Robert Earl Jones
Known for: Acting
Born: February 2, 1910 in Tate County, Mississippi, USA - Died: September 6, 2006
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
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Odds Against Tomorrow
Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)
The Sting
Luther Coleman
Cockfighter
Buford
Sleepaway Camp
Ben
A Billion for Boris
Grandaddy
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
Ben (archive footage)
Cold River
The Trapper
The Displaced Person
Astor
One Potato, Two Potato
William Richards
The Cotton Club
Stage Door Joe
The Secret of the Purple Reef
Tobias
Lying Lips
Detective Wenzer
Proof of the Man
Wilshire Hayward
Maniac Cop 2
Harry
Trading Places
Attendant
Rain Without Thunder
Old Lawyer
The Notorious Elinor Lee
Benny Blue
Wild River
Sam Johnson (uncredited)
Witness
Custodian
Pie in the Sky
Farmer
Starlight: a Musical Movie
Joe
Mississippi Summer
Lou Grant
Kojak
Judge