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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.

Et billede af Paul Robeson

Actor

1925

[ ] Body and Soul (Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester)

1926

[ ] Camille: The Fate of a Coquette (Alexandre Dumas fils)

1930

[ ] Borderline (Pete Varond)

1933

[ ] Emperor Jones (Brutus Jones)

1935

[ ] Sanders of the River (Bosambo)

1936

[ ] Show Boat (Joe)
[ ] Song of Freedom (John 'Johnny' Zinga)

1937

[ ] King Solomon's Mines (Umbopa)
[ ] Jericho (Cpl. Jericho Jackson)
[ ] My Song Goes Forth (Self)

1938

[ ] Big Fella (Joe)

1940

[ ] The Proud Valley (David Goliath)

1942

[ ] Tales of Manhattan (Luke)
[ ] Native Land (Narrator)

1947

[ ] Easy to Get (Self)

1949

[ ] Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11 (Himself)

1951

[ ] South Africa Uncensored (Narrator)

1954

[ ] Song of the Rivers (Voice of Singer)

1973

[ ] Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2 (Self/Cameo (archive footage))

1975

[ ] Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (Self (archive footage))
[ ] Black Shadows on a Silver Screen (Self (archive footage))

1977

[ ] The Tallest Tree in Our Forest (Self)

1979

[ ] Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist (Himself (archive footage))

1985

[ ] Musical Comedy Tonight III (????)

1990

[ ] I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson (????)

1991

[ ] The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-Stokes (Self (speaking in Russian) (uncredited) (archive footage))

1994

[ ] Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & Activist (Self (archive footage))

1998

[ ] Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist (Self (archive footage))
[ ] Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am (Himself (archive footage))

1999

[ ] Paul Robeson: Here I Stand (Self)

2001

[ ] White Sings Robeson (????)

2004

[ ] AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (Joe)

2006

[ ] Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States (Self)

2007

[ ] Fred Baker - filmmaker (????)
[ ] Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson (Self (archival footage))

2017

[ ] Britain on Film: Black Britain (Self (segment "Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11"))

2021

[ ] The Real Charlie Chaplin (Self (archive footage))

Sound

1932

[ ] Black and White (Music)

Writing

1954

[ ] Song of the Rivers (Writer)