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.
Movie Appearances
Night of the Living Dead
as Ben
1968
Ganja & Hess
as Dr. Hess Green
1973
Creepy Classics
as Ben - (archive footage)
1987
The American Nightmare
as Self
2000
Autopsy of the Dead
as Self (archival footage)
2009
Losing Ground
as Duke
1982
Fright House
as Charles Harmon
1989
Beat Street
as Robert
1984
Vampires
as Dr. Charles Harmon
1986
To Die For
as Simon Little
1988
Night of Horror in Brazil
as Ben (Archive footage)
2023
Synthwave Horror: Night Of The Living Dead
as Ben
2018
Halloween Monster Bash
as Ben (archive footage)
1991
It’s a Wonderful Night of the Living Dead
as Ben
TBA
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
as Self - (archive footage)
2025
