Robert Earl Jones
Known for: Acting
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
Filmography
Series
Great Performances
Creon
1971
Series
The Defenders
Joe Dean
1961
Series
Lou Grant
1977
Series
Kojak
Judge
1973
Film
Trading Places
Attendant
1983
Film
The Sting
Luther Coleman
1973
Film
Witness
Custodian
1985
Film
The Cotton Club
Stage Door Joe
1984
Film
Sleepaway Camp
Ben
1983
Film
Maniac Cop 2
Harry
1990
Series
The Sophisticated Gents
Big Ralph Joplin
1981
Film
Wild River
Sam Johnson (uncredited)
1960
Film
Proof of the Man
Wilshire Hayward
1977
Film
Odds Against Tomorrow
Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)
1959
Film
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
Ben (archive footage)
2012
Film
Cockfighter
Buford
1974
Film
Rain Without Thunder
Old Lawyer
1993
Film
A Billion for Boris
Grandaddy
1984
Film
One Potato, Two Potato
William Richards
1964
Film
The Displaced Person
Astor
1977
Mississippi Summer
1971
Starlight: a Musical Movie
Joe
1988
Film
Pie in the Sky
Farmer
1964
Film
The Secret of the Purple Reef
Tobias
1960
Film
Lying Lips
Detective Wenzer
1939
Film
Cold River
The Trapper
1982
Film
The Notorious Elinor Lee
Benny Blue
1940