Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia
Known For
Acting
Born
1892-07-22 in Harar, Ethiopia
Died
1975-08-26
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.
Most Known For
United We Stand
as Self (archive footage)
To Arms, We Are Fascists!
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The March on Rome
as Self (archive footage)
King Kong: Monster and Myth
as Self (archive footage)
The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry
as Self
The Fight For Peace
as Self (archive footage)
Adventures on the New Frontier
as Self
The Century Is Fifty
as Self
Madness. Reflections on the Cost of Murder
as Self (archive footage)
The Unknown Famine
as Self
Primo Piano: Hailé Selassié, imperatore d'Etiopia
as Himself (archive)
Africa Goes to the Fair
as Self