Paul Robeson
Acting
Born 1898-04-08
Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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.
Known For
Popular credits
Show Boat
Joe
Tales of Manhattan
Luke
Body and Soul
Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester
King Solomon's Mines
Umbopa
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
Emperor Jones
Brutus Jones
Borderline
Pete Varond
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
Himself (archive footage)
The Proud Valley
David Goliath
Native Land
Narrator
Sanders of the River
Bosambo
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Song of Freedom
John 'Johnny' Zinga
Big Fella
Joe
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
Alexandre Dumas fils
Jericho
Cpl. Jericho Jackson
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
Self (archive footage)
Song of the Rivers
Voice of Singer
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
Self/Cameo (archive footage)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Joe