Robert Earl Jones
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 3, 1910
- Died
- September 7, 2006
- Birthplace
- Tate County, Mississippi, USA
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
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
Starlight: a Musical Movie 1988
as Joe
Witness 1985
as Custodian
The Cotton Club 1984
as Stage Door Joe
A Billion for Boris 1984
as Grandaddy
Sleepaway Camp 1983
as Ben
Trading Places 1983
as Attendant
Cold River 1982
as The Trapper
Proof of the Man 1977
as Wilshire Hayward
The Displaced Person 1977
as Astor
Cockfighter 1974
as Buford
The Sting 1973
as Luther Coleman
- Mississippi Summer
Mississippi Summer 1971
Actor
One Potato, Two Potato 1964
as William Richards
Pie in the Sky 1964
as Farmer
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
Credits from TMDB.