Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 12, 1893
Died
Jan 26, 1973
Place of Birth
Bucarest, Roumanie
Credits
153 titles
Edward G. Robinson
Biography
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
Filmography
Away with Words
Edward G. Robinson
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
Warner at War
(archive footage)
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
Self (archive footage)
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Self (archive footage)
Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero
Self (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Self (archive footage)
Pulp Cinema
Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra's American Dream
Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Self (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story
Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Self (archive footage)
Movie Tough Guys
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Soylent Green
Sol Roth
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
Self
Neither by Day Nor by Night
Father
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Night Gallery
Abraham Goldman
Song of Norway
Krogstad
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
Emile Pulska
The Silent Force
Bracken's World
Operation Heartbeat
Dr. Lee Forestman
Mackenna's Gold
Old Adams
It's Your Move
Sir George McDowell
Never a Dull Moment
Leo Joseph Smooth
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
Professor Samuels
Operation San Pietro
Joe Ventura
Grand Slam
Prof. James Anders
The Blonde from Peking
CIA Chief Douglas
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
Dr. Zaius
Batman
Edward G. Robinson (uncredited)
The Cincinnati Kid
Lancey Howard
Born a Man
Narrator
Cheyenne Autumn
Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz
The Outrage
Con Man
Good Neighbor Sam
Simon Nurdlinger
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Big Jim Stevens (uncredited)
The Hollywood Palace
Self
The Prize
Max Stratman/Walter Stratman
Sammy Going South
Cocky Wainwright
The Lucy Show
Edward G. Robinson
Two Weeks in Another Town
Maurice Kruger
My Geisha
Sam Lewis