Robert Earl Jones
Birthday
1910/02/03
Day of death
2006/09/07 (96 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Tate County, Mississippi, USA
Also know as
Robert Earl, RobertEarl Jones
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...Read more
Acting
(1959) Odds Against Tomorrow
as Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)
(1973) The Sting
as Luther Coleman
(1974) Cockfighter
as Buford
(1983) Sleepaway Camp
as Ben
(1984) A Billion for Boris
as Grandaddy
(2012) Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
as Ben (archive footage)
(1982) Cold River
as The Trapper
(1977) The Displaced Person
as Astor
(1960) The Secret of the Purple Reef
as Tobias
(1990) Maniac Cop 2
as Harry
(1983) Trading Places
as Attendant
(1993) Rain Without Thunder
as Old Lawyer
(1964) One Potato, Two Potato
as William Richards
(1939) Lying Lips
as Detective Wenzer
(1984) The Cotton Club
as Stage Door Joe
(1977) Proof of the Man
as Wilshire Hayward
(1940) The Notorious Elinor Lee
as Benny Blue
(1960) Wild River
as Sam Johnson (uncredited)
(1985) Witness
as Custodian
(1964) Pie in the Sky
as Farmer
(1977) Lou Grant
as ---
(1973) Kojak
as Judge
(1961) The Defenders
as Joe Dean
(1971) Great Performances
as Creon
(1981) The Sophisticated Gents
as Big Ralph Joplin