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Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson

1898-04-08 – 1976-01-23 (age 77) Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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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.

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Known For

Show Boat
Show Boat

1936

as Joe

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

as Joe

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

as Self (archive footage)

Tales of Manhattan
Tales of Manhattan

1942

as Luke

The Real Charlie Chaplin
The Real Charlie Chaplin

2021

as Self (archive footage)

Emperor Jones
Emperor Jones

1933

as Brutus Jones

Song of Freedom
Song of Freedom

1936

as John 'Johnny' Zinga

Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

1998

as Self (archive footage)

Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette

1926

as Alexandre Dumas fils

Native Land
Native Land

1942

as Narrator

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

as Self

Big Fella
Big Fella

1938

as Joe

King Solomon's Mines
King Solomon's Mines

1937

as Umbopa

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

1999

as Self

Jericho
Jericho

1937

as Cpl. Jericho Jackson

Musical Comedy Tonight III
Musical Comedy Tonight III

1985

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

1975

as Self (archive footage)

Sanders of the River
Sanders of the River

1935

as Bosambo

The Proud Valley
The Proud Valley

1940

as David Goliath

Body and Soul
Body and Soul

1925

as Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester