Cast
Robert Earl Jones
Acting
Cast
Robert Earl Jones
Known for
Acting
Born
1910-02-03
From
Tate County, Mississippi, USA
Died
2006-09-07
Also known as Robert Earl
Biography
Robert Earl Jones (February 3, 1910 โ 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
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7.2
MOVIE1983
Trading Places
as Attendant
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8.0
MOVIE1973
The Sting
as Luther Coleman
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7.1
MOVIE1985
Witness
as Custodian
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6.3
MOVIE1983
Sleepaway Camp
as Ben
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6.5
MOVIE1984
The Cotton Club
as Stage Door Joe
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5.9
MOVIE1990
Maniac Cop 2
as Harry
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7.3
MOVIE1960
Wild River
as Sam Johnson (uncredited)
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6.8
MOVIE1959
Odds Against Tomorrow
as Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)
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2.3
MOVIE2012
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
as Ben (archive footage)
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7.8
MOVIE1977
Proof of the Man
as Wilshire Hayward
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4.3
MOVIE1993
Rain Without Thunder
as Old Lawyer
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8.0
MOVIE1971
Mississippi Summer
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6.9
MOVIE1964
One Potato, Two Potato
as William Richards
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7.0
MOVIE1984
A Billion for Boris
as Grandaddy
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6.0
MOVIE1974
Cockfighter
as Buford
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7.0
MOVIE1977
The Displaced Person
as Astor
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7.3
MOVIE1982
Cold River
as The Trapper
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8.0
MOVIE1988
Starlight: a Musical Movie
as Joe
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5.0
MOVIE1939
Lying Lips
as Detective Wenzer
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7.0
MOVIE1964
Pie in the Sky
as Farmer
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4.0
MOVIE1960
The Secret of the Purple Reef
as Tobias
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4.0
MOVIE1940
The Notorious Elinor Lee
as Benny Blue