Robert Earl Jones
American actor (1910-2006) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 96
Robert Earl Jones, sometimes credited as Earl Jones, was an American actor. 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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2006Died7 September 20061993
Rain Without ThunderFilm, Old Lawyer1990
Maniac Cop 2Film, Harry1985
WitnessFilm, Custodian1984
A Billion for BorisFilm, Grandaddy1983
Sleepaway CampFilm, Ben1982
Cold RiverFilm, The Trapper1981
The Sophisticated GentsSeries, Big Ralph Joplin1977
Lou GrantSeries1974
CockfighterFilm, Buford1973
KojakSeries, Judge
The StingFilm, 1973Luther Coleman1971
Great PerformancesSeries, CreonMississippi SummerFilm1964
One Potato, Two PotatoFilm, William Richards1961
The DefendersSeries, Joe Dean1959
Odds Against TomorrowFilm, Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)1940
The Notorious Elinor LeeFilm, Benny Blue1939
Lying LipsFilm, Detective Wenzer1910Born3 February 1910
Rain Without ThunderFilm, Old Lawyer1990Maniac Cop 2Film, Harry1985WitnessFilm, Custodian1984A Billion for BorisFilm, Grandaddy1983Sleepaway CampFilm, Ben1982Cold RiverFilm, The Trapper1981The Sophisticated GentsSeries, Big Ralph Joplin1977Lou GrantSeries1974CockfighterFilm, Buford1973KojakSeries, JudgeThe StingFilm, 1973Luther Coleman1971Great PerformancesSeries, CreonMississippi SummerFilm1964One Potato, Two PotatoFilm, William Richards1961The DefendersSeries, Joe Dean1959Odds Against TomorrowFilm, Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)1940The Notorious Elinor LeeFilm, Benny Blue1939Lying LipsFilm, Detective Wenzer1910Born3 February 1910People around Robert
Oscar Micheaux Directed Lying Lips and The Notorious Elinor Lee
Francis Ford Coppola Directed The Cotton Club (1985)
Elia Kazan Produced Wild River (1960)
Giancarlo Esposito Also in Trading Places and The Cotton Club
George Roy Hill Directed The Sting (1974)
John Landis Directed Trading Places (1983)
Bill Cobbs Also in Trading Places and The Cotton Club
Robert Evans Produced The Cotton Club (1985)
Larry Cohen Produced Maniac Cop 2 (1991)
Monte Hellman Directed Cockfighter (1974)
Aaron Russo Produced Trading Places (1983)- Julia Phillips Produced The Sting (1973)
Tony Bill Produced The Sting (1974)
William Lustig Directed Maniac Cop 2 (1991)
Juano Hernández Also in Lying Lips and The Notorious Elinor Lee
Brad Sullivan Also in The Sting and Cold River
Larry Peerce Directed One Potato, Two Potato (1964)
Avon Long Also in Trading Places and The Sting
Edna Mae Harris Also in The Notorious Elinor Lee and Lying Lips
Haruki Kadokawa Produced Proof of the Man (1977)- Anthony Spinelli Produced One Potato, Two Potato (1964)
Junya Satō Directed Proof of the Man (1977)
Michael Phillips Produced The Sting (1974)
Robert Hiltzik Directed Sleepaway Camp (1983)
Robert Earl Jones
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The Sting 1973
Trading Places 1983
Wild River 1960
Witness 1985
Odds Against Tomorrow 1959
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 22
27 credits on file
Television 5
Media & music
Photos 1
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Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1910 to 2006 · aged 96
