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Edward G. Robinson (I) (1893–1973)

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Edward G. Robinson arrived in the United States at age ten, and his family moved into New York's Lower East Side. He took up acting while attending City College, abandoning plans to become a rabbi or lawyer. The American Academy of Dramatic Arts awarded him a scholarship, and he began work in stock... See full bio »

Born:

Emmanuel Goldenberg
in Bucharest, Romania

Died:

(age 79) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Still of Edward G. Robinson and Francis Lederer in Confessions of a Nazi Spy Still of Edward G. Robinson, Eleanor Parker and Thelma Ritter in A Hole in the Head Edward G. Robinson, c. 1948. Edward G. Robinson behind the scenes of Edward G. Robinson wiht granddaughter at Movieland Wax Museum, c. 1966.
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1973 Soylent Green
Sol Roth
 
1972 Neither by Day Nor by Night
Father
 
1971 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
Abraham Goldman (segment "The Messiah on Mott Street")
– The Messiah on Mott Street/The Painted Mirror (1971) … Abraham Goldman (segment "The Messiah on Mott Street")
 
1970 The Silent Force (TV series)
– The Courier (1970)
 
1970 Song of Norway
Krogstad
 
1969-1970 Bracken's World (TV series)
Cameo / Elstyn Draper
– The Mary Tree (1970) … Elstyn Draper
– Panic (1969) … Cameo
 
1970 The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (TV movie)
Emile Pulska
 
1969 The Name of the Game (TV series)
– Laurie Marie (1969)
 
1969 Medical Center (TV series)
Dr. Lee Forestman
– U.M.C. (1969) … Dr. Lee Forestman
 
1969 Mackenna's Gold
Old Adams
 
1968 It's Your Move
Sir George McDowell
 
1968 Never a Dull Moment
Leo Joseph Smooth
 
1968 The Biggest Bundle of Them All
Professor Samuels
 
1967 Operazione San Pietro
Joe Ventura
 
1967 Grand Slam
Prof. James Anders
 
1967 The Blonde from Peking
Douglas - chef C.I.A.
 
1967 Batman (TV series)
Edward G. Robinson
– Batman's Satisfaction (1967) … Edward G. Robinson (uncredited)
 
1967 All About People (short)
Narrator
 
1965 The Cincinnati Kid
Lancey Howard
 
1965 Who Has Seen the Wind? (TV movie)
Captain
 
1964 The Outrage
Con Man
 
1964 Cheyenne Autumn
the Secretary of the Interior
 
1964 Good Neighbor Sam
Simon Nurdlinger
 
1964 Robin and the 7 Hoods
Big Jim Stevens (uncredited)
 
1963 The Prize
Dr. Max Stratman/Prof. Walter Stratman
 
1963 A Boy Ten Feet Tall
Cocky Wainwright
 
1962 Two Weeks in Another Town
Maurice Kruger
 
1962 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
Narrator
– Cops and Robbers (1962) … Narrator
 
1962 My Geisha
Sam Lewis
 
1961 The Detectives (TV series)
'Big Jim' Riva
– The Legend of Jim Riva (1961) … 'Big Jim' Riva
 
1961 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Bert Alquist
– The Drop-Out (1961) … Bert Alquist
 
1960 Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse (TV series)
Frog (1960)
 
1960 Pepe
Film Producer Edward G. Robinson
 
1960 Seven Thieves
Theo Wilkins
 
1960 Sunday Showcase (TV series)
Daniel Webster
– The Devil and Daniel Webster (1960) … Daniel Webster
 
1960 The Right Man (TV movie)
Theodore Roosevelt
 
1959 A Hole in the Head
Mario Manetta
 
1959 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Victor Bers
– Heritage (1959) … Victor Bers
 
1959 Goodyear Theatre (TV series)
Harry Harper
– A Good Name (1959) … Harry Harper
 
1958 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Oscar Bromek
– Shadows Tremble (1958) … Oscar Bromek
 
1956 The Ten Commandments
Dathan (as Edward G Robinson)
 
1956 Nightmare
Rene Bressard
 
1955 Hell on Frisco Bay
Victor Amato
 
1955 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Baron / John Derwent
– A Set of Values (1955) … Baron
– ..... and Son (1955) … John Derwent
 
1955 Celebrity Playhouse (TV series)
Matthew Considine
– For the Defense (1955) … Matthew Considine
 
1955 Illegal
Victor Scott
 
1955 A Bullet for Joey
Insp. Raoul Leduc
 
1955 Tight Spot
Lloyd Hallett
 
1955 The Violent Men
Lew Wilkison
 
1954 Black Tuesday
Vincent Canelli
 
1954 Climax! (TV series)
– Epitaph for a Spy (1954)
 
1954 For the Defense (TV movie)
Matthew Considine
 
1953 The Glass Web
Henry Hayes
 
1953 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Sir Wilfrid Robarts
– Witness for the Prosecution (1953) … Sir Wilfrid Robarts
 
1953 Big Leaguer
John B. 'Hans' Lobert
 
1953 Vice Squad
Capt. 'Barnie' Barnaby
 
1952 Actor's and Sin
Maurice Tillayou (Actor's Blood sequence)
 
1950 Operation X
George Constantin
 
1949 It's a Great Feeling
Edward G. Robinson (uncredited)
 
1949 House of Strangers
Gino Monetti
 
1948 Night Has a Thousand Eyes
John Triton
 
1948 Key Largo
Johnny Rocco
 
1948 All My Sons
Joe Keller
 
1947 The Red House
Pete Morgan
 
1946 The Stranger
Mr. Wilson
 
1945 Scarlet Street
Christopher Cross
 
1945 Journey Together
Dean McWilliams
 
1945 Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
Martinius Jacobson
 
1944 The Woman in the Window
Professor Richard Wanley
 
1944 Mr. Winkle Goes to War
Wilbert Winkle
 
1944 Double Indemnity
Barton Keyes
 
1944 Tampico
Capt. Bart Manson
 
1943 Flesh and Fantasy
Marshall Tyler (Episode 2)
 
1943 Destroyer
Steve Boleslavski
 
1942 Tales of Manhattan
Avery L. 'Larry' Browne
 
1942 Larceny, Inc.
'Pressure' Maxwell
 
1941 Unholy Partners
Bruce Corey
 
1941 Manpower
Hank 'Gimpy' McHenry
 
1941 The Sea Wolf
'Wolf' Larsen
 
1940 A Dispatch from Reuter's
Julius Reuter
 
1940 Brother Orchid
Little John Sarto
 
1940 Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Dr. Paul Ehrlich
 
1939 Blackmail
John R. Ingram
 
1939 Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Edward Renard
 
1938 I Am the Law
John Lindsay
 
1938 The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Dr. Clitterhouse
 
1938 A Slight Case of Murder
Remy Marco
 
1937 The Last Gangster
Joe Krozac
 
1937 Kid Galahad
Nick Donati
 
1937 Thunder in the City
Daniel 'Dan' Armstrong
 
1936 Bullets or Ballots
Johnny Blake
 
1935 Barbary Coast
Luis Chamalis
 
1935 The Whole Town's Talking
Arthur Ferguson Jones
 
1934 The Man with Two Faces
Damon Welles/Jules Chautard
 
1934 Dark Hazard
Jim 'Buck' Turner
 
1933 I Loved a Woman
John Mansfield Hayden
 
1933 The Little Giant
Bugs Ahearn
 
1932 Silver Dollar
Yates Martin
 
1932 Tiger Shark
Mike Mascarenhas
 
1932 Two Seconds
John Allen
 
1932 The Hatchet Man
Wong Low Get
 
1931 Five Star Final
Randall
 
1931 Smart Money
Nick Venizelos
 
1931 The Stolen Jools (short)
Gangster (as Edward Robinson)
 
1931 Little Caesar
Little Caesar - Alias 'Rico'
 
1930 The Widow from Chicago
Dominic
 
1930 East Is West
Charlie Yong
 
1930 Outside the Law
Cobra Collins
 
1930 Die Sehnsucht jeder Frau
Tony
 
1930 A Lady to Love
Tony
 
1930 Night Ride
Tony Garotta
 
1929 The Hole in the Wall
The Fox
 
1923 The Bright Shawl
Domingo Escobar (as E.G. Robinson)
 
1916 Arms and the Woman
Factory Worker
 
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1949 House of Strangers (performer: "M'appari, tutt'amor", "La donna è mobile")
 
1944 Mr. Winkle Goes to War (performer: "Sweet Genevieve" - uncredited)
 
1938 A Slight Case of Murder (performer: "It Had to Be You" 1924 - uncredited)
 
1936 Bullets or Ballots ("The Lady in Red" 1935 - uncredited)
 
1933 I Loved a Woman (performer: "Home on the Range" 1904 - uncredited, "Little Annie Rooney" 1890 - uncredited)
 
1933 The Little Giant ("Pilgrim's Chorus" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1930 The Kibitzer (play)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
1989 Dieter & Andreas (short) (grateful acknowledgment)
 
1956 Lust for Life (we wish to thank for cooperation - as Mr. Edward G. Robinson)
 
Show ShowSelf (41 titles)
1973 A Look at the World of SOYLENT GREEN (documentary short)
Himself
 
1971 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.9 (1971) … Himself
– Episode #5.5 (1971) … Himself
 
1971 The Movie Crazy Years (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1971 Mooch Goes to Hollywood (TV movie)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1970 This Is Tom Jones (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #3.5 (1970) … Himself
 
1967-1969 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.124 (1969) … Himself
– Episode #1.57 (1967) … Himself
 
1966 The Eamonn Andrews Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.3 (1966) … Himself
 
1965-1966 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
Himself - Dramatic Reader / Himself
– Episode #3.20 (1966) … Himself - Dramatic Reader
– Episode #2.30 (1965) … Himself
– Episode #2.15 (1965) … Himself - Dramatic Reader
 
1966 The Lucy Show (TV series)
Himself
– Lucy Goes to a Hollywood Premiere (1966) … Himself
 
1953-1965 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 5 December 1965 (1965) … Himself
– Episode dated 16 December 1962 (1962) … Himself
– Episode dated 18 December 1960 (1960) … Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 15 January 1956 (1956) … Himself
– Episode dated 11 October 1953 (1953) … Himself
 
1964 Freedom Spectacular (TV movie)
Himself
 
1964 The 36th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Writing Awards
 
1963 The World's Greatest Showman: The Legend of Cecil B. DeMille (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1963 The Jack Paar Program (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.26 (1963) … Himself
 
1962 At This Very Moment (TV movie)
Himself
 
1961 Here's Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 April 1961 (1961) … Himself
 
1960 Special Gala to Support Kennedy Campaign (TV movie)
Himself - Performer
 
1957-1960 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
– The Movie Premiere of 'Can-Can' (1960) … Himself
– Episode #2.21 (1957) … Himself - Guest
 
1959-1960 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Mervyn LeRoy (1960) … Himself
– Frank Capra (1959) … Himself
 
1959 Reflets de Cannes (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 May 1959 (1959) … Himself
 
1959 Israel (documentary short)
Narrator
 
1957 The Heart of Show Business (short)
Himself, Narrator
 
1957 Tonight! America After Dark (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #1.1 (1957) … Himself - Guest
 
1956 The $64,000 Challenge (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 October 1956 (1956) … Himself
– Episode dated 21 October 1956 (1956) … Himself
– Episode dated 14 October 1956 (1956) … Himself
– Episode dated 7 October 1956 (1956) … Himself
– Episode dated 30 September 1956 (1956) … Himself
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1956 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #10.1 (1956) … Himself
– Episode #9.41 (1956) … Himself
 
1954 A Star Is Born World Premiere (TV short)
Himself
 
1954 The Martha Raye Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1954) … Himself
 
1954 Your Show of Shows (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 January 1954 (1954) … Himself
 
1953 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Himself - Actor
– Episode #6.2 (1953) … Himself - Actor
 
1951 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Memories (documentary short)
Narrator
 
1946 American Creed (short)
Himself
 
1943 Magic Bullets (documentary short)
 
1941 Polo with the Stars (short)
Himself - Watching Polo Match (uncredited)
 
1939 Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 6 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1939 Verdensberømtheder i København (short)
Himself
 
1937 A Day at Santa Anita (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1937 The First Gangster and the Last Gangster (documentary short)
Himself
 
1936 Breakdowns of 1936 (short)
Himself
 
1931 Round About Hollywood (documentary short)
Himself
 
1931 How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots' (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1930 An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee (short)
Himself (as Edward Robinson)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (43 titles)
2012 Ninja the Mission Force (TV series)
 
2011 A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (TV documentary)
 
2011 Sing Your Song (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2010 The Naked Archaeologist (TV series)
 
2010 Dome Project (video short)
Himself
 
2009 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (TV documentary)
 
2008 Empire State Building Murders (TV movie)
Brassi
 
2008 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2006 Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (TV documentary)
Himself as Nick Donati (uncredited)
 
2005 Bullets Over Hollywood (TV documentary)
 
2005 Filmmakers vs. Tycoons (documentary)
 
2005 Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool (TV documentary)
 
2004 Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go Hollywood (video documentary short)
Little Caesar (uncredited)
 
2004 Checking Out: Grand Hotel (video documentary short)
Himself - At the premiere
 
1996-2002 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
2001 Pulp Cinema (video documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Save Our History (TV series documentary)
 
1998 Behind the Planet of the Apes (TV documentary)
Dr. Zaius
 
1998 Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory (TV documentary)
(uncredited)
 
1996 Bogart: The Untold Story (TV documentary)
Actor in 'Kid Gallahad' (uncredited)
 
1996 Beatles Diary (video documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Barbra: The Concert (TV special documentary)
Himself - at a Nightclub (uncredited)
 
1993 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In: 25th Anniversary Reunion (TV movie)
Himself
 
1991 Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1989 The Best of Gleason 3 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1988 Muppet Babies (TV series)
 
1988 The 1950's: Music, Memories & Milestones (video documentary)
Himself
 
1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1979 Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)
 
1979 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1976 America at the Movies (documentary)
Caesar Enrico Bandetto
 
1975 Brother Can You Spare a Dime (documentary)
 
1972 Hollywood: The Dream Factory (TV documentary)
 
1967 Mondo Hollywood (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1967 Lionpower from MGM (short)
Professor Samuels (uncredited)
 
1963-1964 Hollywood and the Stars (TV series)
 
1961 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
 
1961 Frontier Justice (TV series)
 
1955 When the Talkies Were Young (short)
Joseph Randall (uncredited)
 
1946 Okay for Sound (documentary short)
Rico
 
1941 Breakdowns of 1941 (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1939 From the Ends of the Earth (documentary short)
Himself
 

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(1915) Stage: Appeared in "Under Fire" on Broadway (Broadway debut). Written by Roi Cooper Megrue. Co-directed by William Courtenay (also in cast) and Roi Cooper Megrue. Hudson Theatre: 11 Sep 1915-Jan 1916 (closing date unknown/129 performances). Cast: Dorothy Abbott, Sydney Chon, Frank Craven... See more »

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Alternate Names:

E.G. Robinson | Edward G Robinson | Edward Robinson | Mr. Edward G. Robinson

Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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If I were just a bit taller and I was a little more handsome or something like that, I could have played all the roles that I have played, and played many more. There is such a thing as a handicap, but you've got to be that much better as an actor. It kept me from certain roles that I might have had, but then, it kept others from playing my roles, so I don't know that it's not altogether balanced. See more »

Trivia:

Was named #24 greatest actor on The 50 Greatest Screen Legends by the American Film Institute See more »

Trademark:

Unconventional, almost catfish-like mug See more »

Nickname:

Manny See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius