Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1892-07-22 · Harar, Ethiopia
- Died
- 1975-08-26
Known for
- To Arms, We Are Fascists! (1962) — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Benito Mussolini: Anatomy of a Dictator (1962) — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry (2008) — Self
- The March on Rome (2022) — Self (archive footage)
- Adventures on the New Frontier (1961) — Self
- King Kong: Monster and Myth (2024) — Self (archive footage)
- Decadence and Downfall: The Shah of Iran's Ultimate Party (2016) — Self (archive footage)
- World in Action (1963)
- The Fight For Peace (1939) — Self (archive footage)
- Primo Piano: Hailé Selassié, imperatore d'Etiopia (1965) — Himself (archive)
- The Century Is Fifty (1950) — Self
- Madness. Reflections on the Cost of Murder (1979) — Self (archive footage)
- United We Stand (1942) — Self (archive footage)
- The Unknown Famine (1973) — Self
- Africa Goes to the Fair (1966) — Self
- Etiopia 1936: alla conquista dell'impero (2004) — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)