Robert Ross

Acting

Robert Ross

Born 1905-11-07 USA 15 films

Robert Ross was a Soviet film actor of African American descent. He emigrated from the USA to the Soviet Union in 1928. Ross was the first black man to become a citizen of the USSR. He was one of two African-American actors employed at Mosfilm (the other was Weiland Rodd). He played a number of roles in Soviet films between 1936 and 1971. In the 1930's he was an physical instructor at the The Russian State University of Physical Culture, Sports, Youth and …

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Filmography

15 films
Black Sun poster

The life and death of Robert Moussombe, the leader of an unnamed African state. Moussombe is a fict…

Black Sun

★ 0.0 1971

Madmen's Trial poster

Germany, the 1930s. A young scientist, Professor Johannes Werner discovers rays of life-giving powe…

Madmen's Trial

★ 5.5 1961

Silvery Dust poster

An American scientist invents a new weapon of mass destruction - silver dust. Corporate war breaks…

Silvery Dust

★ 5.4 1953

Maximka poster

A black child rescued from by Russian sailors, whom they name Maksimka, having overcome his fear of…

Maximka

★ 5.8 1952

Boxers poster

The young boxer Kirill Kochevanov in the training battle of the qualifying rounds with the champion…

Boxers

★ 5.0 1941