Edward G. Robinson
Edward G. Robinson (born Emanuel Goldenberg; December 12, 1893 – January 26, 1973) was a Romanian-born American actor and political activist. Although he played a wide range of characters, he is best remembered for his roles as a gangster, most notably in his star-making film Little Caesar (1931). Robinson's career saw a decline during the 1950s Red Scare when he was threatened with blacklisting. Experiencing underemployment, he turned towards minor roles in B movies until he eventually returned to the mainstream by playing one of Moses' adversaries Dathan in Cecil B. DeMille's religious epic The Ten Commandments (1956). He was ranked number 24 in the American Film Institute's list of the 25 greatest male stars of Classic American cinema. Never having been nominated for an Academy Award during his 60-year career, he became a posthumous recipient of an Honorary Oscar in 1973, two months after his death. Robinson was Jewish and a staunch critic of fascist and Nazi ideologies that were on the rise in the 1930s. He donating more than $250,000 to 850 political and charitable organizations between 1939 and 1949, hosted a gathering at his home to sign a declaration calling for a boycott of all German-made products, frequently appeared at Soviet and American war relief rallies, delivered radio addresses in over six languages to Nazi-occupied European countries, and traveled to Normandy to entertain the troops, becoming the first movie star to go there for the USO. Robin was also an outspoken supporter of the civil rights movement, and regularly campaigned to overcome segregation.
Filmography
Away with Words
as Edward G. Robinson
Away with Words
as Edward G. Robinson
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
as Self (archive footage)
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
as Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
Warner at War
as (archive footage)
Warner at War
as (archive footage)
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
as Self (archive footage)
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
as Self (archive footage)
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
as Self (archive footage)
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
as Self (archive footage)
Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero
as Self (archive footage)
Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero
as Self (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
as Self (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
as Self (archive footage)
Pulp Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
Pulp Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra's American Dream
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra's American Dream
as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
as Self (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story
as Self (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story
as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
as Self (archive footage)
Movie Tough Guys
as Self (archive footage)
Movie Tough Guys
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Soylent Green
as Sol Roth
Soylent Green
as Sol Roth
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
as Self
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
as Self
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Song of Norway
as Krogstad
Song of Norway
as Krogstad
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
as Emile Pulska
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
as Emile Pulska
Operation Heartbeat
as Dr. Lee Forestman
Operation Heartbeat
as Dr. Lee Forestman
Mackenna's Gold
as Old Adams
Mackenna's Gold
as Old Adams
It's Your Move
as Sir George McDowell
It's Your Move
as Sir George McDowell
Never a Dull Moment
as Leo Joseph Smooth
Never a Dull Moment
as Leo Joseph Smooth
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
as Professor Samuels
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
as Professor Samuels
Operation San Pietro
as Joe Ventura
Operation San Pietro
as Joe Ventura
Grand Slam
as Prof. James Anders
Grand Slam
as Prof. James Anders
The Blonde from Peking
as CIA Chief Douglas
The Blonde from Peking
as CIA Chief Douglas
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
as Dr. Zaius
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
as Dr. Zaius
The Cincinnati Kid
as Lancey Howard
The Cincinnati Kid
as Lancey Howard
Good Neighbor Sam
as Simon Nurdlinger
Good Neighbor Sam
as Simon Nurdlinger
The Prize
as Max Stratman/Walter Stratman
The Prize
as Max Stratman/Walter Stratman
Sammy Going South
as Cocky Wainwright
Sammy Going South
as Cocky Wainwright
Two Weeks in Another Town
as Maurice Kruger
Two Weeks in Another Town
as Maurice Kruger
My Geisha
as Sam Lewis
My Geisha
as Sam Lewis
Pepe
as Edward G. Robinson
Pepe
as Edward G. Robinson
Seven Thieves
as Theo Wilkins
Seven Thieves
as Theo Wilkins
The Right Man
as Theodore Roosevelt
The Right Man
as Theodore Roosevelt
A Hole in the Head
as Mario Manetta
A Hole in the Head
as Mario Manetta
The Ten Commandments
as Dathan
The Ten Commandments
as Dathan
Nightmare
as Rene Bressard
Nightmare
as Rene Bressard
Illegal
as Victor Scott
Illegal
as Victor Scott
A Bullet for Joey
as Raoul Leduc
A Bullet for Joey
as Raoul Leduc
Tight Spot
as Lloyd Hallett
Tight Spot
as Lloyd Hallett
The Violent Men
as Lee Wilkison
The Violent Men
as Lee Wilkison
Black Tuesday
as Vincent Canelli
Black Tuesday
as Vincent Canelli
The Glass Web
as Henry Hayes
The Glass Web
as Henry Hayes
Vice Squad
as Capt. 'Barnie' Barnaby
Vice Squad
as Capt. 'Barnie' Barnaby
Actors and Sin
as Maurice Tillayou (segment Actor's Blood)
Actors and Sin
as Maurice Tillayou (segment Actor's Blood)
My Daughter Joy
as George Constantin
My Daughter Joy
as George Constantin
It's a Great Feeling
as Edward G. Robinson (uncredited)
It's a Great Feeling
as Edward G. Robinson (uncredited)
House of Strangers
as Gino Monetti
House of Strangers
as Gino Monetti
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
as John Triton
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
as John Triton
Key Largo
as Johnny Rocco
Key Largo
as Johnny Rocco
Blow-Ups of 1947
as Self
Blow-Ups of 1947
as Self
The Red House
as Pete Morgan
The Red House
as Pete Morgan
Okay for Sound
Okay for Sound
Scarlet Street
as Christopher Cross
Scarlet Street
as Christopher Cross
Journey Together
as Dean McWilliams
Journey Together
as Dean McWilliams
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
as Martinius Jacobson
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
as Martinius Jacobson
The Woman in the Window
as Professor Richard Wanley
The Woman in the Window
as Professor Richard Wanley
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
as Wilbert Winkle
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
as Wilbert Winkle
Destroyer
as Steven 'Boley' Boleslavski
Destroyer
as Steven 'Boley' Boleslavski
Breakdowns of 1942
as Self
Breakdowns of 1942
as Self
Larceny, Inc.
as 'Pressure' Maxwell
Larceny, Inc.
as 'Pressure' Maxwell
Moscow Strikes Back
as Narrator (English version) (voice)
Moscow Strikes Back
as Narrator (English version) (voice)
Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Unholy Partners
as Bruce Corey
Unholy Partners
as Bruce Corey
The Sea Wolf
as 'Wolf' Larsen
The Sea Wolf
as 'Wolf' Larsen
A Dispatch from Reuters
as Paul Julius Reuter
A Dispatch from Reuters
as Paul Julius Reuter
From the Ends of the Earth
as Self
From the Ends of the Earth
as Self
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Edward 'Ed' Renard
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Edward 'Ed' Renard
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Dr. T.S. Clitterhouse
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Dr. T.S. Clitterhouse
A Slight Case of Murder
as Remy Marko
A Slight Case of Murder
as Remy Marko
Kid Galahad
as Nick 'Nicky' Donati
Kid Galahad
as Nick 'Nicky' Donati
Breakdowns of 1936
as Self
Breakdowns of 1936
as Self
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
as Self
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
as Self
The Man with Two Faces
as Damon Welles / Jules Chautard
The Man with Two Faces
as Damon Welles / Jules Chautard
Tiger Shark
as Mike Mascarenhas
Tiger Shark
as Mike Mascarenhas
The Hatchet Man
as Wong Low Get
The Hatchet Man
as Wong Low Get
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'
as Self - Golfer (uncredited)
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'
as Self - Golfer (uncredited)
Smart Money
as Nick 'The Barber' Venizelos
Smart Money
as Nick 'The Barber' Venizelos
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
as Self
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
as Self
The Bright Shawl
as Domingo Escobar
The Bright Shawl
as Domingo Escobar