Acting
Paul Robeson
- Born
- April 8, 1898
- Died
- January 23, 1976
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 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.
Filmography
Known for
6.7Show Boat
1936
6.4Tales of Manhattan
1942
5.6Emperor Jones
1933
5.4King Solomon's Mines
1937
6.3Native Land
1942
6.0Borderline
1930
4.2Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
1926
6.3Body and Soul
1925
5.6Sanders of the River
1935
6.3The Proud Valley
1940
7.3Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
1979
6.2Jericho
1937
6.0Song of Freedom
1936
7.0I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson
1990
7.3Big Fella
1938
8.0Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
1999
6.3Song of the Rivers
1954
8.3Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
1998