Actor
Duane Jones
Born February 2, 1936 in New York City, New York, USADied July 22, 198810 films
Duane L. Jones (February 2, 1936 – July 22, 1988) was an American actor, best known for his role as Ben in the 1968 horror film Night of the Living Dead. He was director of the Maguire Theater at the State University of New York at Old Westbury. He was the artistic director of the Richard Allen Center for Culture and Art in Manhattan.
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First watchNight of the Living Dead19687.6as BenA ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.View filmEssential films
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10 films as actor- 2026It’s a Wonderful Night of the Living DeadBen
- 2018Synthwave Horror: Night Of The Living DeadBen
- 1989Fright HouseCharles Harmon
- 1988To Die ForSimon Little
- 1986VampiresDr. Charles Harmon
- 1984Beat StreetRobert
- 1982Losing GroundDuke
- 1973Blood CoupleDr. Hess Green
- 1973Ganja & HessDr. Hess Green
- 1968Night of the Living DeadBen