Robert Earl Jones

Robert Earl Jones

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 …

Filmography

Great Performances
Great Performances
1971 · TV
as Creon
Trading Places
Trading Places
1983 · Movie
as Attendant
The Defenders
The Defenders
1961 · TV
as Joe Dean
Lou Grant
Lou Grant
1977 · TV
Kojak
Kojak
1973 · TV
as Judge
The Sting
The Sting
1973 · Movie
as Luther Coleman
Witness
Witness
1985 · Movie
as Custodian
The Cotton Club
The Cotton Club
1984 · Movie
as Stage Door Joe
Sleepaway Camp
Sleepaway Camp
1983 · Movie
as Ben
Maniac Cop 2
Maniac Cop 2
1990 · Movie
as Harry
The Sophisticated Gents
The Sophisticated Gents
1981 · TV
as Big Ralph Joplin
Proof of the Man
Proof of the Man
1977 · Movie
as Wilshire Hayward
Wild River
Wild River
1960 · Movie
as Sam Johnson (uncredited)
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
2012 · Movie
as Ben (archive footage)
Odds Against Tomorrow
Odds Against Tomorrow
1959 · Movie
as Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)
Cold River
Cold River
1982 · Movie
as The Trapper
One Potato, Two Potato
One Potato, Two Potato
1964 · Movie
as William Richards
The Displaced Person
The Displaced Person
1977 · Movie
as Astor
Cockfighter
Cockfighter
1974 · Movie
as Buford
A Billion for Boris
A Billion for Boris
1984 · Movie
as Grandaddy
Pie in the Sky
Pie in the Sky
1964 · Movie
as Farmer
Rain Without Thunder
Rain Without Thunder
1993 · Movie
as Old Lawyer
The Secret of the Purple Reef
The Secret of the Purple Reef
1960 · Movie
as Tobias
Lying Lips
Lying Lips
1939 · Movie
as Detective Wenzer