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