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Paul Robeson

Age: 126 years

public person biography

Gender: Male

Birthday: April 8, 1898

Place of birth: Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Biography: 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 Col...

Known for: Acting

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Show Boat
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Show Boat

as Joe

Tales of Manhattan
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Tales of Manhattan

as Luke

Emperor Jones
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Emperor Jones

as Brutus Jones

King Solomon's Mines
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King Solomon's Mines

as Umbopa

Native Land
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Native Land

as Narrator

Borderline
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Borderline

as Pete Varond

Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
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Camille: The Fate of...

as Alexandre Dumas fils

Sanders of the River
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Sanders of the River

as Bosambo

Body and Soul
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Body and Soul

as Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester

The Proud Valley
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The Proud Valley

as David Goliath

Jericho
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Jericho

as Cpl. Jericho Jackson

Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
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Paul Robeson: Tribut...

as Himself (archive footage)

Song of Freedom
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Song of Freedom

as John 'Johnny' Zinga

I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson
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I’m a Negro, I’m an ...

Big Fella
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Big Fella

as Joe

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
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Paul Robeson: Here I...

as Self

Song of the Rivers
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Song of the Rivers

as Voice of Singer

Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
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Scandalize My Name: ...

as Self (archive footage)

The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-Stokes
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The Great Concert of...

as Self (speaking in Russian) (uncredited) (archive footage)

My Song Goes Forth
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My Song Goes Forth

as Self

Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am
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Paul Robeson: Speak ...

as Himself (archive footage)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
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Brother, Can You Spa...

as Self (archive footage)

Britain on Film: Black Britain
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Britain on Film: Bla...

as Self (segment "Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11")

Fred Baker - filmmaker
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Fred Baker - filmmak...

Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & Activist
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Paul Robeson: 20th C...

as Self (archive footage)

Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11
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Mining Review 2nd Ye...

as Himself

Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
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Howard Zinn: Voices ...

as Self

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
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Black Shadows on a S...

as Self (archive footage)

South Africa Uncensored
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South Africa Uncenso...

as Narrator

Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
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Contradictory Americ...

as Self/Cameo (archive footage)

Musical Comedy Tonight III
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Musical Comedy Tonig...

Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
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Our Paul: Rememberin...

as Self (archival footage)

Easy to Get
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Easy to Get

as Self

The Tallest Tree in Our Forest
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The Tallest Tree in ...

as Self

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
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AFI's 100 Years... 1...

as Joe