Highest rated as cast or director
Edward G. Robinson's 11 titles from the 1940s have a median Balasaur Score of 77, led by Double Indemnity (88) and Scarlet Street (83), against 70 for those from the 1930s.
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.
Acted in 111
2020s
- 2026
Away with Words
Edward G. Robinson
2000s
- 2008
Warner at War
(archive footage)
1970s
- 1973
- 1972
Neither by Day Nor by Night
Father
- 1971
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Movie
- 1970
Song of Norway
Krogstad
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
Emile Pulska
The Silent Force
TV
1960s
- 1969
Bracken's World
TV
Operation Heartbeat
Dr. Lee Forestman
- 1968
Never a Dull Moment
Leo Joseph Smooth
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
Professor Samuels
- 1967
Operation San Pietro
Joe Ventura
Grand Slam
Prof. James Anders
The Blonde from Peking
CIA Chief Douglas
- 1966
- 1965
- 1964
Cheyenne Autumn
Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz
The Outrage
Con Man
- 1963
The Prize
Max Stratman/Walter Stratman
Sammy Going South
Cocky Wainwright
- 1962
Two Weeks in Another Town
Maurice Kruger
- 1960
Pepe
Edward G. Robinson
Seven Thieves
Theo Wilkins
The Right Man
Theodore Roosevelt
1950s
- 1959
- 1956
- 1955
Hell on Frisco Bay
Victor Amato
Tight Spot
Lloyd Hallett
The Violent Men
Lee Wilkison
- 1954
Black Tuesday
Vincent Canelli
- 1953
The Glass Web
Henry Hayes
Big Leaguer
John B 'Hans' Lobert
Vice Squad
Capt. 'Barnie' Barnaby
General Electric Theater
Bert Alquist · 1 episode
- 1952
Actors and Sin
Maurice Tillayou (segment Actor's Blood)
- 1950
My Daughter Joy
George Constantin
1940s
- 1949
It's a Great Feeling
Edward G. Robinson (uncredited)
- 1948
- 1947
- 1946
Okay for Sound
Movie
- 1945
Journey Together
Dean McWilliams
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
Martinius Jacobson
- 1944
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
Wilbert Winkle
Tampico
Capt. Bart Manson
- 1943
Flesh and Fantasy
Marshall Tyler (segment 2)
Destroyer
Steven 'Boley' Boleslavski
- 1942
Tales of Manhattan
Larry Browne
- 1941
Unholy Partners
Bruce Corey
Manpower
Hank McHenry
- 1940
A Dispatch from Reuters
Paul Julius Reuter
Brother Orchid
Little John T. 'Johnny' Sarto
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Dr. Paul Ehrlich
1930s
- 1939
Blackmail
John R. Ingram
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Edward 'Ed' Renard
- 1938
- 1937
Kid Galahad
Nick 'Nicky' Donati
A Day at Santa Anita
Edward G. Robinson (uncredited)
Thunder in the City
Dan Armstrong
- 1936
- 1935
The Whole Town's Talking
Arthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones / 'Killer' Mannion
- 1934
The Man with Two Faces
Damon Welles / Jules Chautard
Dark Hazard
Jim 'Buck' Turner
- 1933
I Loved a Woman
John Mansfield Hayden
The Little Giant
James Francis 'Bugs' / 'Jim' Ahearn
- 1932
Silver Dollar
Yates Martin
Two Seconds
John Allen
The Hatchet Man
Wong Low Get
- 1931
The Stolen Jools
Gangster
- 1930
East Is West
Charlie Yong
Outside the Law
Cobra Collins
Every Woman's Longing
Tony
A Lady to Love
Tony
The Night Ride
Tony Garotta
1920s
- 1929
The Hole in the Wall
The Fox
- 1923
The Bright Shawl
Domingo Escobar
1910s
- 1916
Arms and the Woman
Factory Worker
Appearances38
2020s
- 2022
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
2010s
- 2013
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
Self (archive footage)
2000s
- 2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
- 2008
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
Self (archive footage)
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Self (archive footage)
- 2005
Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero
Self (archive footage)
1990s
- 1997
Frank Capra's American Dream
Self (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story
Self (archive footage)
- 1991
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Self (archive footage)
Movie Tough Guys
Self (archive footage)
1980s
- 1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1970s
- 1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
- 1973
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
Self
- 1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
1960s
- 1968
- 1965
Born a Man
Narrator
- 1964
1950s
- 1959
Israel
Self - Narrator
- 1956
- 1954
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Self
- 1953
- 1952
- 1950
1940s
- 1948
- 1947
Blow-Ups of 1947
Self
- 1944
- 1942
Breakdowns of 1942
Self
Moscow Strikes Back
Narrator (English version) (voice)
- 1941
Breakdowns of 1941
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1930s
- 1939
Breakdowns of 1939
Self
From the Ends of the Earth
Self
- 1936
Breakdowns of 1936
Self
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Self
- 1931
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'
Self - Golfer (uncredited)
- 1930
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
Self
