Bill Robinson
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
25 May 1878
Age
148 Years
Born In
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Total Projects
24
Years Active
82 Yrs
Avg Rating
7.3 ★
Overview
According to one jazz dance source, Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson was the chief instigator for getting tap dance "up on its toes." Early forms of tap, including the familiar "buck and wing", contained a flat-footed style, while Robinson performed on the balls of his feet with a shuffle-tap style that allowed him more improvisation. It obviously got him noticed and it...
Known For
Filmography
movie
Dancetime Tap Dance History
Dancetime Tap Dance History
movie
The Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance
as Self (archive footage)
movie
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
as Self (Archival Footage)
movie
That's Dancing!
That's Dancing!
tv
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
movie
Stormy Weather
Stormy Weather
as Bill Williamson
movie
By an Old Southern River
By an Old Southern River
as Self
movie
Let's Scuffle
Let's Scuffle
as HImself
movie
Up the River
Up the River
as Memphis Jones
movie
Road Demon
Road Demon
as Zephyr
movie
Just Around the Corner
Just Around the Corner
as Samuel G. Henshaw
movie
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
as Aloysius
movie
One Mile from Heaven
One Mile from Heaven
as Officer Joe Dudley
movie
The Littlest Rebel
The Littlest Rebel
as Uncle Billy
movie
In Old Kentucky
In Old Kentucky
as Wash Jackson
movie
In Old Kentucky
In Old Kentucky
as Greyboy
movie
The Big Broadcast of 1936
The Big Broadcast of 1936
as Specialty
movie
Hooray for Love
Hooray for Love
as himself
movie
The Little Colonel
The Little Colonel
as Walker
movie
King for a Day
King for a Day
as Bill Green
movie
The Big Benefit
The Big Benefit
as Self
movie
Harlem Is Heaven
Harlem Is Heaven
as Bill
movie
Dixiana
Dixiana
as Specialty Dancer
movie
The Delicatessen Kid
The Delicatessen Kid
as Bill Robinson