Deceased

When Did Bill Robinson Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 71

Also known asLuther Robinson, Bojangles , Bill "Bojangles" RobinsonGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn25/05/1878Born inRichmond, Virginia, USADied25/11/1949 (aged 71)Died inNew York CityWikidataQ862416 ↗Buried atThe Evergreens CemeteryTMDb#240072 ↗

Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, was an American tap dancer, actor, and singer, the best known and the most highly paid black entertainer in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. His long career mirrored changes in American entertainment tastes and technology. His career began in the age of minstrel shows and moved to vaudeville, Broadway theatre, the recording industry, Hollywood films, radio, and television.

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Filmography18 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2011	Dancetime Tap Dance HistoryMovie	—	133
1997	Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film VaultsMovie	Self (Archival Footage)	119
1985	That's Dancing!Movie	—	107
1948	The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries	Self	70
1943	Stormy WeatherMovie	Bill Williamson	65
1942	By an Old Southern RiverMovie	Self	64
1942	Let's ScuffleMovie	HImself	64
1938	Rebecca of Sunnybrook FarmMovie	Aloysius	60
1938	Just Around the CornerMovie	Samuel G. Henshaw	60
1938	Up the RiverMovie	Memphis Jones	60
1938	Road DemonMovie	Zephyr	60
1937	One Mile from HeavenMovie	Officer Joe Dudley	59
1935	The Big Broadcast of 1936Movie	Specialty	57
1935	In Old KentuckyMovie	Wash Jackson	57
1935	In Old KentuckyMovie	Greyboy	57
1933	The Big BenefitMovie	Self	55
1932	Harlem Is HeavenMovie	Bill	54
1929	The Delicatessen KidMovie	Bill Robinson	51