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Duane Jones

Duane Jones

Born: 1936-02-02 • New York City, New York, USA

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.

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Filmography
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies poster
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025 • Self - (archive footage)
Night of Horror in Brazil poster
Night of Horror in Brazil
2023 • Ben (Archive footage)
Autopsy of the Dead poster
Autopsy of the Dead
2009 • Self (archival footage)
The American Nightmare poster
The American Nightmare
2000 • Self
Fright House poster
Fright House
1989 • Charles Harmon
To Die For poster
To Die For
1988 • Simon Little
Creepy Classics poster
Creepy Classics
1987 • Ben - (archive footage)
Vampires poster
Vampires
1986 • Dr. Charles Harmon
Beat Street poster
Beat Street
1984 • Robert
Losing Ground poster
Losing Ground
1982 • Duke
Ganja & Hess poster
Ganja & Hess
1973 • Dr. Hess Green
Night of the Living Dead poster
Night of the Living Dead
1968 • Ben