Emanuel Goldenberg  was een Amerikaans acteur van Roemeense afkomst, beter bekend onder zijn pseudoniem Edward G. Robinson.



GEBOREN:
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 12 december 1893
OVERLEDEN:
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 26 januari 1973

Goldenberg werd geboren in Boekarest, en kwam op 10-jarige leeftijd naar de Verenigde Staten, en de familie vestigde zich in New York's lower East side. Tijdens zijn schooltijd begon hij met acteren, en liet daarvoor een carrière als rabbi of advocaat schieten.

Goldenberg kreeg een beurs van de American Academy of Dramatic Arts, en trad voor het eerst op in 1913, onder zijn nieuw-aangenomen naam Edward G. Robinson. Hij trad vijftien jaar lang op op Broadway en figureerde in een film. In 1923 begon hij aan zijn eerste film The Bright Shawl.

Zijn bekendste rol, die bepalend zou blijken te zijn voor zijn verdere carrière, was die van de gangster Rico Bandello in de film Little Caesar uit 1930. Hij zou diverse biografische rollen spelen, en zijn opwachting maken in psychologische drama's. In Key Largo schitterde hij opnieuw als gangster.

In de jaren 50 werd Robinson beschuldigd van communistische sympathieën, maar hij werd door het House Un-American Activities Committee vrijgesproken op basis van zijn getuigenis.

In 1956 moest hij een groot deel van zijn kunstcollectie verkopen in het kader van zijn scheiding van Gladys Lloyd. In dat jaar stond hij ook weer op Broadway. Twee jaar na zijn scheiding zou hij opnieuw trouwen.

Robinson overleed in 1973 in Hollywood aan kanker, slechts twee weken na de voltooiing van zijn laatste film Soylent Green. Hij ontving in datzelfde jaar postuum een Oscar voor zijn gehele oeuvre.
FILMOGRAFIE:
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1. Soylent Green (1973) .... Sol Roth
2. Lo B'Yom V'Lo B'Layla(1972) .... Father
   ... aka Neither by Day Nor by Night (USA)
3. "Night Gallery" .... Abraham Goldman (1 episode, 1971)
   ... aka Rod Serling's Night Gallery (USA)
       - The Messiah on Mott Street (1971) TV episode .... Abraham Goldman
4. "The Silent Force" (1 episode, 1970)
       - The Courier (1970) TV episode
5. Song of Norway(1970) .... Krogstad
6. "Bracken's World" .... Cameo / ... (2 episodes, 1969-1970)
       - The Mary Tree (1970) TV episode .... Elstyn Draper
       - Panic (1969) TV episode .... Cameo
7. The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (1970) (TV) .... Emile Pulska
   
   
8. "The Name of the Game" (1 episode, 1969)
       - Laurie Marie (1969) TV episode
9. U.M.C. (1969) (TV) .... Dr. Lee Forestman
   ... aka Operation Heartbeat
10. Mackenna's Gold (1969) .... Old Adams
11. Scacco tutto matto, Uno (1969) .... Sir George McDowell
    ... aka 6 simpatiche carogne
    ... aka Atraco de ida y vuelta, Un (Spain)
    ... aka Checkmate for McDowell
    ... aka It's Your Move (USA)
    ... aka Mad Checkmate (USA: promotional title)
12. Never a Dull Moment (1968) .... Leo Joseph Smooth
13. The Biggest Bundle of Them All (1968) .... Professor Samuels
14. Operazione San Pietro (1967) .... Joe Ventura
    ... aka Abenteuer des Kardinal Braun, Die (West Germany)
    ... aka Au diable les anges (France)
    ... aka Operation St. Peter's
15. Blonde de Pékin, La (1967) .... Douglas
    ... aka Bionda di Pechino, La (Italy)
    ... aka Blonde von Peking, Die (West Germany)
    ... aka Peking Blonde
    ... aka The Blonde from Peking
16. Ad ogni costo (1967) .... Prof. James Anders
    ... aka Diamantes a gogó (Spain)
    ... aka Grand Slam (USA)
    ... aka Top Job (West Germany)
    ... aka Top Job - Diamantenraub in Rio (West Germany)
    ... aka Um jeden Preis (West Germany)
17. All About People (1967) .... Narrator
18. The Cincinnati Kid (1965) .... Lancey Howard
19. Who Has Seen the Wind? (1965) (TV) .... Captain
20. The Outrage (1964) .... Con Man
21. Cheyenne Autumn (1964) .... Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz
    ... aka John Ford's Cheyenne Autumn (USA: complete title)
22. Good Neighbor Sam (1964) .... Simon Nurdlinger
23. Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964) (uncredited) .... Big Jim Stevens
24. The Prize (1963) .... Dr. Max Stratman/Prof. Walter Stratman
25. Sammy Going South(1963) .... Cocky Wainwright
    ... aka A Boy Ten Feet Tall (USA)
26. Two Weeks in Another Town (1962) .... Maurice Kruger
27. "The DuPont Show of the Week" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1962)
        - Cops and Robbers (1962) TV episode .... Narrator
28. My Geisha (1962) .... Sam Lewis
29. "The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor" .... 'Big Jim' Riva (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka Robert Taylor's Detectives (new title)
    ... aka The Detectives
    ... aka The Detectives, Starring Robert Taylor
        - The Legend of Jim Riva (1961) TV episode .... 'Big Jim' Riva
30. "Frontier Justice" .... Victor Bers (1 episode, 1961)
        - Heritage (1961) TV episode .... Victor Bers
31. "General Electric Theater" .... Bert Alquist (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
        - The Drop-Out (1961) TV episode .... Bert Alquist
32. Seven Thieves (1960) .... Theo Wilkins/Dr. Vital
33. "Sunday Showcase" .... Daniel Webster (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka NBC Sunday Showcase (USA: complete title)
        - The Devil and Daniel Webster (1960) TV episode .... Daniel Webster
    
    
34. A Hole in the Head (1959) .... Mario Manetta
35. "Zane Grey Theater" .... Victor Bers (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
    ... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
        - Heritage (1959) TV episode .... Victor Bers
36. "Goodyear Theatre" .... Harry Harper (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka Award Theatre (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Golden Years of Television (USA: cable TV title)
        - A Good Name (1959) TV episode .... Harry Harper
37. "Playhouse 90".... Oscar Bromek (1 episode, 1958)
        - Shadows Tremble (1958) TV episode .... Oscar Bromek
38. The Ten Commandments (1956) .... Dathan
39. "The Jackie Gleason Show" (1 episode, 1956)
        - Episode dated 29 September 1956 (1956) TV episode
40. Nightmare (1956) .... Rene Bressard
41. Hell on Frisco Bay (1955) .... Victor Amato
42. "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Baron / ... (2 episodes, 1955)
    ... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
        - A Set of Values (1955) TV episode .... Baron
        - ..... and Son (1955) TV episode .... John Derwent
43. Illegal (1955) .... Victor Scott
44. A Bullet for Joey (1955) .... Insp. Raoul Leduc
45. Tight Spot (1955) .... Lloyd Hallett
46. The Violent Men (1955) .... Lee Wilkison
    ... aka Rough Company (UK)
    ... aka The Bandits (USA)
47. Black Tuesday (1954) .... Vincent Canelli
48. "Climax!"(1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA)
        - Epitaph for a Spy (1954) TV episode
49. For the Defense (1954) (TV) .... Attorney Matthew Considine
50. The Glass Web (1953) .... Henry Hayes
51. "Lux Video Theatre" .... Wilfrid Robarts (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - Witness for the Prosecution (1953) TV episode .... Wilfrid Robarts
52. Big Leaguer (1953) .... John B. 'Hans' Lobert
53. Vice Squad (1953) .... Capt. 'Barnie' Barnaby
    ... aka The Girl in Room 17 (UK)
54. Actor's and Sin (1952) .... Maurice Tillayou (Actor's Blood sequence)
    ... aka Actors and Sin (USA: poster title)
    ... aka Woman of Sin (USA)
55. Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Memories (1951) .... Narrator
56. My Daughter Joy (1950) .... George Constantin
    ... aka Operation X (Philippines: English title) (USA)
    
    
57. House of Strangers (1949) .... Gino Monetti
58. Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948) .... John Triton aka 'The Mental Wizard'
59. Key Largo (1948) .... Johnny Rocco
60. All My Sons (1948) .... Joe Keller
61. The Red House (1947) .... Pete Morgan
    ... aka No Trespassing
62. The Stranger (1946) .... Mr. Wilson
63. Journey Together (1946) .... Dean McWilliams
64. American Creed (1946)
65. Scarlet Street (1945) .... Christopher Cross
66. Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945) .... Martinius Jacobson
67. The Woman in the Window (1944) .... Professor Richard Wanley
68. Double Indemnity (1944) .... Barton Keyes
69. Mr. Winkle Goes to War (1944) .... Wilbert Winkle
    ... aka Arms and the Woman (UK)
70. Tampico (1944) .... Capt. Bart Manson
71. Flesh and Fantasy (1943) .... Marshall Tyler
    ... aka Six Destinies
72. Destroyer (1943) .... Steve Boleslavski
73. Tales of Manhattan (1942) .... Avery 'Larry' L. Browne
74. Larceny, Inc. (1942) .... J. Chalmers 'Pressure' Maxwell
75. Unholy Partners (1941) .... Bruce Corey
76. Manpower (1941) .... Hank 'Gimpy' McHenry
77. The Sea Wolf (1941) .... 'Wolf' Larsen
78. A Dispatch from Reuter's(1940) .... Paul Julius Reuter
    ... aka This Man Reuter (UK)
79. Brother Orchid (1940) .... Little John T. 'Johnny' Sarto
80. Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940) .... Dr. Paul Ehrlich
    ... aka The Story of Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (UK)
    
    
81. Blackmail (1939) .... John R. Ingram
82. Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) .... Edward 'Ed' Renard
83. I Am the Law (1938) .... John Lindsay
84. The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) .... Dr. T.S. Clitterhouse
85. A Slight Case of Murder (1938) .... Remy Marko
86. The Last Gangster (1937) .... Joe Krozac
87. Kid Galahad (1937) .... Nick 'Nicky' Donati
    ... aka The Battling Bellhop (USA: TV title)
88. Thunder in the City (1937) .... Daniel 'Dan' Armstrong
89. Bullets or Ballots (1936) .... Detective Johnny Blake
90. Barbary Coast (1935) .... Luis Chamalis
    ... aka Port of Wickedness (USA: reissue title)
91. The Whole Town's Talking (1935) .... Arthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones/'Killer' Mannion
    ... aka Passport to Fame (UK)
92. The Man with Two Faces (1934) .... Damon Welles/Jules Chautard
93. Dark Hazard (1934) .... Jim 'Buck' Turner
94. I Loved a Woman (1933) .... John Mansfield Hayden
95. The Little Giant (1933) .... James Francis 'Bugs'/'Jim' Ahern
96. Silver Dollar (1932) .... Yates Martin
97. Tiger Shark (1932) .... Mike Mascarenhas
98. Two Seconds (1932) .... John Allen
99. The Hatchet Man (1932) .... Wong Low Get
    ... aka The Honourable Mr. Wong (UK)
100. Five Star Final (1931) .... Joseph W. Randall
101. Smart Money (1931) .... Nick 'The Barber' Venizelos
102. The Slippery Pearls (1931) (as Edward Robinson) .... Edward Robinson
     ... aka The Stolen Jools
103. Little Caesar (1931) .... Caesar Enrico 'Rico' Bandello
104. The Widow from Chicago (1930) .... Dominic
105. East Is West (1930) .... Charlie Yong
106. Sehnsucht jeder Frau, Die (1930) .... Tony
107. Outside the Law (1930) .... Cobra Collins
108. A Lady to Love (1930) .... Tony
109. Night Ride(1930) .... Tony Garotta
     
     
110. The Hole in the Wall (1929) .... The Fox
111. The Bright Shawl (1923) (as E.G. Robinson) .... Domingo Escobar
     
     
112. Arms and the Woman (1916) .... Factory Worker