
Duane Jones
Department: Acting
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.
Known For

Night of the Living Dead
1968

Ganja & Hess
1973

Creepy Classics
1987

The American Nightmare
2000

Autopsy of the Dead
2009

Losing Ground
1982

Fright House
1989

To Die For
1988

Vampires
1986

Beat Street
1984

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025

Night of Horror in Brazil
2023

Synthwave Horror: Night Of The Living Dead
2018

Route 66
1960