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Biography
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, was an American tap dancer, actor, and singer, the best known and the most highly paid black entertainer in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. His long career mirrored changes in American entertainment tastes and technology. His career began in the age of minstrel shows and moved to vaudeville, Broadway theatre, the recording industry, Hollywood films, radio, and television.
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Filmography10 titles

Harlem Is Heaven
1932as Bill
1932as Bill

That's Dancing!
1985
1985

Stormy Weather
1943as Bill Williamson
1943as Bill Williamson

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
1938as Aloysius
1938as Aloysius

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948as Self
1948as Self

The Little Colonel
1935as Walker
1935as Walker

The Littlest Rebel
1935as Uncle Billy
1935as Uncle Billy

Just Around the Corner
1938as Samuel G. Henshaw
1938as Samuel G. Henshaw

Hooray for Love
1935as himself
1935as himself

Dixiana
1930as Specialty Dancer
1930as Specialty Dancer