Acting
Bill Robinson
1878 · Richmond, Virginia, USA
22 films
Bio
According to one jazz dance source, Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson was the chief instigator for getting tap dance "up on its toes." Early forms of tap, including the familiar "buck and wing", contained a flat-footed style, while Robinson performed on the balls of his feet with a shuffle-tap style that allowed him more improvisation. It obviously got him noticed and it certainly made him a legend.
Filmography
That's Dancing!
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Aloysius
The Little Colonel
Walker
Up the River
Memphis Jones
In Old Kentucky
Greyboy
The Harlem Renaissance
Self (archive footage)
Stormy Weather
Bill Williamson
The Littlest Rebel
Uncle Billy
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
Self (Archival Footage)
Just Around the Corner
Samuel G. Henshaw
The Big Broadcast of 1936
Specialty
One Mile from Heaven
Officer Joe Dudley