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Robert Earl Jones

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Robert Earl Jones

Feb 3, 1910 – Sep 7, 200627 titles 22 movies · 5 TV
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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

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Robert Earl

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Feb 3, 1910 – Sep 7, 2006

Tate County, Mississippi, USA

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1939 1 title(s)

1940 1 title(s)

1959 1 title(s)

1960 2 title(s)

1961 1 title(s)

1964 2 title(s)

1971 2 title(s)

1973 2 title(s)

1974 1 title(s)

1977 3 title(s)

1981 1 title(s)

1982 1 title(s)

1983 2 title(s)

1984 2 title(s)

1985 1 title(s)

1988 1 title(s)

1990 1 title(s)

1993 1 title(s)

2012 1 title(s)