Cast

Edward G. Robinson

Acting

Cast

Edward G. Robinson

Known for

Acting

Born

1893-12-12

From

Bucarest, Roumanie

Died

1973-01-26

Also known as Emanuel Goldenberg, E.G. Robinson, Edward Robinson

Biography

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

Edward G. Robinson

Biography

The Ten Commandments

Soylent Green

Double Indemnity

Mackenna's Gold

Robin and the 7 Hoods

The Red House

Scarlet Street

The Cincinnati Kid

Good Neighbor Sam

Key Largo

The Stranger

Flesh and Fantasy

House of Strangers

Cheyenne Autumn

Neither by Day Nor by Night

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

Little Caesar

Two Weeks in Another Town

The Woman in the Window

The Violent Men

The Night Ride

The Prize

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

Operation San Pietro

Away with Words

The Last Gangster

All My Sons

The Blonde from Peking

The Outrage

I Am the Law

Seven Thieves

Kid Galahad

Bullets or Ballots

Illegal

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

A Slight Case of Murder

The Sea Wolf

Breakdowns of 1942

My Geisha

Israel

Brother Orchid

The Whole Town's Talking

Tales of Manhattan

Big Leaguer

It's Your Move

A Hole in the Head

Moscow Strikes Back

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Warner at War

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

Mr. Winkle Goes to War

Destroyer

Round About Hollywood

Breakdowns of 1941

Pepe

The Bright Shawl

Night Has a Thousand Eyes

Frank Capra's American Dream

Operation Heartbeat

Five Star Final

Vice Squad

A Bullet for Joey

The Stolen Jools

Unholy Partners

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

Hell on Frisco Bay

Nightmare

Our Vines Have Tender Grapes

Larceny, Inc.

Smart Money

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

Grand Slam

Barbary Coast

A Dispatch from Reuters

The Biggest Bundle of Them All

It's a Great Feeling

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line