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Paul Robeson
Deceased

How Did Paul Robeson Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 77
Also known asPaul LeRoy Bustill RobesonGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn08/04/1898Born inPrinceton, New Jersey, USADied23/01/1976 (aged 77)Died inPhiladelphiaCausestrokeWikidataQ273233 ↗Buried atFerncliff CemeteryTMDb#98568 ↗

Paul Leroy Robeson was an American bass-baritone concert artist, actor, professional football player, and activist who became famous both for his cultural accomplishments and for his political stances.

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Filmography25 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2024Hollywood BlackSeriesSelf (archive footage)126
2021The Real Charlie ChaplinMovieSelf (archive footage)123
2007Our Paul: Remembering Paul RobesonMovieSelf (archival footage)109
2004AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the MoviesMovieJoe106
1999Paul Robeson: Here I StandMovieSelf101
1991The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-StokesMovieSelf (speaking in Russian) (uncredited) (archive footage)93
1990I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul RobesonMovie—92
1979Paul Robeson: Tribute to an ArtistMovieHimself (archive footage)81
1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?MovieSelf (archive footage)77
1975Black Shadows on a Silver ScreenMovieSelf (archive footage)77
1973Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2MovieSelf/Cameo (archive footage)75
1954Song of the RiversMovieVoice of Singer56
1949Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11MovieHimself51
1947Easy to GetMovieSelf49
1942Tales of ManhattanMovieLuke44
1942Native LandMovieNarrator44
1940The Proud ValleyMovieDavid Goliath42
1938Big FellaMovieJoe40
1937JerichoMovieCpl. Jericho Jackson39
1937King Solomon's MinesMovieUmbopa39
1936Show BoatMovieJoe38
1936Song of FreedomMovieJohn 'Johnny' Zinga38
1935Sanders of the RiverMovieBosambo37
1930BorderlineMoviePete Varond32
1925Body and SoulMovieReverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester27