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Edward G. Robinson

Edward G. Robinson

Actor · 1893 – 1973 · 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.

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  • Movie7.8

    The Ten Commandments

    1956 · 1.9K votes

  • Movie6.9

    Soylent Green

    1973 · 1.5K votes

  • Movie8.1

    Double Indemnity

    1944 · 2.1K votes

  • Movie6.6

    Mackenna's Gold

    1969 · 219 votes

  • Movie7.0

    The Cincinnati Kid

    1965 · 315 votes

  • Movie6.7

    Cheyenne Autumn

    1964 · 151 votes

  • Movie7.6

    Scarlet Street

    1945 · 455 votes

  • Movie7.5

    Key Largo

    1948 · 600 votes

  • Movie7.2

    The Sea Wolf

    1941 · 71 votes

  • Movie6.2

    Robin and the 7 Hoods

    1964 · 76 votes

  • Movie6.7

    The Prize

    1963 · 119 votes

  • Movie7.4

    The Woman in the Window

    1944 · 396 votes

  • Movie7.2

    The Stranger

    1946 · 660 votes

  • Movie6.9

    Little Caesar

    1931 · 310 votes

  • Movie7.1

    Kid Galahad

    1937 · 61 votes

  • Movie6.5

    My Geisha

    1962 · 23 votes

  • Movie5.8

    The Outrage

    1964 · 43 votes

  • Movie5.9
  • Movie5.3

    Hell on Frisco Bay

    1955 · 19 votes

  • Movie6.3
  • Movie6.6

    Good Neighbor Sam

    1964 · 58 votes

  • Movie6.5

    The Violent Men

    1955 · 60 votes

  • Movie6.3

    The Red House

    1947 · 90 votes

  • Movie6.9

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  • TV7.0

    What's My Line?

    1950 · 29 votes

  • TV7.0

    Golden Globe Awards

    1944 · 20 votes

  • TV7.3

    Batman

    1966 · 617 votes

  • TV6.8

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    1948 · 23 votes

  • TV3.8

    Climax!

    1954 · 12 votes

  • TV7.1

    The Lucy Show

    1962 · 53 votes

  • TV6.2
  • TV7.0

    The Oscars

    1953 · 84 votes

  • TV7.8

    Night Gallery

    1970 · 112 votes

  • TV7.8
  • TV6.2

    The Steve Allen Show

    1956 · 6 votes

  • TV6.8
  • TV6.7

    The Detectives

    1959 · 10 votes

  • TV6.5

    This Is Your Life

    1952 · 13 votes

  • TV5.0

    The Hollywood Palace

    1964 · 5 votes

  • TV6.7

    Lux Video Theatre

    1950 · 7 votes

  • TV7.5

    Bracken's World

    1969 · 2 votes

  • TV6.7

    The Silent Force

    1970 · 3 votes

  • TV5.0

    NBC Sunday Showcase

    1959 · 4 votes

  • TV6.8