Robert Earl Jones

Actor

1910-02-03 – 2006-09-07 · Tate County, Mississippi, USA

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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• Trading Places (1983) — Attendant
• The Sting (1973) — Luther Coleman
• Witness (1985) — Custodian
• Sleepaway Camp (1983) — Ben
• The Cotton Club (1984) — Stage Door Joe
• Maniac Cop 2 (1990) — Harry
• Wild River (1960) — Sam Johnson (uncredited)
• Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) — Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)
• Cockfighter (1974) — Buford
• One Potato, Two Potato (1964) — William Richards
• Proof of the Man (1977) — Wilshire Hayward
• Lying Lips (1939) — Detective Wenzer
• Rain Without Thunder (1993) — Old Lawyer
• The Displaced Person (1977) — Astor
• Cold River (1982) — The Trapper
• The Secret of the Purple Reef (1960) — Tobias
• A Billion for Boris (1984) — Grandaddy
• The Notorious Elinor Lee (1940) — Benny Blue
• Pie in the Sky (1964) — Farmer