Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
Acting
Biography
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.
As actor 12
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
The Midnight Special
1972
Wag the Dog
1997
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
The Last Waltz
1978
The Klansman
1974
True Stories
1986
Blues at the BBC
2009
Real Life
2018
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
1970
Remembering Chicago Again
1995
