1893-12-12 Bucarest, Roumanie
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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Rat Pack | Self (archive footage) | 2022-01-11 |
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Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored | Self (archive footage) | 2013-01-29 |
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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year | Self (archive footage) | 2009-07-02 |
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Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film | Self (archive footage) | 2008-10-21 |
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You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story | Self (archive footage) | 2008-05-15 |
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Warner at War | (archive footage) | 2008-11-11 |
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Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero | Self (archive footage) | 2005-10-23 |
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Checking Out: Grand Hotel | Self (archive footage) | 2004-02-03 |
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Pulp Cinema | Self (archive footage) | 2001-07-17 |
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Frank Capra's American Dream | Self (archive footage) | 1997-05-18 |
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Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line | Self (archive footage) | 1997-05-12 |
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Bogart: The Untold Story | Self (archive footage) | 1997-01-05 |
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Movie Tough Guys | Self (archive footage) | 1991-01-01 |
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Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire | Self (archive footage) | 1991-07-15 |
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1983-02-25 |
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) | 1975-08-06 |
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A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green' | Self | 1973-01-01 |
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Soylent Green | Sol Roth | 1973-04-18 |
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory | Self (archive footage) | 1972-01-10 |
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לא ביום ולא בלילה | Father | 1972-06-01 |
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Mooch Goes to Hollywood | 1971-12-31 | |
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Song of Norway | Krogstad | 1970-11-04 |
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The Old Man Who Cried Wolf | Emile Pulska | 1970-10-13 |
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Operation Heartbeat | Dr. Lee Forestman | 1969-04-17 |
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Mackenna's Gold | Old Adams | 1969-03-18 |
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Uno scacco tutto matto | Sir George McDowell | 1968-08-10 |
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The Biggest Bundle of Them All | Professor Samuels | 1968-01-17 |
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Never a Dull Moment | Leo Joseph Smooth | 1968-06-26 |
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Operazione San Pietro | Joe Ventura | 1967-12-29 |
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La Blonde de Pékin | CIA Chief Douglas | 1967-08-25 |
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Ad ogni costo | Prof. James Anders | 1967-09-28 |
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Planet of the Apes Test Reel | Dr. Zaius | 1966-03-01 |
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The Cincinnati Kid | Lancey Howard | 1965-10-15 |
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Born a Man | Narrator | 1965-01-06 |
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Robin and the 7 Hoods | Big Jim Stevens (uncredited) | 1964-06-24 |
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Good Neighbor Sam | Simon Nurdlinger | 1964-07-22 |
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Cheyenne Autumn | Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz | 1964-10-15 |
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The Outrage | Con Man | 1964-10-07 |
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The Prize | Max Stratman/Walter Stratman | 1963-12-25 |
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Sammy Going South | Cocky Wainwright | 1963-03-18 |
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Two Weeks in Another Town | Maurice Kruger | 1962-08-17 |
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My Geisha | Sam Lewis | 1962-03-09 |
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Seven Thieves | Theo Wilkins | 1960-03-11 |
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Pepe | Edward G. Robinson | 1960-12-21 |
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The Right Man | Theodore Roosevelt | 1960-01-01 |
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A Hole in the Head | Mario Manetta | 1959-09-15 |
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Israel | Self - Narrator | 1959-12-24 |
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The Ten Commandments | Dathan | 1956-10-05 |
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Nightmare | Rene Bressard | 1956-08-20 |
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The Violent Men | Lee Wilkison | 1955-01-26 |
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Hell on Frisco Bay | Victor Amato | 1955-12-31 |
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Illegal | Victor Scott | 1955-10-09 |
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A Bullet for Joey | Raoul Leduc | 1955-04-15 |
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Tight Spot | Lloyd Hallett | 1955-03-19 |
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A Star Is Born World Premiere | Self | 1954-09-28 |
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Black Tuesday | Vincent Canelli | 1954-12-31 |
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Big Leaguer | John B 'Hans' Lobert | 1953-08-19 |
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The Glass Web | Henry Hayes | 1953-11-11 |
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Vice Squad | Capt. 'Barnie' Barnaby | 1953-07-31 |
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Actors and Sin | Maurice Tillayou (segment Actor's Blood) | 1952-06-18 |
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My Daughter Joy | George Constantin | 1950-08-21 |
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House of Strangers | Gino Monetti | 1949-07-01 |
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It's a Great Feeling | Edward G. Robinson (uncredited) | 1949-08-20 |
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All My Sons | Joe Keller | 1948-05-01 |
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Night Has a Thousand Eyes | John Triton | 1948-08-20 |
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Key Largo | Johnny Rocco | 1948-07-16 |
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Blow-Ups of 1947 | Self | 1947-12-31 |
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The Red House | Pete Morgan | 1947-02-04 |
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The Stranger | Federal Agent Wilson | 1946-06-02 |
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Okay for Sound | 1946-09-07 | |
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Journey Together | Dean McWilliams | 1945-10-01 |
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Our Vines Have Tender Grapes | Martinius Jacobson | 1945-09-06 |
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Scarlet Street | Christopher Cross | 1945-12-25 |
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Tampico | Capt. Bart Manson | 1944-04-10 |
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Double Indemnity | Barton Keyes | 1944-07-06 |
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The Woman in the Window | Professor Richard Wanley | 1944-10-25 |
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Mr. Winkle Goes to War | Wilbert Winkle | 1944-07-19 |
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Flesh and Fantasy | Marshall Tyler (segment 2) | 1943-10-29 |
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Destroyer | Steven 'Boley' Boleslavski | 1943-08-19 |
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Larceny, Inc. | 'Pressure' Maxwell | 1942-04-24 |
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Разгром немецких войск под Москвой | Narrator (English version) (voice) | 1942-02-23 |
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Breakdowns of 1942 | Self | 1942-12-31 |
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Tales of Manhattan | Larry Browne | 1942-08-05 |
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Polo with the Stars | Self - Watching Polo Match | 1941-09-20 |
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Unholy Partners | Bruce Corey | 1941-11-01 |
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Breakdowns of 1941 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1941-11-14 |
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Manpower | Hank McHenry | 1941-08-09 |
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The Sea Wolf | 'Wolf' Larsen | 1941-03-21 |
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Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet | Dr. Paul Ehrlich | 1940-02-23 |
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A Dispatch from Reuters | Paul Julius Reuter | 1940-10-19 |
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Brother Orchid | Little John T. 'Johnny' Sarto | 1940-06-07 |
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Breakdowns of 1939 | Self | 1939-12-31 |
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From the Ends of the Earth | Self | 1939-05-28 |
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Blackmail | John R. Ingram | 1939-09-08 |
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Confessions of a Nazi Spy | Edward 'Ed' Renard | 1939-05-06 |
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The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse | Dr. T.S. Clitterhouse | 1938-07-20 |
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I Am the Law | John Lindsay | 1938-08-25 |
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A Slight Case of Murder | Remy Marko | 1938-02-26 |
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Thunder in the City | Dan Armstrong | 1937-04-22 |
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The Last Gangster | Joe Krozac | 1937-11-12 |
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Kid Galahad | Nick 'Nicky' Donati | 1937-05-29 |
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A Day at Santa Anita | Edward G. Robinson (uncredited) | 1937-05-22 |
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The First Gangster and the Last Gangster | Himself | 1937-01-24 |
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Breakdowns of 1936 | Self | 1936-12-30 |
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Bullets or Ballots | Johnny Blake | 1936-06-06 |
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Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) | Self | 1936-09-11 |
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Barbary Coast | Luis Chamalis | 1935-10-13 |
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The Whole Town's Talking | Arthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones / 'Killer' Mannion | 1935-02-22 |
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Dark Hazard | Jim 'Buck' Turner | 1934-01-31 |
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The Man with Two Faces | Damon Welles / Jules Chautard | 1934-08-04 |
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The Little Giant | James Francis 'Bugs' / 'Jim' Ahearn | 1933-05-20 |
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I Loved a Woman | John Mansfield Hayden | 1933-09-23 |
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Two Seconds | John Allen | 1932-05-28 |
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Silver Dollar | Yates Martin | 1932-12-22 |
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The Hatchet Man | Wong Low Get | 1932-02-06 |
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Tiger Shark | Mike Mascarenhas | 1932-09-24 |
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Five Star Final | Joseph W. Randall | 1931-09-26 |
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Smart Money | Nick 'The Barber' Venizelos | 1931-06-11 |
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Little Caesar | Caesar Enrico 'Rico' Bandello aka 'Little Caesar' | 1931-01-25 |
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How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots' | Self - Golfer (uncredited) | 1931-09-13 |
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Round About Hollywood | Self | 1931-05-22 |
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The Stolen Jools | Gangster | 1931-04-04 |
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A Lady to Love | Tony | 1930-02-28 |
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East Is West | Charlie Yong | 1930-10-23 |
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Outside the Law | Cobra Collins | 1930-09-18 |
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The Widow from Chicago | Dominic | 1930-11-23 |
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The Night Ride | Tony Garotta | 1930-01-12 |
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An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee | Self | 1930-08-01 |
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Die Sehnsucht jeder Frau | Tony | 1930-05-17 |
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The Hole in the Wall | The Fox | 1929-04-27 |
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The Bright Shawl | Domingo Escobar | 1923-04-22 |
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Arms and the Woman | Factory Worker | 1916-11-25 |
