Robert Earl Jones
Actor
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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Filmography
The Sting
as Luther Coleman 1973
Witness
as Custodian 1985
Sleepaway Camp
as Ben 1983
The Cotton Club
as Stage Door Joe 1984
Maniac Cop 2
as Harry 1990
Wild River
as Sam Johnson (uncredited) 1960
Odds Against Tomorrow
as Jazz Club Patron (uncredited) 1959
Cockfighter
as Buford 1974
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
as Ben (archive footage) 2012
One Potato, Two Potato
as William Richards 1964
Proof of the Man
as Wilshire Hayward 1977
Lying Lips
as Detective Wenzer 1939
Rain Without Thunder
as Old Lawyer 1993
The Displaced Person
as Astor 1977
Cold River
as The Trapper 1982
The Secret of the Purple Reef
as Tobias 1960