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Edward G. Robinson

Romanian-American actor (1893-1973) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 79

Edward Goldenberg Robinson was an American actor who was popular during Hollywood's Golden Age. After making his stage debut in 1913, he rose to stardom with his performance as the title character in Little Caesar (1931) and became well known for his portrayals of gangsters.

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1973Died26 January 1973Academy Honorary AwardAwardSoylent GreenFilm, 1973Sol Roth1970Night GallerySeries, Abraham Goldman1969Bracken's WorldSeries1967Grand SlamFilm, Prof. James Anders1966BatmanSeries, Edward G. Robinson (uncredited)1964The Hollywood PalaceSeriesCheyenne AutumnFilm, 1964Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz1962Two Weeks in Another TownFilm, Maurice Kruger1960Star on Hollywood Walk of FameAward1959NBC Sunday ShowcaseSeries, Daniel WebsterA Hole in the HeadFilm, 1959Mario Manetta1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries, Victor Bers1955IllegalFilm, Victor Scott1953General Electric TheaterSeries, Bert Alquist1952The Ford Television TheatreSeries, John Derwent1949House of StrangersFilm, Gino Monetti1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries1947The Red HouseFilm, Pete Morgan1945Scarlet StreetFilm, Christopher Cross1944Golden Globe AwardsSeries1942Tales of ManhattanFilm, Larry Browne1940Brother OrchidFilm, Little John T. 'Johnny' Sarto1938A Slight Case of MurderFilm, Remy Marko1936Bullets or BallotsFilm, Johnny Blake1931Five Star FinalFilm, Joseph W. Randall1893Born12 December 1893
  • Double Indemnity 1944
  • The Ten Commandments 1956
  • Scarlet Street 1945
  • Key Largo 1948
  • The Woman in the Window 1944

People around Edward

Filmography 40

155 credits on file

Television 20

Awards

Academy Honorary Award1973
Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame1960
SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award

About this person

He starred in a variety of films, including the biopics Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet and A Dispatch from Reuters and the film noirs Double Indemnity and The Woman in the Window.

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1893 to 1973 · aged 79