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Edward G. Robinson

Born
December 11, 1893
Died
January 26, 1973
Edward G. Robinson (born Emanuel Goldenberg; December 12, 1893 – January 26, 1973) was a Romanian-born American actor. Although he played a wide range of characters, he is best remembered for his roles as a gangster, most notably in his star-making film Little Caesar. Description above from the Wikipedia article Edward G. Robinson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Ten Commandments
(1956)
Dathan
Double Indemnity
(1944)
Barton Keyes
Mackenna's Gold
(1969)
Old Adams
Soylent Green
(1973)
Sol Roth
The Stranger
(1946)
Federal Agent Wilson
The Cincinnati Kid
(1965)
Lancey Howard
The Prize
(1963)
Max Stratman/Walter Stratman
Key Largo
(1948)
Johnny Rocco
Scarlet Street
(1945)
Christopher Cross
The Woman in the Window
(1944)
Professor Richard Wanley
Cheyenne Autumn
(1964)
Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz
Kid Galahad
(1937)
Nick 'Nicky' Donati
Little Caesar
(1931)
Caesar Enrico 'Rico' Bandello aka 'Little Caesar'
A Hole in the Head
(1959)
Mario Manetta
Good Neighbor Sam
(1964)
Simon Nurdlinger
Robin and the 7 Hoods
(1964)
Big Jim Stevens
Full Filmography
Acting
Arms and the Woman
(1916)
Factory Worker
The Bright Shawl
(1923)
Domingo Escobar
The Hole in the Wall
(1929)
The Fox
Outside the Law
(1930)
Cobra Collins
East Is West
(1930)
Charlie Yong
The Widow from Chicago
(1930)
Dominic
A Lady to Love
(1930)
Tony
The Night Ride
(1930)
Tony Garotta
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
(1930)
Self
Every woman's longing
(1930)
Tony
Little Caesar
(1931)
Caesar Enrico 'Rico' Bandello aka 'Little Caesar'
Five Star Final
(1931)
Joseph W. Randall
Smart Money
(1931)
Nick 'The Barber' Venizelos
The Stolen Jools
(1931)
Gangster
Round About Hollywood
(1931)
Self
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'
(1931)
Self - Golfer (uncredited)
Two Seconds
(1932)
John Allen
Silver Dollar
(1932)
Yates Martin
Tiger Shark
(1932)
Mike Mascarenhas
The Hatchet Man
(1932)
Wong Low Get
The Little Giant
(1933)
James Francis 'Bugs' / 'Jim' Ahearn
I Loved a Woman
(1933)
John Mansfield Hayden
The Man with Two Faces
(1934)
Damon Welles / Jules Chautard
Dark Hazard
(1934)
Jim 'Buck' Turner
The Whole Town's Talking
(1935)
Arthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones / 'Killer' Mannion
Barbary Coast
(1935)
Luis Chamalis
Bullets or Ballots
(1936)
Johnny Blake
Breakdowns of 1936
(1936)
Self
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
(1936)
Self
The Last Gangster
(1937)
Joe Krozac
Kid Galahad
(1937)
Nick 'Nicky' Donati
Thunder in the City
(1937)
Dan Armstrong
The First Gangster and the Last Gangster
(1937)
Himself
A Day at Santa Anita
(1937)
A Slight Case of Murder
(1938)
Remy Marko
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
(1938)
Dr. T.S. Clitterhouse
I Am the Law
(1938)
John Lindsay
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
(1939)
Edward 'Ed' Renard
Blackmail
(1939)
John R. Ingram
Breakdowns of 1939
(1939)
Self
From the Ends of the Earth
(1939)
Self
Brother Orchid
(1940)
Little John T. 'Johnny' Sarto
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
(1940)
Dr. Paul Ehrlich
A Dispatch from Reuters
(1940)
Paul Julius Reuter
Manpower
(1941)
Hank McHenry
The Sea Wolf
(1941)
'Wolf' Larsen
Unholy Partners
(1941)
Bruce Corey
Polo with the Stars
(1941)
Self - Watching Polo Match
Breakdowns of 1941
(1941)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tales of Manhattan
(1942)
Avery L. 'Larry' Browne
Larceny, Inc.
(1942)
'Pressure' Maxwell
Breakdowns of 1942
(1942)
Self
Flesh and Fantasy
(1943)
Marshall Tyler (segment 2)
Destroyer
(1943)
Steven 'Boley' Boleslavski
Double Indemnity
(1944)
Barton Keyes
The Woman in the Window
(1944)
Professor Richard Wanley
Tampico
(1944)
Capt. Bart Manson
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
(1944)
Wilbert Winkle
Scarlet Street
(1945)
Christopher Cross
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
(1945)
Martinius Jacobson
Journey Together
(1945)
Dean McWilliams
The Stranger
(1946)
Federal Agent Wilson
Okay for Sound
(1946)
The Red House
(1947)
Pete Morgan
Blow-Ups of 1947
(1947)
Self
Key Largo
(1948)
Johnny Rocco
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
(1948)
John Triton
All My Sons
(1948)
Joe Keller
House of Strangers
(1949)
Gino Monetti
It's a Great Feeling
(1949)
Edward G. Robinson (uncredited)
My Daughter Joy
(1950)
George Constantin
Actors and Sin
(1952)
Maurice Tillayou (segment Actor's Blood)
The Glass Web
(1953)
Henry Hayes
Vice Squad
(1953)
Capt. 'Barnie' Barnaby
Big Leaguer
(1953)
John B 'Hans' Lobert
Black Tuesday
(1954)
Vincent Canelli
A Star Is Born World Premiere
(1954)
Self
A Bullet for Joey
(1955)
Raoul Leduc
The Violent Men
(1955)
Lee Wilkison
Illegal
(1955)
Victor Scott
Hell on Frisco Bay
(1955)
Victor Amato
Tight Spot
(1955)
Lloyd Hallett
The Ten Commandments
(1956)
Dathan
Nightmare
(1956)
Rene Bressard
A Hole in the Head
(1959)
Mario Manetta
Seven Thieves
(1960)
Theo Wilkins
Pepe
(1960)
Edward G. Robinson
The Right Man
(1960)
Theodore Roosevelt
My Geisha
(1962)
Sam Lewis
Two Weeks in Another Town
(1962)
Maurice Kruger
The Prize
(1963)
Max Stratman/Walter Stratman
Sammy Going South
(1963)
Cocky Wainwright
Good Neighbor Sam
(1964)
Simon Nurdlinger
Cheyenne Autumn
(1964)
Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz
The Outrage
(1964)
Con Man
Robin and the 7 Hoods
(1964)
Big Jim Stevens
The Cincinnati Kid
(1965)
Lancey Howard
Born a Man
(1965)
Narrator
Operation San Pietro
(1967)
Joe Ventura
Grand Slam
(1967)
Prof. James Anders
The Blonde from Peking
(1967)
CIA Chief Douglas
Never a Dull Moment
(1968)
Leo Joseph Smooth
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
(1968)
Professor Samuels
It's Your Move
(1968)
Sir George McDowell
Mackenna's Gold
(1969)
Old Adams
Operation Heartbeat
(1969)
Dr. Lee Forestman
Song of Norway
(1970)
Krogstad
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
(1970)
Emile Pulska
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
(1971)
Neither by Day Nor by Night
(1972)
Father
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
(1972)
Self (archive footage)
Soylent Green
(1973)
Sol Roth
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
(1973)
Self
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
(1975)
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
(1983)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
(1991)
Self (archive footage)
Movie Tough Guys
(1991)
Self (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story
(1997)
Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra's American Dream
(1997)
Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
(1997)
Self (archive footage)
Pulp Cinema
(2001)
Self (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
(2004)
Self (archive footage)
Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero
(2005)
Self (archive footage)
Shadows of Suspense
(2006)
Self (archive footage)
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
(2008)
Self (archive footage)
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
(2008)
Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
(2009)
Self (archive footage)
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
(2013)
Self (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To...
(2014)
Self (archive footage)
Rat Pack
(2022)
Self (archive footage)
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