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 Mike Douglas Show
1976
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1994
Later... with Jools Holland
1994
The Midnight Special
1973
Wag the Dog
1997
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
The Last Waltz
1978
Let's Do It Again
1975
True Stories
1986
The Klansman
1974
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
1970
Blues at the BBC
2009

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
13
Sound
1
2021
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self - Performer (archive footage)
2018
Real Life
as Mr. Tucker
2009
Blues at the BBC
as Self
1997
Wag the Dog
as Pops Staples
1995
Remembering Chicago Again
as Self
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1994
Later... with Jools Holland
1986
True Stories
as Mr. Tucker
1978
The Last Waltz
as Self
1976
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - The Staple Singers
1974
The Klansman
as The Staple Singers
1973
The Midnight Special
as Self
1970
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
as The Staple Singers