Bill Robinson
Actor
Born May 25, 1878 · Richmond, Virginia, USA
Active 1929–1949
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…
Filmography
Stormy Weather (1943) — Bill WilliamsonThe Little Colonel (1935) — WalkerRebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938) — AloysiusThe Littlest Rebel (1935) — Uncle BillyIn Old Kentucky (1935) — Wash Jackson · GreyboyRoad Demon (1938) — ZephyrUp the River (1938) — Memphis JonesThat's Dancing! (1985)The Delicatessen Kid (1929) — Bill RobinsonHarlem Is Heaven (1932) — BillJust Around the Corner (1938) — Samuel G. HenshawThe Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935) — SpecialtyOne Mile from Heaven (1937) — Officer Joe DudleyKing for a Day (1934) — Bill GreenDixiana (1930) — Specialty DancerDancetime Tap Dance History (2011)