
Duane Jones
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1936-02-02 – 1988-07-22
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
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

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