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 Cotton Club (1984), and Witness (1985). He was the father of actor James Earl Jones. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)

Odds Against Tomorrow

Luther Coleman

The Sting

Buford

Cockfighter

Ben

Sleepaway Camp

Grandaddy

A Billion for Boris

Ben (archive footage)

Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor

The Trapper

Cold River

Astor

The Displaced Person

Tobias

The Secret of the Purple Reef

Harry

Maniac Cop 2

Attendant

Trading Places

Old Lawyer

Rain Without Thunder

William Richards

One Potato, Two Potato

Detective Wenzer

Lying Lips

Stage Door Joe

The Cotton Club

Wilshire Hayward

人間の証明

Benny Blue

The Notorious Elinor Lee

Sam Johnson (uncredited)

Wild River

Custodian

Witness

Farmer

Pie in the Sky