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Paul Robeson
Acting
Born: April 8, 1898
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.
Known For
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Body and Soul
as Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester
King Solomon's Mines
as Umbopa
Tales of Manhattan
as Luke
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am
as Himself (archive footage)
Native Land
as Narrator
Show Boat
as Joe
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
as Self/Cameo (archive footage)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
as Joe
