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Robert Earl Jones

1910 - 2006

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Robert Earl Jones (February 3, 1910 – September 7, 2006), sometimes credited as Earl Jones, was an American actor. 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), Sleepaway Camp, Trading Places (both 1983), The Cotton Club (1984), and Witness (1985). He was the father of actor James Earl Jones. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Earl Jones is the 5,130th most popular actor (up from 5,641st in 2019), the 8,026th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,257th in 2019) and the 2,343rd most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Robert Earl Jones ranks 5,130 out of 13,578. Before him are Alexander Kalyagin, Paris Jackson, Zoë Lund, Anita Thallaug, Hrithik Roshan, and Leslie Mann. After him are Jeon Do-yeon, Jadwiga Barańska, Lexington Steele, Kevin Durand, Rory Calhoun, and Joe Cole.

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Among people born in 1910, Robert Earl Jones ranks 302. Before him are Nicolas Rossolimo, José dos Santos Lopes, Ji Pengfei, Frank Lubin, György Faludy, and Fernando de Santiago. After him are Herbert Adamski, Óscar Osorio, Petar Trifunović, John R. Pierce, Mario Alborta, and William Schuman. Among people deceased in 2006, Robert Earl Jones ranks 277. Before him are Duygu Asena, Alan Shugart, Lyubov Polishchuk, Mario Francesco Pompedda, György Faludy, and Gordon Parks. After him are Charles Haughey, Ondina Valla, Ion Drîmbă, Liese Prokop, Ted Grant, and Aron Gurevich.

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Among people born in United States, Robert Earl Jones ranks 8,028 out of 20,380. Before him are James Rumbaugh (1947), Luther Allison (1939), Richard Bong (1920), Tabitha King (1949), Helene Hanff (1916), and Leslie Mann (1972). After him are Mick Thomson (1973), Lexington Steele (1969), Derek Sherinian (1966), Mike Rogers (1958), Xzibit (1974), and Rory Calhoun (1922).

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Among actors born in United States, Robert Earl Jones ranks 2,344. Before him are Kristine Sutherland (1955), Jason Sudeikis (1975), Ken Howard (1944), Paris Jackson (1998), Zoë Lund (1962), and Leslie Mann (1972). After him are Lexington Steele (1969), Rory Calhoun (1922), James Coco (1930), Rashida Jones (1976), Mary Martin (1913), and Loni Anderson (1945).

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