- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 3, 1910
- Place of Birth
- Tate County, Mississippi, USA
- Died
- September 7, 2006
Robert Earl Jones
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
movieSleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
2012 · Ben (archive footage)
movieRain Without Thunder
1993 · Old Lawyer
movieManiac Cop 2
1990 · Harry
Starlight: a Musical Movie
1988 · Joe
movieWitness
1985 · Custodian
movieThe Cotton Club
1984 · Stage Door Joe
movieA Billion for Boris
1984 · Grandaddy
movieSleepaway Camp
1983 · Ben
movieTrading Places
1983 · Attendant
movieCold River
1982 · The Trapper
tvThe Sophisticated Gents
1981 · Big Ralph Joplin
movieProof of the Man
1977 · Wilshire Hayward
tvLou Grant
1977
movieThe Displaced Person
1977 · Astor
movieCockfighter
1974 · Buford
movieThe Sting
1973 · Luther Coleman
tvKojak
1973 · Judge
Mississippi Summer
1971
tvGreat Performances
1971 · Creon
movieOne Potato, Two Potato
1964 · William Richards
moviePie in the Sky
1964 · Farmer
tvThe Defenders
1961 · Joe Dean
movieThe Secret of the Purple Reef
1960 · Tobias
movieWild River
1960 · Sam Johnson (uncredited)
movieOdds Against Tomorrow
1959 · Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)
movieThe Notorious Elinor Lee
1940 · Benny Blue
movieLying Lips
1939 · Detective Wenzer