Robert Earl Jones
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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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known for
Credits
Trading Places (1983)
as Attendant
The Sting (1973)
as Luther Coleman
The Cotton Club (1984)
as Stage Door Joe
Witness (1985)
as Custodian
Maniac Cop 2 (1990)
as Harry
Sleepaway Camp (1983)
as Ben
Wild River (1960)
as Sam Johnson (uncredited)
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor (2012)
as Ben (archive footage)
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
as Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)
One Potato, Two Potato (1964)
as William Richards
Proof of the Man (1977)
as Wilshire Hayward
Pie in the Sky (1964)
as Farmer
A Billion for Boris (1984)
as Grandaddy
Mississippi Summer (1971)
Actor
The Secret of the Purple Reef (1960)
as Tobias
Cockfighter (1974)
as Buford
Starlight: a Musical Movie (1988)
as Joe
Rain Without Thunder (1993)
as Old Lawyer
The Notorious Elinor Lee (1940)
as Benny Blue
The Displaced Person (1977)
as Astor
Cold River (1982)
as The Trapper
Lying Lips (1939)
as Detective Wenzer