Robert Earl Jones
Born in Tate County, Mississippi, USA — Feb 03 1910• Died Sep 07 2006
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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 o…
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Great Performances
Creon
The Defenders
Joe Dean
Kojak
Judge
Lou Grant
Trading Places
Attendant
The Sting
Luther Coleman
Witness
Custodian
Sleepaway Camp
Ben
The Sophisticated Gents
Big Ralph Joplin
Proof of the Man
Wilshire Hayward
The Cotton Club
Stage Door Joe
Wild River
Sam Johnson (uncredited)
Odds Against Tomorrow
Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)
Maniac Cop 2
Harry
Cockfighter
Buford
Rain Without Thunder
Old Lawyer
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
Ben (archive footage)
The Displaced Person
Astor
A Billion for Boris
Grandaddy
One Potato, Two Potato
William Richards
Cold River
The Trapper
Pie in the Sky
Farmer
The Secret of the Purple Reef
Tobias
Starlight: a Musical Movie
Joe
Lying Lips
Detective Wenzer
The Notorious Elinor Lee
Benny Blue
Mississippi Summer