Edward G. Robinson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 12 December 1893 · Bucarest, Roumanie
- Died
- 26 January 1973
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.
Known for
Acting 133
- 2026Away with Words as Edward G. Robinson
- 2022Rat Pack as Self (archive footage)
- 2013Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored as Self (archive footage)
- 20091939: Hollywood's Greatest Year as Self (archive footage)
- 2008Warner at War as (archive footage)
- 2008Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film as Self (archive footage)
- 2008You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story as Self (archive footage)
- 2005Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero as Self (archive footage)
- 2004Checking Out: Grand Hotel as Self (archive footage)
- 2001Pulp Cinema as Self (archive footage)
- 1997Frank Capra's American Dream as Self (archive footage)
- 1997Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line as Self (archive footage)
- 1997Bogart: The Untold Story as Self (archive footage)
- 1991Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire as Self (archive footage)
- 1991Movie Tough Guys as Self (archive footage)
- 1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? as Self (archive footage)
- 1973Soylent Green as Sol Roth
- 1973A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green' as Self
- 1972Neither by Day Nor by Night as Father
- 1972Hollywood: The Dream Factory as Self (archive footage)
- 1971Mooch Goes to Hollywood
- 1970Song of Norway as Krogstad
- 1970The Old Man Who Cried Wolf as Emile Pulska
- 1969Operation Heartbeat as Dr. Lee Forestman
- 1969Mackenna's Gold as Old Adams
- 1968It's Your Move as Sir George McDowell
- 1968Never a Dull Moment as Leo Joseph Smooth
- 1968The Biggest Bundle of Them All as Professor Samuels
- 1967Operation San Pietro as Joe Ventura
- 1967Grand Slam as Prof. James Anders
- 1967The Blonde from Peking as CIA Chief Douglas
- 1966Planet of the Apes Test Reel as Dr. Zaius
- 1965The Cincinnati Kid as Lancey Howard
- 1965Born a Man as Narrator
- 1964Cheyenne Autumn as Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz
- 1964The Outrage as Con Man
- 1964Good Neighbor Sam as Simon Nurdlinger
- 1964Robin and the 7 Hoods as Big Jim Stevens (uncredited)
- 1963The Prize as Max Stratman/Walter Stratman
- 1963Sammy Going South as Cocky Wainwright
- 1962Two Weeks in Another Town as Maurice Kruger
- 1962My Geisha as Sam Lewis
- 1960Pepe as Edward G. Robinson
- 1960Seven Thieves as Theo Wilkins
- 1960The Right Man as Theodore Roosevelt
- 1959Israel as Self - Narrator
- 1959A Hole in the Head as Mario Manetta
- 1956The Ten Commandments as Dathan
- 1956Nightmare as Rene Bressard
- 1955Hell on Frisco Bay as Victor Amato
- 1955Illegal as Victor Scott
- 1955A Bullet for Joey as Raoul Leduc
- 1955Tight Spot as Lloyd Hallett
- 1955The Violent Men as Lee Wilkison
- 1954Black Tuesday as Vincent Canelli
- 1954A Star Is Born World Premiere as Self
- 1953The Glass Web as Henry Hayes
- 1953Big Leaguer as John B 'Hans' Lobert
- 1953Vice Squad as Capt. 'Barnie' Barnaby
- 1952Actors and Sin as Maurice Tillayou (segment Actor's Blood)
- 1950My Daughter Joy as George Constantin
- 1949It's a Great Feeling as Edward G. Robinson (uncredited)
- 1949House of Strangers as Gino Monetti
- 1948Night Has a Thousand Eyes as John Triton
- 1948Key Largo as Johnny Rocco
- 1948All My Sons as Joe Keller
- 1947Blow-Ups of 1947 as Self
- 1947The Red House as Pete Morgan
- 1946Okay for Sound
- 1946The Stranger as Federal Agent Wilson
- 1945Scarlet Street as Christopher Cross
- 1945Journey Together as Dean McWilliams
- 1945Our Vines Have Tender Grapes as Martinius Jacobson
- 1944The Woman in the Window as Professor Richard Wanley
- 1944Mr. Winkle Goes to War as Wilbert Winkle
- 1944Double Indemnity as Barton Keyes
- 1944Tampico as Capt. Bart Manson
- 1943Flesh and Fantasy as Marshall Tyler (segment 2)
- 1943Destroyer as Steven 'Boley' Boleslavski
- 1942Breakdowns of 1942 as Self
- 1942Tales of Manhattan as Larry Browne
- 1942Larceny, Inc. as 'Pressure' Maxwell
- 1942Moscow Strikes Back as Narrator (English version) (voice)
- 1941Breakdowns of 1941 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1941Unholy Partners as Bruce Corey
- 1941Polo with the Stars as Self - Watching Polo Match
- 1941Manpower as Hank McHenry
- 1941The Sea Wolf as 'Wolf' Larsen
- 1940A Dispatch from Reuters as Paul Julius Reuter
- 1940Brother Orchid as Little John T. 'Johnny' Sarto
- 1940Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet as Dr. Paul Ehrlich
- 1939Breakdowns of 1939 as Self
- 1939Blackmail as John R. Ingram
- 1939From the Ends of the Earth as Self
- 1939Confessions of a Nazi Spy as Edward 'Ed' Renard
- 1938I Am the Law as John Lindsay
- 1938The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse as Dr. T.S. Clitterhouse
- 1938A Slight Case of Murder as Remy Marko
- 1937The Last Gangster as Joe Krozac
- 1937Kid Galahad as Nick 'Nicky' Donati
- 1937A Day at Santa Anita as Edward G. Robinson (uncredited)
- 1937Thunder in the City as Dan Armstrong
- 1937The First Gangster and the Last Gangster as Himself
- 1936Breakdowns of 1936 as Self
- 1936Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) as Self
- 1936Bullets or Ballots as Johnny Blake
- 1935Barbary Coast as Luis Chamalis
- 1935The Whole Town's Talking as Arthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones / 'Killer' Mannion
- 1934The Man with Two Faces as Damon Welles / Jules Chautard
- 1934Dark Hazard as Jim 'Buck' Turner
- 1933I Loved a Woman as John Mansfield Hayden
- 1933The Little Giant as James Francis 'Bugs' / 'Jim' Ahearn
- 1932Silver Dollar as Yates Martin
- 1932Tiger Shark as Mike Mascarenhas
- 1932Two Seconds as John Allen
- 1932The Hatchet Man as Wong Low Get
- 1931Five Star Final as Joseph W. Randall
- 1931How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots' as Self - Golfer (uncredited)
- 1931Smart Money as Nick 'The Barber' Venizelos
- 1931Round About Hollywood as Self
- 1931The Stolen Jools as Gangster
- 1931Little Caesar as Caesar Enrico 'Rico' Bandello aka 'Little Caesar'
- 1930The Widow from Chicago as Dominic
- 1930East Is West as Charlie Yong
- 1930Outside the Law as Cobra Collins
- 1930An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee as Self
- 1930Every Woman's Longing as Tony
- 1930A Lady to Love as Tony
- 1930The Night Ride as Tony Garotta
- 1929The Hole in the Wall as The Fox
- 1923The Bright Shawl as Domingo Escobar
- 1916Arms and the Woman as Factory Worker