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Duane Jones

1937 - 1988

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Duane Lionel Jones (April 11, 1937 – July 22, 1988) was an American actor. He was best known for his lead role as Ben in the 1968 horror film Night of the Living Dead. He was later director of the Maguire Theater at the State University of New York at Old Westbury, and the artistic director of the Richard Allen Center for Culture and Art in Manhattan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Duane Jones is the 5,603rd most popular actor (down from 5,522nd in 2024), the 8,702nd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,050th in 2019) and the 2,567th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Duane Jones ranks 5,603 out of 13,578. Before him are Steven Yeun, Jacqueline Logan, John Hodiak, Charles Cyphers, Christine Hakim, and Penny Johnson Jerald. After him are Robert Ellis, McLean Stevenson, Pat Crawford Brown, Tyler Mane, David Paymer, and Rachel Chagall.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Duane Jones ranks 437. Before him are Gennadi Gusarov, Alfredo Rojas, Carlos Campos, Yuri Maslyukov, Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő, and Pentti Saarikoski. After him are Joseph Saidu Momoh, Jan Kaplický, John Ogdon, Anna Massey, Raj Reddy, and Barbara Windsor. Among people deceased in 1988, Duane Jones ranks 221. Before him are Alan Napier, Ray Barbuti, Toni Frissell, Thomas Cooray, Colin Higgins, and John Loder. After him are Ralph Meeker, Aya Kitō, Thawan Thamrongnawasawat, Näcip Cihanov, Max Black, and Harry Lundahl.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Duane Jones ranks 8,704 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Cray (1953), Carol Kaye (1935), Jonathan Davis (1971), Duncan Gregg (1910), Penny Johnson Jerald (1961), and Herman Groman (1882). After him are Lew Rockwell (1944), Robert Ellis (1892), Sam Rivers (1977), Chris Cuomo (1970), Tay Garnett (1894), and McLean Stevenson (1927).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Duane Jones ranks 2,568. Before him are Milton Sills (1882), Topher Grace (1978), Jacqueline Logan (1904), John Hodiak (1914), Charles Cyphers (1939), and Penny Johnson Jerald (1961). After him are Robert Ellis (1892), McLean Stevenson (1927), Pat Crawford Brown (1929), David Paymer (1954), Rachel Chagall (1952), and Matthew Gray Gubler (1980).

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