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The Littlest Rebel (1935) -- Clip: Slingshot
The Little Colonel (1935) -- Clip: I wish you'd tell my mother that
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938) -- Clip: When I grow up, will you marry me?

Overview

Date of Death:
25 November 1949, New York, USA more
Mini Biography:
According to one jazz dance source, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson was the... more
Trivia:
One of the first blacks to act on Broadway, he also appeared in the first... more
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Actor and Dancer Gregory Hines Dies at 57
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Actor and Dancer Gregory Hines Dies at 57
 (From WENN. 10 August 2003)

Alternate Names:
Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson

Filmography

Actor:
  1. Stormy Weather (1943) .... Bill Williamson

  2. Road Demon (1938) .... Zephyr
  3. Up the River (1938) .... Memphis Jones
  4. Just Around the Corner (1938) .... Cpl. Jones
  5. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938) .... Aloysius
  6. One Mile from Heaven (1937) .... Officer Joe Dudley
  7. In Old Kentucky (1935) .... Wash Jackson
  8. The Littlest Rebel (1935) .... Uncle Billy
  9. The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935) .... Specialty
  10. The Little Colonel (1935) .... Walker
  11. King for a Day (1934) .... Bill Green
    ... aka Broadway Brevity: King for a Day (USA: series title)
  12. Harlem Is Heaven (1932) .... Bill
  13. Dixiana (1930) .... Specialty Dancer
Soundtrack:
  1. That's Dancing! (1985) (performer: "Organ Grinder's Swing", "The Old Folks at Home", "(There Are) Smiles")

  2. Stormy Weather (1943) (lyrics: "RANG TANG TANG" (uncredited)) (performer: "RANG TANG TANG" (uncredited), "AT A GEORGIA CAMP MEETING" (uncredited), "DE CAMPTOWN RACES" (uncredited), "LINDA BROWN" (uncredited), "I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE", "MY, MY, AIN'T THAT SOMETHIN'" by nm0130572) ("THERE'S NO TWO WAYS ABOUT LOVE" (uncredited), "AFRICAN DANCE" (uncredited))
  3. Let's Scuffle (1942) (performer: "Let's Scuffle")

  4. Just Around the Corner (1938) (performer: "This Is a Happy Little Ditty", "Brass Buttons and Epaulettes, "Just Around the Corner", "I Love to Walk in the Rain") ("Brass Buttons and Epaulettes)
  5. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938) (performer: "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers")
  6. The Littlest Rebel (1935) (performer: "Polly Wolly Doodle" (uncredited), "Turkey In The Straw" (uncredited))
  7. The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935) (performer: "Miss Brown To You")
  8. Hooray for Love (1935) (performer: "I'm Livin' in a Great Big Way") ("I'm Livin' in a Great Big Way")
  9. The Little Colonel (1935) (performer: "My Old Kentucky Home")
  10. King for a Day (1934) (performer: "Bill Robinson's Stomp", "Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)", "Old Black Joe", "Love's Old Sweet Song (Just a Song at Twilight)", "Smiles")
    ... aka Broadway Brevity: King for a Day (USA: series title)
  11. Dixiana (1930) ("Mr. and Mrs. Sippi")
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. Dimples (1936) (dance director)
  2. King for a Day (1934) (specialty dancer: "Bill Robinson's Stomp", "Old Folks at Home", "Old Black Joe", "Love's Old Sweet Song {Just a Song at Twilight}" and "{There Are} Smiles") (uncredited)
    ... aka Broadway Brevity: King for a Day (USA: series title)
Self:
  1. "The Milton Berle Show" .... Himself - Dancer (2 episodes, 1948-1949)
    ... aka Texaco Star Theater (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka The Buick-Berle Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #1.49 (1949) TV episode .... Himself - Dancer
        - Episode #1.2 (1948) TV episode .... Himself - Dancer
  2. The R.C.A. Thanksgiving Show (1948) (TV) .... Himself
  3. Let's Scuffle (1942) .... Himself
  4. By an Old Southern River (1942) .... Himself

  5. Cotton Club Revue (1938)
  6. Hooray for Love (1935) .... Himself
  7. The Big Benefit (1933) (as Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson) .... Himself

  8. Hello, Bill (1929) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Follow the Fleet: The Origins of Those Dancing Feet (2005) (V)
  2. "Broadway: The American Musical"
        - Syncopated City: 1919-1933 (2004) TV episode
  3. Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (1998) (TV) (as Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson) .... Himself
  4. Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997) (TV) .... Himself
  5. That's Dancing! (1985) .... Himself (clip from "The Little Colonel")
  6. "M*A*S*H"
        - Bulletin Board (1975) TV episode (uncredited) .... Uncle Billy
  7. Black History: Lost Stolen, or Strayed (1968) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself/Walker
  8. "Toast of the Town"
        - Episode #11.39 (1958) TV episode .... Himself


Additional Details

Other Works:
On Brunswick #6134, 7705, 01168 he performs "Keep a Song in Your Soul" and "Just a Crazy Song (Hi-Hi-Hi), accompanied by a studio orchestra. Recorded 27 May 1931. more
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2 Biographical Movies | 5 Portrayals | 3 Print Biographies | 3 Articles more
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