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