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Robert Earl Jones
Robert Earl Jones

Robert Earl Jones

ActingBorn February 3, 1910Died September 7, 2006 (age 96)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

Filmography

2012
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor

as Ben (archive footage)

Movie
1993Movie
1990
Maniac Cop 2

as Harry

Movie
1985
Witness

as Custodian

Movie
1984
The Cotton Club

as Stage Door Joe

Movie
1984Movie
1983Movie
1983
Trading Places

as Attendant

Movie
1982
Cold River

as The Trapper

Movie
1981
The Sophisticated Gents

as Big Ralph Joplin

TV
1977
Proof of the Man

as Wilshire Hayward

Movie
1977TV
1977Movie
1974
Cockfighter

as Buford

Movie
1973
The Sting

as Luther Coleman

Movie
1973
Kojak

as Judge

TV
1971TV
1964
One Potato, Two Potato

as William Richards

Movie
1964Movie
1961
The Defenders

as Joe Dean

TV
1960
Wild River

as Sam Johnson (uncredited)

Movie
1959
Odds Against Tomorrow

as Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)

Movie
1940Movie
1939
Lying Lips

as Detective Wenzer

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayFebruary 3, 1910
Day of DeathSeptember 7, 2006
Place of BirthTate County, Mississippi, USA
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