Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
Actor
December 28, 1914 — December 19, 2000 (85 years)
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.
Filmography
| 1997 | Wag the Dog · as Pops Staples |
| 1986 | True Stories · as Mr. Tucker |
| 1974 | The Klansman · as The Staple SingersOn Plex |
| 2022 | Summer of Soul · as Self - Performer (archive Footage) |
| 2021 | Black Woodstock · as Self - Performer |
| 2020 | Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President · as Self |
| 2017 | Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World · as Self - Musician |
| 2015 | Mavis! · as Self |
| 2005 | Soul Deep · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1992 | Later... with Jools Holland · as Self |
| 1988 | Sunday Night · as Self |
| 1978 | The Last Waltz · as Self |
| 1973 | Wattstax · as Self - The Staple Singers |
| 1973 | Save the Children · as Self |
| 1972 | The Midnight Special · as Self |
| 1971 | Soul Train · as Self |
| 1971 | Soul to Soul · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show · as Self - The Staple Singers |
| 1975 | Let's Do It Again · as Theme Song Performance |