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Duane Lionel Jones (April 11, 1937 – July 22, 1988) was an American actor. He was best known for his lead role as Ben in the 1968 horror film Night of the Living Dead.
Duane Jones was the first Black actor to play the lead role in a horror film, challenging racial and sexual stereotypes. Learn about his life, career, and performance as Ben, the hero of George A. Romero's classic zombie movie.
Duane Jones. Actor: Night of the Living Dead. Cult figure who will forever be remembered as Ben, the resourceful, yet ill-fated hero of George A. Romero's low-budget zombie film Night of the Living Dead (1968).
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- New York City, New York, USA
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- Mineola, Long Island, New York, USA
Duane Jones is a survivor of the outbreak in AMC's Television Universe. He is a minor character in The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead. He is the son of Morgan and Jenny Jones.
Duane Jones. Actor: Night of the Living Dead. Cult figure who will forever be remembered as Ben, the resourceful, yet ill-fated hero of George A. Romero's low-budget zombie film Night of the Living Dead (1968).
- April 11, 1937
- July 22, 1988
Nov 2, 2018 · Learn about the legacy of Duane Jones, the first Black actor to star in a horror movie and a professor of humanities at Antioch College. He taught courses in theater and Black literature and refused to let his role in Night of the Living Dead define him.
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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.
