Robert Earl Jones
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 Cotton Club (1984), and Witness (1985). He was the father of actor James Earl Jones. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known For
All Movies (22)
- Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor2012 · as Ben (archive footage)
- Rain Without Thunder1993 · as Old Lawyer
- Maniac Cop 21990 · as Harry
- Starlight: a Musical Movie1988 · as Joe
- Witness1985 · as Custodian
- The Cotton Club1984 · as Stage Door Joe
- A Billion for Boris1984 · as Grandaddy
- Sleepaway Camp1983 · as Ben
- Trading Places1983 · as Attendant
- Cold River1982 · as The Trapper
- Proof of the Man1977 · as Wilshire Hayward
- The Displaced Person1977 · as Astor
- Cockfighter1974 · as Buford
- The Sting1973 · as Luther Coleman
- Mississippi Summer1971
- One Potato, Two Potato1964 · as William Richards
- Pie in the Sky1964 · as Farmer
- The Secret of the Purple Reef1960 · as Tobias
- Wild River1960 · as Sam Johnson (uncredited)
- Odds Against Tomorrow1959 · as Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)
- The Notorious Elinor Lee1940 · as Benny Blue
- Lying Lips1939 · as Detective Wenzer
All TV Shows (5)
- The Sophisticated Gents1981 · as Big Ralph Joplin
- Lou Grant1977
- Kojak1973 · as Judge
- Great Performances1971 · as Creon
- The Defenders1961 · as Joe Dean