Edward G. Robinson
102 movies · 12 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Dec 12, 1893
- Died
- Jan 26, 1973 (age 79)
- Place of birth
- Bucarest, Roumanie
- Also known as
- Emanuel Goldenberg · E.G. Robinson · Edward Robinson · Эдвард Дж. Робинсон
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Edward G. Robinson: movies and TV shows
Acting (114)
- 2026 Away with Words
as Edward G. Robinson
- 2008 Warner at War
as (archive footage)
- 1973 Soylent Green
as Sol Roth
- 1972 Neither by Day Nor by Night
as Father
- 1971
- 1970
- 1970 Song of Norway
as Krogstad
- 1970 The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
as Emile Pulska
- 1970
- 1969
- 1969 Operation Heartbeat
as Dr. Lee Forestman
- 1969 Mackenna's Gold
as Old Adams
- 1968 It's Your Move
as Sir George McDowell
- 1968 Never a Dull Moment
as Leo Joseph Smooth
- 1968 The Biggest Bundle of Them All
as Professor Samuels
- 1967 Operation San Pietro
as Joe Ventura
- 1967 Grand Slam
as Prof. James Anders
- 1967 The Blonde from Peking
as CIA Chief Douglas
- 1966 Planet of the Apes Test Reel
as Dr. Zaius
- 1966
- 1965 The Cincinnati Kid
as Lancey Howard
- 1965 Born a Man
as Narrator
- 1964 Cheyenne Autumn
as Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz
- 1964 The Outrage
as Con Man
- 1964 Good Neighbor Sam
as Simon Nurdlinger
- 1964 Robin and the 7 Hoods
as Big Jim Stevens (uncredited)
- 1963 The Prize
as Max Stratman/Walter Stratman
- 1963 Sammy Going South
as Cocky Wainwright
- 1962
- 1962 Two Weeks in Another Town
as Maurice Kruger
- 1962 My Geisha
as Sam Lewis
- 1960 Pepe
as Edward G. Robinson
- 1960 Seven Thieves
as Theo Wilkins
- 1960 The Right Man
as Theodore Roosevelt
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959 A Hole in the Head
as Mario Manetta
- 1956 The Ten Commandments
as Dathan
- 1956
- 1956 Nightmare
as Rene Bressard
- 1955 Hell on Frisco Bay
as Victor Amato
- 1955 Illegal
as Victor Scott
- 1955 A Bullet for Joey
as Raoul Leduc
- 1955 Tight Spot
as Lloyd Hallett
- 1955 The Violent Men
as Lee Wilkison
- 1954 Black Tuesday
as Vincent Canelli
- 1954
- 1953 The Glass Web
as Henry Hayes
- 1953 Big Leaguer
as John B 'Hans' Lobert
- 1953 Vice Squad
as Capt. 'Barnie' Barnaby
- 1953
- 1952
- 1952 Actors and Sin
as Maurice Tillayou (segment Actor's Blood)
- 1950
- 1950 My Daughter Joy
as George Constantin
- 1949 It's a Great Feeling
as Edward G. Robinson (uncredited)
- 1949 House of Strangers
as Gino Monetti
- 1948 Night Has a Thousand Eyes
as John Triton
- 1948 Key Largo
as Johnny Rocco
- 1948 All My Sons
as Joe Keller
- 1947 The Red House
as Pete Morgan
- 1946
- 1946 The Stranger
as Federal Agent Wilson
- 1945 Scarlet Street
as Christopher Cross
- 1945 Journey Together
as Dean McWilliams
- 1945 Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
as Martinius Jacobson
- 1944 The Woman in the Window
as Professor Richard Wanley
- 1944 Mr. Winkle Goes to War
as Wilbert Winkle
- 1944 Double Indemnity
as Barton Keyes
- 1944 Tampico
as Capt. Bart Manson
- 1943 Flesh and Fantasy
as Marshall Tyler (segment 2)
- 1943 Destroyer
as Steven 'Boley' Boleslavski
- 1942 Tales of Manhattan
as Larry Browne
- 1942 Larceny, Inc.
as 'Pressure' Maxwell
- 1942 Moscow Strikes Back
as Narrator (English version) (voice)
- 1941 Unholy Partners
as Bruce Corey
- 1941 Manpower
as Hank McHenry
- 1941 The Sea Wolf
as 'Wolf' Larsen
- 1940 A Dispatch from Reuters
as Paul Julius Reuter
- 1940 Brother Orchid
as Little John T. 'Johnny' Sarto
- 1940 Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Dr. Paul Ehrlich
- 1939 Blackmail
as John R. Ingram
- 1939 Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Edward 'Ed' Renard
- 1938 I Am the Law
as John Lindsay
- 1938 The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Dr. T.S. Clitterhouse
- 1938 A Slight Case of Murder
as Remy Marko
- 1937 The Last Gangster
as Joe Krozac
- 1937 Kid Galahad
as Nick 'Nicky' Donati
- 1937 A Day at Santa Anita
as Edward G. Robinson (uncredited)
- 1937 Thunder in the City
as Dan Armstrong
- 1936 Bullets or Ballots
as Johnny Blake
- 1935 Barbary Coast
as Luis Chamalis
- 1935 The Whole Town's Talking
as Arthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones / 'Killer' Mannion
- 1934 The Man with Two Faces
as Damon Welles / Jules Chautard
- 1934 Dark Hazard
as Jim 'Buck' Turner
- 1933 I Loved a Woman
as John Mansfield Hayden
- 1933 The Little Giant
as James Francis 'Bugs' / 'Jim' Ahearn
- 1932 Silver Dollar
as Yates Martin
- 1932 Tiger Shark
as Mike Mascarenhas
- 1932 Two Seconds
as John Allen
- 1932 The Hatchet Man
as Wong Low Get
- 1931 Five Star Final
as Joseph W. Randall
- 1931 Smart Money
as Nick 'The Barber' Venizelos
- 1931 The Stolen Jools
as Gangster
- 1931 Little Caesar
as Caesar Enrico 'Rico' Bandello aka 'Little Caesar'
- 1930 The Widow from Chicago
as Dominic
- 1930 East Is West
as Charlie Yong
- 1930 Outside the Law
as Cobra Collins
- 1930 Every Woman's Longing
as Tony
- 1930 A Lady to Love
as Tony
- 1930 The Night Ride
as Tony Garotta
- 1929 The Hole in the Wall
as The Fox
- 1923 The Bright Shawl
as Domingo Escobar
- 1916 Arms and the Woman
as Factory Worker
Talk shows and appearances (39)
- 2022
- 2013
- 2009
- 2008
- 2008
- 2005
- 2004
- 2001
- 1997
- 1997
- 1997
- 1991
- 1991
- 1983
- 1975
- 1973
- 1972
- 1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
2 episodes
- 1964 The Hollywood Palace
3 episodes
- 1959
- 1956 The Steve Allen Show
1 episode
- 1954
- 1953 The Oscars
1 episode
- 1952 This Is Your Life
1 episode
- 1950 What's My Line?
5 episodes
- 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
2 episodes
- 1947
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards
1 episode
- 1942
- 1941
- 1941
- 1939
- 1939
- 1937
- 1936
- 1936
- 1931
- 1931
- 1930