Robert Earl Jones
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Acting Credits
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...
Known For
Filmography
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
2012
as Ben (archive footage)
Rain Without Thunder
1993
as Old Lawyer
Maniac Cop 2
1990
as Harry
Starlight: a Musical Movie
1988
as Joe
Witness
1985
as Custodian
A Billion for Boris
1984
as Grandaddy
The Cotton Club
1984
as Stage Door Joe
Sleepaway Camp
1983
as Ben
Trading Places
1983
as Attendant
Cold River
1982
as The Trapper
The Sophisticated Gents
1981
as Big Ralph Joplin
The Displaced Person
1977
as Astor
Proof of the Man
1977
as Wilshire Hayward
Lou Grant
1977
Cockfighter
1974
as Buford
The Sting
1973
as Luther Coleman
Kojak
1973
as Judge
Mississippi Summer
1971
Great Performances
1971
as Creon
One Potato, Two Potato
1964
as William Richards
Pie in the Sky
1964
as Farmer
The Defenders
1961
as Joe Dean
The Secret of the Purple Reef
1960
as Tobias
Wild River
1960
as Sam Johnson (uncredited)
Odds Against Tomorrow
1959
as Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)
The Notorious Elinor Lee
1940
as Benny Blue
Lying Lips
1939
as Detective Wenzer