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- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 7, 1905
- Place of Birth
- USA
- Died
- April 3, 1972
Robert Ross
Robert Ross was a Soviet film actor of African American descent. He emigrated from the USA to the Soviet Union in 1928. Ross was the first black man to become a citizen of the USSR. He was one of two African-American actors employed at Mosfilm (the other was Weiland Rodd). He played a number of roles in Soviet films between 1936 and 1971. In the 1930's he was an physical instructor at the The Russian State University of Physical Culture, Sports, Youth and Tourism at the Moscow Institute of Physical Culture in Moscow.
Filmography
movieВся королевская рать
1971 · слуга
movieBlack Sun
1971
movieTreasure Island
1971 · Редрет
tvOperation 'Trust'
1968 · танцор
movieFellows
1962
movieПодводная лодка
1962
movieThe Trial of Madmen
1961 · Johnny
movieThe Great Warrior Skanderbeg
1953 · (uncredited)
movieSilvery Dust
1953 · (uncredited)
movieMaximka
1952 · чернокожий раб
movieNasreddin in Bukhara
1943 · Sluga
movieBoxers
1941
movieMysterious Island
1941 · Neb
movieDoctor Aybolit
1938 · Lighthouse Watchman (uncredited)
movieThe Paris Commune
1936 · (uncredited)
movieCircus
1936