Robert Earl Jones
Born: 1910-02-03 in Tate County, Mississippi, USA
Died: 2006-09-07
Known For: Acting
Biography
Robert Earl Jones (February 3, 1910 – September 7, 2006), sometimes credited as Earl Jones, was an American actor and professional boxer. One of the first prominent black film stars, Jones was a living link with the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s, having worked with Langston Hughes early in his career. Jones was best known for his leading roles in films such as Lying Lips (1939) and later in his career for supporting roles in films such as The Sting (1973), Trading Places (1983), The Cotton Club (1984), and Witness (1985). He was the father of actor James Earl Jones. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Filmography
2012
- Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor as Ben (archive footage)
1993
- Rain Without Thunder as Old Lawyer
1990
- Maniac Cop 2 as Harry
1988
- Starlight: a Musical Movie as Joe
1985
- Witness as Custodian
1984
- The Cotton Club as Stage Door Joe
- A Billion for Boris as Grandaddy
1983
- Trading Places as Attendant
- Sleepaway Camp as Ben
1982
- Cold River as The Trapper
1981
- The Sophisticated Gents as Big Ralph Joplin
1977
- Lou Grant
- Proof of the Man as Wilshire Hayward
- The Displaced Person as Astor
1974
- Cockfighter as Buford
1971
- Great Performances as Creon
1964
- One Potato, Two Potato as William Richards
- Pie in the Sky as Farmer
1961
- The Defenders as Joe Dean
1960
- Wild River as Sam Johnson (uncredited)
- The Secret of the Purple Reef as Tobias
1959
- Odds Against Tomorrow as Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)
1940
- The Notorious Elinor Lee as Benny Blue
1939
- Lying Lips as Detective Wenzer