Robert Earl Jones

Acting

Robert Earl Jones

Born 1910-02-03 Tate County, Mississippi, USA 22 films

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 …

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Filmography

22 films
Maniac Cop 2 poster

Undead cop Matt Cordell rises from the grave, and is after the criminals who murdered him in prison.

Maniac Cop 2

★ 5.9 1990

Witness poster

While protecting an Amish boy—the sole witness to a brutal murder—and his mother, a detective is fo…

Witness

★ 7.1 1985

Sleepaway Camp poster

Years after a terrible boating accident, Angela is sent to Camp Arawak where a series of bizarre an…

Sleepaway Camp

★ 6.3 1983

Trading Places poster

A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by…

Trading Places

★ 7.2 1983

Cold River poster

Based on the novel Winterkill, by William Judson, Cold River is the story of an Adirondack guide wh…

Cold River

★ 7.3 1982