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.
The Ten Commandments
as Dathan
Soylent Green
as Sol Roth
Double Indemnity
as Barton Keyes
Mackenna's Gold
as Old Adams
Little Caesar
as Caesar Enrico 'Rico' Bandello aka 'Little Caesar'
Cheyenne Autumn
as Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
Barbary Coast
as Luis Chamalis
Illegal
as Victor Scott
Good Neighbor Sam
as Simon Nurdlinger
Scarlet Street
as Christopher Cross
All My Sons
as Joe Keller
Bullets or Ballots
as Johnny Blake
Tiger Shark
as Mike Mascarenhas
Key Largo
as Johnny Rocco
The Prize
as Max Stratman/Walter Stratman
The Woman in the Window
as Professor Richard Wanley
Robin and the 7 Hoods
as Big Jim Stevens (uncredited)
Big Leaguer
as John B 'Hans' Lobert
Tight Spot
as Lloyd Hallett
The Stranger
as Federal Agent Wilson
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
as Self (archive footage)
The Cincinnati Kid
as Lancey Howard
Blackmail
as John R. Ingram
The Outrage
as Con Man
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
The Whole Town's Talking
as Arthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones / 'Killer' Mannion
The Glass Web
as Henry Hayes
The Red House
as Pete Morgan
Destroyer
as Steven 'Boley' Boleslavski
Silver Dollar
as Yates Martin
Brother Orchid
as Little John T. 'Johnny' Sarto
Pepe
as Edward G. Robinson
A Star Is Born World Premiere
as Self
Two Weeks in Another Town
as Maurice Kruger
Kid Galahad
as Nick 'Nicky' Donati
The Violent Men
as Lee Wilkison
Bogart: The Untold Story
as Self (archive footage)
Breakdowns of 1942
as Self
Frank Capra's American Dream
as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
as Self (archive footage)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Dr. T.S. Clitterhouse
The Sea Wolf
as 'Wolf' Larsen
A Hole in the Head
as Mario Manetta
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Operation San Pietro
as Joe Ventura
Manpower
as Hank McHenry
My Geisha
as Sam Lewis
Black Tuesday
as Vincent Canelli
Vice Squad
as Capt. 'Barnie' Barnaby
Unholy Partners
as Bruce Corey
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
as Self (archive footage)
House of Strangers
as Gino Monetti
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
as Wilbert Winkle
Dark Hazard
as Jim 'Buck' Turner
Warner at War
as (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
Tales of Manhattan
as Larry Browne
Tampico
as Capt. Bart Manson
A Slight Case of Murder
as Remy Marko
A Dispatch from Reuters
as Paul Julius Reuter
From the Ends of the Earth
as Self
Seven Thieves
as Theo Wilkins
Flesh and Fantasy
as Marshall Tyler (segment 2)
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Dr. Paul Ehrlich
I Loved a Woman
as John Mansfield Hayden
Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
It's a Great Feeling
as Edward G. Robinson (uncredited)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
as Self (archive footage)
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
as Self
Sammy Going South
as Cocky Wainwright
Never a Dull Moment
as Leo Joseph Smooth
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
as John Triton
A Bullet for Joey
as Raoul Leduc
The Last Gangster
as Joe Krozac
Grand Slam
as Prof. James Anders
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
as Self
Larceny, Inc.
as 'Pressure' Maxwell
Pulp Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
as Self (archive footage)
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
as Martinius Jacobson
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
as Professor Samuels
Smart Money
as Nick 'The Barber' Venizelos
The Little Giant
as James Francis 'Bugs' / 'Jim' Ahearn
The Stolen Jools
as Gangster
The Man with Two Faces
as Damon Welles / Jules Chautard
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Edward 'Ed' Renard
Round About Hollywood
as Self
Hell on Frisco Bay
as Victor Amato
Nightmare
as Rene Bressard
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Five Star Final
as Joseph W. Randall
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
as Emile Pulska
I Am the Law
as John Lindsay
Two Seconds
as John Allen
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
as Self (archive footage)
Breakdowns of 1936
as Self
The Bright Shawl
as Domingo Escobar
Song of Norway
as Krogstad
Outside the Law
as Cobra Collins
Breakdowns of 1939
as Self
Actors and Sin
as Maurice Tillayou (segment Actor's Blood)
Okay for Sound
My Daughter Joy
as George Constantin
Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero
as Self (archive footage)
The Blonde from Peking
as CIA Chief Douglas
A Day at Santa Anita
as Edward G. Robinson (uncredited)
Movie Tough Guys
as Self (archive footage)
Blow-Ups of 1947
as Self
The Hole in the Wall
as The Fox
East Is West
as Charlie Yong
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
as Self
The Right Man
as Theodore Roosevelt
Operation Heartbeat
as Dr. Lee Forestman
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
as Dr. Zaius
A Lady to Love
as Tony
The Hatchet Man
as Wong Low Get
It's Your Move
as Sir George McDowell
The Widow from Chicago
as Dominic
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'
as Self - Golfer (uncredited)
Journey Together
as Dean McWilliams
The Night Ride
as Tony Garotta
Thunder in the City
as Dan Armstrong
Polo with the Stars
as Self - Watching Polo Match
The First Gangster and the Last Gangster
as Himself
Every Woman's Longing
as Tony
Born a Man
as Narrator
Neither by Day Nor by Night
as Father
Moscow Strikes Back
as Narrator (English version) (voice)
Arms and the Woman
as Factory Worker
Israel
as Self - Narrator