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Birthday: Apr 08, 1898
Place of Birth: Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Paul Robeson

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
Movie Cast Year
Show Boat Joe 1936
Tales of Manhattan Luke 1942
The Emperor Jones Brutus Jones 1933
King Solomon's Mines Umbopa 1937
Native Land Narrator 1942
Borderline Pete Varond 1930
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette Alexandre Dumas fils 1926
Body and Soul Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester 1925
Sanders of the River Bosambo 1935
The Proud Valley David Goliath 1940
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist Himself (archive footage) 1979
Jericho Cpl. Jericho Jackson 1937
Song of Freedom John 'Johnny' Zinga 1936
I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson 1990
Big Fella Joe 1938
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand Self 1999
Song of the Rivers Voice of Singer 1954
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist Self (archive footage) 1998
The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-Stokes Self (speaking in Russian) (uncredited) (archive footage) 1991
My Song Goes Forth Self 1937
Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am Himself (archive footage) 1998
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Self (archive footage) 1975
Britain on Film: Black Britain Self (segment "Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11") 2017
Fred Baker - filmmaker 2007
Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & Activist Self (archive footage) 1994
Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11 Himself 1949
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States Self 2006
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen Self (archive footage) 1975
South Africa Uncensored Narrator 1951
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2 Self/Cameo (archive footage) 1973
Musical Comedy Tonight III 1985
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson Self (archival footage) 2007
Easy to Get Self 1947
The Tallest Tree in Our Forest Self 1977
Series Cast Year
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