Robert Earl Jones: movies and TV shows
Robert Earl Jones has 27 credits in the archive: 22 films and 5 TV series, from 1939 to 2012. Highest rated: The Sting (8.0/10).
Career timeline
1939 – 2012 · busiest year: 1977 (3 credits)
Advertisement
Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor | Ben (archive footage) | Film | 2.3 | 102 |
| 1993 | Rain Without Thunder | Old Lawyer | Film | 4.3 | 83 |
| 1990 | Maniac Cop 2 | Harry | Film | 5.9 | 80 |
| 1988 | Starlight: a Musical Movie | Joe | Film | 8.0 | 78 |
| 1985 | Witness | Custodian | Film | 7.1 | 75 |
| 1984 | The Cotton Club | Stage Door Joe | Film | 6.5 | 74 |
| 1984 | A Billion for Boris | Grandaddy | Film | 7.0 | 74 |
| 1983 | Trading Places | Attendant | Film | 7.2 | 73 |
| 1983 | Sleepaway Camp | Ben | Film | 6.3 | 73 |
| 1982 | Cold River | The Trapper | Film | 7.3 | 72 |
| 1981 | The Sophisticated Gents | Big Ralph Joplin | TV | 8.5 | 71 |
| 1977 | Lou Grant | TV | 7.3 | 67 | |
| 1977 | Proof of the Man | Wilshire Hayward | Film | 7.8 | 67 |
| 1977 | The Displaced Person | Astor | Film | 7.0 | 67 |
| 1974 | Cockfighter | Buford | Film | 6.0 | 64 |
| 1973 | Kojak | Judge | TV | 7.2 | 63 |
| 1973 | The Sting | Luther Coleman | Film | 8.0 | 63 |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Creon | TV | 6.1 | 61 |
| 1971 | Mississippi Summer | Film | 8.0 | 61 | |
| 1964 | One Potato, Two Potato | William Richards | Film | 6.9 | 54 |
| 1964 | Pie in the Sky | Farmer | Film | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1961 | The Defenders | Joe Dean | TV | 6.3 | 51 |
| 1960 | Wild River | Sam Johnson (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 50 |
| 1960 | The Secret of the Purple Reef | Tobias | Film | 4.0 | 50 |
| 1959 | Odds Against Tomorrow | Jazz Club Patron (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 49 |
| 1940 | The Notorious Elinor Lee | Benny Blue | Film | 4.0 | 30 |
| 1939 | Lying Lips | Detective Wenzer | Film | 5.0 | 29 |