Acting · Winona, Mississippi, USA · Born December 28, 1914
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.
MovieSummer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
as Self - Performer (archive footage)
Real Life
2018
as Mr. Tucker
MovieBlues at the BBC
2009
as Self
MovieWag the Dog
1997
as Pops Staples
MovieRemembering Chicago Again
1995
as Self
MovieTrue Stories
1986
as Mr. Tucker
MovieThe Last Waltz
1978
as Self
MovieThe Klansman
1974
as The Staple Singers
TVThe Midnight Special
1972
as Self
MovieThe Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
1970
as The Staple Singers
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - The Staple Singers
