Personal Info
Known Credits
20
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1910-02-03 (115 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Tate County, Mississippi, USA
Also Known For
Robert EarlRobertEarl Jones
Robert Earl Jones
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 ...
Acting
2012 --
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
| Ben (archive footage)
1993 --
Rain Without Thunder
| Old Lawyer
1990 --
Maniac Cop 2
| Harry
1985 --
Witness
| Custodian
1984 --
The Cotton Club
| Stage Door Joe
1984 --
A Billion for Boris
| Grandaddy
1983 --
Sleepaway Camp
| Ben
1983 --
Trading Places
| Attendant
1982 --
Cold River
| The Trapper
1977 --
Proof of the Man
| Wilshire Hayward
1977 --
The Displaced Person
| Astor
1974 --
Cockfighter
| Buford
1973 --
The Sting
| Luther Coleman
1964 --
One Potato, Two Potato
| William Richards
1964 --
Pie in the Sky
| Farmer
1960 --
The Secret of the Purple Reef
| Tobias
1960 --
Wild River
| Sam Johnson (uncredited)
1959 --
Odds Against Tomorrow
| Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)
1940 --
The Notorious Elinor Lee
| Benny Blue
1939 --
Lying Lips
| Detective Wenzer