Acting credits
25
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Robert Earl Jones
Acting
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Movies: 20Series: 5
TMDB ID: 98927
IMDb ID: nm0429149
Known for: Acting
Born: February 3, 1910
Died: September 7, 2006
Age: 96
Place of birth: Tate County, Mississippi, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1939 - 2012
Years active: 74
Average TMDB rating: 6.42
Wikidata: Q2004418
Also known as
Robert Earl
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
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Robert Earl Jones.
2.2
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
as Ben (archive footage)
2012 Movie
3.8
Rain Without Thunder
as Old Lawyer
1993 Movie
5.9
Maniac Cop 2
as Harry
1990 Movie
7.1
Witness
as Custodian
1985 Movie
6.5
The Cotton Club
as Stage Door Joe
1984 Movie
6.0
A Billion for Boris
as Grandaddy
1984 Movie
6.3
Sleepaway Camp
as Ben
1983 Movie
7.2
Trading Places
as Attendant
1983 Movie
6.5
Cold River
as The Trapper
1982 Movie
7.6
Proof of the Man
as Wilshire Hayward
1977 Movie
6.0
The Displaced Person
as Astor
1977 Movie
6.0
Cockfighter
as Buford
1974 Movie
8.0
The Sting
as Luther Coleman
1973 Movie
6.8
One Potato, Two Potato
as William Richards
1964 Movie
Pie in the Sky
as Farmer
1964 Movie
2.5
The Secret of the Purple Reef
as Tobias
1960 Movie
7.3
Wild River
as Sam Johnson (uncredited)
1960 Movie
6.8
Odds Against Tomorrow
as Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)
1959 Movie
4.0
The Notorious Elinor Lee
as Benny Blue
1940 Movie
4.7
Lying Lips
as Detective Wenzer
1939 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Robert Earl Jones.
