Where to watch Bill Robinson in the UK
Find every Bill Robinson film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 3 May 2026.
According to one jazz dance source, Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson was the chief instigator for getting tap dance "up on its toes." Early forms of tap, including the familiar "buck and wing", contained a flat-footed style, while Robinson performed on the balls of his feet with a shuffle-tap style that allowed him more improvisation. It obviously got him noticed and it certainly made him a legend. Born Luther Robinson in Richmond, Virginia, on May 25, 1878, he was orphaned in infancy and reared by a grandmother. He took his brother Bill's name for his own once he went professional. His brother, in …
Bill Robinson films streaming in the UK
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Bill Robinson TV shows streaming in the UK
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- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- That's Dancing! (1985) Cast
- The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935) as Specialty
- The Little Colonel (1935) as Walker
- Stormy Weather (1943) as Bill Williamson
- Just Around the Corner (1938) as Samuel G. Henshaw
- The Littlest Rebel (1935) as Uncle Billy
- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938) as Aloysius
- In Old Kentucky (1935) as Greyboy
- One Mile from Heaven (1937) as Officer Joe Dudley
- Up the River (1938) as Memphis Jones
- Hooray for Love (1935) as himself
- Dixiana (1930) as Specialty Dancer
- Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997) as Self (Archival Footage)
- Road Demon (1938) as Zephyr
- King for a Day (1934) as Bill Green
- The Harlem Renaissance (2004) as Self (archive footage)
- Harlem Is Heaven (1932) as Bill
- Let's Scuffle (1942) as HImself
- The Delicatessen Kid (1929) as Bill Robinson
- By an Old Southern River (1942) as Self
- The Big Benefit (1933) as Self
- Dancetime Tap Dance History (2011) Cast
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Where can I watch Bill Robinson films in the UK?
Bill Robinson's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Bill Robinson's most popular films?
Most-watched Bill Robinson films currently: That's Dancing! (1985), The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935), The Little Colonel (1935), Stormy Weather (1943), Just Around the Corner (1938).
What TV shows has Bill Robinson appeared in?
Selected TV credits: The Ed Sullivan Show (1948).
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