Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
2/3/1910
Place of Birth
Tate County, Mississippi, USA
Also Known As
Robert Earl
Robert Earl Jones
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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Known For
Trading Places
as Attendant
Witness
as Custodian
The Sting
as Luther Coleman
Wild River
as Sam Johnson (uncredited)
Cold River
as The Trapper
Lying Lips
as Detective Wenzer
Proof of the Man
as Wilshire Hayward
The Cotton Club
as Stage Door Joe
Rain Without Thunder
as Old Lawyer
Cockfighter
as Buford
Sleepaway Camp
as Ben
Maniac Cop 2
as Harry
A Billion for Boris
as Grandaddy
One Potato, Two Potato
as William Richards
Odds Against Tomorrow
as Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)
The Displaced Person
as Astor
Pie in the Sky
as Farmer
The Secret of the Purple Reef
as Tobias
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
as Ben (archive footage)
The Notorious Elinor Lee
as Benny Blue