Robert Earl Jones

Known for ActingBorn 1910-02-03Died 2006-09-07Tate County, Mississippi, USA

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 encyclopediaRead more

Movies & web series

The Sophisticated Gents

Starlight: a Musical Movie

The Sting

Mississippi Summer

Proof of the Man

Cold River

Lou Grant

Trading Places

Witness

Kojak

Wild River

A Billion for Boris

The Displaced Person

Pie in the Sky

One Potato, Two Potato

Odds Against Tomorrow

The Cotton Club

Sleepaway Camp

The Defenders

Great Performances

Maniac Cop 2

Cockfighter

Lying Lips

Rain Without Thunder

The Secret of the Purple Reef

The Notorious Elinor Lee

Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor