Robert Earl Jones
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 3, 1910
- Died
- September 7, 2006 (aged 96)
- Birthplace
- Tate County, Mississippi, USA
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
Filmography
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
Movie · as Ben (archive footage)
Rain Without Thunder
Movie · as Old Lawyer
Maniac Cop 2
Movie · as Harry
Starlight: a Musical Movie
Movie · as Joe
Witness
Movie · as Custodian
A Billion for Boris
Movie · as Grandaddy
The Cotton Club
Movie · as Stage Door Joe
Sleepaway Camp
Movie · as Ben
Trading Places
Movie · as Attendant
Cold River
Movie · as The Trapper
The Sophisticated Gents
TV · as Big Ralph Joplin · 3 eps
The Displaced Person
Movie · as Astor
Proof of the Man
Movie · as Wilshire Hayward
Lou Grant
TV · 1 ep
Cockfighter
Movie · as Buford
The Sting
Movie · as Luther Coleman
Kojak
TV · as Judge · 1 ep
Mississippi Summer
Movie
Great Performances
TV · as Creon · 1 ep
One Potato, Two Potato
Movie · as William Richards
Pie in the Sky
Movie · as Farmer
The Defenders
TV · as Joe Dean · 1 ep
The Secret of the Purple Reef
Movie · as Tobias
Wild River
Movie · as Sam Johnson (uncredited)
Odds Against Tomorrow
Movie · as Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)
The Notorious Elinor Lee
Movie · as Benny Blue
Lying Lips
Movie · as Detective Wenzer