Actor

Edward G. Robinson

Born 12 December 1893 · Bucarest, Roumanie — died 26 January 1973

Edward G. Robinson (1893–1973) was a Romanian-born American actor who became one of Hollywood's defining screen gangsters with Little Caesar. He also excelled in film noir and character roles across a career of about six decades. His career suffered during the Red Scare, but he returned to prominent work.

Key films

Little Caesar (1931)
His star-making role as gangster Rico Bandello, which defined the gangster film and his screen persona.
Double Indemnity (1944)On Cinespective
Classic film noir in which he played the sharp insurance investigator Barton Keyes.
Scarlet Street (1945)
Fritz Lang noir showing his range as a meek cashier drawn into ruin.
Key Largo (1948)
Played gangster Johnny Rocco opposite Humphrey Bogart in a celebrated late-1940s crime drama.
The Ten Commandments (1956)On Cinespective
His return to major studio work as Dathan in DeMille's epic after Red Scare setbacks.

Key awards

1973: Academy Honorary Award (awarded posthumously)

On Cinespective

Full filmography · 133

1916Arms and the Woman · as Factory WorkerActor
1923The Bright Shawl · as Domingo EscobarActor
1929The Hole in the Wall · as The FoxActor
1930The Widow from Chicago · as DominicActor
1930A Lady to Love · as TonyActor
1930An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee · as SelfActor
1930Outside the Law · as Cobra CollinsActor
1930East Is West · as Charlie YongActor
1930Every Woman's Longing · as TonyActor
1930The Night Ride · as Tony GarottaActor
1931Little Caesar · as Caesar Enrico 'Rico' Bandello aka 'Little Caesar'Actor
1931Five Star Final · as Joseph W. RandallActor
1931The Stolen Jools · as GangsterActor
1931Smart Money · as Nick 'The Barber' VenizelosActor
1931How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots' · as Self - Golfer (uncredited)Actor
1931Round About Hollywood · as SelfActor
1932Two Seconds · as John AllenActor
1932Tiger Shark · as Mike MascarenhasActor
1932The Hatchet Man · as Wong Low GetActor
1932Silver Dollar · as Yates MartinActor
1933The Little Giant · as James Francis 'Bugs' / 'Jim' AhearnActor
1933I Loved a Woman · as John Mansfield HaydenActor
1934The Man with Two Faces · as Damon Welles / Jules ChautardActor
1934Dark Hazard · as Jim 'Buck' TurnerActor
1935The Whole Town's Talking · as Arthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones / 'Killer' MannionActor
1935Barbary Coast · as Luis ChamalisActor
1936Bullets or Ballots · as Johnny BlakeActor
1936Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) · as SelfActor
1936Breakdowns of 1936 · as SelfActor
1937Kid Galahad · as Nick 'Nicky' DonatiActor
1937The Last Gangster · as Joe KrozacActor
1937Thunder in the City · as Dan ArmstrongActor
1937A Day at Santa Anita · as Edward G. Robinson (uncredited)Actor
1937The First Gangster and the Last Gangster · as HimselfActor
1938The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse · as Dr. T.S. ClitterhouseActor
1938A Slight Case of Murder · as Remy MarkoActor
1938I Am the Law · as John LindsayActor
1939Confessions of a Nazi Spy · as Edward 'Ed' RenardActor
1939Blackmail · as John R. IngramActor
1939Breakdowns of 1939 · as SelfActor
1939From the Ends of the Earth · as SelfActor
1940Brother Orchid · as Little John T. 'Johnny' SartoActor
1940Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet · as Dr. Paul EhrlichActor
1940A Dispatch from Reuters · as Paul Julius ReuterActor
1941The Sea Wolf · as 'Wolf' LarsenActor
1941Manpower · as Hank McHenryActor
1941Unholy Partners · as Bruce CoreyActor
1941Breakdowns of 1941 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
1941Polo with the Stars · as Self - Watching Polo MatchActor
1942Tales of Manhattan · as Larry BrowneActor
1942Larceny, Inc. · as 'Pressure' MaxwellActor
1942Moscow Strikes Back · as Narrator (English version) (voice)Actor
1942Breakdowns of 1942 · as SelfActor
1943Flesh and Fantasy · as Marshall Tyler (segment 2)Actor
1943Destroyer · as Steven 'Boley' BoleslavskiActor
1944Double Indemnity · as Barton KeyesActor
1944The Woman in the Window · as Professor Richard WanleyActor
1944Mr. Winkle Goes to War · as Wilbert WinkleActor
1944Tampico · as Capt. Bart MansonActor
1945Scarlet Street · as Christopher CrossActor
1945Our Vines Have Tender Grapes · as Martinius JacobsonActor
1945Journey Together · as Dean McWilliamsActor
1946The Stranger · as Federal Agent WilsonActor
1946Okay for SoundActor
1947The Red House · as Pete MorganActor
1947Blow-Ups of 1947 · as SelfActor
1948Key Largo · as Johnny RoccoActor
1948Night Has a Thousand Eyes · as John TritonActor
1948All My Sons · as Joe KellerActor
1949House of Strangers · as Gino MonettiActor
1949It's a Great Feeling · as Edward G. Robinson (uncredited)Actor
1950My Daughter Joy · as George ConstantinActor
1952Actors and Sin · as Maurice Tillayou (segment Actor's Blood)Actor
1953Vice Squad · as Capt. 'Barnie' BarnabyActor
1953The Glass Web · as Henry HayesActor
1953Big Leaguer · as John B 'Hans' LobertActor
1954Black Tuesday · as Vincent CanelliActor
1954A Star Is Born World Premiere · as SelfActor
1955The Violent Men · as Lee WilkisonActor
1955Illegal · as Victor ScottActor
1955Tight Spot · as Lloyd HallettActor
1955A Bullet for Joey · as Raoul LeducActor
1955Hell on Frisco Bay · as Victor AmatoActor
1956The Ten Commandments · as DathanActor
1956Nightmare · as Rene BressardActor
1959A Hole in the Head · as Mario ManettaActor
1959Israel · as Self - NarratorActor
1960Pepe · as Edward G. RobinsonActor
1960Seven Thieves · as Theo WilkinsActor
1960The Right Man · as Theodore RooseveltActor
1962Two Weeks in Another Town · as Maurice KrugerActor
1962My Geisha · as Sam LewisActor
1963The Prize · as Max Stratman/Walter StratmanActor
1963Sammy Going South · as Cocky WainwrightActor
1964Cheyenne Autumn · as Secretary of the Interior Carl SchurzActor
1964Robin and the 7 Hoods · as Big Jim Stevens (uncredited)Actor
1964Good Neighbor Sam · as Simon NurdlingerActor
1964The Outrage · as Con ManActor
1965The Cincinnati Kid · as Lancey HowardActor
1965Born a Man · as NarratorActor
1966Planet of the Apes Test Reel · as Dr. ZaiusActor
1967Grand Slam · as Prof. James AndersActor
1967The Blonde from Peking · as CIA Chief DouglasActor
1967Operation San Pietro · as Joe VenturaActor
1968Never a Dull Moment · as Leo Joseph SmoothActor
1968The Biggest Bundle of Them All · as Professor SamuelsActor
1968It's Your Move · as Sir George McDowellActor
1969Mackenna's Gold · as Old AdamsActor
1969Operation Heartbeat · as Dr. Lee ForestmanActor
1970Song of Norway · as KrogstadActor
1970The Old Man Who Cried Wolf · as Emile PulskaActor
1971Mooch Goes to HollywoodActor
1972Hollywood: The Dream Factory · as Self (archive footage)Actor
1972Neither by Day Nor by Night · as FatherActor
1973Soylent Green · as Sol RothActor
1973A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green' · as SelfActor
1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? · as Self (archive footage)Actor
1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
1991Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire · as Self (archive footage)Actor
1991Movie Tough Guys · as Self (archive footage)Actor
1997Frank Capra's American Dream · as Self (archive footage)Actor
1997Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line · as Self (archive footage)Actor
1997Bogart: The Untold Story · as Self (archive footage)Actor
2001Pulp Cinema · as Self (archive footage)Actor
2004Checking Out: Grand Hotel · as Self (archive footage)Actor
2005Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero · as Self (archive footage)Actor
2008You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story · as Self (archive footage)Actor
2008Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film · as Self (archive footage)Actor
2008Warner at War · as (archive footage)Actor
20091939: Hollywood's Greatest Year · as Self (archive footage)Actor
2013Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored · as Self (archive footage)Actor
2022Rat Pack · as Self (archive footage)Actor
2026Away with Words · as Edward G. RobinsonActor

Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.