Paul Robeson

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1898-04-08

Deathday 1976-01-23 (77 years old)

Place of Birth Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Also Known As Paul LeRoy Bustill Robeson

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.

Known For

Actor

2017
Britain on Film: Black Britain

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

2007
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson

as Self (archival footage)

1998
Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am

as Himself (archive footage)

1991
The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-Stokes

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

1979
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist

as Himself (archive footage)

1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

1975
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

as Self (archive footage)

1954
Song of the Rivers

as Voice of Singer

1951
1947
Easy to Get

as Self

1942
1942
Native Land

as Narrator

1940
The Proud Valley

as David Goliath

1938
Big Fella

as Joe

1937
Jericho

as Cpl. Jericho Jackson

1937
1937
1936
Song of Freedom

as John 'Johnny' Zinga

1936
Show Boat

as Joe

1935
1933
The Emperor Jones

as Brutus Jones

1930
Borderline

as Pete Varond

1926
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette

as Alexandre Dumas fils

1925
Body and Soul

as Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester

Sound

1932

Writer

1954