Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia
Born: 1892-07-22 in Harar, Ethiopia
Died: 1975-08-26
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2025
- The Gold Panner from Lannavaara as Self (archive footage)
2024
- King Kong: Monster and Myth as Self (archive footage)
2022
- The March on Rome as Self (archive footage)
1979
- Madness. Reflections on the Cost of Murder as Self (archive footage)
1973
- The Unknown Famine as Self
1966
- Africa Goes to the Fair as Self
1965
- Primo Piano: Hailé Selassié, imperatore d'Etiopia as Himself (archive)
1962
- To Arms, We Are Fascists! as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1961
- Adventures on the New Frontier as Self
1950
- The Century Is Fifty as Self
1942
- United We Stand as Self (archive footage)
1939
- The Fight For Peace as Self (archive footage)