Acting
Edward G. Robinson
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
Away with Words
Film · 2026
Rat Pack
Film · 2022
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
Film · 2013
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Film · 2009
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
Film · 2008
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Film · 2008
Warner at War
Film · 2008
Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero
Film · 2005
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Film · 2004
Pulp Cinema
Film · 2001
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Film · 1997
Bogart: The Untold Story
Film · 1997
Frank Capra's American Dream
Film · 1997
Movie Tough Guys
Film · 1991
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Film · 1991
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Film · 1983
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Film · 1975
Soylent Green
Film · 1973
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
Film · 1973
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Film · 1972
Neither by Day Nor by Night
Film · 1972
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Film · 1971
Song of Norway
Film · 1970
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
Film · 1970
Night Gallery
Series · 1970
The Silent Force
Series · 1970
Mackenna's Gold
Film · 1969
Operation Heartbeat
Film · 1969
Bracken's World
Series · 1969
Never a Dull Moment
Film · 1968
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
Film · 1968
It's Your Move
Film · 1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Series · 1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Series · 1968
Operation San Pietro
Film · 1967
Grand Slam
Film · 1967
The Blonde from Peking
Film · 1967
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
Film · 1966
Batman
Series · 1966
The Cincinnati Kid
Film · 1965
Born a Man
Film · 1965
Good Neighbor Sam
Film · 1964
Cheyenne Autumn
Film · 1964
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Film · 1964
The Outrage
Film · 1964
The Hollywood Palace
Series · 1964
The Prize
Film · 1963
Sammy Going South
Film · 1963
My Geisha
Film · 1962
Two Weeks in Another Town
Film · 1962
The Lucy Show
Series · 1962
Seven Thieves
Film · 1960
Pepe
Film · 1960
The Right Man
Film · 1960
A Hole in the Head
Film · 1959
Israel
Film · 1959
NBC Sunday Showcase
Series · 1959
The Detectives
Series · 1959
The Ten Commandments
Film · 1956
Nightmare
Film · 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Series · 1956
The Steve Allen Show
Series · 1956
A Bullet for Joey
Film · 1955
The Violent Men
Film · 1955
Illegal
Film · 1955
Hell on Frisco Bay
Film · 1955
Tight Spot
Film · 1955
Black Tuesday
Film · 1954
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Film · 1954
Climax!
Series · 1954
The Glass Web
Film · 1953
Vice Squad
Film · 1953
Big Leaguer
Film · 1953
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Actors and Sin
Film · 1952
This Is Your Life
Series · 1952
The Ford Television Theatre
Series · 1952
The Ford Television Theatre
Series · 1952
My Daughter Joy
Film · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Series · 1950
What's My Line?
Series · 1950
House of Strangers
Film · 1949
It's a Great Feeling
Film · 1949
Key Largo
Film · 1948
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
Film · 1948
All My Sons
Film · 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Series · 1948
The Red House
Film · 1947
Blow-Ups of 1947
Film · 1947
The Stranger
Film · 1946
Okay for Sound
Film · 1946
Scarlet Street
Film · 1945
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
Film · 1945
Journey Together
Film · 1945
Double Indemnity
Film · 1944
The Woman in the Window
Film · 1944
Tampico
Film · 1944
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
Film · 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
Destroyer
Film · 1943
Flesh and Fantasy
Film · 1943
Tales of Manhattan
Film · 1942
Larceny, Inc.
Film · 1942
Breakdowns of 1942
Film · 1942
Moscow Strikes Back
Film · 1942
Manpower
Film · 1941
The Sea Wolf
Film · 1941
Breakdowns of 1941
Film · 1941
Unholy Partners
Film · 1941
Polo with the Stars
Film · 1941
Brother Orchid
Film · 1940
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Film · 1940
A Dispatch from Reuters
Film · 1940
Blackmail
Film · 1939
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Film · 1939
Breakdowns of 1939
Film · 1939
From the Ends of the Earth
Film · 1939
A Slight Case of Murder
Film · 1938
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Film · 1938
I Am the Law
Film · 1938
The Last Gangster
Film · 1937
A Day at Santa Anita
Film · 1937
Kid Galahad
Film · 1937
Thunder in the City
Film · 1937
The First Gangster and the Last Gangster
Film · 1937
Bullets or Ballots
Film · 1936
Breakdowns of 1936
Film · 1936
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Film · 1936
The Whole Town's Talking
Film · 1935
Barbary Coast
Film · 1935
The Man with Two Faces
Film · 1934
Dark Hazard
Film · 1934
The Little Giant
Film · 1933
I Loved a Woman
Film · 1933
Two Seconds
Film · 1932
Silver Dollar
Film · 1932
Tiger Shark
Film · 1932
The Hatchet Man
Film · 1932
Little Caesar
Film · 1931
Five Star Final
Film · 1931
Smart Money
Film · 1931
The Stolen Jools
Film · 1931
Round About Hollywood
Film · 1931
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'
Film · 1931
Outside the Law
Film · 1930
East Is West
Film · 1930
The Widow from Chicago
Film · 1930
A Lady to Love
Film · 1930
The Night Ride
Film · 1930
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
Film · 1930
Every Woman's Longing
Film · 1930
The Hole in the Wall
Film · 1929
The Bright Shawl
Film · 1923
Arms and the Woman
Film · 1916