Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
Actor
- Born
- December 28, 1914 · Winona, Mississippi, USA
- Died
- December 19, 2000 (age 85)
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.
Known for
Wag the Dog
December 25, 1997
The Last Waltz
April 26, 1978
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
July 2, 2021
True Stories
October 10, 1986
The Klansman
October 25, 1974
Blues at the BBC
May 1, 2009
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
December 14, 1970
Remembering Chicago Again
November 26, 1995
Acting9
- 2021Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) as Self - Performer (archive footage)
- 2018Real Life as Mr. Tucker
- 2009Blues at the BBC as Self
- 1997Wag the Dog as Pops Staples
- 1995Remembering Chicago Again as Self
- 1986True Stories as Mr. Tucker
- 1978The Last Waltz as Self
- 1974The Klansman as The Staple Singers
- 1970The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children as The Staple Singers