Edward G. Robinson

Acting Dec 12, 1893 Jan 26, 1973 (aged 80) 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.

154 Acting Credits

Edward G. Robinson

Acting

Double Indemnity

The Ten Commandments

Soylent Green

The Stranger

Batman

Key Largo

Scarlet Street

The Woman in the Window

The Cincinnati Kid

Little Caesar

Mackenna's Gold

Cheyenne Autumn

The Prize

Night Gallery

The Red House

House of Strangers

The Oscars

Robin and the 7 Hoods

The Sea Wolf

The Whole Town's Talking

Two Weeks in Another Town

The Violent Men

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

Kid Galahad