Cast & creator
Robert Earl Jones
Best known for Great Performances, The Defenders, Lou Grant
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
Also known as: Robert Earl
22
film credits
5
television credits
27
1939–2012 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (27)
Showing 27 of 27 credits
Great Performances
Creon
1971
The Defenders
Joe Dean
1961
Lou Grant
1977
Kojak
Judge
1973
Trading Places
Attendant
1983
The Sting
Luther Coleman
1973
The Cotton Club
Stage Door Joe
1984
Witness
Custodian
1985
Sleepaway Camp
Ben
1983
The Sophisticated Gents
Big Ralph Joplin
1981
Maniac Cop 2
Harry
1990
Wild River
Sam Johnson (uncredited)
1960
Odds Against Tomorrow
Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)
1959
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
Ben (archive footage)
2012
Proof of the Man
Wilshire Hayward
1977
One Potato, Two Potato
William Richards
1964Mississippi Summer
1971
A Billion for Boris
Grandaddy
1984
Pie in the Sky
Farmer
1964
Cockfighter
Buford
1974
Rain Without Thunder
Old Lawyer
1993
The Secret of the Purple Reef
Tobias
1960Starlight: a Musical Movie
Joe
1988
The Displaced Person
Astor
1977
The Notorious Elinor Lee
Benny Blue
1940
Cold River
The Trapper
1982
Lying Lips
Detective Wenzer
1939