Duane Jones

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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.

Career Overview

Duane Jones has 16 screen credits in a career dating back to 1960. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently Living Dead (Romero) with 1 titles. Signature works include Night of the Living Dead, Synthwave Horror: Night Of The Living Dead, Night of Horror in Brazil. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For
Acting
Gender
male
Known Credits
16
Birth Date
1936-02-02 00:00:00
Birth Place
New York City, New York, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

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Credits

Content sources

Related entry on Wikidata (Q941415), public domain (CC0).