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Robeson, Paul (1898-1976)
 

Film & TV credits


Film Credits
 
BODY AND SOULUS, 1925Rev. Isaiah T. Jenkins; Sylvester Jenkins
BORDERLINE1930Pete, a negro
THE EMPEROR JONESUS, 1933Brutus Jones
SANDERS OF THE RIVER1935Bosambo
SONG OF FREEDOM1936John Zinga
SHOW BOATUS, 1936Joe
JERICHO1937Jeremiah 'Jericho' Jackson
KING SOLOMON'S MINES1937Umbopa
MY SONG GOES FORTH1937introduction
BIG FELLA1937Joe
THE PROUD VALLEY8/4/1940David Goliath
NATIVE LANDUS, 1942narrator
TALES OF MANHATTANUS, 1942Luke
MINING REVIEW 2ND YEAR NO. 111949on-screen participant
INTERNATIONAL NEWS NO. 55UK/US, 1951on-screen participant
LIED DER STRÖME / UNITY / SEVEN RIVERS / SONG OF THE RIVEREast Germany, 1954songs sung by
DIALOGUE WITH A WOMAN DEPARTEDUS, 1980cast member
DANIELUS/GB, 1983traditional songs performed
LÉON G. DAMASGuinea-Bissau, 1995music
 
Television Credits
 
MONITOR: Paul Robeson / Frank Lloyd WrightBBC tx 12/4/1959on-screen participant
REUNION WITH ROBESONITV tx 2/11/1959on-screen participant
VAL PARNELL'S SPECTACULARITV tx 1/10/1960on-screen participant
REUNION WITH ROBESONITV tx 11/1/1960on-screen participant
PAUL ROBESON 1898-1976BBC2 tx 26/11/1978subject of programme
BLACK ON BLACKChannel 4 tx 23/4/1985subject of programme
LONDON PLUS: Paul Robeson ExhibitionBBC1 tx 23/4/1985subject of programme
SONGS OF FREEDOM: PAUL ROBESON AND THE BLACK AMERICAN STRUGGLEChannel 4 tx 30/6/1986subject of programme
ENCOUNTERS: A Song at TwilightBBC2 tx 5/9/1992subject of programme
SPEAK OF ME AS I AMBBC2 tx 7/6/1998subject of programme
LET ROBESON SING!ITV1 tx 20/4/2001subject of programme
LIVING FAMOUSLY: Paul RobesonBBC2 tx 12/2/2003subject of programme