Jackie Robinson
Birthday: 31 January 1919, Cairo, Georgia, USA
Birth Name: Jack Roosevelt Robinson
Height: 180 cm
Jackie Robinson was the african-American who broke the color barrier in baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame on January 23, 1962.
Baseball was just a part of my life. Thank God that I didn't allow a sport or a business or any part Show more
Baseball was just a part of my life. Thank God that I didn't allow a sport or a business or any part of my life to dominate me completely. I felt that I had my time in athletics and that was it. Hide
Civil rights is not by any means the only issue that concerns me - nor, I think any other Negro. As Show more
Civil rights is not by any means the only issue that concerns me - nor, I think any other Negro. As Americans, we have as much at stake in this country as anyone else. But since effective participation in a democracy is based upon enjoyment of basic freedoms that everyone else takes for granted, we need make no apologies for being especially interested in catching up on civil rights. Hide
Jackie Robinson's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (26)
