Roebuck 'Pops' Staples(1914-2000)

Actor
Soundtrack

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Roebuck 'Pops' Staples

Roebuck 'Pops' Staples was born on 28 December 1914 in Winona, Mississippi, USA. He was an actor, known for Des hommes d'influence (1997), Le Cri du faucon (2019) and La Couleur des sentiments (2011). He was married to Oceola Staples. He died on 19 December 2000 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

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Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

Known for

Des hommes d'influence (1997)

Des hommes d'influence

7.1

Pops Staples(as Pops Staples)

1997

Dakota Johnson, Shia LaBeouf, and Zack Gottsagen in Le Cri du faucon (2019)

Le Cri du faucon

7.6

Soundtrack("Freedom Highway", "This Train", "Uncloudy Day")

2019

Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, and Emma Stone in La Couleur des sentiments (2011)

La Couleur des sentiments

8.1

Soundtrack("Don't Knock")

2011

David Oyelowo in Selma (2014)

7.5

Soundtrack("Why (Am I Treated So Bad)")

2014

Credits

Actor

Des hommes d'influence
7.1
- Pops Staples (as Pops Staples)
- 1997
True Stories
7.2
- Mr. Tucker
- 1986

Soundtrack

Sex Education
8.2
TV Series
- writer: "I'm Coming Home"
- 2023
The Bear
8.5
TV Series
- writer: "I Like the Things About Me" (uncredited)
- 2023
Servant
7.4
TV Series
- performer: "Somebody Was Watching"
- 2022
Summer of Soul (... ou, quand la révolution ne pouvait pas être télévisée)
8.0
- writer: "Help Me Jesus"
- writer: "It's Been a Change" (as Pops Staples)
- 2021
Le Cri du faucon
7.6
- writer: "Freedom Highway", "This Train"
- writer: "Uncloudy Day"
- 2019
Hesburgh
8.0
- writer: "Freedom Highway"
- 2018
Being Charlie
6.2
- performer: "Somebody Was Watching Over Me"
- 2015
Mavis!
7.4
- performer: "Pops' Instrumental", "Pops Staples", "Friendship"
- writer: "Uncloudy Day", "Pops' Instrumental", "Freedom Highway", "Help Me Jesus", "Nobody's Fault But Mine", "Wish I Had Answered", "Pops Staples", "Friendship"
- 2015
Selma
7.5
- writer: "Why (Am I Treated So Bad)"
- 2014
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
7.4
- writer: "Why (Am I Treated So Bad)"
- 2014
Take Me to the River
6.8
- writer: "Freedom Highway", "Wish I Had Answered"
- 2014
Sons of Anarchy
8.5
TV Series
- writer: "I'm Coming Home" (uncredited)
- 2013
The Marty Stuart Show
8.7
TV Series
- writer: "The Uncloudy Day"
- writer: "Somebody Saved Me"
- 2011–2012
La Couleur des sentiments
8.1
- writer: "Don't Knock"
- 2011
Street Music
TV Series
- writer: "The Last Time" (uncredited)
- 2009

Personal details

Alternative names
- The Staple Singers
Born
- December 28, 1914
- Winona, Mississippi, USA
Died
- December 19, 2000
- Chicago, Illinois, USA(injuries from a fall)
Spouse
- Oceola Staples1934 - 1997 (her death, 5 children)
Children
Publicity listings
- 1 Article
- 1 Pictorial

Did you know

Trivia
Father of Mavis Staples

FAQ

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When did Roebuck 'Pops' Staples die?
December 19, 2000
How did Roebuck 'Pops' Staples die?
Injuries from a fall
How old was Roebuck 'Pops' Staples when he died?
85 years old
Where did Roebuck 'Pops' Staples die?
Chicago, Illinois, USA
When was Roebuck 'Pops' Staples born?
December 28, 1914

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