Bill Robinson
American dancer and actor (1877/1878–1949)
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, was an American tap dancer, actor, and singer, the best known and the most highly paid Black entertainer in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. His long career mirrored changes in American entertainment tastes and technology. His career began in the age of minstrel shows and moved to vaudeville, Broadway theatre, the recording industry, Hollywood films, radio, and television.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 10 films (1932–1969) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 12 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▼ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Things Making It: Kinetics By Francis Stephens. | Ann Robinson & Bill Robinson | 16mm | Color | sound | |
| 1943 | Stormy weather | Films inc. | 77 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1943 | Stormy weather. | Andrew L. Stone | 4:00 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1943 | Stormy Weather. | Andrew L. Stone | 6980 ft. | B&W | ||
| 1942 | Stormy Weather. | Andrew L. Stone | 1 reel | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1938 | Just around the corner | Lucerne Media | 16mm | B&W | sound | |
| 1938 | Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Films Incorporated | 81 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1938 | REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM | 20th Century-Fox | 81min | B&W | Sound | |
| 1935 | The little colonel | David Butler | 81 min | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1932 | Harlem Is Heaven. | Lincoln Productions | 16mm | sound |