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Actor
Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
- Born December 28, 1914 in Winona, Mississippi, USA
- Died December 19, 2000
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 Dog1997
True Stories1986
The Klansman1974
Later... with Jools Holland1992
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children1970
Filmography
- 2021Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)FilmSelf - Performer (archive footage)
- 2018Real LifeFilmMr. Tucker
- 2009Blues at the BBCFilmSelf
- 1997Wag the DogFilmPops Staples
- 1995Remembering Chicago AgainFilmSelf
- 1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSeriesSelf - Guest
- 1992Later... with Jools HollandSeries
- 1986True StoriesFilmMr. Tucker
- 1978The Last WaltzFilmSelf
- 1975Let's Do It AgainFilmTheme Song Performance
- 1974The KlansmanFilmThe Staple Singers
- 1972The Midnight SpecialSeriesSelf
- 1970The Psychiatrist: God Bless the ChildrenFilmThe Staple Singers
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesSelf - The Staple Singers