Biography
Duane L. Jones (February 2, 1936 – July 22, 1988) was an American actor, best known for his role as Ben in the 1968 horror film Night of the Living Dead. He was director of the Maguire Theater at the State University of New York at Old Westbury. He was the artistic director of the Richard Allen Center for Culture and Art in Manhattan. Description above from the Wikipedia article Duane Jones, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Night of Horror in Brazil
2023
as Ben (archive footage)
On the night of January 8th, in Brasilia, some people need to take refuge inside the place that is about to be attacked by a horde that lives a parall...
Another Night of the Living Dead
2011
as (archive footage)
Director Alan Smithee takes us on an irreverent (and unauthorized) romp through George A. Romero's classic Night of the Living Dead, the film that spa...
Autopsy of the Dead
2009
as Self (archival footage)
Board up the windows and doors! More than 40 years after filming the 1968 horror masterpiece Night of the Living Dead, the 'dead' return in the all-ne...
The American Nightmare
2000
as Self
An examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how they reflected contemporary society.
Fright House
1989
as Charles Harmon
Everyone in town knows the old Vincent place is haunted, but when the local Frat inherits it, we find out if the rumors are true. Two stories about wi...
To Die For
1988
as Simon Little
L.A. real estate agent Kate Wooten gets a new lease on life when she learns that her new client, a mysterious and handsome man named Vlad, is looking ...
Creepy Classics
1987
as Ben - (archive footage)
A compilation of trailers for various horror and sci-fi films, narrated and hosted by Vincent Price.
Vampires
1986
as Dr. Charles Harmon
The students at a private girls' school are unaware that the school's doctor is secretly using a machine to extract the energy from the young girls.
Beat Street
1984
as Robert
An aspiring DJ, from the South Bronx, and his best friend, a promoter, try to get into show business by exposing people to hip-hop music and culture.
Losing Ground
1982
as Duke
Sara, a cold college professor, and her husband, an ecstatic painter, spend a summer away from the city, straining their rocky relationship.
Ganja & Hess
1973
as Dr. Hess Green
After being stabbed with an ancient, germ-infested knife, a doctor finds himself with an insatiable desire for blood.
Night of the Living Dead
1968
as Ben
A group of strangers trapped in a farmhouse find themselves fending off a horde of recently dead, flesh-eating ghouls.