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