Actor
Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
Born 1914 · Winona, Mississippi, USA
Roebuck "Pops" Staples (December 28, 1914 – December 19, 2000) was an American gospel and R&B musician. A "pivotal figure in gospel in the 1960s and 1970s," he was an accomplished songwriter, guitarist and singer. He was the patriarch and member of singing group The Staple Singers, which included his son Pervis and daughters Mavis, Yvonne, and Cleotha.
Acting
Wag the Dog
Pops Staples · 1997
The Last Waltz
Self · 1978
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Self - Performer (archive footage) · 2021
True Stories
Mr. Tucker · 1986
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
The Staple Singers · 1970
The Midnight Special
Self · 1972
The Klansman
The Staple Singers · 1974
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - The Staple Singers · 1961
Blues at the BBC
Self · 2009
Remembering Chicago Again
Self · 1995
Real Life
Mr. Tucker · 2018