Cast & creator
Duane Jones
Best known for Route 66, Night of the Living Dead, Beat Street
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Duane Jones, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
16
film credits
1
television credits
17
1960–2026 · acting roles
6.2
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (17)
Showing 17 of 17 credits
Route 66
1960
Night of the Living Dead
Ben
1968
Beat Street
Robert
1984
Blood Couple
Dr. Hess Green
1973
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Self (archive footage)
2025
The American Nightmare
Self
2000
Synthwave Horror: Night Of The Living Dead
Ben
2018
Ganja & Hess
Dr. Hess Green
1973
It’s a Wonderful Night of the Living Dead
Ben
2026
Fright House
Charles Harmon
1989
Vampires
Dr. Charles Harmon
1986
Autopsy of the Dead
Self (archival footage)
2009
To Die For
Simon Little
1988
Halloween Monster Bash
Ben (archive footage)
1991
Creepy Classics
Ben - (archive footage)
1987
Night of Horror in Brazil
Ben (Archive footage)
2023
Losing Ground
Duke
1982