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Edward G. Robinson

1893–1973 · Actor

Biography

Edward G. Robinson (born Emanuel Goldenberg; December 12, 1893 – January 26, 1973) was a Romanian-born American actor. 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.

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Notable Noir Roles

The Woman in the Window

1944Dir. Fritz Lang · Professor Richard Wanley

A seductive woman gets an innocent professor mixed up in murder.

Double Indemnity

1944Dir. Billy Wilder · Barton Keyes

An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.

The Stranger

1946Dir. Orson Welles · Federal Agent Wilson

An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi, who may be hiding out in a small town in the guise of a distinguished professor engaged to the Supreme C…

Key Largo

1948Dir. John Huston · Johnny Rocco

A hurricane swells outside, but it's nothing compared to the storm within the hotel at Key Largo. There, sadistic mobster Johnny Rocco holes up - and holds at gunpoint hotel owner James Temple, his wi…

Full Noir Filmography

11 films · 1944–1956