Robert Earl Jones
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.
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Known for
Great Performances
Creon
Trading Places
Attendant
Kojak
Judge
The Defenders
Joe Dean
Lou Grant
Witness
Custodian
The Sting
Luther Coleman
Cockfighter
Buford
Lying Lips
Detective Wenzer
The Displaced Person
Astor
The Cotton Club
Stage Door Joe
Sleepaway Camp
Ben
Maniac Cop 2
Harry
Odds Against Tomorrow
Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)
Proof of the Man
Wilshire Hayward
Wild River
Sam Johnson (uncredited)
Rain Without Thunder
Old Lawyer
The Sophisticated Gents
Big Ralph Joplin
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
Ben (archive footage)
Starlight: a Musical Movie
Joe
The Secret of the Purple Reef
Tobias
A Billion for Boris
Grandaddy
One Potato, Two Potato
William Richards
Pie in the Sky
Farmer
The Notorious Elinor Lee
Benny Blue
Cold River
The Trapper