Acting
Community Rating
6.6
TMDB estimate
Born
December 28, 1914
Died
December 19, 2000 (age 85)
Born in
Winona, Mississippi, USA
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.
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self - Performer (archive footage)
2021
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Real Life
as Mr. Tucker
2018
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Blues at the BBC
as Self
2009
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Wag the Dog
as Pops Staples
1997
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Remembering Chicago Again
as Self
1995
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True Stories
as Mr. Tucker
1986
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The Last Waltz
as Self
1978
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Let's Do It Again
as Theme Song Performance
1975
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The Klansman
as The Staple Singers
1974
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The Midnight Special
as Self
1972
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The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
as The Staple Singers
1970
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The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - The Staple Singers
1961
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