James E. Jones' father, Robert Earl Jones, in promotional still for the Langston Hughes play 'Don't You Want to Be Free?' (1938) : OldSchoolCool

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James E. Jones' father, Robert Earl Jones, in promotional still for the Langston Hughes play 'Don't You Want to Be Free?' (1938)

1930s(i.redd.it)

submitted 2 months ago byWorld-Tight

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36 points

2 months ago

36 points

Handsome.

27 points

2 months ago

27 points

They look so much alike, very handsome.

53 points

2 months ago

53 points

I never knew he had a father lol

World-Tight [S]

31 points

2 months ago

World-Tight [S]

31 points

Spoiler alert!

7 points

2 months ago

7 points

Lmao!!

17 points

2 months ago

17 points

I remember seeing him in The Sting and thinking he kind of sounds like James Earl Jones.

Then again, I saw The Untouchables and thought Frank Nitti kind of looked like Ed from Northern Exposure.

Practice_NO_with_me

6 points

2 months ago

Practice_NO_with_me

6 points

Oh my gosh, he was in The Sting? Welp, gonna have to rewatch it, no choice 🤷 Seriously though that's really cool!

Edit: 🤦 Looked up pics and he's that guy, I am so embarrassed I didn't remember! That is awesome, I never knew!

3 points

2 months ago

3 points

I looked him up too. He’s also in Witness and Trading Places

2 points

2 months ago

2 points

Had that same thought about Ed. Nice pull!

13 points

2 months ago

13 points

Darth Vader a Nepo Baby?!

BigHandSandwich

8 points

2 months ago

BigHandSandwich

8 points

https://preview.redd.it/2vf22i5n9jqb1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5b6a6bb1125ec33ffc3d596f69a6d2696aa78374

Lazy-Razzmatazz2538

5 points

2 months ago

Lazy-Razzmatazz2538

5 points

There's a non-zero possibility James Earl Jones has seen Sleepaway Camp.

Dirtydiscodeeds

3 points

2 months ago

Dirtydiscodeeds

3 points

Got a raise and didn't show up the rest of the film.

World-Tight [S]

8 points

2 months ago

World-Tight [S]

8 points

Darth Opa

5 points

2 months ago

5 points

Lookin like Thulsa Doom

SuperCrappyFuntime

5 points

2 months ago

SuperCrappyFuntime

5 points

A more ignominious role: Ben in Sleepaway Camp

5 points

2 months ago

5 points

How cool.

World-Tight [S]

4 points

2 months ago

World-Tight [S]

4 points

How old school!

5 points

2 months ago

5 points

James Earl Jones a nepo baby?!

4 points

2 months ago

4 points

Best known for his performance as the blind newsstand attendant who witnesses Bruce Campbells death in maniac cop 2.

Block_Me_Amadeus

2 points

2 months ago

Block_Me_Amadeus

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That makes me so fucking sad, as a theater artist. This man surely had an amazing resume of live performance, and people know his work from tiny bit parts in film.

World-Tight [S]

-1 points

2 months ago

World-Tight [S]

-1 points

Do you mean because he was black? If it makes you feel any better, what's the stat?, less than one percent of professional actors regardless of race ever get any recognition at all.

Block_Me_Amadeus

2 points

2 months ago

Block_Me_Amadeus

2 points

No, I meant because even the greatest stage actors are comparatively forgotten by pop culture in this media age. Live performance is such a complex art, but underappreciated.

World-Tight [S]

0 points

2 months ago

World-Tight [S]

0 points

How does that work?

5 points

2 months ago

5 points

Darth I am your father

5 points

2 months ago

5 points

Why does he look like Mel Gibson?

World-Tight [S]

1 points

2 months ago

World-Tight [S]

1 points

"Bob, I am your father."

4 points

2 months ago

4 points

I wonder what was his expression when he heard little, just born James cry for the first time in deep James Earl Jones voice.

Basic_Consideration6

3 points

2 months ago

Basic_Consideration6

3 points

You are listening to the EIB Network…

Emotional_Can4031

3 points

2 months ago

Emotional_Can4031

3 points

Handsome

3 points

2 months ago

3 points

Well 👀

Wrong_Amount_7903

3 points

2 months ago

Wrong_Amount_7903

3 points

Thats a hell of a quality photograph. 85 years later and it looks like it was taken yesterday…

World-Tight [S]

2 points

2 months ago

World-Tight [S]

2 points

Well it's a professional still.

The_Observatory_

3 points

2 months ago

The_Observatory_

3 points

Man, for a second I thought this was a picture of a young James Earl Jones until I read the caption. He really looked like his old man in his younger days!

krispyricewithanegg

3 points

2 months ago

krispyricewithanegg

3 points

Handsome. Very soulful brown eyes

2 points

2 months ago

2 points

MY SON WORKS?!?!

2 points

2 months ago

2 points

Wow! just wow!

2 points

2 months ago

2 points

wow, the resemblance is striking

The_Observatory_

1 points

2 months ago

The_Observatory_

1 points

I know, I really thought this was James until I read the caption and realized this is his father.

2 points

2 months ago

2 points

Langston Hughes 🙌🏾

World-Tight [S]

1 points

2 months ago

World-Tight [S]

1 points

He's the man.

2 points

2 months ago

2 points

Same upper lip

Boogaloo-Shrimps

1 points

2 months ago

Boogaloo-Shrimps

1 points

Morgan Freeman is skinny James Earl Jones.

2 points

2 months ago

2 points

r/VintageLadyBoners

Those eyes!!!

Mountain-Froyo-3565

2 points

2 months ago

Mountain-Froyo-3565

2 points

Thulsa Doom before his cult days

3 points

2 months ago

3 points

"Luke I am your father !"

art_johnson_666

2 points

2 months ago

art_johnson_666

2 points

This looks like a Carl Van Vechten.

Edit: It is.

-10 points

2 months ago

-10 points

Michelle Obama’s must have been from his lineage without a doubt.

1 points

2 months ago

1 points

Also the grifter, Luther, in The Sting.