Robert Earl Jones
February 3, 1910 (114 years old) in 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
Known For
Credits
- 2012 · Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor as Ben (archive footage)
- 1993 · Rain Without Thunder as Old Lawyer
- 1990 · Maniac Cop 2 as Harry
- 1985 · Witness as Custodian
- 1984 · The Cotton Club as Stage Door Joe
- 1984 · A Billion for Boris as Grandaddy
- 1983 · Sleepaway Camp as Ben
- 1983 · Trading Places as Attendant
- 1982 · Cold River as The Trapper
- 1981 · The Sophisticated Gents as Big Ralph Joplin
- 1977 · Proof of the Man as Wilshire Hayward
- 1977 · Lou Grant as
- 1977 · The Displaced Person as Astor
- 1974 · Cockfighter as Buford
- 1973 · The Sting as Luther Coleman
- 1973 · Kojak as Judge
- 1971 · Great Performances as Creon
- 1964 · One Potato, Two Potato as William Richards
- 1964 · Pie in the Sky as Farmer
- 1961 · The Defenders as Joe Dean
- 1960 · The Secret of the Purple Reef as Tobias
- 1960 · Wild River as Sam Johnson (uncredited)
- 1959 · Odds Against Tomorrow as Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)
- 1940 · The Notorious Elinor Lee as Benny Blue
- 1939 · Lying Lips as Detective Wenzer