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Paul Robeson (I) (1898–1976)

This handsome, eloquent and highly charismatic actor became one of the foremost interpreters of Eugene O'Neill's plays and one of the most treasured names in song during the first half of the twentieth century. He also courted disdain and public controversy for most of his career as a staunch Cold War-era advocate for human rights, as well as his ... See full bio »

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Known For

Show Boat
Show Boat Joe
(1936)
King Solomon's Mines
King Solomon's Mines Umbopa
(1937)
The Emperor Jones
The Emperor Jones Brutus Jones
(1933)
Dark Sands
Dark Sands Cpl. Jericho Jackson
(1937)
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 2018 Genius (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Picasso: Chapter Seven (2018) ... (performer: "Joe Hill" - uncredited)
 2016 Indignation (performer: "Chee Lai (March of the Volunteers)")
 2014/I Pride (performer: "Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes")
 2013 Timeshift (TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode)
- When Coal Was King (2013) ... (performer: "I Dreamed I Saw Joe Hill Last Night")
 2012 The House I Live In (Documentary) (performer: "THE HOUSE I LIVE IN")
 2011 War on Terror (Documentary) (performer: "Danny Boy (Londonderry Air)")
 2011 Sing Your Song (Documentary) (performer: "Ol' Man River")
 2009 Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (TV Movie documentary) (performer: "My Old Kentucky Home, Good-Night", "Ol' Man River")
 2008 Jonathan Meades - Magnetic North (TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode)
- Poland to Finland (2008) ... (performer: "National Anthem of the Soviet Union" - uncredited)
 2007 Profit Motive and the Whispering Wind (Documentary) (performer: "Joe Hill")
 2004 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (TV Movie documentary) (performer: "Ol' Man River")
 1996 Red Hollywood (Video documentary) (performer: "The House I Live In")
 1978 Killer of Sheep (performer: "My Curly Headed Baby", "The House I Live in", "Going Home")
 1975 Brother Can You Spare a Dime (Documentary) (performer: "Water Boy" - uncredited)
 1961 Rencontres de septembre (Documentary short) (performer: "Ol' Man River")
 1960 Aktuelle Kamera (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 20 June 1960 (1960) ... (performer: "Water Boy", "Freiheit")
 1942 Tales of Manhattan (performer: "Glory Day" - uncredited)
 1938 Canciones de Madrid (Documentary short) (performer: "La Internacional" (The Internationale), "La Joven Guardia")
 1937 Dark Sands (performer: "My Way", "Deep Desert", "Shortnin' Bread" (uncredited), "Silent Night" (uncredited))
 1937 King Solomon's Mines (performer: "Walk! Walk!", "Climbin' Up", "Kukuwana" - uncredited)
 1937 Big Fella (performer: "Lazin'", "When I Get to Heaven", "Roll Up Sailorman", "Ma Curly Headed Baby", "River Steals My Folks from Me")
 1936 Song of Freedom ("Lonely Road", "Song of Freedom") / (performer: "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho" (uncredited), "Sleepy River", "Lonely Road", "Stepping Stones", "Song of Freedom", "The Black Emperor")
 1936 Show Boat (performer: "Ol' Man River" (1927), "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" (1927), "Ah Still Suits Me" (1936), "Finale: You Are Love" (1927) and "Ol' Man River" (1927) - uncredited)
 1935 Sanders of the River (performer: "The Song of the Spear", "Lion Song", "My Little Black Dove", "The Killing Song", "Congo Lullaby")
 1933 The Emperor Jones (performer: "Now Let Me Fly", "Water Boy", "I'm Travelin'", "Daniel" - uncredited)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage: Appeared (as "Brutus Jones") in "The Emperor Jones" by Eugene O'Neill. Ridgeway Theater, White Plains, NY. See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Biographical Movies | 17 Print Biographies | 1 Portrayal | 17 Articles | 2 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Alternate Names:

Paul LeRoy Bustill Robeson

Height:

6' 3" (1.91 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Colonial peoples today look to the Soviet Socialist Republics. They see how under the great Stalin millions like themselves have found a new life. They see that aided and guided by the example of the Soviet Union, led by their Mao Tse-tung, a new China adds its mighty power to the true and expanding socialist way of life. See more »

Trivia:

Played professional Football for the Akron Pros and Milwaukee Badgers. See more »

Trademark:

Powerful bass singing voice See more »

Nickname:

Robey

Star Sign:

Aries
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