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Roebuck 'Pops' Staples(1914-2000)

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  • 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 Wag the Dog (1997), The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019) and The Help (2011). He was married to Oceola Staples. He died on 19 December 2000 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
BornDecember 28, 1914
DiedDecember 19, 2000(85)
BornDecember 28, 1914
DiedDecember 19, 2000(85)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 2 nominations total

Known for

Wag the Dog (1997)
Wag the Dog
7.1
  • Pops Staples(as Pops Staples)
  • 1997
Dakota Johnson, Shia LaBeouf, and Zack Gottsagen in The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)
The Peanut Butter Falcon
7.6
  • Soundtrack("Freedom Highway", "This Train", "Uncloudy Day")
  • 2019
Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, and Emma Stone in The Help (2011)
The Help
8.1
  • Soundtrack("Don't Knock")
  • 2011
David Oyelowo in Selma (2014)
Selma
7.5
  • Soundtrack("Why (Am I Treated So Bad)")
  • 2014

Credits

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Actor

  • Wag the Dog (1997)
    Wag the Dog
    7.1
    • Pops Staples (as Pops Staples)
    • 1997
  • David Byrne in True Stories (1986)
    True Stories
    7.2
    • Mr. Tucker
    • 1986

Soundtrack

  • Asa Butterfield, Ncuti Gatwa, and Emma Mackey in Sex Education (2019)
    Sex Education
    8.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "I'm Coming Home"
    • 2023
  • The Bear (2022)
    The Bear
    8.5
    TV Series
    • writer: "I Like the Things About Me" (uncredited)
    • 2023
  • Lauren Ambrose, Rupert Grint, Toby Kebbell, and Nell Tiger Free in Pigeon (2023)
    Servant
    7.4
    TV Series
    • performer: "Somebody Was Watching"
    • 2022
  • Mavis Staples in Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
    Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
    8.0
    • writer: "Help Me Jesus"
    • writer: "It's Been a Change" (as Pops Staples)
    • 2021
  • Dakota Johnson, Shia LaBeouf, and Zack Gottsagen in The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)
    The Peanut Butter Falcon
    7.6
    • writer: "Freedom Highway", "This Train"
    • writer: "Uncloudy Day"
    • 2019
  • Hesburgh (2018)
    Hesburgh
    8.0
    • writer: "Freedom Highway"
    • 2018
  • Being Charlie (2015)
    Being Charlie
    6.2
    • performer: "Somebody Was Watching Over Me"
    • 2015
  • Mavis! (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
  • David Oyelowo in Selma (2014)
    Selma
    7.5
    • writer: "Why (Am I Treated So Bad)"
    • 2014
  • Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown (2014)
    Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
    7.4
    • writer: "Why (Am I Treated So Bad)"
    • 2014
  • Take Me to the River (2014)
    Take Me to the River
    6.8
    • writer: "Freedom Highway", "Wish I Had Answered"
    • 2014
  • Ron Perlman, Jimmy Smits, Katey Sagal, Drea de Matteo, Mark Boone Junior, Dayton Callie, Kim Coates, Rockmond Dunbar, Tommy Flanagan, Charlie Hunnam, Ryan Hurst, William Lucking, Michael Ornstein, Emilio Rivera, Theo Rossi, McNally Sagal, Winter Ave Zoli, Niko Nicotera, Maggie Siff, David Labrava, Chris Reed, Ryder Londo, and Rusty Coones in Sons of Anarchy (2008)
    Sons of Anarchy
    8.5
    TV Series
    • writer: "I'm Coming Home" (uncredited)
    • 2013
  • The Marty Stuart Show (2008)
    The Marty Stuart Show
    8.8
    TV Series
    • writer: "The Uncloudy Day"
    • writer: "Somebody Saved Me"
    • 2011–2012
  • Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, and Emma Stone in The Help (2011)
    The Help
    8.1
    • writer: "Don't Knock"
    • 2011
  • Street Music
    TV Series
    • writer: "The Last Time" (uncredited)
    • 2009

Personal details

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  • 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)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article
    • 1 Pictorial

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    Father of Mavis Staples

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