Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
Acting
December 28, 1914 — December 19, 2000Winona, 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.
Known for
2021Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Self - Performer (archive footage)
2009Blues at the BBC
Self
1997Wag the Dog
Pops Staples
1995Remembering Chicago Again
Self
1986True Stories
Mr. Tucker
1978The Last Waltz
Self
1974The Klansman
The Staple Singers
1970The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
The Staple Singers