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.
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Filmography
all 26
Movies 21
TV Shows 5
Ben (archive footage)
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor (2012)
Movie
5.12
Old Lawyer
Rain Without Thunder (1993)
Movie
Custodian
Witness (1985)
Movie
5.33
Stage Door Joe
The Cotton Club (1984)
Movie
6
Grandaddy
A Billion for Boris (1984)
Movie
Attendant
Trading Places (1983)
Movie
6.17
The Trapper
Cold River (1982)
Movie
Big Ralph Joplin
The Sophisticated Gents (1981)
TV
Wilshire Hayward
Proof of the Man (1977)
Movie
Buford
Cockfighter (1974)
Movie
Luther Coleman
The Sting (1973)
Movie
3.83
Judge
Kojak (1973)
TV
6
William Richards
One Potato, Two Potato (1964)
Movie
Joe Dean
The Defenders (1961)
TV
Sam Johnson (uncredited)
Wild River (1960)
Movie
Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
Movie
Benny Blue
The Notorious Elinor Lee (1940)
Movie
Detective Wenzer
Lying Lips (1939)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1910-02-03
Deathday2006-09-07 (96 years old)
Birth PlaceTate County, United States
ChildrenJames Earl Jones
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsRobert Earl, RobertEarl Jones
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