Duane Jones | |
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![]() Jones in Night of the Living Dead (1968) | |
Born | Duane Lionel Jones April 11, 1937 New York City, U.S. |
Died | July 22, 1988 Mineola, New York, U.S. | (aged 51)
Other names | Duane L. Jones |
Alma mater | University of Pittsburgh (B.A.) New York University (M.A.) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1968–1988 |
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.[1][2] He was later director of the Maguire Theater at the State University of New York at Old Westbury, and the artistic director of the Richard Allen Center for Culture and Art in Manhattan.