
Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia
Acting
Haile Selassie I was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He rose to power as Regent Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia (Enderase) for Empress Zewditu from 1916. He is widely considered a defining figure in modern Ethiopian history, and the key figure of Rastafari, a religious movement in Jamaica that emerged shortly after he became emperor in the 1930s. He was a member of the Solomonic dynasty, which claims to trace lineage to Emperor Menelik I, believed to be the son of King Solomon and Makeda the Queen of Sheba.
Known for
2024King Kong: Monster and Myth
Self (archive footage)
2022The March on Rome
Self (archive footage)
2008The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry
Self
2004Etiopia 1936: alla conquista dell'impero
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1973The Unknown Famine
Self
1966Africa Goes to the Fair
Self
1962To Arms, We Are Fascists!
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1962Benito Mussolini: Anatomy of a Dictator
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1961Adventures on the New Frontier
Self
1950The Century Is Fifty
Self
1950Death of a Dream
Self (Archive Footage)
1942United We Stand
Self (archive footage)
1942Why We Fight Series
1939The Fight For Peace
Self (archive footage)