Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
Acting
December 28, 1914
Died December 19, 2000 (85 years old)
Winona, Mississippi, USA
12
Acting Credits
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.
Known For
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - The Staple Singers
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
The Midnight Special
Self
Wag the Dog
Pops Staples
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Self - Performer (archive footage)
The Last Waltz
Self
True Stories
Mr. Tucker
The Klansman
The Staple Singers
Filmography
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
as Self - Performer (archive footage)
7.6
Real Life
2018
as Mr. Tucker
Blues at the BBC
2009
as Self
7.5
Wag the Dog
1997
as Pops Staples
6.9
Remembering Chicago Again
1995
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
7.3
True Stories
1986
as Mr. Tucker
6.7
The Last Waltz
1978
as Self
7.7
The Klansman
1974
as The Staple Singers
5.6
The Midnight Special
1972
as Self
8.1
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
1970
as The Staple Singers
10
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - The Staple Singers
5.8