Paul Robeson: movies and TV shows
Paul Robeson has 24 credits in the archive: 23 films and 1 TV series, from 1925 to 2024. Highest rated: The Real Charlie Chaplin (7.7/10).
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Career timeline
1925 – 2024 · busiest year: 1937 (3 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hollywood Black | Self (archive footage) | TV | — | 126 |
| 2021 | The Real Charlie Chaplin | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.7 | 123 |
| 2017 | Britain on Film: Black Britain | Self (segment "Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11") | Film | — | 119 |
| 1998 | Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 100 |
| 1979 | Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist | Himself (archive footage) | Film | — | 81 |
| 1977 | The Tallest Tree in Our Forest | Self | Film | — | 79 |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 77 |
| 1973 | Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2 | Self/Cameo (archive footage) | Film | — | 75 |
| 1954 | Song of the Rivers | Voice of Singer | Film | 6.3 | 56 |
| 1951 | South Africa Uncensored | Narrator | Film | — | 53 |
| 1949 | Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11 | Himself | Film | — | 51 |
| 1947 | Easy to Get | Self | Film | — | 49 |
| 1942 | Tales of Manhattan | Luke | Film | — | 44 |
| 1942 | Native Land | Narrator | Film | — | 44 |
| 1940 | The Proud Valley | David Goliath | Film | 6.3 | 42 |
| 1938 | Big Fella | Joe | Film | — | 40 |
| 1937 | King Solomon's Mines | Umbopa | Film | — | 39 |
| 1937 | My Song Goes Forth | Self | Film | — | 39 |
| 1937 | Jericho | Cpl. Jericho Jackson | Film | — | 39 |
| 1936 | Show Boat | Joe | Film | — | 38 |
| 1935 | Sanders of the River | Bosambo | Film | — | 37 |
| 1933 | Emperor Jones | Brutus Jones | Film | — | 35 |
| 1930 | Borderline | Pete Varond | Film | — | 32 |
| 1925 | Body and Soul | Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester | Film | — | 27 |