Voice of Singer

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  The Real Charlie Chaplin

  Self (archive footage)

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  Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

  Self (archive footage)

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  Tales of Manhattan

  Luke

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  Black and White

  Music

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  Britain on Film: Black Britain

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

• Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson

  Self (archival footage)

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  Big Fella

  Joe

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  Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11

  Himself

• 2024Hollywood BlackSelf (archive footage)
• 2021The Real Charlie ChaplinSelf (archive footage)
• 2017Britain on Film: Black BritainSelf (segment "Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11")
• 2007Fred Baker - filmmaker
• 2007Our Paul: Remembering Paul RobesonSelf (archival footage)
• 2006Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United StatesSelf
• 2004AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the MoviesJoe
• 2001White Sings Robeson
• 1999Paul Robeson: Here I StandSelf
• 1998Scandalize My Name: Stories from the BlacklistSelf (archive footage)
• 1998Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I AmHimself (archive footage)
• 1994Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & ActivistSelf (archive footage)
• 1991The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-StokesSelf (speaking in Russian) (uncredited) (archive footage)
• 1990I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson
• 1985Musical Comedy Tonight III
• 1979Paul Robeson: Tribute to an ArtistHimself (archive footage)
• 1977The Tallest Tree in Our ForestSelf
• 1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage)
• 1975Black Shadows on a Silver ScreenSelf (archive footage)
• 1973Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2Self/Cameo (archive footage)
• 1954Song of the RiversVoice of Singer
• 1951South Africa UncensoredNarrator
• 1949Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11Himself
• 1947Easy to GetSelf
• 1942Tales of ManhattanLuke
• 1942Native LandNarrator
• 1940The Proud ValleyDavid Goliath
• 1938Big FellaJoe
• 1937JerichoCpl. Jericho Jackson
• 1937King Solomon's MinesUmbopa
• 1937My Song Goes ForthSelf
• 1936Song of FreedomJohn 'Johnny' Zinga
• 1936Show BoatJoe
• 1935Sanders of the RiverBosambo
• 1933Emperor JonesBrutus Jones
• 1932Black and WhiteMusic
• 1930BorderlinePete Varond
• 1926Camille: The Fate of a CoquetteAlexandre Dumas fils
• 1925Body and SoulReverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester