by Sandra Brennan
biography
A former prize fighter and the father of one of America's best-loved actors, James Earl Jones, Robert Earl Jones is also an actor who launched his movie career in 1939, playing a small role in Odds Against Tomorrow (1959). Though never achieving anything even near the fame of his son, Jones found himself a comfortable niche in Hollywood and worked steadily though the '60s, '70s, '80s, and the early '90s.
| Title | Year | Editors' Rating | User Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rain Without Thunder
Actor |
1993 | |||
Maniac Cop 2
Actor |
1990 | |||
|
1988 | |||
The Gospel at Colonus
Actor |
1985 | |||
Witness
Actor |
1985 | |||
The Cotton Club
Actor |
1984 | |||
Sleepaway Camp
Actor |
1983 | |||
Trading Places
Actor |
1983 | |||
Cold River
Actor |
1981 | |||
|
1976 | |||
The Displaced Person
Actor |
1976 | |||
Cockfighter
Actor |
1974 | |||
The Sting
Actor |
1973 | |||
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Mississippi Summer
Actor |
1971 | |||
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The Scavengers
Actor |
1969 | |||
Hang 'Em High
Actor |
1968 | |||
|
One Potato, Two Potato
Actor |
1964 | |||
|
Pie in the Sky
Actor |
1964 | |||
Wild River
Actor |
1960 | |||
Odds Against Tomorrow
Actor |
1959 | |||
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The Notorious Elinor Lee
Actor |
1940 | |||
Lying Lips
Actor |
1939 |
