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Profile of Duane Jones
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Duane Jones |
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2nd February 1936 |
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New York, New York, USA |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Duane L. Jones (February 2, 1936 – July 22, 1988) was an American actor, best known for his role in the 1968 horror film Night of the Living Dead.
His role in Night of the Living Dead was the first occasion in which a black actor was cast in a non-ethnic lead role of a major motion picture.
He spent his latter years as a drama professor at the State University of New York at Old Westbury. He died of cardiopulmonary arrest in 1988.
Filmography
Night of the Living Dead (1968) .... Ben
Ganja & Hess (1973) .... Dr. Hess Green
Losing Ground (1982)
Beat Street (1984) .... Robert
Vampires (1986)
Negatives (1988)
Fright House (1988) .... Charles Harmon
To Die For (1989)
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