Acting · b. 1898 · Princeton, New Jersey, USA

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.

Acting
The Real Charlie Chaplin Self (archive footage) 2021 Britain on Film: Black Britain Self (segment "Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11") 2017 Fred Baker - filmmaker 2007 Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson Self (archival footage) 2007 Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States Self 2006 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies Joe 2004 White Sings Robeson 2001 Paul Robeson: Here I Stand Self 1999 Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist Self (archive footage) 1998 Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am Himself (archive footage) 1998 Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & Activist Self (archive footage) 1994 The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-Stokes Self (speaking in Russian) (uncredited) (archive footage) 1991 I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson 1990 Musical Comedy Tonight III 1985 Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist Himself (archive footage) 1979 The Tallest Tree in Our Forest Self 1977 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Self (archive footage) 1975 Black Shadows on a Silver Screen Self (archive footage) 1975 Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2 Self/Cameo (archive footage) 1973 South Africa Uncensored Narrator 1951 Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11 Himself 1949 Easy to Get Self 1947 Tales of Manhattan Luke 1942 Native Land Narrator 1942 The Proud Valley David Goliath 1940 Big Fella Joe 1938 King Solomon's Mines Umbopa 1937 Jericho Cpl. Jericho Jackson 1937 My Song Goes Forth Self 1937 Show Boat Joe 1936
Other Credits
Song of the Rivers Writer 1954 Black and White Music 1932
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