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.

Filmography

• 2026It’s a Wonderful Night of the Living Dead — Ben
• 2023Night of Horror in Brazil — Ben (Archive footage)
• 2018Synthwave Horror: Night Of The Living Dead — Ben
• 1991Halloween Monster Bash — Ben (archive footage)
• 1989Fright House — Charles Harmon
• 1988To Die For — Simon Little
• 1987Creepy Classics — Ben - (archive footage)
• 1986Vampires — Dr. Charles Harmon
• 1984Beat Street — Robert
• 1982Losing Ground — Duke
• 1973Blood Couple — Dr. Hess Green
• 1973Ganja & Hess — Dr. Hess Green
• 1968Night of the Living Dead — Ben
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Appearances as themselves (3)

• 2025Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies — Self (archive footage)
• 2009Autopsy of the Dead — Self (archival footage)
• 2000The American Nightmare — Self