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
Show Boat
as Joe
Tales of Manhattan
as Luke
Body and Soul
as Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester
King Solomon's Mines
as Umbopa
The Real Charlie Chaplin
as Self (archive footage)
Emperor Jones
as Brutus Jones
Borderline
as Pete Varond
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
as Himself (archive footage)
The Proud Valley
as David Goliath
Native Land
as Narrator
Sanders of the River
as Bosambo
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Song of Freedom
as John 'Johnny' Zinga
Big Fella
as Joe
Jericho
as Cpl. Jericho Jackson
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
as Alexandre Dumas fils
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
as Self (archive footage)
Song of the Rivers
as Voice of Singer
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
as Self/Cameo (archive footage)