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Edward G. Robinson

Edward G. Robinson

51 movies on Netflix

Biography

Edward G. Robinson was an American actor who made his stage debut in 1913 and became a star at Warner Bros. with the gangster drama Little Caesar (1931). He was known for playing gangsters, yet he took a wide range of parts, among them the 1940 biopics about Paul Ehrlich and Paul Julius Reuter, and the noir films Double Indemnity, along with The Woman in the Window, both from 1944. His postwar work included The Stranger (1946) and Key Largo (1948), and he took the Cannes Film Festival's best actor prize for House of Strangers (1949). In 1956 he returned to Broadway in Middle of the Night, earning a Tony nomination, and Cecil B. DeMille cast him in The Ten Commandments (1956). His final screen role came in Soylent Green (1973). Across six decades he worked on 30 Broadway plays and over 100 films, and he received an Academy Honorary Award.

79years old at death

  • Born Bucharest
  • Died Hollywood
  • Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
  • Emanuel Goldenberg (birth name)Also credited as Edward Robinson and Edward Goldenberg Robinson

Movie Career

Films
51
Career span
67 years1931 to 1998

Genres

First and latest

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  1. Big break

    Robinson turned down the bit part of Otero in Little Caesar, believing he was unsuitable for it and not wanting bit parts. He informed Hal Wallis that the only role he would consider was Little Caesar, saying that casting him as Otero would unbalance the film.

  2. Early training

    An interest in acting and performing led to Robinson winning a scholarship to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. After that, he took the name Edward G. Robinson, with the G standing for his original surname.

  3. About the name

    Robinson chose his professional name after hearing the surname Robinson in a play, liking its ring and strength, and picked Edward after King Edward VII.

  4. Languages

    Robinson was fluent in Romanian his whole life, and on a 1966 trip to Romania he insisted that journalists interview him in Romanian rather than English, saying he understood everything.

Edward G. Robinson movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Double Indemnity1944 Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thrilleras Barton Keyes

    IMDb rating 8.3183K votes

  2. The Ten Commandments1956 Drama, Historyas Dathan

    IMDb rating 7.986K votes

  3. Key Largo1948as Johnny Rocco

    IMDb rating 7.748K votes

  4. The Stranger1946as Federal Agent Wilson

    IMDb rating 7.331K votes

  5. Scarlet Street1945as Christopher Cross

    IMDb rating 7.722K votes

  6. The Woman in the Window1944as Prof. Richard Wanley

    IMDb rating 7.620K votes

  7. Little Caesar1931as Little Caesar - Alias 'Rico'

    IMDb rating 7.116K votes

  8. The Cincinnati Kid1965as Lancey Howard

    IMDb rating 7.220K votes

Most often with

Mervyn LeRoy directed three of these films, Lloyd Bacon three and Fritz Lang two. Bess Flowers appears in six of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Bess Flowers, 6 films togetherSee the 6 films with Bess FlowersHumphrey Bogart, 5 films togetherSee the 5 films with Humphrey BogartHenry O'Neill, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Henry O'NeillGeorge E. Stone, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with George E. StoneBarbara Stanwyck, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Barbara StanwyckCharlton Heston, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Charlton HestonMervyn LeRoyDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Mervyn LeRoyLloyd BaconDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Lloyd BaconFritz LangDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Fritz Lang

Films together

Box office

What Edward G. Robinson's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$165 million

12 of the 51 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 51 films: 12 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 35 figure not found.

  • 12Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 1Never in cinemas
  • 35Figure not found

Top grosser

The Ten Commandments1956as Dathan$123 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Ten Commandments1956as Dathan
    $123M74.2% of the total
  2. 2
    The Cincinnati Kid1965as Lancey Howard
    $15M9.2% of the total
  3. 3
    Good Neighbor Sam1964as Simon Nurdlinger
    $9.1M5.5% of the total
  4. 4
    Soylent Green1973as Sol Roth
    $3.6M2.2% of the total
  5. 5
    The Stranger1946as Federal Agent Wilson
    $3.2M1.9% of the total
  6. 6
    Scarlet Street1945as Christopher Cross
    $2.9M1.8% of the total
  7. 7
    Double Indemnity1944as Barton Keyes
    $2.5M1.5% of the total
  8. 8
    Two Weeks in Another Town1962as Maurice Kruger
    $2.5M1.5% of the total
The Sea Wolf (1941), $1.9 millionFive Star Final (1931), $822,000Little Caesar (1931), $752,000Cheyenne Autumn (1964), $10,980

$3.5 millionfrom the other 4 films with a worldwide figure, 2% of the total

Awards

Three awards and honors, two of them major.

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Edward G. Robinson's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Academy Awards
1973Honorary AwardHonorary
SAG Awards
Life Achievement AwardWon
Other honors
Star on Hollywood Walk of FameHonored

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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