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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cast

Odds Against Tomorrow

Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)

The Sting

Luther Coleman

Cockfighter

Buford

Sleepaway Camp

Ben

A Billion for Boris

Grandaddy

Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor

Ben (archive footage)

Cold River

The Trapper

The Displaced Person

Astor

The Secret of the Purple Reef

Tobias

Maniac Cop 2

Harry

Trading Places

Attendant

Rain Without Thunder

Old Lawyer

One Potato, Two Potato

William Richards

Lying Lips

Detective Wenzer

The Cotton Club

Stage Door Joe

Proof of the Man

Wilshire Hayward

The Notorious Elinor Lee

Benny Blue

Wild River

Sam Johnson (uncredited)

Witness

Custodian

Pie in the Sky

Farmer

Starlight: a Musical Movie

Joe