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Avon Long

Acting Born Jun 18, 1910 Baltimore, Maryland, USA 12 credits

Biography

Avon Long works in acting. Born June 18, 1910 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Archytele lists 12 screen credits below. A full profile for this page is being written and will appear here once verified against sources.

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Known for

Film

Trading Places

as Ezra
Film

The Sting

as Benny Garfield

Roots: The Next Generations

as Chicken George Moore
Film

Harry and Tonto

as Leroy
Film

13 West Street

as Police detective sitting at desk (uncredited)

Frequent co-stars

Paul Newman 1 shared title
Robert Redford 1 shared title
Robert Shaw 1 shared title
Charles Durning 1 shared title
Ray Walston 1 shared title
Eileen Brennan 1 shared title
Harold Gould 1 shared title
John Heffernan 1 shared title
Dana Elcar 1 shared title
Jack Kehoe 1 shared title

Career timeline

Nothing Lasts Forever
Trading Places
F.D.R.: The Last Year
Roots: The Next Generations
Bye Bye Monkey
Harry and Tonto
The StingDon't Play Us Cheap
Finian's Rainbow
13 West Street
Romance on the High Seas
Centennial Summer

Full filmography

  • Trading Places (1983) as Ezra
  • The Sting (1973) as Benny Garfield
  • Roots: The Next Generations (1979) as Chicken George Moore
  • Harry and Tonto (1974) as Leroy
  • Romance on the High Seas (1948) as Specialty Singer
  • Finian's Rainbow (1968) as Passion Pilgrim Gospeller (uncredited)
  • 13 West Street (1962) as Police detective sitting at desk (uncredited)
  • Bye Bye Monkey (1978) as Miko
  • F.D.R.: The Last Year (1980) as Bunnright
  • Nothing Lasts Forever (1984) as Alphacruiser Steward
  • Don't Play Us Cheap (1973) as Brother Dave
  • Centennial Summer (1946) as Specialty