Filmography
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Known For
Key Largo Johnny Rocco (1948) -
Double Indemnity Barton Keyes (1944) -
Little Caesar Little Caesar - Alias 'Rico' (1931) -
Known For
Soylent Green Sol Roth (1973) -
Actor
Soylent Green Sol Roth (1973)
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Neither by Day Nor by Night Father (1972) -
Night Gallery Abraham Goldman (segment "The Messiah on Mott Street") (1971) -
The Silent Force Jerry (1970) -
Song of Norway Krogstad (1970) -
Bracken's World Elstyn Draper (1969-1970) -
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf Emile Pulska (1970) -
Medical Center Dr. Lee Forestman (1969) -
Mackenna's Gold Old Adams (1969) -
It's Your Move Sir George McDowell (1968) -
![Never a Dull Moment]( "Never a Dull Moment")
Never a Dull Moment Leo Joseph Smooth (1968) -
![The Biggest Bundle of Them All]( "The Biggest Bundle of Them All")
The Biggest Bundle of Them All Professor Samuels (1968) -
![Operazione San Pietro]( "Operazione San Pietro")
Operazione San Pietro Joe Ventura (1967) -
![Grand Slam]( "Grand Slam")
Grand Slam Prof. James Anders (1967) -
![The Blonde from Peking]( "The Blonde from Peking")
The Blonde from Peking Douglas - le chef de la C.I.A. (1967) -
![Batman]( "Batman")
Batman Edward G. Robinson (1967) -
![The Lucy Show]( "The Lucy Show")
The Lucy Show Edward G. Robinson (1966) -
![The Cincinnati Kid]( "The Cincinnati Kid")
The Cincinnati Kid Lancey Howard (1965) -
Who Has Seen the Wind? Captain (1965)
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![The Outrage]( "The Outrage")
The Outrage Con Man (1964) -
![Cheyenne Autumn]( "Cheyenne Autumn")
Cheyenne Autumn Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz (1964) -
![Good Neighbor Sam]( "Good Neighbor Sam")
Good Neighbor Sam Simon Nurdlinger (1964) -
![Robin and the 7 Hoods]( "Robin and the 7 Hoods")
Robin and the 7 Hoods Big Jim Stevens (1964) -
![The Prize]( "The Prize")
The Prize Dr. Max Stratman (1963) -
![A Boy Ten Feet Tall]( "A Boy Ten Feet Tall")
A Boy Ten Feet Tall Cocky Wainwright (1963) -
![Two Weeks in Another Town]( "Two Weeks in Another Town")
Two Weeks in Another Town Maurice Kruger (1962) -
![The DuPont Show of the Week]( "The DuPont Show of the Week")
The DuPont Show of the Week Narrator (1962) -
![My Geisha]( "My Geisha")
My Geisha Sam Lewis (1962) -
![The Detectives]( "The Detectives")
The Detectives 'Big Jim' Riva (1961) -
![General Electric Theater]( "General Electric Theater")
General Electric Theater Bert Alquist (1961) -
![Pepe]( "Pepe")
Pepe Edward G. Robinson (1960) -
![The Right Man]( "The Right Man")
The Right Man Theodore Roosevelt (1960) -
![Frances Farmer Presents]( "Frances Farmer Presents")
Frances Farmer Presents (1960) -
![Seven Thieves]( "Seven Thieves")
Seven Thieves Theo Wilkins (1960) -
![Sunday Showcase]( "Sunday Showcase")
Sunday Showcase Daniel Webster (1960) -
![A Hole in the Head]( "A Hole in the Head")
A Hole in the Head Mario Manetta (1959) -
![Zane Grey Theater]( "Zane Grey Theater")
Zane Grey Theater Victor Bers (1959) -
![Goodyear Theatre]( "Goodyear Theatre")
Goodyear Theatre Harry Harper (1959) -
![Playhouse 90]( "Playhouse 90")
Playhouse 90 Oscar Bromek (1958) -
![The Ten Commandments]( "The Ten Commandments")
The Ten Commandments Dathan (1956) -
![Nightmare]( "Nightmare")
Nightmare Rene Bressard (1956) -
![The Ford Television Theatre]( "The Ford Television Theatre")
The Ford Television Theatre Baron (1955) -
![Hell on Frisco Bay]( "Hell on Frisco Bay")
Hell on Frisco Bay Victor Amato (1955) -
![Celebrity Playhouse]( "Celebrity Playhouse")
Celebrity Playhouse Matthew Considine (1955) -
![Illegal]( "Illegal")
Illegal Victor Scott (1955) -
![A Bullet for Joey]( "A Bullet for Joey")
A Bullet for Joey Inspector Raoul Leduc (1955) -
![Tight Spot]( "Tight Spot")
Tight Spot Lloyd Hallett (1955) -
![The Violent Men]( "The Violent Men")
The Violent Men Lew Wilkison (1955) -
For the Defense Matthew Considine (1954)
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![Black Tuesday]( "Black Tuesday")
Black Tuesday Vincent Canelli (1954) -
![Climax!]( "Climax!")
Climax! Josef Vadassy (1954) -
![The Glass Web]( "The Glass Web")
The Glass Web Henry Hayes (1953) -
![Lux Video Theatre]( "Lux Video Theatre")
Lux Video Theatre Sir Wilfrid Robarts (1953) -
![Big Leaguer]( "Big Leaguer")
Big Leaguer John B. 'Hans' Lobert (1953) -
![Vice Squad]( "Vice Squad")
Vice Squad Capt. 'Barnie' Barnaby (1953) -
![Actors and Sin]( "Actors and Sin")
Actors and Sin Maurice Tillayou (segment "Actor's Blood") (1952) -
![Operation X]( "Operation X")
Operation X George Constantin (1950) -
![It's a Great Feeling]( "It's a Great Feeling")
It's a Great Feeling Edward G. Robinson (1949) -
![House of Strangers]( "House of Strangers")
House of Strangers Gino Monetti (1949) -
![Night Has a Thousand Eyes]( "Night Has a Thousand Eyes")
Night Has a Thousand Eyes John Triton (1948) -
![Key Largo]( "Key Largo")
Key Largo Johnny Rocco (1948) -
![All My Sons]( "All My Sons")
All My Sons Joe Keller (1948) -
![The Red House]( "The Red House")
The Red House Pete Morgan (1947) -
![The Stranger]( "The Stranger")
The Stranger Mr. Wilson (1946) -
![Scarlet Street]( "Scarlet Street")
Scarlet Street Christopher Cross (1945) -
![Journey Together]( "Journey Together")
Journey Together Dean McWilliams (1945) -
![Our Vines Have Tender Grapes]( "Our Vines Have Tender Grapes")
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes Martinius Jacobson (1945) -
![The Woman in the Window]( "The Woman in the Window")
The Woman in the Window Prof. Richard Wanley (1944) -
![Mr. Winkle Goes to War]( "Mr. Winkle Goes to War")
Mr. Winkle Goes to War Wilbert Winkle (1944) -
![Double Indemnity]( "Double Indemnity")
Double Indemnity Barton Keyes (1944) -
![Tampico]( "Tampico")
Tampico Captain Bart Manson (1944) -
![Flesh and Fantasy]( "Flesh and Fantasy")
Flesh and Fantasy Marshall Tyler (Episode 2) (1943) -
![Destroyer]( "Destroyer")
Destroyer Steve Boleslavski (1943) -
![Tales of Manhattan]( "Tales of Manhattan")
Tales of Manhattan Avery L. 'Larry' Browne (1942) -
![Larceny, Inc.]( "Larceny, Inc.")
Larceny, Inc. 'Pressure' Maxwell (1942) -
![Unholy Partners]( "Unholy Partners")
Unholy Partners Bruce Corey (1941) -
![Manpower]( "Manpower")
Manpower Hank McHenry (1941) -
![The Sea Wolf]( "The Sea Wolf")
The Sea Wolf 'Wolf' Larsen (1941) -
![A Dispatch from Reuters]( "A Dispatch from Reuters")
A Dispatch from Reuters Baron Julius Reuter (1940) -
![Brother Orchid]( "Brother Orchid")
Brother Orchid Little John Sarto (1940) -
![Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet]( "Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet")
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet Dr. Paul Ehrlich (1940) -
![Blackmail]( "Blackmail")
Blackmail John R. Ingram (1939) -
![Confessions of a Nazi Spy]( "Confessions of a Nazi Spy")
Confessions of a Nazi Spy Edward Renard (1939) -
![I Am the Law]( "I Am the Law")
I Am the Law Prof. John Lindsay (1938) -
![The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse]( "The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse")
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) -
![A Slight Case of Murder]( "A Slight Case of Murder")
A Slight Case of Murder Remy Marco (1938) -
![The Last Gangster]( "The Last Gangster")
The Last Gangster Joe Krozac (1937) -
![Kid Galahad]( "Kid Galahad")
Kid Galahad Nick Donati (1937) -
A Day at Santa Anita Edward G. Robinson (1937)
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![Thunder in the City]( "Thunder in the City")
Thunder in the City Dan Armstrong (1937) -
![Bullets or Ballots]( "Bullets or Ballots")
Bullets or Ballots Johnny Blake (1936) -
![Barbary Coast]( "Barbary Coast")
Barbary Coast Luis Chamalis (1935) -
![The Whole Town's Talking]( "The Whole Town's Talking")
The Whole Town's Talking Arthur Ferguson Jones / Killer Manion (1935) -
![The Man with Two Faces]( "The Man with Two Faces")
The Man with Two Faces Damon Welles / Jules Chautard (1934) -
![Dark Hazard]( "Dark Hazard")
Dark Hazard Jim 'Buck' Turner (1934) -
![I Loved a Woman]( "I Loved a Woman")
I Loved a Woman John Mansfield Hayden (1933) -
![The Little Giant]( "The Little Giant")
The Little Giant James Francis 'Bugs' Ahearn (1933) -
![Silver Dollar]( "Silver Dollar")
Silver Dollar Yates Martin (1932) -
![Tiger Shark]( "Tiger Shark")
Tiger Shark Mike Mascarenhas (1932) -
![Two Seconds]( "Two Seconds")
Two Seconds John Allen (1932) -
![The Hatchet Man]( "The Hatchet Man")
The Hatchet Man Wong Low Get (1932) -
![Five Star Final]( "Five Star Final")
Five Star Final Joseph W. Randall (1931) -
![Smart Money]( "Smart Money")
Smart Money Nick 'The Barber' Venizelos (1931) -
![The Stolen Jools]( "The Stolen Jools")
The Stolen Jools Gangster (1931) -
![Little Caesar]( "Little Caesar")
Little Caesar Little Caesar - Alias 'Rico' (1931) -
![The Widow from Chicago]( "The Widow from Chicago")
The Widow from Chicago Dominic (1930) -
![East Is West]( "East Is West")
East Is West Charlie Yong (1930) -
![Outside the Law]( "Outside the Law")
Outside the Law Cobra Collins (1930) -
![Die Sehnsucht jeder Frau]( "Die Sehnsucht jeder Frau")
Die Sehnsucht jeder Frau Tony (1930) -
![A Lady to Love]( "A Lady to Love")
A Lady to Love Tony (1930) -
![The Night Ride]( "The Night Ride")
The Night Ride Tony Garotta (1930) -
![The Hole in the Wall]( "The Hole in the Wall")
The Hole in the Wall The Fox (1929) -
![The Bright Shawl]( "The Bright Shawl")
The Bright Shawl Domingo Escobar (1923) -
Actor
![Arms and the Woman]( "Arms and the Woman")
Arms and the Woman Factory Worker (1916) -
Soundtrack
![Two Weeks in Another Town]( "Two Weeks in Another Town")
Two Weeks in Another Town (1962) -
![House of Strangers]( "House of Strangers")
House of Strangers (1949) -
![Mr. Winkle Goes to War]( "Mr. Winkle Goes to War")
Mr. Winkle Goes to War (1944) -
![A Slight Case of Murder]( "A Slight Case of Murder")
A Slight Case of Murder (1938) -
![Bullets or Ballots]( "Bullets or Ballots")
Bullets or Ballots (1936) -
![I Loved a Woman]( "I Loved a Woman")
I Loved a Woman (1933) -
Soundtrack
![The Little Giant]( "The Little Giant")
The Little Giant (1933) -
Writer
![The Kibitzer]( "The Kibitzer")
The Kibitzer (1930) -
Archive footage
![Welcome to the Basement]( "Welcome to the Basement")
Welcome to the Basement (2014-2018) -
![Million Dollar American Princesses]( "Million Dollar American Princesses")
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![Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles]( "Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles")
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![And the Oscar Goes To...]( "And the Oscar Goes To...")
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014) -
![Ninja the Mission Force]( "Ninja the Mission Force")
Ninja the Mission Force (2012) -
![A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!]( "A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!")
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![Beatles Stories]( "Beatles Stories")
Beatles Stories (2011) -
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![Sing Your Song]( "Sing Your Song")
Sing Your Song (2011) -
Die großen Kriminalfälle (2010)
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![The Naked Archaeologist]( "The Naked Archaeologist")
The Naked Archaeologist (2010) -
Dome Project (2010)
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![1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year]( "1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year")
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![Empire State Building Murders]( "Empire State Building Murders")
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![American Masters]( "American Masters")
American Masters (2008) -
![Stardust: The Bette Davis Story]( "Stardust: The Bette Davis Story")
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![Bullets Over Hollywood]( "Bullets Over Hollywood")
Bullets Over Hollywood (2005) -
![Filmmakers vs. Tycoons]( "Filmmakers vs. Tycoons")
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons (2005) -
![Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go Hollywood]( "Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go Hollywood")
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Checking Out: Grand Hotel (2004)
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![Biography]( "Biography")
Biography (1996-2002) -
![Pulp Cinema]( "Pulp Cinema")
Pulp Cinema (2001) -
![Save Our History]( "Save Our History")
Save Our History (1999) -
![Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory]( "Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory")
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![Behind the Planet of the Apes]( "Behind the Planet of the Apes")
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![Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream]( "Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream")
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![Frank Capra's American Dream]( "Frank Capra's American Dream")
Frank Capra's American Dream (1997) -
Bogart: The Untold Story (1996)
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![Beatles Diary]( "Beatles Diary")
Beatles Diary (1996) -
![Barbra: The Concert]( "Barbra: The Concert")
Barbra: The Concert (1995) -
![Century of Cinema]( "Century of Cinema")
Century of Cinema (1995) -
The Our Gang Story (1994)
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![100 Years at the Movies]( "100 Years at the Movies")
100 Years at the Movies (1994) -
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![Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire]( "Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire")
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The Best of Gleason 3 (1989)
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![The 1950's: Music, Memories & Milestones]( "The 1950's: Music, Memories & Milestones")
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![Muppet Babies]( "Muppet Babies")
Muppet Babies (1988) -
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Presidential Blooper Reel (1981)
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![Hollywood Greats]( "Hollywood Greats")
Hollywood Greats (1979) -
![The Magical World of Disney]( "The Magical World of Disney")
The Magical World of Disney (1979) -
America at the Movies (1976)
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![Brother Can You Spare a Dime]( "Brother Can You Spare a Dime")
Brother Can You Spare a Dime (1975) -
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
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Lionpower from MGM (1967)
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![Mondo Hollywood]( "Mondo Hollywood")
Mondo Hollywood (1967) -
![Hollywood and the Stars]( "Hollywood and the Stars")
Hollywood and the Stars (1963-1964) -
![Hollywood: The Great Stars]( "Hollywood: The Great Stars")
Hollywood: The Great Stars (1963) -
![The DuPont Show of the Week]( "The DuPont Show of the Week")
The DuPont Show of the Week (1961) -
Frontier Justice (1961)
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![The Twentieth Century]( "The Twentieth Century")
The Twentieth Century (1959) -
When the Talkies Were Young (1955)
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![Okay for Sound]( "Okay for Sound")
Okay for Sound (1946) -
Archive footageBreakdowns of 1941 (1941)
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From the Ends of the Earth (1939)
All Filmography
Awards
6 wins & 1 nomination.Did You Know
Trivia
Received a special award from the Maryland State Council of the American Jewish Congress for his performance as Dathan in The Ten Commandments (1956).
Quotes
[om writer/director Richard Brooks] As feisty, individual, unpredictable and honest as any man I've ever known.
Trademark
His short, squat frame
Nickname
Eddie
Star Sign
Sagittarius
Personal Details
Born
Emmanuel Goldenberg
Bucharest, Romania
Died
(age 79)
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Height:
5' 7" (1.7 m)User Polls
If They Had Been Born Years Later...
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Actors Who Could Never Break Free of Their Iconic Role
Face-Off : James Cagney vs. Edward G. Robinson
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