Robert Earl Jones

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Acting

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

Filmography

• Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor (2012)
• Rain Without Thunder (1993)
• Maniac Cop 2 (1990)
• Starlight: a Musical Movie (1988)
• Witness (1985)
• The Cotton Club (1984)
• A Billion for Boris (1984)
• Sleepaway Camp (1983)
• Trading Places (1983)
• Cold River (1982)
• Proof of the Man (1977)
• The Displaced Person (1977)
• Cockfighter (1974)
• The Sting (1973)
• Mississippi Summer (1971)
• One Potato, Two Potato (1964)
• Pie in the Sky (1964)
• The Secret of the Purple Reef (1960)
• Wild River (1960)
• Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
• The Notorious Elinor Lee (1940)
• Lying Lips (1939)