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Edward G. Robinson

Edward G. Robinson

Acting

Born December 12, 1893, 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.

Filmography

Appearances as themselves (39)
  • 2022Rat Pack — Self (archive footage)
  • 2013Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored — Self (archive footage)
  • 20091939: Hollywood's Greatest Year — Self (archive footage)
  • 2008Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film — Self (archive footage)
  • 2008You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story — Self (archive footage)
  • 2005Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero — Self (archive footage)
  • 2004Checking Out: Grand Hotel — Self (archive footage)
  • 2001Pulp Cinema — Self (archive footage)
  • 1997Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line — Self (archive footage)
  • 1997Bogart: The Untold Story — Self (archive footage)
  • 1997Frank Capra's American Dream — Self (archive footage)
  • 1991Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire — Self (archive footage)
  • 1991Movie Tough Guys — Self (archive footage)
  • 1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • 1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? — Self (archive footage)
  • 1973A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green' — Self
  • 1972Hollywood: The Dream Factory — Self (archive footage)
  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In — Self, Self (uncredited)
  • The Hollywood Palace — Self
  • 1959Israel — Self - Narrator
  • The Steve Allen Show — Self
  • 1954A Star Is Born World Premiere — Self
  • The Oscars — Self
  • This Is Your Life — Self
  • What's My Line? — Self
  • The Ed Sullivan Show — Self
  • 1947Blow-Ups of 1947 — Self
  • Golden Globe Awards — Self - Presenter
  • 1942Breakdowns of 1942 — Self
  • 1941Breakdowns of 1941 — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • 1941Polo with the Stars — Self - Watching Polo Match
  • 1939Breakdowns of 1939 — Self
  • 1939From the Ends of the Earth — Self
  • 1937The First Gangster and the Last Gangster — Himself
  • 1936Breakdowns of 1936 — Self
  • 1936Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) — Self
  • 1931How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots' — Self - Golfer (uncredited)
  • 1931Round About Hollywood — Self
  • 1930An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee — Self
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