Actor
Robert Earl Jones
Born February 3, 1910 in Tate County, Mississippi, USADied September 7, 200621 films
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.
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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.
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First watchThe Sting19738.0as Luther ColemanA novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a fortune from a big-time mobster.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
21 films as actor- 1993Rain Without ThunderOld Lawyer
- 1990Maniac Cop 2Harry
- 1988Starlight: a Musical MovieJoe
- 1985WitnessCustodian
- 1984The Cotton ClubStage Door Joe
- 1984A Billion for BorisGrandaddy
- 1983Sleepaway CampBen
- 1983Trading PlacesAttendant
- 1982Cold RiverThe Trapper
- 1977Proof of the ManWilshire Hayward
- 1977The Displaced PersonAstor
- 1974CockfighterBuford
- 1973The StingLuther Coleman
- 1971Mississippi Summer
- 1964One Potato, Two PotatoWilliam Richards
- 1964Pie in the SkyFarmer
- 1960The Secret of the Purple ReefTobias
- 1960Wild RiverSam Johnson (uncredited)
- 1959Odds Against TomorrowJazz Club Patron (uncredited)
- 1940The Notorious Elinor LeeBenny Blue
- 1939Lying LipsDetective Wenzer