FrameThrower · Actors · Edward G. Robinson
Edward G. Robinson
4 films · 245 frames · top-billed in 3 · 1944–1973
Born 12 December 1893 · Bucarest, Roumanie · died 26 January 1973
Edward G. Robinson was a Romanian-born American actor and political activist. Although he played a wide range of characters, he is best remembered for his roles as a gangster, most notably in his star-making film Little Caesar (1931). Robinson's career saw a decline during the 1950s Red Scare when he was threatened with blacklisting. Experiencing underemployment, he turned towards minor roles in B movies until he eventually returned to the mainstream by playing one of Moses' adversaries Dathan in Cecil B. DeMille's religious epic The Ten Commandments (1956). He was ranked number 24 in the American Film Institute's list of the 25 greatest male stars of Classic American cinema.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 4 films · 245 frames · top-billed in 3 · 1944–1973
- Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award
- Academy Honorary Award1973
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
How their films are shot
Measured across 245 frames from the 4 films we hold. This is the look of the work Edward takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 4 films we hold, 63% of their frames are night, 50% low key — the look of the work Edward takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
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