Robert Earl Jones
Known for ActingBorn 1910-02-03 — died 2006-09-07Tate 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.
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Known for
Trading Places
1983 · as Attendant
The Sting
1973 · as Luther Coleman
Witness
1985 · as Custodian
The Cotton Club
1984 · as Stage Door Joe
Sleepaway Camp
1983 · as Ben
Proof of the Man
1977 · as Wilshire Hayward
Maniac Cop 2
1990 · as Harry
The Displaced Person
1977 · as Astor
Wild River
1960 · as Sam Johnson (uncredited)
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
2012 · as Ben (archive footage)
Pie in the Sky
1964 · as Farmer
A Billion for Boris
1984 · as Grandaddy
Odds Against Tomorrow
1959 · as Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)
Mississippi Summer
1971
Cockfighter
1974 · as Buford
Rain Without Thunder
1993 · as Old Lawyer
One Potato, Two Potato
1964 · as William Richards
Cold River
1982 · as The Trapper