Duane Jones

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Night of the Living Dead (1968) — Ben
2. Beat Street (1984) — Robert
3. Ganja & Hess (1973) — Dr. Hess Green
4. The American Nightmare (2000) — Self
5. Losing Ground (1982) — Duke
6. Route 66 (1960)
7. To Die For (1988) — Simon Little
8. Creepy Classics (1987) — Ben - (archive footage)
9. Vampires (1986) — Dr. Charles Harmon
10. Fright House (1989) — Charles Harmon
11. Night of Horror in Brazil (2023) — Ben (Archive footage)
12. Autopsy of the Dead (2009) — Self (archival footage)
13. Synthwave Horror: Night Of The Living Dead (2018) — Ben
14. Halloween Monster Bash (1991) — Ben (archive footage)
15. It’s a Wonderful Night of the Living Dead (2026) — Ben
16. Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies (2025) — Self - (archive footage)