Robert Earl Jones
Acting
Born: 1910-02-03 · Tate County, Mississippi, USA
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
🎬 Movies (22)
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
2012
Ben (archive footage)
Rain Without Thunder
1993
Old Lawyer
Maniac Cop 2
1990
Harry
Starlight: a Musical Movie
1988
Joe
Witness
1985
Custodian
A Billion for Boris
1984
Grandaddy
The Cotton Club
1984
Stage Door Joe
Sleepaway Camp
1983
Ben
Trading Places
1983
Attendant
Cold River
1982
The Trapper
The Displaced Person
1977
Astor
Proof of the Man
1977
Wilshire Hayward
Cockfighter
1974
Buford
The Sting
1973
Luther Coleman
Mississippi Summer
1971
One Potato, Two Potato
1964
William Richards
Pie in the Sky
1964
Farmer
The Secret of the Purple Reef
1960
Tobias
Wild River
1960
Sam Johnson (uncredited)
Odds Against Tomorrow
1959
Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)
The Notorious Elinor Lee
1940
Benny Blue
Lying Lips
1939
Detective Wenzer
