Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 07, 1905
Died
Apr 03, 1972
Place of Birth
USA
Credits
16 titles
Robert Ross
Biography
Robert Ross was a Soviet film actor of African American descent. He emigrated from the USA to the Soviet Union in 1928. Ross was the first black man to become a citizen of the USSR. He was one of two African-American actors employed at Mosfilm (the other was Weiland Rodd). He played a number of roles in Soviet films between 1936 and 1971. In the 1930's he was an physical instructor at the The Russian State University of Physical Culture, Sports, Youth and Tourism at the Moscow Institute of Physical Culture in Moscow.
Known For
Filmography
Вся королевская рать
слуга
Black Sun
Treasure Island
Редрет
Operation 'Trust'
танцор
Fellows
Подводная лодка
Madmen's Trial
Johnny
The Great Warrior Skanderbeg
(uncredited)
Silvery Dust
(uncredited)
Maximka
чернокожий раб
Nasreddin in Bukhara
Sluga
Boxers
Mysterious Island
Neb
Doctor Aybolit
Lighthouse Watchman (uncredited)
The Paris Commune
(uncredited)
Circus