Duane Jones
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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. 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
Credits
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
as Ben
To Die For (1988)
as Simon Little
Beat Street (1984)
as Robert
The American Nightmare (2000)
as Self
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies (2025)
as Self - (archive footage)
Ganja & Hess (1973)
as Dr. Hess Green
Creepy Classics (1987)
as Ben - (archive footage)
Synthwave Horror: Night Of The Living Dead (2018)
as Ben
Halloween Monster Bash (1991)
as Ben (archive footage)
Fright House (1989)
as Charles Harmon
Losing Ground (1982)
as Duke
Autopsy of the Dead (2009)
as Self (archival footage)
It’s a Wonderful Night of the Living Dead (2026)
as Ben
Vampires (1986)
as Dr. Charles Harmon
Night of Horror in Brazil (2023)
as Ben (Archive footage)