Paul Robeson
Actor
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.
Filmography
Tales of Manhattan
as Luke 1942
Body and Soul
as Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester 1925
King Solomon's Mines
as Umbopa 1937
Emperor Jones
as Brutus Jones 1933
The Real Charlie Chaplin
as Self (archive footage) 2021
Borderline
as Pete Varond 1930
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
as Himself (archive footage) 1979
The Proud Valley
as David Goliath 1940
Native Land
as Narrator 1942
Sanders of the River
as Bosambo 1935
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage) 1975
Song of Freedom
as John 'Johnny' Zinga 1936
Big Fella
as Joe 1938
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
as Alexandre Dumas fils 1926
Jericho
as Cpl. Jericho Jackson 1937
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
as Self (archive footage) 1998