Robert Earl Jones1910 - 2006

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Actor

Popularity

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Famous

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

Credits

Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor

2012

Horror

as Ben (archive footage)

2.2
1
Rain Without Thunder
Rain Without Thunder

1993

Drama • Science Fiction

as Old Lawyer

3.5
1
Maniac Cop 2
Maniac Cop 2

1990

Action • Crime • Horror • Thriller

as Harry

5.9
2.1
Witness
Witness

1985

Crime • Drama • Romance • Thriller

as Custodian

7.1
4
The Cotton Club
The Cotton Club

1984

Crime • Drama

as Stage Door Joe

6.5
4.6
A Billion for Boris
A Billion for Boris

1984

Comedy

as Grandaddy

6
0.7
Sleepaway Camp
Sleepaway Camp

1983

Horror

as Ben

6.3
2.3
Trading Places
Trading Places

1983

Comedy

as Attendant

7.2
5.4
Cold River
Cold River

1982

Adventure

as The Trapper

6.5
0.7
Proof of the Man
Proof of the Man

1977

Crime • Drama • Mystery

as Wilshire Hayward

7.4
1.1
The Displaced Person
The Displaced Person

1977

Drama • TV Movie

as Astor

7
0.6
Cockfighter
Cockfighter

1974

Drama

as Buford

6.1
1.1
The Sting
The Sting

1973

Comedy • Crime • Drama

as Luther Coleman

8
5.8
One Potato, Two Potato
One Potato, Two Potato

1964

Drama

as William Richards

6.8
0.2
Pie in the Sky
Pie in the Sky

1964

Drama

as Farmer

0.7
The Secret of the Purple Reef
The Secret of the Purple Reef

1960

Adventure • Crime • Drama

as Tobias

2.5
0.7
Wild River
Wild River

1960

Drama • Romance

as Sam Johnson (uncredited)

7.2
1.6
Odds Against Tomorrow
Odds Against Tomorrow

1959

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)

6.7
1.3
The Notorious Elinor Lee
The Notorious Elinor Lee

1940

Drama

as Benny Blue

4
0.4
Lying Lips
Lying Lips

1939

Drama • Music • Mystery

as Detective Wenzer

4.7
0.4

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