Acting
Edward G. 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.
Movies with Edward G. Robinson
The Ten Commandments
1956
Soylent Green
1973
Double Indemnity
1944
Mackenna's Gold
1969
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
1966
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964
The Cincinnati Kid
1965
Good Neighbor Sam
1964
My Geisha
1962
Key Largo
1948
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
The Stranger
1946
Scarlet Street
1945
Away with Words
2026
Warner at War
2008
The Red House
1947
The Woman in the Window
1944
The Violent Men
1955
Little Caesar
1931
The Prize
1963
Seven Thieves
1960
Five Star Final
1931
Pepe
1960
House of Strangers
1949
All My Sons
1948
The Outrage
1964
A Hole in the Head
1959
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991
Big Leaguer
1953
Flesh and Fantasy
1943
100 Years at the Movies
1994
Black Tuesday
1954
Kid Galahad
1937
Breakdowns of 1942
1942
Pulp Cinema
2001
The Last Gangster
1937
Bullets or Ballots
1936
The Sea Wolf
1941
Grand Slam
1967
Breakdowns of 1941
1941
Brother Orchid
1940
I Am the Law
1938
Barbary Coast
1935
Smart Money
1931
Two Weeks in Another Town
1962
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
2013
The Stolen Jools
1931
Vice Squad
1953
Illegal
1955
Tales of Manhattan
1942
A Bullet for Joey
1955
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
The Right Man
1960
The Night Ride
1930
Tight Spot
1955
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
2008
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997
A Slight Case of Murder
1938
Rat Pack
2022
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997
A Dispatch from Reuters
1940
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
2008
Hell on Frisco Bay
1955
It's a Great Feeling
1949
Neither by Day Nor by Night
1972
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
Manpower
1941
Two Seconds
1932
Nightmare
1956
Destroyer
1943
Breakdowns of 1936
1936
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
The Whole Town's Talking
1935
Operation San Pietro
1967
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936
Larceny, Inc.
1942
Actors and Sin
1952
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
1968
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
1945
Never a Dull Moment
1968
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
A Lady to Love
1930
I Loved a Woman
1933
Journey Together
1945
The Hatchet Man
1932
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
1948
Blow-Ups of 1947
1947
Tiger Shark
1932
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
The Glass Web
1953
Song of Norway
1970
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
1971
The Widow from Chicago
1930
The Blonde from Peking
1967
Unholy Partners
1941
Sammy Going South
1963
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
1930
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
1970
The Bright Shawl
1923
Movie Tough Guys
1991
It's Your Move
1968
The Man with Two Faces
1934
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
1973
Okay for Sound
1946
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
1944
The Hole in the Wall
1929
From the Ends of the Earth
1939
The Little Giant
1933
Blackmail
1939
Breakdowns of 1939
1939
Dark Hazard
1934
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004
My Daughter Joy
1950
A Day at Santa Anita
1937
Operation Heartbeat
1969
Thunder in the City
1937
Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero
2005
Round About Hollywood
1931
East Is West
1930
Tampico
1944
Every Woman's Longing
1930
Arms and the Woman
1916
Israel
1959
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'
1931
Silver Dollar
1932
Polo with the Stars
1941
Moscow Strikes Back
1942
Outside the Law
1930
The First Gangster and the Last Gangster
1937
Born a Man
1965
TV Shows with Edward G. Robinson
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Batman
1966
Climax!
1954
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
The Lucy Show
1962
What's My Line?
1950
Night Gallery
1970
The Oscars
1953
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
The Steve Allen Show
1956
The Detectives
1959
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
This Is Your Life
1952
Lux Video Theatre
1950
The Hollywood Palace
1964
Bracken's World
1969
NBC Sunday Showcase
1959
General Electric Theater
1953
The Silent Force
1970