Paul Robeson
Born
8 April 1898 (127)
Place of Birth
Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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.
Filmography (37)
The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021
Britain on Film: Black Britain
2017
Fred Baker - filmmaker
2007
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
2007
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
2006
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004
White Sings Robeson
2001
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
1999
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
1998
Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am
1998
Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & Activist
1994
The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-Stokes
1991
I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson
1990
Musical Comedy Tonight III
1985
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
1979
The Tallest Tree in Our Forest
1977
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
1973
Song of the Rivers
1954
South Africa Uncensored
1951
Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11
1949
Easy to Get
1947
Tales of Manhattan
1942
Native Land
1942
The Proud Valley
1940
Big Fella
1938
Jericho
1937
King Solomon's Mines
1937
My Song Goes Forth
1937
Song of Freedom
1936
Show Boat
1936
Sanders of the River
1935
Emperor Jones
1933
Borderline
1930
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
1926
Body and Soul
1925