Paul Robeson
Date of birth: 1898-04-08
Place of birth: Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Paul LeRoy Bustill 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.
Movie Credits
Show Boat
1936-05-17
Despite her mother's objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into the
Tales of Manhattan
1942-08-05
Ten screenwriters collaborated on this series of tales concerning the effect a tailcoat cursed by it
Emperor Jones
1933-09-29
Unscrupulously ambitious, Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and, through bluff an
King Solomon's Mines
1937-06-17
White hunter Allan Quartermain and his enigmatic guide help a young Irish woman locate her missing f
Native Land
1942-05-11
By the start of World War II, Paul Robeson had given up his lucrative mainstream work to participate
Borderline
1930-10-13
When a black couple vacations at a resort in Switzerland, an interracial affair stirs racial tension
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
1926-01-01
A home movie version of the Dumas play. A young woman becomes a courtesan and tragedy befalls her. A
Sanders of the River
1935-05-10
A British District Officer in Nigeria in the 1930s rules his area strictly but justly. He struggles
Body and Soul
1925-11-09
A minister is malevolent and sinister behind his righteous facade. He consorts with, and later extor
The Proud Valley
1940-04-06
In a Welsh coal mining valley, a young man with a beautiful singing voice is called upon to make the
Jericho
1937-08-23
An unjustly condemned corporal flees to Africa, chased by the captain blamed for his escape.
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
1979-10-29
This Academy Award-winning documentary short Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist, narrated by Sidney
Song of Freedom
1936-08-16
John Zinga, a descendent of slaves, has an ancient medallion around his neck and a fragment of song
I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson
1990-02-16
Biographical notes on the American singer, actor and civil rights activist Paul Robeson (1898-1976).
Big Fella
1938-01-03
Singing Marseilles docker Joe is hired by wealthy English couple, the Oliphants, to find their missi
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
1999-02-24
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand presents the life and achievements of an extraordinary man. Athlete, sing
Song of the Rivers
1954-09-17
An allegorical documentary about the workers of the world, whose common destinies and hopes for peac
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
1998-01-01
A look at the confluence of the Red Scare, McCarthyism, and blacklists with the post-war activism by
The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-Stokes
1991-02-01
A film about the destruction of the Jewish intelligentsia - from the defeat of the Jewish Anti-Fasci
My Song Goes Forth
1937-01-01
Featuring Paul Robeson, this is the first documentary film to take a serious look at social conditio
Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am
1998-01-01
A famed athlete, linguist, scholar, lawyer, actor, singer and activist, Paul Robeson left behind an
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975-08-06
Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American ent
Britain on Film: Black Britain
2017-04-01
Featuring footage spanning from 1901 to 1985, this little-seen footage has been found from all acros
Fred Baker - filmmaker
2007-07-26
The house he lived In: A conversation with Fred Baker (1932-2011) filmmaker , director , screenwrite
Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & Activist
1994-01-01
Paul Robeson was a celebrated African-American Actor, Athlete, Singer, Writer, and Civil Rights Acti
Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11
1949-07-01
The 23rd issue of the long running industry cinemagazine. Features the articles: 'Safety First', 'Pa
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
2006-03-14
An impressive roster of celebrities -- including Lili Taylor, Paul Robeson, Sarah Jones, Brian Jones
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975-04-19
Ossie Davis narrates a history of "race films," films made before 1950 which catered to a primarily
South Africa Uncensored
1951-01-01
In 1951, the Council on African Affairs produced a twenty-two minute agitprop documentary film about
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
1973-06-02
In the second film, the author tells about the struggle of blacks for the right to feel equal with a
Musical Comedy Tonight III
1985-11-22
Sylvia Fine hosts this musical show featuring some great American singing and dancing stars, featuri
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
2007-01-31
A retrospective look at the career of Paul Robeson and his legacy as both an American and a citizen
Easy to Get
1947-07-10
U.S. Army training film about avoiding venereal disease, intended primarily for Black servicemen.
The Tallest Tree in Our Forest
1977-01-01
A detailed biography of famed singer, actor, athlete and activist Paul Robeson. Complete with severa
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004-06-22
The top 100 songs of the past 100 years chosen by the American Film Institute are presented by host-
White Sings Robeson
2001-10-25
In this concert from Canterbury Cathedral, Willard White takes a musical journey through the life of
The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021-11-19
A look at the life and work of Charlie Chaplin in his own words featuring an in-depth interview he g