Acting credits
10
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 9Series: 2Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 76145
IMDb ID: nm0822925
Known for: Acting
Born: December 28, 1914
Died: December 19, 2000
Age: 85
Place of birth: Winona, Mississippi, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1961 - 2021
Years active: 61
Average TMDB rating: 6.9
Wikidata: Q2104293
Also known as
The Staple Singers
Other jobs
Theme Song Performance (1)
Biography
Roebuck "Pops" Staples (December 28, 1914 – December 19, 2000) was an American gospel and R&B musician. A "pivotal figure in gospel in the 1960s and 1970s," he was an accomplished songwriter, guitarist and singer. He was the patriarch and member of singing group The Staple Singers, which included his son Pervis and daughters Mavis, Yvonne, and Cleotha.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Roebuck 'Pops' Staples.
7.6
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self - Performer (archive footage)
2021 Movie
5.0
Blues at the BBC
as Self
2009 Movie
6.9
Wag the Dog
as Pops Staples
1997 Movie
Remembering Chicago Again
as Self
1995 Movie
6.7
True Stories
as Mr. Tucker
1986 Movie
7.6
The Last Waltz
as Self
1978 Movie
6.9
Let's Do It Again
Theme Song Performance
1975 Movie
5.6
The Klansman
as The Staple Singers
1974 Movie
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
as The Staple Singers
1970 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Roebuck 'Pops' Staples.
