Acting
Paul Robeson
Princeton, New Jersey, USABorn 1898
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.
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Films
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TV Shows
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Crew Credits
Known For
35 Credits
Big Fella
as Joe
1938
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1975
Tales of Manhattan
as Luke
1942
Show Boat
as Joe
1936
The Real Charlie Chaplin
as Self (archive footage)
2021
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
as Joe
2004
King Solomon's Mines
as Umbopa
1937
Sanders of the River
as Bosambo
1935
Native Land
as Narrator
1942
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
1975
Emperor Jones
as Brutus Jones
1933
The Proud Valley
as David Goliath
1940
