Robert Earl Jones

Robert Earl Jones

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: Acting

Born: Tate County, Mississippi, USA, 1910-02-03

Died: 2006-09-07

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1939	Lying Lips	Detective Wenzer	47
2	1940	The Notorious Elinor Lee	Benny Blue	40
3	1959	Odds Against Tomorrow	Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)	68
4	1960	Wild River	Sam Johnson (uncredited)	72
5	1960	The Secret of the Purple Reef	Tobias	25
6	1964	Pie in the Sky	Farmer	0
7	1964	One Potato, Two Potato	William Richards	68
8	1973	The Sting	Luther Coleman	80
9	1974	Cockfighter	Buford	61
10	1977	The Displaced Person	Astor	70
11	1977	Proof of the Man	Wilshire Hayward	74
12	1982	Cold River	The Trapper	65
13	1983	Trading Places	Attendant	72
14	1983	Sleepaway Camp	Ben	63
15	1984	A Billion for Boris	Grandaddy	60
16	1984	The Cotton Club	Stage Door Joe	65
17	1985	Witness	Custodian	71
18	1990	Maniac Cop 2	Harry	59
19	1993	Rain Without Thunder	Old Lawyer	35
20	2012	Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor	Ben (archive footage)	22

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1961	The Defenders	Joe Dean	62
2	1971	Great Performances	Creon	53
3	1973	Kojak	Judge	70
4	1977	Lou Grant		73
5	1981	The Sophisticated Gents	Big Ralph Joplin	70

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