Robert Earl Jones
Acting • Born 1910-02-03 – Died 2006-09-07
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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Filmography
26 credits
Odds Against Tomorrow
Movie • 1959
Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)
The Sting
Movie • 1973
Luther Coleman
Cockfighter
Movie • 1974
Buford
Sleepaway Camp
Movie • 1983
Ben
A Billion for Boris
Movie • 1984
Grandaddy
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
Movie • 2012
Ben (archive footage)
Cold River
Movie • 1982
The Trapper
The Displaced Person
Movie • 1977
Astor
One Potato, Two Potato
Movie • 1964
William Richards
Lying Lips
Movie • 1939
Detective Wenzer
The Secret of the Purple Reef
Movie • 1960
Tobias
Proof of the Man
Movie • 1977
Wilshire Hayward
Trading Places
Movie • 1983
Attendant
The Cotton Club
Movie • 1984
Stage Door Joe
Maniac Cop 2
Movie • 1990
Harry
Rain Without Thunder
Movie • 1993
Old Lawyer
The Notorious Elinor Lee
Movie • 1940
Benny Blue
Wild River
Movie • 1960
Sam Johnson (uncredited)
Witness
Movie • 1985
Custodian
Pie in the Sky
Movie • 1964
Farmer
Starlight: a Musical Movie
Movie • 1988
Joe
Lou Grant
TV • 1977
Kojak
TV • 1973
Judge
The Defenders
TV • 1961
Joe Dean
Great Performances
TV • 1971
Creon
The Sophisticated Gents
TV • 1981
Big Ralph Joplin