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...
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...
Known For
Cast Credits
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
as Ben (archive footage)
Rain Without Thunder
as Old Lawyer
Maniac Cop 2
as Harry
Witness
as Custodian
The Cotton Club
as Stage Door Joe
A Billion for Boris
as Grandaddy
Sleepaway Camp
as Ben
Trading Places
as Attendant
Cold River
as The Trapper
Proof of the Man
as Wilshire Hayward
The Displaced Person
as Astor
Cockfighter
as Buford
The Sting
as Luther Coleman
One Potato, Two Potato
as William Richards
Pie in the Sky
as Farmer
The Secret of the Purple Reef
as Tobias
Wild River
as Sam Johnson (uncredited)
Odds Against Tomorrow
as Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)
The Notorious Elinor Lee
as Benny Blue
Lying Lips
as Detective Wenzer