Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
Acting
1914-12-28 · 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.
Filmography(11)
movieSummer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self - Performer (archive footage) · 2021 · 7.6
movieReal Life
as Mr. Tucker · 2018 · 0.0
movieBlues at the BBC
as Self · 2009 · 7.5
movieWag the Dog
as Pops Staples · 1997 · 6.9
movieRemembering Chicago Again
as Self · 1995 · 0.0
movieTrue Stories
as Mr. Tucker · 1986 · 6.7
movieThe Last Waltz
as Self · 1978 · 7.7
movieThe Klansman
as The Staple Singers · 1974 · 5.7
tvThe Midnight Special
as Self · 1972 · 8.1
movieThe Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
as The Staple Singers · 1970 · 10.0
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
as Self - The Staple Singers · 1961 · 5.8