Acting · Tate County, Mississippi, USA · Born February 3, 1910
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
MovieSleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
2012
as Ben (archive footage)
MovieRain Without Thunder
1993
as Old Lawyer
MovieManiac Cop 2
1990
as Harry
Starlight: a Musical Movie
1988
as Joe
MovieWitness
1985
as Custodian
MovieThe Cotton Club
1984
as Stage Door Joe
MovieA Billion for Boris
1984
as Grandaddy
MovieSleepaway Camp
1983
as Ben
MovieTrading Places
1983
as Attendant
MovieCold River
1982
as The Trapper
TVThe Sophisticated Gents
1981
as Big Ralph Joplin
MovieProof of the Man
1977
as Wilshire Hayward
TVLou Grant
1977
MovieThe Displaced Person
1977
as Astor
MovieCockfighter
1974
as Buford
MovieThe Sting
1973
as Luther Coleman
TVKojak
1973
as Judge
Mississippi Summer
1971
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Creon
MovieOne Potato, Two Potato
1964
as William Richards
MoviePie in the Sky
1964
as Farmer
TVThe Defenders
1961
as Joe Dean
MovieThe Secret of the Purple Reef
1960
as Tobias
MovieWild River
1960
as Sam Johnson (uncredited)
MovieOdds Against Tomorrow
1959
as Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)
MovieThe Notorious Elinor Lee
1940
as Benny Blue
MovieLying Lips
1939
as Detective Wenzer
