Edward G. Robinson
from Bucarest, Roumanie
from Bucarest, Roumanie
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.
Edward G. Robinson
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Checking Out: Grand Hotel
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Pulp Cinema
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Sol Roth
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Father
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Emile Pulska
Krogstad
Old Adams
Dr. Lee Forestman
Professor Samuels
Leo Joseph Smooth
Sir George McDowell
CIA Chief Douglas
Prof. James Anders
Joe Ventura
Dr. Zaius
Narrator
Lancey Howard
Big Jim Stevens (uncredited)
Simon Nurdlinger
Con Man
Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz
Cocky Wainwright
Max Stratman/Walter Stratman
Sam Lewis
Maurice Kruger
Theodore Roosevelt
Theo Wilkins
Edward G. Robinson
Mario Manetta
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Rene Bressard
Dathan
Lee Wilkison
Lloyd Hallett
Raoul Leduc
Victor Scott
Victor Amato
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Vincent Canelli
Capt. 'Barnie' Barnaby
John B 'Hans' Lobert
Henry Hayes
Maurice Tillayou (segment Actor's Blood)
George Constantin
Gino Monetti
Edward G. Robinson (uncredited)
Joe Keller
Johnny Rocco
John Triton
Pete Morgan
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Federal Agent Wilson
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Martinius Jacobson
Dean McWilliams
Christopher Cross
Capt. Bart Manson
Barton Keyes
Wilbert Winkle
Professor Richard Wanley
Steven 'Boley' Boleslavski
Marshall Tyler (segment 2)
Narrator (English version) (voice)
'Pressure' Maxwell
Larry Browne
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'Wolf' Larsen
Hank McHenry
Polo with the Stars
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Bruce Corey
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Dr. Paul Ehrlich
Little John T. 'Johnny' Sarto
Paul Julius Reuter
Edward 'Ed' Renard
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John R. Ingram
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Remy Marko
Dr. T.S. Clitterhouse
John Lindsay
The First Gangster and the Last Gangster
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Dan Armstrong
Edward G. Robinson (uncredited)
Nick 'Nicky' Donati
Joe Krozac
Johnny Blake
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Arthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones / 'Killer' Mannion
Luis Chamalis
Jim 'Buck' Turner
Damon Welles / Jules Chautard
James Francis 'Bugs' / 'Jim' Ahearn
John Mansfield Hayden
Wong Low Get
John Allen
Mike Mascarenhas
Yates Martin
Caesar Enrico 'Rico' Bandello aka 'Little Caesar'
Gangster
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Nick 'The Barber' Venizelos
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Joseph W. Randall
Tony Garotta
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Cobra Collins
Charlie Yong
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