Bill Robinson

Bill Robinson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

25/05/1878

Day of Death

25/11/1949
(71) years old

Place of Birth

Richmond, Virginia, USA

Biography

According to one jazz dance source, Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson was the chief instigator for getting tap dance "up on its toes." Early forms of tap, including the familiar "buck and wing", contained a flat-footed style, while Robinson performed on the balls of his feet with a shuffle-tap style that al... Read More

Filmography

Cast

2004

The Harlem Renaissance

as Self (archive footage)

1997

Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20t...

as Self (Archival Footage)

1943

Stormy Weather

as Bill Williamson

1942

Let's Scuffle

as HImself

1938

Up the River

as Memphis Jones

1938

Road Demon

as Zephyr

1938

Just Around the Corner

as Samuel G. Henshaw

1937

One Mile from Heaven

as Officer Joe Dudley

1935

The Littlest Rebel

as Uncle Billy

1935

In Old Kentucky

as Greyboy

1935

In Old Kentucky

as Wash Jackson

1935

Hooray for Love

as himself

1935

The Little Colonel

as Walker

1934

King for a Day

as Bill Green

1933

The Big Benefit

as Self

1932

Harlem Is Heaven

as Bill

1930

Dixiana

as Specialty Dancer