Roebuck 'Pops' Staples

Acting

Born December 28, 1914 · 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, guitaris…

Known for

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

The Midnight Special

1972

Wag the Dog

1997

The Last Waltz

1978

The Klansman

1974

True Stories

1986

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

2021

Blues at the BBC

2009

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2021Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)Self - Performer (archive footage)

Film

2018Real LifeMr. Tucker

Film

2009Blues at the BBCSelf

Film