Robert Earl Jones
Acting Born Feb 3, 1910 Tate County, Mississippi, USA 24 credits
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.
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Full filmography
- Lou Grant (1977)
- Great Performances (1971) as Creon
- Kojak (1973) as Judge
- The Defenders (1961) as Joe Dean
- Trading Places (1983) as Attendant
- The Sting (1973) as Luther Coleman
- Witness (1985) as Custodian
- Sleepaway Camp (1983) as Ben
- The Cotton Club (1984) as Stage Door Joe
- The Sophisticated Gents (1981) as Big Ralph Joplin
- Proof of the Man (1977) as Wilshire Hayward
- Maniac Cop 2 (1990) as Harry
- Wild River (1960) as Sam Johnson (uncredited)
- Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor (2012) as Ben (archive footage)
- Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) as Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)
- Cockfighter (1974) as Buford
- Cold River (1982) as The Trapper
- Rain Without Thunder (1993) as Old Lawyer
- A Billion for Boris (1984) as Grandaddy
- One Potato, Two Potato (1964) as William Richards
- The Displaced Person (1977) as Astor
- Starlight: a Musical Movie (1988) as Joe
- Pie in the Sky (1964) as Farmer
- The Secret of the Purple Reef (1960) as Tobias