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Paul Robeson
Acting
08 Apr 1898
† 23 Jan 1976
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 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.
Also Known As
Paul LeRoy Bustill Robeson
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Paul Robeson's Movies
67%
Show Boat
17 May 1936
65%
Tales of Manhattan
05 Aug 1942
63%
Body and Soul
09 Nov 1925
54%
King Solomon's Mines
17 Jun 1937
76%
The Real Charlie Chaplin
19 Nov 2021
56%
Emperor Jones
29 Sept 1933
60%
Borderline
13 Oct 1930
73%
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
29 Oct 1979
63%
The Proud Valley
06 Apr 1940
63%
Native Land
11 May 1942
58%
Sanders of the River
10 May 1935
63%
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
06 Aug 1975
60%
Song of Freedom
16 Aug 1936
73%
Big Fella
03 Jan 1938
62%
Jericho
23 Aug 1937
42%
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
01 Jan 1926
83%
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
01 Jan 1998
63%
Song of the Rivers
17 Sept 1954
83%
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
22 Jun 2004
90%
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
02 Jun 1973
