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Robert Earl Jones, sometimes credited as Earl Jones, was an American actor and prizefighter. 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.
Born
Thursday, 03 February 1910
Died
Thursday, 07 September 2006
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor | Ben (archive footage) / Ben | 2012 |
Rain Without Thunder | Old Lawyer | 1993 |
Maniac Cop 2 | Harry | 1990 |
Starlight: A Musical Movie | Joe | 1988 |
Witness | Custodian | 1985 |
The Cotton Club | Stage Door Joe | 1984 |
Billions for Boris | Grandaddy | 1984 |
Sleepaway Camp | Ben | 1983 |
Trading Places | Attendant | 1983 |
Cold River | The Trapper | 1982 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor | Ben (archive footage) / Ben | 2012 |
Rain Without Thunder | Old Lawyer | 1993 |
Maniac Cop 2 | Harry | 1990 |
Starlight: A Musical Movie | Joe | 1988 |
Witness | Custodian | 1985 |
The Cotton Club | Stage Door Joe | 1984 |
Billions for Boris | Grandaddy | 1984 |
Sleepaway Camp | Ben | 1983 |
Trading Places | Attendant | 1983 |
Cold River | The Trapper | 1982 |
The Sophisticated Gents | Big Ralph Joplin | 1981 |
Proof of the Man | Wilshire Hayward | 1977 |
Lou Grant | Earl Humphrey | 1977 |
The Displaced Person | Astor | 1977 |
Cockfighter | Buford | 1974 |
The Sting | Luther Coleman | 1973 |
Kojak | Judge | 1973 |
Great Performances | Creon | 1971 |
One Potato, Two Potato | William Richards | 1964 |
The Defenders | Joe Dean | 1961 |
The Secret of the Purple Reef | Tobias | 1960 |
Wild River | Sam Johnson | 1960 |
Odds Against Tomorrow | Club Employee | 1959 |
The Notorious Elinor Lee | Benny Blue | 1940 |
Lying Lips | Detective Wenzer | 1939 |