Actor

Roebuck 'Pops' Staples

December 28, 1914 · Winona, Mississippi, USA

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.

Notable work

6.9
Wag the Dog (1997)
as Pops Staples

Full filmography · 4

Wag the Dog
as Pops Staples
19976.9
True Stories
as Mr. Tucker
19866.7
The Klansman
as The Staple Singers
19745.6
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
as The Staple Singers
1970