Duane Jones
- Date of birth:
- 1936
- Date of death:
- 1988
- Mini Bio:
- Duane L. Jones was an American actor, best known for his role in the 1968 horror film Night of the Living Dead. A graduate of the Sorbonne, he studied acting in New York City. His role in Night of the Living Dead marked the first time a black actor was cast as a non-ethnic lead in a major motion picture in America, and the first time a black actor had a starring role in a horror film.
