Robert Earl Jones
ActingAlso 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
(21 total)
Trading Places
as Attendant
The Sting
as Luther Coleman
Witness
as Custodian
Sleepaway Camp
as Ben
The Cotton Club
as Stage Door Joe
Maniac Cop 2
as Harry
Wild River
as Sam Johnson (uncredited)
Odds Against Tomorrow
as Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)
Cockfighter
as Buford
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
as Ben (archive footage)
One Potato, Two Potato
as William Richards
Proof of the Man
as Wilshire Hayward
Lying Lips
as Detective Wenzer
Rain Without Thunder
as Old Lawyer
The Displaced Person
as Astor
Cold River
as The Trapper
The Secret of the Purple Reef
as Tobias
A Billion for Boris
as Grandaddy
The Notorious Elinor Lee
as Benny Blue
Pie in the Sky
as Farmer
TV Shows
(5 total)
Kojak
as Judge
Great Performances
as Creon
The Defenders
as Joe Dean
The Sophisticated Gents
as Big Ralph Joplin