
Duane Jones
Acting
Born: 1936-02-02 · New York City, New York, USA
Died: 1988-07-22
Biography
Duane L. Jones (February 2, 1936 – July 22, 1988) was an American actor, best known for his role as Ben in the 1968 horror film Night of the Living Dead. He was director of the Maguire Theater at the State University of New York at Old Westbury. He was the artistic director of the Richard Allen Center for Culture and Art in Manhattan. Description above from the Wikipedia article Duane Jones, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
🎬 Movies (15)

It’s a Wonderful Night of the Living Dead
2026
Ben

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025
Self - (archive footage)

Night of Horror in Brazil
2023
Ben (Archive footage)

Synthwave Horror: Night Of The Living Dead
2018
Ben

Autopsy of the Dead
2009
Self (archival footage)

The American Nightmare
2000
Self

Halloween Monster Bash
1991
Ben (archive footage)

Fright House
1989
Charles Harmon

To Die For
1988
Simon Little

Creepy Classics
1987
Ben - (archive footage)

Vampires
1986
Dr. Charles Harmon

Beat Street
1984
Robert

Losing Ground
1982
Duke

Ganja & Hess
1973
Dr. Hess Green

Night of the Living Dead
1968
Ben
