Paul Robeson

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.

Casted

Show Boat

Played Joe

Average Rating

6.8

47 votes

Release Date

May 17, 1936

91 years ago
Tales of Manhattan

Played Luke

Average Rating

6.2

34 votes

Release Date

Aug 05, 1942

84 years ago
Body and Soul

Played Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester

Average Rating

6.2

28 votes

Release Date

Nov 09, 1925

101 years ago
King Solomon's Mines

Played Umbopa

Average Rating

5.3

26 votes

Release Date

Jun 17, 1937

90 years ago
Emperor Jones

Played Brutus Jones

Average Rating

5.5

25 votes

Release Date

Sep 29, 1933

93 years ago
The Real Charlie Chaplin

Average Rating

7.5

24 votes

Release Date

Nov 19, 2021

4 years ago
Borderline

Played Pete Varond

Average Rating

5.9

20 votes

Release Date

Oct 13, 1930

96 years ago
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist

Played Himself (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.2

17 votes

Release Date

Oct 29, 1979

47 years ago
The Proud Valley

Played David Goliath

Average Rating

6.2

16 votes

Release Date

Apr 06, 1940

87 years ago
Native Land

Played Narrator

Average Rating

6.2

13 votes

Release Date

May 11, 1942

85 years ago
Sanders of the River

Played Bosambo

Average Rating

5.7

10 votes

Release Date

May 10, 1935

92 years ago
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.1

8 votes

Release Date

Aug 06, 1975

51 years ago
Song of Freedom

Played John 'Johnny' Zinga

Average Rating

5.6

7 votes

Release Date

Aug 16, 1936

90 years ago
Big Fella

Played Joe

Average Rating

7.0

6 votes

Release Date

Jan 03, 1938

89 years ago
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette

Played Alexandre Dumas fils

Average Rating

4.2

5 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1926

101 years ago
Jericho

Played Cpl. Jericho Jackson

Average Rating

5.8

5 votes

Release Date

Aug 23, 1937

89 years ago
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.7

3 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1998

28 years ago
Song of the Rivers

Played Voice of Singer

Average Rating

5.0

2 votes

Release Date

Sep 17, 1954

72 years ago
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2

Played Self/Cameo (archive footage)

Average Rating

9.0

2 votes

Release Date

Jun 02, 1973

53 years ago
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

Played Joe

Average Rating

8.0

2 votes

Release Date

Jun 22, 2004

22 years ago
Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11

Played Himself

Average Rating

6.5

1 votes

Release Date

Jul 01, 1949

77 years ago
I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 16, 1990

36 years ago
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 24, 1999

27 years ago
The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-Stokes

Played Self (speaking in Russian) (uncredited) (archive footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 01, 1991

35 years ago
My Song Goes Forth

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1937

90 years ago
Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am

Played Himself (archive footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1998

28 years ago
Britain on Film: Black Britain

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

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Apr 01, 2017

9 years ago
Fred Baker - filmmaker

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jul 26, 2007

18 years ago
Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & Activist

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1994

32 years ago
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Mar 14, 2006

20 years ago
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Apr 19, 1975

51 years ago
South Africa Uncensored

Played Narrator

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1951

76 years ago
Musical Comedy Tonight III

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Nov 22, 1985

40 years ago
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson

Played Self (archival footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 31, 2007

19 years ago
Easy to Get

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jul 10, 1947

79 years ago
The Tallest Tree in Our Forest

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1977

49 years ago
White Sings Robeson

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 25, 2001

24 years ago

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