Paul Robeson
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.
Show Boat
(Joe)
Tales of Manhattan
(Luke)
The Emperor Jones
(Brutus Jones)
King Solomon's Mines
(Umbopa)
Native Land
(Narrator)
Borderline
(Pete Varond)
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
(Alexandre Dumas fils)
Body and Soul
(Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester)
Sanders of the River
(Bosambo)
The Proud Valley
(David Goliath)
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
(Himself (archive footage))
Jericho
(Cpl. Jericho Jackson)
Song of Freedom
(John 'Johnny' Zinga)
I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson
Big Fella
(Joe)
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
(Self)
Song of the Rivers
(Voice of Singer)
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
(Self (archive footage))
The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-Stokes
(Self (speaking in Russian) (uncredited) (archive footage))
My Song Goes Forth
(Self)
Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am
(Himself (archive footage))
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
(Self (archive footage))
Britain on Film: Black Britain
(Self (segment "Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11"))
Fred Baker - filmmaker
Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & Activist
(Self (archive footage))
Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11
(Himself)
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
(Self)
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
(Self (archive footage))
South Africa Uncensored
(Narrator)
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
(Self/Cameo (archive footage))
Musical Comedy Tonight III
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
(Self (archival footage))
Easy to Get
(Self)
The Tallest Tree in Our Forest
(Self)
