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Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson

Acting

April 8, 1898 – January 23, 1976 (died at 77)
Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Male
39 Movies
1 TV Shows

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.

Body and Soul
Body and Soul

Body and Soul

1925 6.3

as Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester

Age 27 (now 77)
Emperor Jones
Emperor Jones

Emperor Jones

1933 5.6

as Brutus Jones

Age 35 (now 77)
King Solomon's Mines
King Solomon's Mines

King Solomon's Mines

1937 5.4

as Umbopa

Age 39 (now 77)
Borderline
Borderline

Borderline

1930 6.0

as Pete Varond

Age 32 (now 77)
Show Boat
Show Boat

Show Boat

1936 6.7

as Joe

Age 38 (now 77)
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist

Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist

1979 7.3

as Himself (archive footage)

Age 81 (now 77)
The Proud Valley
The Proud Valley

The Proud Valley

1940 6.3

as David Goliath

Age 41 (now 77)
Native Land
Native Land

Native Land

1942 6.3

as Narrator

Age 44 (now 77)
Sanders of the River
Sanders of the River

Sanders of the River

1935 5.8

as Bosambo

Age 37 (now 77)
Tales of Manhattan
Tales of Manhattan

Tales of Manhattan

1942 6.5

as Luke

Age 44 (now 77)
Big Fella
Big Fella

Big Fella

1938 7.3

as Joe

Age 39 (now 77)
Song of Freedom
Song of Freedom

Song of Freedom

1936 6.0

as John 'Johnny' Zinga

Age 38 (now 77)
Jericho
Jericho

Jericho

1937 6.2

as Cpl. Jericho Jackson

Age 39 (now 77)
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette

Camille: The Fate of a Coquette

1926 4.2

as Alexandre Dumas fils

Age 27 (now 77)
Song of the Rivers
Song of the Rivers

Song of the Rivers

1954 6.3

as Voice of Singer

Age 56 (now 77)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

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

2004 8.3

as Joe

Age 106 (now 77)