Actor
Paul Robeson
Born 1898 · Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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.
Acting
Show Boat
Joe · 1936
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Self (archive footage) · 2021
Tales of Manhattan
Luke · 1942
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
Himself (archive footage) · 1979
Body and Soul
Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester · 1925
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
Self/Cameo (archive footage) · 1973
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
Self (archive footage) · 1998
Hollywood Black
Self (archive footage) · 2024
Easy to Get
Self · 1947
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Joe · 2004
Borderline
Pete Varond · 1930
The Proud Valley
David Goliath · 1940
Big Fella
Joe · 1938
Emperor Jones
Brutus Jones · 1933
Native Land
Narrator · 1942
King Solomon's Mines
Umbopa · 1937
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Self · 1999
The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-Stokes
Self (speaking in Russian) (uncredited) (archive footage) · 1991
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage) · 1975
Sanders of the River
Bosambo · 1935
Song of Freedom
John 'Johnny' Zinga · 1936
Jericho
Cpl. Jericho Jackson · 1937
Song of the Rivers
Voice of Singer · 1954
Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11
Himself · 1949