Deceased
How Did Robert Earl Jones Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 96Also known asRobert EarlGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn03/02/1910Born inTate County, Mississippi, USADied07/09/2006 (aged 96)Died inLillian Booth Actors HomeCausediseaseWikidataQ2004418 ↗TMDb#98927 ↗
Robert Earl Jones, sometimes credited as Earl Jones, was an American actor. 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.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Sleepaway Camp IV: The SurvivorMovie | Ben (archive footage) | 102 |
| 1993 | Rain Without ThunderMovie | Old Lawyer | 83 |
| 1990 | Maniac Cop 2Movie | Harry | 80 |
| 1985 | WitnessMovie | Custodian | 75 |
| 1984 | The Cotton ClubMovie | Stage Door Joe | 74 |
| 1983 | Trading PlacesMovie | Attendant | 73 |
| 1983 | Sleepaway CampMovie | Ben | 73 |
| 1982 | Cold RiverMovie | The Trapper | 72 |
| 1981 | The Sophisticated GentsSeries | Big Ralph Joplin | 71 |
| 1977 | Lou GrantSeries | — | 67 |
| 1977 | Proof of the ManMovie | Wilshire Hayward | 67 |
| 1977 | The Displaced PersonMovie | Astor | 67 |
| 1974 | CockfighterMovie | Buford | 64 |
| 1973 | KojakSeries | Judge | 63 |
| 1973 | The StingMovie | Luther Coleman | 63 |
| 1971 | Great PerformancesSeries | Creon | 61 |
| 1971 | Mississippi SummerMovie | — | 61 |
| 1964 | Pie in the SkyMovie | Farmer | 54 |
| 1964 | One Potato, Two PotatoMovie | William Richards | 54 |
| 1961 | The DefendersSeries | Joe Dean | 51 |
| 1960 | Wild RiverMovie | Sam Johnson (uncredited) | 50 |
| 1960 | The Secret of the Purple ReefMovie | Tobias | 50 |
| 1959 | Odds Against TomorrowMovie | Jazz Club Patron (uncredited) | 49 |
| 1940 | The Notorious Elinor LeeMovie | Benny Blue | 30 |
| 1939 | Lying LipsMovie | Detective Wenzer | 29 |