Edward G. Robinson
Born December 12, 1893 (Age: 132)
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Bucharest, Romania
Biography
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.
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.
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Filmography
Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero
2005
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 111
No Image
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 110
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 103
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 103
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 103
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 97
Soylent Green
1973
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as Sol Roth
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Age: 79
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
1973
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as Self
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Age: 79
Neither by Day Nor by Night
1972
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as Father
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Age: 78
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 78
Song of Norway
1970
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as Krogstad
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Age: 76
Operation Heartbeat
1969
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as Dr. Lee Forestman
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Age: 75
Mackenna's Gold
1969
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as Old Adams
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Age: 75
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
1966
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as Dr. Zaius
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Age: 72
The Cincinnati Kid
1965
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as Lancey Howard
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Age: 71
Born a Man
1965
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as Narrator
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Age: 71
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
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as Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz
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Age: 70
The Outrage
1964
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as Con Man
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Age: 70
Good Neighbor Sam
1964
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as Simon Nurdlinger
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Age: 70
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964
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as Big Jim Stevens (uncredited)
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Age: 70
The Prize
1963
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as Max Stratman/Walter Stratman
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Age: 70
Sammy Going South
1963
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as Cocky Wainwright
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Age: 69
Two Weeks in Another Town
1962
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as Maurice Kruger
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Age: 68
My Geisha
1962
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as Sam Lewis
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Age: 68
Pepe
1960
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as Edward G. Robinson
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Age: 67
Seven Thieves
1960
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as Theo Wilkins
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Age: 66
The Right Man
1960
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as Theodore Roosevelt
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Age: 66
A Hole in the Head
1959
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as Mario Manetta
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Age: 65
The Ten Commandments
1956
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as Dathan
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Age: 62
Nightmare
1956
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as Rene Bressard
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Age: 62
Hell on Frisco Bay
1955
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as Victor Amato
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Age: 62
Illegal
1955
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as Victor Scott
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Age: 61
A Bullet for Joey
1955
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as Raoul Leduc
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Age: 61
Tight Spot
1955
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as Lloyd Hallett
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Age: 61
The Violent Men
1955
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as Lee Wilkison
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Age: 61
Black Tuesday
1954
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as Vincent Canelli
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Age: 61
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
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as Self
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Age: 60
The Glass Web
1953
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as Henry Hayes
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Age: 59
Big Leaguer
1953
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as John B 'Hans' Lobert
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Age: 59
Vice Squad
1953
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as Capt. 'Barnie' Barnaby
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Age: 59
My Daughter Joy
1950
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as George Constantin
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Age: 56
Scarlet Street
1945
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as Christopher Cross
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Age: 52
Journey Together
1945
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as Dean McWilliams
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Age: 51
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
1945
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as Martinius Jacobson
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Age: 51
Breakdowns of 1942
1942
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as Self
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Age: 49
Tales of Manhattan
1942
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as Larry Browne
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Age: 48
Larceny, Inc.
1942
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as 'Pressure' Maxwell
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Age: 48
Moscow Strikes Back
1942
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as Narrator (English version) (voice)
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Age: 48
Breakdowns of 1941
1941
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as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 47
Unholy Partners
1941
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as Bruce Corey
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Age: 47
No Image
Polo with the Stars
1941
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as Self - Watching Polo Match
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Age: 47
Manpower
1941
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as Hank McHenry
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Age: 47
The Sea Wolf
1941
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as 'Wolf' Larsen
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Age: 47
Silver Dollar
1932
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as Yates Martin
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Age: 39
Tiger Shark
1932
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as Mike Mascarenhas
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Age: 38
Two Seconds
1932
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as John Allen
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Age: 38
The Hatchet Man
1932
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as Wong Low Get
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Age: 38
Five Star Final
1931
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as Joseph W. Randall
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Age: 37
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'
1931
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as Self - Golfer (uncredited)
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Age: 37
Smart Money
1931
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as Nick 'The Barber' Venizelos
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Age: 37
Round About Hollywood
1931
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as Self
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Age: 37
The Stolen Jools
1931
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as Gangster
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Age: 37
Little Caesar
1931
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as Caesar Enrico 'Rico' Bandello aka 'Little Caesar'
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Age: 37
The Widow from Chicago
1930
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as Dominic
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Age: 36
East Is West
1930
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as Charlie Yong
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Age: 36
Outside the Law
1930
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as Cobra Collins
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Age: 36
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
1930
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as Self
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Age: 36
Every Woman's Longing
1930
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as Tony
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Age: 36
A Lady to Love
1930
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as Tony
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Age: 36
The Night Ride
1930
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as Tony Garotta
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Age: 36