Edward G. Robinson
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Ten Commandments (1956)
as Dathan
Soylent Green (1973)
as Sol Roth
Double Indemnity (1944)
as Barton Keyes
Planet of the Apes Test Reel (1966)
as Dr. Zaius
Key Largo (1948)
as Johnny Rocco
Mackenna's Gold (1969)
as Old Adams
The Stranger (1946)
as Federal Agent Wilson
The Red House (1947)
as Pete Morgan
Scarlet Street (1945)
as Christopher Cross
The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
as Lancey Howard
The Woman in the Window (1944)
as Professor Richard Wanley
Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
as Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz
Little Caesar (1931)
as Caesar Enrico 'Rico' Bandello aka 'Little Caesar'
Seven Thieves (1960)
as Theo Wilkins
My Geisha (1962)
as Sam Lewis
The Sea Wolf (1941)
as 'Wolf' Larsen
Rat Pack (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
The Violent Men (1955)
as Lee Wilkison
The Outrage (1964)
as Con Man
Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
as Big Jim Stevens (uncredited)
The Prize (1963)
as Max Stratman/Walter Stratman
Good Neighbor Sam (1964)
as Simon Nurdlinger
Black Tuesday (1954)
as Vincent Canelli
Barbary Coast (1935)
as Luis Chamalis
Vice Squad (1953)
as Capt. 'Barnie' Barnaby
The Last Gangster (1937)
as Joe Krozac
Five Star Final (1931)
as Joseph W. Randall
Kid Galahad (1937)
as Nick 'Nicky' Donati
Tight Spot (1955)
as Lloyd Hallett
Warner at War (2008)
as (archive footage)
Frank Capra's American Dream (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
House of Strangers (1949)
as Gino Monetti
Breakdowns of 1942 (1942)
as Self
A Hole in the Head (1959)
as Mario Manetta
Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)
as Maurice Kruger
Pepe (1960)
as Edward G. Robinson
Manpower (1941)
as Hank McHenry
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
as Dr. T.S. Clitterhouse
Bullets or Ballots (1936)
as Johnny Blake
All My Sons (1948)
as Joe Keller
Illegal (1955)
as Victor Scott
Never a Dull Moment (1968)
as Leo Joseph Smooth
Grand Slam (1967)
as Prof. James Anders
Brother Orchid (1940)
as Little John T. 'Johnny' Sarto
Smart Money (1931)
as Nick 'The Barber' Venizelos
It's a Great Feeling (1949)
as Edward G. Robinson (uncredited)
Flesh and Fantasy (1943)
as Marshall Tyler (segment 2)
Destroyer (1943)
as Steven 'Boley' Boleslavski
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (1991)
as Self (archive footage)
A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954)
as Self
Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
as Edward 'Ed' Renard
Tales of Manhattan (1942)
as Larry Browne
The Whole Town's Talking (1935)
as Arthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones / 'Killer' Mannion
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
as Self (archive footage)
A Bullet for Joey (1955)
as Raoul Leduc
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)
as Dr. Paul Ehrlich
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
Two Seconds (1932)
as John Allen
Larceny, Inc. (1942)
as 'Pressure' Maxwell
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film (2008)
as Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009)
as Self (archive footage)
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green' (1973)
as Self
Big Leaguer (1953)
as John B 'Hans' Lobert
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nightmare (1956)
as Rene Bressard
I Loved a Woman (1933)
as John Mansfield Hayden
I Am the Law (1938)
as John Lindsay
The Stolen Jools (1931)
as Gangster
A Slight Case of Murder (1938)
as Remy Marko
Breakdowns of 1941 (1941)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie Tough Guys (1991)
as Self (archive footage)
The Right Man (1960)
as Theodore Roosevelt
Hell on Frisco Bay (1955)
as Victor Amato
Tiger Shark (1932)
as Mike Mascarenhas
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945)
as Martinius Jacobson
Mr. Winkle Goes to War (1944)
as Wilbert Winkle
Bogart: The Untold Story (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
A Dispatch from Reuters (1940)
as Paul Julius Reuter
The Blonde from Peking (1967)
as CIA Chief Douglas
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (2008)
as Self (archive footage)
Journey Together (1945)
as Dean McWilliams
Actors and Sin (1952)
as Maurice Tillayou (segment Actor's Blood)
Pulp Cinema (2001)
as Self (archive footage)
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (1970)
as Emile Pulska
Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948)
as John Triton
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee (1930)
as Self
Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
Mooch Goes to Hollywood (1971)
Actor
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored (2013)
as Self (archive footage)
Sammy Going South (1963)
as Cocky Wainwright
Tampico (1944)
as Capt. Bart Manson
It's Your Move (1968)
as Sir George McDowell
Silver Dollar (1932)
as Yates Martin
The Hatchet Man (1932)
as Wong Low Get
The Glass Web (1953)
as Henry Hayes
The Man with Two Faces (1934)
as Damon Welles / Jules Chautard
The Biggest Bundle of Them All (1968)
as Professor Samuels
Neither by Day Nor by Night (1972)
as Father
Breakdowns of 1936 (1936)
as Self
From the Ends of the Earth (1939)
as Self
The Night Ride (1930)
as Tony Garotta
Dark Hazard (1934)
as Jim 'Buck' Turner
Blow-Ups of 1947 (1947)
as Self
Operation San Pietro (1967)
as Joe Ventura
Breakdowns of 1939 (1939)
as Self
The Bright Shawl (1923)
as Domingo Escobar
Moscow Strikes Back (1942)
as Narrator (English version) (voice)
Unholy Partners (1941)
as Bruce Corey
Okay for Sound (1946)
Actor
A Lady to Love (1930)
as Tony
The Little Giant (1933)
as James Francis 'Bugs' / 'Jim' Ahearn
My Daughter Joy (1950)
as George Constantin
Blackmail (1939)
as John R. Ingram
Round About Hollywood (1931)
as Self
Thunder in the City (1937)
as Dan Armstrong
Operation Heartbeat (1969)
as Dr. Lee Forestman
The Widow from Chicago (1930)
as Dominic
A Day at Santa Anita (1937)
as Edward G. Robinson (uncredited)
The Hole in the Wall (1929)
as The Fox
East Is West (1930)
as Charlie Yong
Away with Words (2026)
as Edward G. Robinson
Outside the Law (1930)
as Cobra Collins
Every Woman's Longing (1930)
as Tony
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) (1936)
as Self
The First Gangster and the Last Gangster (1937)
as Himself
Song of Norway (1970)
as Krogstad
Polo with the Stars (1941)
as Self - Watching Polo Match
Israel (1959)
as Self - Narrator
Arms and the Woman (1916)
as Factory Worker
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots' (1931)
as Self - Golfer (uncredited)
Born a Man (1965)
as Narrator