Robert Earl Jones

Acting

Robert Earl Jones

Born 1910-02-03 · Tate County, Mississippi, USA

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

Acting credits

Trading Places poster
7.2

A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.

Trading Places

1983

The Sting poster
8.0

A novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a fortune from a big-time mobster.

The Sting

1973

Witness poster
7.1

While protecting an Amish boy—the sole witness to a brutal murder—and his mother, a detective is forced to seek refuge within their community when his own life comes under threat.

Witness

1985

The Cotton Club poster
6.5

Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.

The Cotton Club

1984

Maniac Cop 2 poster
5.9

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

Maniac Cop 2

1990

Sleepaway Camp poster
6.3

Years after a terrible boating accident, Angela is sent to Camp Arawak where a series of bizarre and violent "accidents" begin to claim the lives of various campers.

Sleepaway Camp

1983

Proof of the Man poster
7.8

When an American is murdered in a Japanese inn, Tokyo police detective Munesue follows the trail of the killer to New York. There he is joined by a New York City detective named Shuftan and together they sort out the crime.

Proof of the Man

1977

Wild River poster
7.2

A young bureaucrat for the Tennessee Valley Authority goes to rural Tennessee to oversee the building of a dam. He encounters opposition from the local people, in particular a farmer who objects to his employment (with pay) of local black laborers. Much of the plot revolves around the eviction of a stubborn octogenarian from her home on an island in the river, and the young man's love affair with that woman's widowed granddaughter. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation.

Wild River

1960

Odds Against Tomorrow poster
6.9

An old-time crook plans a heist. When one of his two partners is found out to be a black man tensions flare.

Odds Against Tomorrow

1959

Cockfighter poster
6.1

A man who trains fighting cocks vows to remain silent until one of his birds wins a championship.

Cockfighter

1974

Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor poster
2.4

Allison Kramer suffers recurring nightmares and selective amnesia. She returns to camp to discover the truth only to find dark memories coming to life before her very eyes. In her exploration she encounters a sleazy ranger and kindly hunter. Death awaits them, as the secrets of infamous killer Angela Baker are revealed.

Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor

1992

Rain Without Thunder poster
4.3

In 2042, it’s illegal for women to get abortions. After a girl and her mother are sentenced to life behind bars, a reporter investigates why.

Rain Without Thunder

1993

A Billion for Boris poster
7.0

In this family-friendly sequel to Freaky Friday, teenaged Boris realizes that his television set is somehow receiving broadcasts from the future, so he starts betting piles of cash on horse races and making himself outrageously rich. Boris is on top of the world...until he discovers that something this good doesn't come without a price.

A Billion for Boris

1984

One Potato, Two Potato poster
6.9

Study of interracial marriage in the 1960s. A white divorcée falls in love with and marries an African-American man. When her ex-husband sues for custody of her child, arguing that a mixed household is an improper place to raise the girl, the new husband fights for his parental rights in court, fighting against a judge who represents the prejudices of the era.

One Potato, Two Potato

1964

No artwork available
8.0

A racially diverse acting troupe takes their stage play on the road, one which they hope will encourage voter registration. Under escalating internal tensions, the actors split into race groups and abandon the show.

Mississippi Summer

1971

The Secret of the Purple Reef poster
4.0

When a man mysteriously vanishes on his ship in the Caribbean, his two brothers journey there to investigate his disappearance.

The Secret of the Purple Reef

1960

The Displaced Person poster
7.0

A conscientious but driven Polish refugee disrupts the hierarchy of power on a Georgia farm in the 1940s.

The Displaced Person

1977

Cold River poster
7.3

Based on the novel Winterkill, by William Judson, Cold River is the story of an Adirondack guide who takes his young daughter and step-son on a long camping trip in the fall of 1932. When winter strikes unexpectedly early (a natural phenomenon known as a 'winterkill' - so named because the animals are totally unprepared for a sudden, early winter, and many freeze or starve to death), a disastrous turn of events leaves the two children to find their own way home without food, or protection from the elements.

Cold River

1982

Pie in the Sky poster
7.0

Rural runaway finds himself in Manhattan.

Pie in the Sky

1964

No artwork available
8.0

Talented youths go to the Starlight camp in trying to prepare for a musical concert.

Starlight: a Musical Movie

1988

Lying Lips poster
5.0

A nightclub singer refuses to "date" customers, so she's framed for the murder of her aunt.

Lying Lips

1939

The Notorious Elinor Lee poster
4.0

Gangsters use a woman to get to a boxer and convince him to throw a big fight.

The Notorious Elinor Lee

1940