Paul Robeson

Acting·Apr 8, 1898·Princeton, New Jersey, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
The Real Charlie Chaplin2021 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Britain on Film: Black Britain2017 · Self (segment "Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11")	Self (segment "Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11")
Fred Baker - filmmaker2007 · Actor	Actor
OOur Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson2007 · Self (archival footage)	Self (archival footage)
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States2006 · Self	Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies2004 · Joe	Joe
White Sings Robeson2001 · Actor	Actor
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand1999 · Self	Self
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist1998 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am1998 · Himself (archive footage)	Himself (archive footage)
Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & Activist1994 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-Stokes1991 · Self (speaking in Russian) (uncredited) (archive footage)	Self (speaking in Russian) (uncredited) (archive footage)
I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson1990 · Actor	Actor
Musical Comedy Tonight III1985 · Actor	Actor
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist1979 · Himself (archive footage)	Himself (archive footage)
The Tallest Tree in Our Forest1977 · Self	Self
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?1975 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen1975 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 21973 · Self/Cameo (archive footage)	Self/Cameo (archive footage)
Song of the Rivers1954 · Voice of Singer, Writer	Voice of Singer, Writer
South Africa Uncensored1951 · Narrator	Narrator
Mining Review 2nd Year No. 111949 · Himself	Himself
Easy to Get1947 · Self	Self
Tales of Manhattan1942 · Luke	Luke
Native Land1942 · Narrator	Narrator
The Proud Valley1940 · David Goliath	David Goliath
Big Fella1938 · Joe	Joe
Jericho1937 · Cpl. Jericho Jackson	Cpl. Jericho Jackson
King Solomon's Mines1937 · Umbopa	Umbopa
MMy Song Goes Forth1937 · Self	Self
Song of Freedom1936 · John 'Johnny' Zinga	John 'Johnny' Zinga
Show Boat1936 · Joe	Joe
Sanders of the River1935 · Bosambo	Bosambo
Emperor Jones1933 · Brutus Jones	Brutus Jones
Borderline1930 · Pete Varond	Pete Varond
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette1926 · Alexandre Dumas fils	Alexandre Dumas fils
Body and Soul1925 · Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester	Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester