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