Personal Info
Paul LeRoy Bustill Robeson
Paul Robeson
Acting
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.
Filmography
Movies
The Real Charlie Chaplin
as Self (archive footage)
Britain on Film: Black Britain
as Self (segment "Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11")
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
as Self (archival footage)
Fred Baker - filmmaker
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
as Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
as Joe
White Sings Robeson
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
as Self
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
as Self (archive footage)
Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am
as Himself (archive footage)
