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.
2024Hollywood BlackTV showas Self (archive footage) · 4 episodes2021The Real Charlie ChaplinMovieas Self (archive footage)
2017Britain on Film: Black BritainMovieas Self (segment "Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11")
2007Fred Baker - filmmakerMovie
2006Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United StatesMovieas Self2004AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the MoviesMovieas Joe
2001White Sings RobesonMovie
1999Paul Robeson: Here I StandMovieas Self1998Scandalize My Name: Stories from the BlacklistMovieas Self (archive footage)
1998Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I AmMovieas Himself (archive footage)
1994Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & ActivistMovieas Self (archive footage)
1991The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-StokesMovieas Self (speaking in Russian) (uncredited) (archive footage)
1990I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul RobesonMovie
1985Musical Comedy Tonight IIIMovie1979Paul Robeson: Tribute to an ArtistMovieas Himself (archive footage)
1977The Tallest Tree in Our ForestMovieas Self1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Movieas Self (archive footage)
1975Black Shadows on a Silver ScreenMovieas Self (archive footage)
1973Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2Movieas Self/Cameo (archive footage)1954Song of the RiversMovieas Voice of Singer · Writer
1951South Africa UncensoredMovieas Narrator
1949Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11Movieas Himself
1947Easy to GetMovieas Self1942Tales of ManhattanMovieas Luke1942Native LandMovieas Narrator1940The Proud ValleyMovieas David Goliath1938Big FellaMovieas Joe1937JerichoMovieas Cpl. Jericho Jackson1937King Solomon's MinesMovieas Umbopa1936Song of FreedomMovieas John 'Johnny' Zinga1936Show BoatMovieas Joe1935Sanders of the RiverMovieas Bosambo1933Emperor JonesMovieas Brutus Jones
1932Black and WhiteMovieMusic1930BorderlineMovieas Pete Varond1926Camille: The Fate of a CoquetteMovieas Alexandre Dumas fils1925Body and SoulMovieas Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester