Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
View on IMDb ↗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.
Known for
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
The Midnight Special
The Last Waltz
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Blues at the BBC
Wag the Dog
True Stories
The Mike Douglas Show
The Klansman
Remembering Chicago AgainFilmography (11)
- 2021
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)Self - Performer (archive footage) - 2018Real LifeMr. Tucker
- 2009
Blues at the BBCSelf - 1997
Wag the DogPops Staples - 1995
Remembering Chicago AgainSelf - 1986
True StoriesMr. Tucker - 1978
The Last WaltzSelf - 1974
The KlansmanThe Staple Singers - 1972
The Midnight SpecialSelf - 1970
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the ChildrenThe Staple Singers - 1961
The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - The Staple Singers