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Roebuck 'Pops' Staples

Acting Born Dec 28, 1914 Winona, Mississippi, USA 11 credits

Biography

Roebuck "Pops" Staples (December 28, 1914 – December 19, 2000) was an American gospel and R&B musician. A "pivotal figure in gospel in the 1960s and 1970s," he was an accomplished songwriter, guitarist and singer. He was the patriarch and member of singing group The Staple Singers, which included his son Pervis and daughters Mavis, Yvonne, and Cleotha.

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Known for

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - The Staple Singers
Film

Barton Fink

as Self
Film

Wag the Dog

as Pops Staples
Film

True Stories

as Mr. Tucker

Full filmography

  • The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self - The Staple Singers
  • The Midnight Special (1972) as Self
  • Wag the Dog (1997) as Pops Staples
  • The Last Waltz (1978) as Self
  • Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021) as Self - Performer (archive footage)
  • True Stories (1986) as Mr. Tucker
  • The Klansman (1974) as The Staple Singers
  • Real Life (2018) as Mr. Tucker
  • Blues at the BBC (2009) as Self
  • The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children (1970) as The Staple Singers
  • Remembering Chicago Again (1995) as Self