Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
Actor
Biography
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.
Filmography
The Last Waltz
as Self 1978
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self - Performer (archive footage) 2021
True Stories
as Mr. Tucker 1986
The Klansman
as The Staple Singers 1974
Blues at the BBC
as Self 2009
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
as The Staple Singers 1970
Remembering Chicago Again
as Self 1995