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Robert Earl Jones
Actor 1910 - 2006

Robert Earl Jones

Tate County, Mississippi, USA

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... Read full bio →

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13 roles
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Character Harry
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Character Ben
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Character Buford
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Character Ben (archive footage)
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Character Custodian

Witness

1985

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Character Stage Door Joe
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Character Attendant
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Character Wilshire Hayward
The Displaced Person No snapshots yet
Character Astor
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Character Luther Coleman

The Sting

1973

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Character William Richards
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Character Sam Johnson (uncredited)

Wild River

1960

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Character Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

13 titles
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor 2012
Maniac Cop 2
Maniac Cop 2 1990
Witness
Witness 1985
The Cotton Club
The Cotton Club 1984
Trading Places
Trading Places 1983
Sleepaway Camp
Sleepaway Camp 1983
The Displaced Person
The Displaced Person 1977
Ningen no shômei
Ningen no shômei 1977
Cockfighter
Cockfighter 1974
The Sting
The Sting 1973
One Potato, Two Potato
One Potato, Two Potato 1964
Wild River
Wild River 1960
Odds Against Tomorrow
Odds Against Tomorrow 1959

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