1997Nominee
Best Performance
Wag the Dog
Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
Actor
Winona, Mississippi, USA
December 28, 1914
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2021Winner
Best Performance
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
1978Winner
Best Performance
The Last Waltz
Career Highlights
1986Highlight
Best Performance
True Stories
1974Highlight
Best Performance
The Klansman
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Wag the Dog
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
The Last Waltz