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Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 3, 1910
Died
September 7, 2006
Place of Birth
Tate County, Mississippi, USA
Also Known As
- Robert Earl
- RobertEarl Jones
Robert Earl Jones
0.5 Popularity
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
Known For
2.2
Ben (archive footage)
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
2012
3.5
Old Lawyer
Rain Without Thunder
1993
5.9
Harry
Maniac Cop 2
1990
7.1
Custodian
Witness
1985
6.5
Stage Door Joe
The Cotton Club
1984
6.0
Grandaddy
A Billion for Boris
1984
6.3
Ben
Sleepaway Camp
1983
7.2
Attendant
Trading Places
1983
6.5
The Trapper
Cold River
1982
7.0
Big Ralph Joplin
The Sophisticated Gents
1981
Credits
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
as Ben (archive footage)
2012
2.2
Rain Without Thunder
as Old Lawyer
1993
3.5
Maniac Cop 2
as Harry
1990
5.9
Witness
as Custodian
1985
7.1
The Cotton Club
as Stage Door Joe
1984
6.5
A Billion for Boris
as Grandaddy
1984
6.0
Sleepaway Camp
as Ben
1983
6.3
Trading Places
as Attendant
1983
7.2
Cold River
as The Trapper
1982
6.5
The Sophisticated Gents
as Big Ralph Joplin
1981
7.0
Proof of the Man
as Wilshire Hayward
1977
7.4
Lou Grant
1977
7.3
The Displaced Person
as Astor
1977
7.0
Cockfighter
as Buford
1974
6.1
The Sting
as Luther Coleman
1973
8.0
Kojak
as Judge
1973
7.0
Great Performances
as Creon
1971
5.3
One Potato, Two Potato
as William Richards
1964
6.8
Pie in the Sky
as Farmer
1964
0.0
The Defenders
as Joe Dean
1961
6.2
The Secret of the Purple Reef
as Tobias
1960
2.5
Wild River
as Sam Johnson (uncredited)
1960
7.2
Odds Against Tomorrow
as Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)
1959
6.7
The Notorious Elinor Lee
as Benny Blue
1940
4.0
Lying Lips
as Detective Wenzer
1939
4.7