Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson

Acting
Born 1898-04-08 Died 1976-01-23 Princeton, New Jersey, USA 39 credits Donaldson Awards 1 International Stalin Prize for Peace 1 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1 New Jersey Hall of Fame 1

Awards

Won 1 Donaldson Award

Donaldson Awards 1 won

  • — Donaldson Awards Won

International Stalin Prize for Peace 1 won

  • — Peace Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1 won

  • — star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Won

New Jersey Hall of Fame 1 won

  • 2009 New Jersey Hall of Fame Won

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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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Filmography
Acting 34 credits
Hollywood Black
Hollywood Black
2024 · Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 · Self (archive footage)
Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am
Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am
1998 · Himself (archive footage)
Song of the Rivers
Song of the Rivers
1954 · Writer, Voice of Singer
Tales of Manhattan
Tales of Manhattan
1942 · Luke
The Real Charlie Chaplin
The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021 · 75% · Self (archive footage)
Show Boat
Show Boat
1936 · 73% · Joe
Big Fella
Big Fella
1938 · Joe
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
1998 · Self (archive footage)
Body and Soul
Body and Soul
1925 · 65% · Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester
Borderline
Borderline
1930 · 62% · Pete Varond
Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11
Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11
1949 · Himself
King Solomon's Mines
King Solomon's Mines
1937 · Umbopa
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004 · Joe
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
1979 · Himself (archive footage)
Song of Freedom
Song of Freedom
1936 · John 'Johnny' Zinga
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
1926 · Alexandre Dumas fils
Native Land
Native Land
1942 · Narrator
Britain on Film: Black Britain
Britain on Film: Black Britain
2017 · Self (segment "Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11")
My Song Goes Forth
My Song Goes Forth
1937 · Self
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
1973 · Self/Cameo (archive footage)
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975 · Self (archive footage)
Sanders of the River
Sanders of the River
1935 · 54% · Bosambo
Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & Activist
Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & Activist
1994 · Self (archive footage)
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
1999 · Self
Jericho
Jericho
1937 · Cpl. Jericho Jackson
Easy to Get
Easy to Get
1947 · Self
The Tallest Tree in Our Forest
The Tallest Tree in Our Forest
1977 · Self
The Proud Valley
The Proud Valley
1940 · 65% · David Goliath
South Africa Uncensored
South Africa Uncensored
1951 · Narrator
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
2007 · Self (archival footage)
Emperor Jones
Emperor Jones
1933 · 62% · Brutus Jones
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
2006 · Self
The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-Stokes
The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-Stokes
1991 · Self (speaking in Russian) (uncredited) (archive footage)
Other credits 5 credits
Black and White
Black and White
1932 · Music
Musical Comedy Tonight III
Musical Comedy Tonight III
1985
I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson
I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson
1990
Fred Baker - filmmaker
Fred Baker - filmmaker
2007
White Sings Robeson
White Sings Robeson
2001
Writing 1 credit
Song of the Rivers
Song of the Rivers
1954 · Writer, Voice of Singer
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