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10.0
Movie Tough Guys
1991
as Self (archive footage)
Edward G. Robinson
Also known as: Edward Goldenberg Robinson, Emanuel Goldenberg, Edward Robinson
Nationality:Kingdom of Romania
Height:5'5" (165 cm)
Education:City College of New York, American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Townsend Harris High School
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CommunityBiographyvia wikipedia
Edward Goldenberg Robinson (born Emanuel Goldenberg; December 12, 1893 – January 26, 1973) was an American actor who was popular during Hollywood's Golden Age. After making his stage debut in 1913, he rose to stardom with his performance as the title character in Little Caesar (1931) and became well known for his portrayals of gangsters. He starred in a variety of films, including the biopics Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet and A Dispatch from Reuters (both 1940) and the film noirs Double Indemnity and The Woman in the Window (both 1944). During the 1930s and 1940s, Robinson was an outspoken public critic of fascism and Nazism, which were growing in strength in Europe in the years which led up to World War II. His activism included contributing over $250,000 to more than 850 organizations that were involved in war relief, along with contributions to cultural, educational, and religious groups. His postwar films include The Stranger (1946) and Key Largo (1948), and he won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for House of Strangers (1949). During the 1950s, Robinson was called to testify in front of the House Un-American Activities Committee during the Red Scare, but he was cleared of any deliberate Communist involvement when he claimed that he was "duped" by several people whom he named (including screenwriter Dalton Trumbo), according to the official Congressional record, "Communist infiltration of the Hollywood motion-picture industry". As a result of being investigated, he found himself on Hollywood's graylist, people who were on the Hollywood blacklist maintained by the major studios, but could find work at minor film studios on what was called Poverty Row. He returned to the A-list when Cecil B. DeMille cast him as Dathan (the adversary of Moses) in The Ten Commandments (1956). During his 60-year career, Robinson appeared in 30 Broadway plays, and more than 100 films. He played his final role in the science-fiction story Soylent Green (1973).
Filmography (113 movies)
8.5
8.5
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
2008
as Self (archive footage)
8.1
8.1
Double Indemnity
1944
as Barton Keyes
8.0
8.0
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
as Self
7.8
7.8
The Ten Commandments
1956
as Dathan
7.6
7.6
Scarlet Street
1945
as Christopher Cross
7.5
7.5
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
1997
as Self (archive footage)
7.5
7.5
Key Largo
1948
as Johnny Rocco
7.4
7.4
The Woman in the Window
1944
as Professor Richard Wanley
7.2
7.2
The Stranger
1946
as Federal Agent Wilson
7.2
7.2
The Sea Wolf
1941
as 'Wolf' Larsen
7.1
7.1
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
as Dr. T.S. Clitterhouse
7.1
7.1
Grand Slam
1967
as Prof. James Anders
7.0
7.0
Unholy Partners
1941
as Bruce Corey
7.0
7.0
The Cincinnati Kid
1965
as Lancey Howard
7.0
7.0
Breakdowns of 1939
1939
as Self
7.0
7.0
Kid Galahad
1937
as Nick 'Nicky' Donati
6.9
6.9
Soylent Green
1973
as Sol Roth
6.9
6.9
Smart Money
1931
as Nick 'The Barber' Venizelos
6.9
6.9
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
1945
as Martinius Jacobson
6.9
6.9
House of Strangers
1949
as Gino Monetti
6.9
6.9
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
2008
as Self (archive footage)
6.9
6.9
Larceny, Inc.
1942
as 'Pressure' Maxwell
6.9
6.9
Little Caesar
1931
as Caesar Enrico 'Rico' Bandello aka 'Little Caesar'
6.8
6.8
Flesh and Fantasy
1943
as Marshall Tyler (segment 2)
6.8
6.8
The Whole Town's Talking
1935
as Arthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones / 'Killer' Mannion
6.8
6.8
The Little Giant
1933
as James Francis 'Bugs' / 'Jim' Ahearn
6.7
6.7
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
1948
as John Triton
6.7
6.7
The Prize
1963
as Max Stratman/Walter Stratman
6.7
6.7
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
as Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz
6.7
6.7
Manpower
1941
as Hank McHenry
6.7
6.7
My Geisha
1962
as Sam Lewis
6.6
6.6
The Man with Two Faces
1934
as Damon Welles / Jules Chautard
6.6
6.6
Bullets or Ballots
1936
as Johnny Blake
6.6
6.6
Seven Thieves
1960
as Theo Wilkins
6.6
6.6
Destroyer
1943
as Steven 'Boley' Boleslavski
6.6
6.6
I Am the Law
1938
as John Lindsay
6.6
6.6
Five Star Final
1931
as Joseph W. Randall
6.5
6.5
Mackenna's Gold
1969
as Old Adams
6.5
6.5
Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero
2005
as Self (archive footage)
6.5
6.5
Good Neighbor Sam
1964
as Simon Nurdlinger
6.5
6.5
Barbary Coast
1935
as Luis Chamalis
6.4
6.4
Brother Orchid
1940
as Little John T. 'Johnny' Sarto
6.4
6.4
The Violent Men
1955
as Lee Wilkison
6.4
6.4
Blackmail
1939
as John R. Ingram
6.4
6.4
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940
as Dr. Paul Ehrlich
6.4
6.4
Journey Together
1945
as Dean McWilliams
6.4
6.4
Illegal
1955
as Victor Scott
6.3
6.3
Tiger Shark
1932
as Mike Mascarenhas
6.3
6.3
The Last Gangster
1937
as Joe Krozac
6.3
6.3
Tight Spot
1955
as Lloyd Hallett
6.3
6.3
All My Sons
1948
as Joe Keller
6.3
6.3
Blow-Ups of 1947
1947
as Self
6.3
6.3
A Slight Case of Murder
1938
as Remy Marko
6.2
6.2
The Red House
1947
as Pete Morgan
6.2
6.2
Tales of Manhattan
1942
as Avery L. 'Larry' Browne
6.2
6.2
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
1944
as Wilbert Winkle
6.2
6.2
Big Leaguer
1953
as John B 'Hans' Lobert
6.1
6.1
A Hole in the Head
1959
as Mario Manetta
6.1
6.1
The Widow from Chicago
1930
as Dominic
6.1
6.1
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964
as Big Jim Stevens (uncredited)
6.1
6.1
Never a Dull Moment
1968
as Leo Joseph Smooth
6.1
6.1
Sammy Going South
1963
as Cocky Wainwright
6.0
6.0
The Glass Web
1953
as Henry Hayes
6.0
6.0
Two Seconds
1932
as John Allen
6.0
6.0
The Outrage
1964
as Con Man
6.0
6.0
Round About Hollywood
1931
as Self
6.0
6.0
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936
as Self
6.0
6.0
The Right Man
1960
as Theodore Roosevelt
6.0
6.0
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'
1931
as Self - Golfer (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
1970
as Emile Pulska
6.0
6.0
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
as Edward 'Ed' Renard
5.9
5.9
Operation San Pietro
1967
as Joe Ventura
5.9
5.9
Two Weeks in Another Town
1962
as Maurice Kruger
5.9
5.9
Nightmare
1956
as Rene Bressard
5.9
5.9
Black Tuesday
1954
as Vincent Canelli
5.8
5.8
A Dispatch from Reuters
1940
as Paul Julius Reuter
5.7
5.7
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991
as Self (archive footage)
5.7
5.7
Silver Dollar
1932
as Yates Martin
5.7
5.7
Vice Squad
1953
as Capt. 'Barnie' Barnaby
5.6
5.6
A Bullet for Joey
1955
as Raoul Leduc
5.5
5.5
Moscow Strikes Back
1942
as Narrator (English version) (voice)
5.5
5.5
Tampico
1944
as Capt. Bart Manson
5.5
5.5
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
2013
as Self (archive footage)
5.4
5.4
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
1968
as Professor Samuels
5.4
5.4
Thunder in the City
1937
as Dan Armstrong
5.4
5.4
Dark Hazard
1934
as Jim 'Buck' Turner
5.2
5.2
The Blonde from Peking
1967
as CIA Chief Douglas
5.2
5.2
Actors and Sin
1952
as Maurice Tillayou (segment Actor's Blood)
5.2
5.2
The Hole in the Wall
1929
as The Fox
5.0
5.0
It's Your Move
1968
as Sir George McDowell
5.0
5.0
Polo with the Stars
1941
as Self - Watching Polo Match
5.0
5.0
A Day at Santa Anita
1937
as Edward G. Robinson (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
Okay for Sound
1946
4.9
4.9
Hell on Frisco Bay
1955
as Victor Amato
4.7
4.7
Outside the Law
1930
as Cobra Collins
4.7
4.7
The Hatchet Man
1932
as Wong Low Get
4.6
4.6
Song of Norway
1970
as Krogstad
4.5
4.5
I Loved a Woman
1933
as John Mansfield Hayden
4.2
4.2
A Lady to Love
1930
as Tony
4.0
4.0
East Is West
1930
as Charlie Yong
Neither by Day Nor by Night
1972
as Father
The First Gangster and the Last Gangster
1937
as Himself
The Bright Shawl
1923
as Domingo Escobar
Operation Heartbeat
1969
as Dr. Lee Forestman
The Night Ride
1930
as Tony Garotta
Arms and the Woman
1916
as Factory Worker
Pulp Cinema
2001
as Self (archive footage)
My Daughter Joy
1950
as George Constantin
Every Woman's Longing
1930
as Tony
Born a Man
1965
as Narrator
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
1973
as Self
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
1966
as Dr. Zaius
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