Edward G. Robinson was born in Bucharest, Romania, on December 12, 1893, was an American actor. Young Edward G. Robinson began his acting career in 1913. He made his big screen debut in silent drama film Arms and the Woman (1916) in role as Factory Worker. He got his television debut in CBS anthology series Lux Video Theatre (1953) in episode "Witness for the Prosecution", in role as Sir Wilfrid Robarts. Edward's breakthrough performance came as Little Caesar – Alias 'Rico' in pre-Code crime film Little Caesar (1931). He landed his Broadway debut in a play "Under Fire" (1915), at Hudson Theatre.
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Edward G. Robinson
December 12, 1893
January 26, 1973
United States
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5 ft 4½ in | 164 cm
68 kg | 150 lbs
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He won the National Board of Review, USA Award for Best Acting for his role as Avery L. 'Larry' Browne in anthology film Tales of Manhattan (1942).
He was nominated for the Picturegoer Gold Medal Award for Best Actor for his role as Professor Richard Wanley in film noir The Woman in the Window (1943).
He was nominated for the Picturegoer Gold Medal Award for Best Actor for his role as Christopher Cross in film noir Scarlet Street (1945).
He won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his role as Gino Monetti in drama movie House of Strangers (1949).
He was nominated for the Golden Laurel Award for Supporting Performance, Male for his role as Lancey Howard in drama film The Cincinnati Kid (1965).
He played gangster Caesar Enrico "Rico" Bandello in pre-Code crime movie Little Caesar (1931).
A Slight Case of Murder (1938) black comedy as Remy Marco
The Sea Wolf (1941) adventure drama as 'Wolf' Larsen
Double Indemnity (1943) crime thriller noir as Barton Keyes
The Stranger (1946) thriller as Mr. Wilson
Key Largo (1948) noir crime drama as Johnny Rocco
The Ten Commandments (1956) epic religious drama as Dathan
The Prize (1963) spy as Dr. Max Stratman
Soylent Green (1973) dystopian thriller as Sol Roth
He guest starred in television series Climax! (1954), Celebrity Playhouse (1955), The Ford Television Theatre (1955), Playhouse 90 (1958), Goodyear Theatre (1959), Zane Grey Theatre (1959), Sunday Showcase (1960), General Electric Theater (1961), The Detectives (1961), The DuPont Show of the Week (1962), The Lucy Show (1966), Medical Center (1969), Bracken's World (1969-1970), The Silent Force (1970) and Night Gallery (1971).
Attended Townsend Harris High School.
Studied at City College of New York.
Studied at American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Had Jewish ancestry.
He starred in 30 Broadway plays.
He received an Academy Honorary Award in 1973.
He won the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 1970.
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located on 1751 Hollywood Boulevard in 1960.
He was inducted into the OFTA Film Hall of Fame for Acting in 2012.
He served in the United States Navy during World War I.
Edward died on January 26, 1973, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 79.
He was married to:
Jane Robinson (1958-1973)
Gladys Lloyd (1927-1956) they had had a son, Edward G. Robinson, Jr.
He dated Kathleen Hughes (1952-1953), Barbara Stanwyck (1944) and Lupe Velez (1930).