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Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

July 22, 1892

Died

August 26, 1975 (age 83)

Place of Birth

Harar, Ethiopia

Also Known As

Ras Tafari Makonnen

Tafari Makonnen

ተፈሪ መኮንን

ቀዳማዊ ኃይለ ሥላሴ

Lij Tafari

Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia

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.

Known For

World in Action

World in Action

1963

King Kong: Monster and Myth

King Kong: Monster and Myth

Self (archive footage)

2024

The Fight For Peace

The Fight For Peace

Self (archive footage)

1939

The March on Rome

The March on Rome

Self (archive footage)

2022

To Arms, We Are Fascists!

To Arms, We Are Fascists!

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1962

Adventures on the New Frontier

Adventures on the New Frontier

Self

1961

The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry

The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry

Self

2008

United We Stand

United We Stand

Self (archive footage)

1942

The Century Is Fifty

The Century Is Fifty

Self

1950

The Unknown Famine

The Unknown Famine

Self

1973

Primo Piano: Hailé Selassié, imperatore d'Etiopia

Himself (archive)

1965

Africa Goes to the Fair

Africa Goes to the Fair

Self

1966

Why We Fight Series

Why We Fight Series

1942

Madness. Reflections on the Cost of Murder

Self (archive footage)

1979

Etiopia 1936: alla conquista dell'impero

Etiopia 1936: alla conquista dell'impero

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2004

Filmography

2024FilmKing Kong: Monster and Mythas Self (archive footage)2022FilmThe March on Romeas Self (archive footage)2008FilmThe Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perryas Self 2004FilmEtiopia 1936: alla conquista dell'imperoas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1979FilmMadness. Reflections on the Cost of Murderas Self (archive footage)1973FilmThe Unknown Famineas Self 1966FilmAfrica Goes to the Fairas Self 1965FilmPrimo Piano: Hailé Selassié, imperatore d'Etiopiaas Himself (archive)1963TVWorld in Action 1962FilmTo Arms, We Are Fascists!as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1961FilmAdventures on the New Frontieras Self 1950FilmThe Century Is Fiftyas Self 1942FilmUnited We Standas Self (archive footage)1942FilmWhy We Fight Series 1939FilmThe Fight For Peaceas Self (archive footage)