Robert Earl Jones
Actor
Born February 3, 1910 in 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 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.
Filmography
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
Ben (archive footage)
Rain Without Thunder
Old Lawyer
Maniac Cop 2
Harry
Witness
Custodian
The Cotton Club
Stage Door Joe
A Billion for Boris
Grandaddy
Sleepaway Camp
Ben
Trading Places
Attendant
Cold River
The Trapper
The Sophisticated Gents
Big Ralph Joplin
Proof of the Man
Wilshire Hayward
Lou Grant
The Displaced Person
Astor
Cockfighter
Buford
The Sting
Luther Coleman
Kojak
Judge
Great Performances
Creon
One Potato, Two Potato
William Richards
Pie in the Sky
Farmer
The Defenders
Joe Dean
The Secret of the Purple Reef
Tobias
Wild River
Sam Johnson (uncredited)
Odds Against Tomorrow
Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)
The Notorious Elinor Lee
Benny Blue
Lying Lips
Detective Wenzer