Edward Goldenberg Robinson (born Emanuel Goldenberg, 1893 –
1973) was a Romanian-born American actor. A popular star during Hollywood's
Golden Age, he is best remembered for his roles as gangsters, such as Rico in
his star-making film Little Caesar and as Rocco in Key Largo.
Other memorable roles include insurance investigator Barton
Keyes in the film noir Double Indemnity, Dathan (adversary of Moses) in The Ten
Commandments, and his final performance as Sol Roth in the science-fiction
story Soylent Green. Robinson made a total of 101 films in his 50-year career.
In noticeable contrast to many of his onscreen characters,
Robinson was a sensitive, softly-spoken and cultured man, who spoke seven
languages. Remaining a liberal Democrat despite his difficulties with HUAC, he
attended the 1960 Democratic Convention in Los Angeles, California.
Robinson died in 1973, and is buried in a crypt in the
family mausoleum at Beth-El Cemetery in the Ridgewood area of the borough of
Queens in New York City.
Edward G Robinson was a Hollywood great and a film legend. They don't come any finer.
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