Robert Earl Jones
Robert Earl Jones is credited on 12 movies and 4 TV shows, best known by TMDB votes for Trading Places, The Sting and Witness.
Born February 3, 1910 in Tate County, Mississippi, USA; died September 7, 2006.
Filmography · 16 titles
US streaming apps shown for the 12 best-known titles, checked October 6, 2026. Tap any title for where it streams and what it costs.
Trading Places
1983 · Movie
On YouTube TV
The Sting
1973 · Movie
On Prime Video and YouTube TV
Witness
1985 · Movie
Free with ads on Kanopy
Sleepaway Camp
1983 · Movie
On Peacock and Prime Video
The Cotton Club
1984 · Movie
On MovieSphere+ and Howdy
Maniac Cop 2
1990 · Movie
On Prime Video and fuboTV
Kojak
1973 · TV show
Not on a US subscription app
Wild River
1960 · Movie
Free with ads on Hoopla
Odds Against Tomorrow
1959 · Movie
On ScreenPix
Cockfighter
1974 · Movie
On Prime Video and MGM+
Lou Grant
1977 · TV show
Not on a US subscription app
Great Performances
1971 · TV show
On PBS and Thirteen
One Potato, Two Potato
1964 · Movie
Proof of the Man
1977 · Movie
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
2012 · Movie
The Defenders
1961 · TV show
About 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...
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