Edward G. Robinson

Acting

Born December 12, 1893 — Died January 26, 1973 Bucharest, Romania

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.

Movies(132)

Rat Pack

Self (archive footage)

2022

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

Self (archive footage)

2013

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

Self (archive footage)

2009

Warner at War

(archive footage)

2008

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

Self (archive footage)

2008

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

Self (archive footage)

2008

Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero

Self (archive footage)

2005

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

Self (archive footage)

2004

Pulp Cinema

Self (archive footage)

2001

Frank Capra's American Dream

Self (archive footage)

1997

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

Self (archive footage)

1997

Bogart: The Untold Story

Self (archive footage)

1997

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

Self (archive footage)

1991

Movie Tough Guys

Self (archive footage)

1991

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1983

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage)

1975

Soylent Green

Sol Roth

1973

A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'

Self

1973

Neither by Day Nor by Night

Father

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Self (archive footage)

1972

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

1971

Song of Norway

Krogstad

1970

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

Emile Pulska

1970

Operation Heartbeat

Dr. Lee Forestman

1969

Mackenna's Gold

Old Adams

1969

It's Your Move

Sir George McDowell

1968

Never a Dull Moment

Leo Joseph Smooth

1968

The Biggest Bundle of Them All

Professor Samuels

1968

Operation San Pietro

Joe Ventura

1967

Grand Slam

Prof. James Anders

1967

The Blonde from Peking

CIA Chief Douglas

1967

Planet of the Apes Test Reel

Dr. Zaius

1966

The Cincinnati Kid

Lancey Howard

1965

Born a Man

Narrator

1965

Cheyenne Autumn

Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz

1964

The Outrage

Con Man

1964

Good Neighbor Sam

Simon Nurdlinger

1964

Robin and the 7 Hoods

Big Jim Stevens (uncredited)

1964

The Prize

Max Stratman/Walter Stratman

1963

Sammy Going South

Cocky Wainwright

1963

Two Weeks in Another Town

Maurice Kruger

1962

My Geisha

Sam Lewis

1962

Pepe

Edward G. Robinson

1960

Seven Thieves

Theo Wilkins

1960

The Right Man

Theodore Roosevelt

1960

Israel

Self - Narrator

1959

A Hole in the Head

Mario Manetta

1959

The Ten Commandments

Dathan

1956

Nightmare

Rene Bressard

1956

Hell on Frisco Bay

Victor Amato

1955

Illegal

Victor Scott

1955

A Bullet for Joey

Raoul Leduc

1955

Tight Spot

Lloyd Hallett

1955

The Violent Men

Lee Wilkison

1955

Black Tuesday

Vincent Canelli

1954

A Star Is Born World Premiere

Self

1954

The Glass Web

Henry Hayes

1953

Big Leaguer

John B 'Hans' Lobert

1953

Vice Squad

Capt. 'Barnie' Barnaby

1953

Actors and Sin

Maurice Tillayou (segment Actor's Blood)

1952

My Daughter Joy

George Constantin

1950

It's a Great Feeling

Edward G. Robinson (uncredited)

1949

House of Strangers

Gino Monetti

1949

Night Has a Thousand Eyes

John Triton

1948

Key Largo

Johnny Rocco

1948

All My Sons

Joe Keller

1948

Blow-Ups of 1947

Self

1947

The Red House

Pete Morgan

1947

Okay for Sound

1946

The Stranger

Federal Agent Wilson

1946

Scarlet Street

Christopher Cross

1945

Journey Together

Dean McWilliams

1945

Our Vines Have Tender Grapes

Martinius Jacobson

1945

The Woman in the Window

Professor Richard Wanley

1944

Mr. Winkle Goes to War

Wilbert Winkle

1944

Double Indemnity

Barton Keyes

1944

Tampico

Capt. Bart Manson

1944

Flesh and Fantasy

Marshall Tyler (segment 2)

1943

Destroyer

Steven 'Boley' Boleslavski

1943

Breakdowns of 1942

Self

1942

Tales of Manhattan

Larry Browne

1942

Larceny, Inc.

'Pressure' Maxwell

1942

Moscow Strikes Back

Narrator (English version) (voice)

1942

Breakdowns of 1941

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1941

Unholy Partners

Bruce Corey

1941

Polo with the Stars

Self - Watching Polo Match

1941

Manpower

Hank McHenry

1941

The Sea Wolf

'Wolf' Larsen

1941

A Dispatch from Reuters

Paul Julius Reuter

1940

Brother Orchid

Little John T. 'Johnny' Sarto

1940

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

Dr. Paul Ehrlich

1940

Breakdowns of 1939

Self

1939

Blackmail

John R. Ingram

1939

From the Ends of the Earth

Self

1939

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

Edward 'Ed' Renard

1939

I Am the Law

John Lindsay

1938

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

Dr. T.S. Clitterhouse

1938

A Slight Case of Murder

Remy Marko

1938

The Last Gangster

Joe Krozac

1937

Kid Galahad

Nick 'Nicky' Donati

1937

A Day at Santa Anita

Edward G. Robinson (uncredited)

1937

Thunder in the City

Dan Armstrong

1937

The First Gangster and the Last Gangster

Himself

1937

Breakdowns of 1936

Self

1936

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

Self

1936

Bullets or Ballots

Johnny Blake

1936

Barbary Coast

Luis Chamalis

1935

The Whole Town's Talking

Arthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones / 'Killer' Mannion

1935

The Man with Two Faces

Damon Welles / Jules Chautard

1934

Dark Hazard

Jim 'Buck' Turner

1934

I Loved a Woman

John Mansfield Hayden

1933

The Little Giant

James Francis 'Bugs' / 'Jim' Ahearn

1933

Silver Dollar

Yates Martin

1932

Tiger Shark

Mike Mascarenhas

1932

Two Seconds

John Allen

1932

The Hatchet Man

Wong Low Get

1932

Five Star Final

Joseph W. Randall

1931

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'

Self - Golfer (uncredited)

1931

Smart Money

Nick 'The Barber' Venizelos

1931

Round About Hollywood

Self

1931

The Stolen Jools

Gangster

1931

Little Caesar

Caesar Enrico 'Rico' Bandello aka 'Little Caesar'

1931

The Widow from Chicago

Dominic

1930

East Is West

Charlie Yong

1930

Outside the Law

Cobra Collins

1930

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

Self

1930

Every Woman's Longing

Tony

1930

A Lady to Love

Tony

1930

The Night Ride

Tony Garotta

1930

The Hole in the Wall

The Fox

1929

The Bright Shawl

Domingo Escobar

1923

Arms and the Woman

Factory Worker

1916

Edward G. Robinson

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Movies(132)