Paul Robeson
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Show Boat
as Joe
1936
Tales of Manhattan
as Luke
1942
Emperor Jones
as Brutus Jones
1933
King Solomon's Mines
as Umbopa
1937
Native Land
as Narrator
1942
Borderline
as Pete Varond
1930
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
as Alexandre Dumas fils
1926
Body and Soul
as Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester
1925
Sanders of the River
as Bosambo
1935
The Proud Valley
as David Goliath
1940
Jericho
as Cpl. Jericho Jackson
1937
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
as Himself (archive footage)
1979
Song of Freedom
as John 'Johnny' Zinga
1936
I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson
1990
Big Fella
as Joe
1938
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
as Self
1999
Song of the Rivers
as Voice of Singer
1954
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
as Self (archive footage)
1998
The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-Stokes
as Self (speaking in Russian) (uncredited) (archive footage)
1991
My Song Goes Forth
as Self
1937
