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