Paul Robeson
Birthday: 1898-04-09 | Place of Birth: Princeton, New Jersey, USAPaul 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.
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Known For
Acting
Year
Title
Role
1998
Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am
as Himself (archive footage)
1942
Tales of Manhattan
as Luke
1942
Native Land
as Narrator
1937
King Solomon's Mines
as Umbopa
1936
Show Boat
as Joe
1935
Sanders of the River
as Bosambo
1925
Body and Soul
as Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester
