Jay Arlen Jones
Jay Arlen Jones (March 8, 1954 – February 28, 2023) was an American film and television actor. Born in Los Angeles, California, he was active from the early 1980s. His most recognized role is that of Occam, the African-American slave enlisted as a Patriot fighter by his master, in the Revolutionary War epic The Patriot (2000).[1] After portraying Leon in Eight Legged Freaks (2001), he participated in the short film Nines and the television film The Least Among You (2009). Jones died on February 28, 2023, at the age of 68.[2]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Club Life | Black Punk | Norman Thaddeus Vane | |
| Night of the Creeps | Cop at Police Station | Fred Dekker | ||
| 1987 | No Way Out | Marine Guard #1 | Roger Donaldson | |
| You Talkin' to Me? | Actor #1 | Charles Winkler | ||
| 1988 | Twins | Mover #1 | Ivan Reitman | |
| 1989 | Satan's Princess | Black Romeo | Bert I. Gordon | Credited as J. Arlen Jones |
| 1990 | Vital Signs | Paramedic | Marisa Silver | |
| 1993 | Extreme Justice | Nash | Mark L. Lester | |
| Relentless 3 | Angry Man | James Lemmo | Direct-to-video release | |
| 1999 | Life | Bagman | Ted Demme | |
| A Texas Funeral | Otis | William Blake Herron | ||
| 2000 | The Patriot | Occam | Roland Emmerich | |
| The Secret | Jerry | Virginie Wagon | ||
| The Big Thing | James | Aleks Horvat | ||
| 2001 | Carman: The Champion | Johnny | Lee Stanley | |
| 2002 | Eight Legged Freaks | Leon | Ellory Elkayem | |
| 2003 | Nines | Happy | Adrian Fulle | Short film |
| 2009 | The Least Among You | Jojo | Mark Young | Direct-to-video release |
Television
| Year(s) | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | CHiPs | Biker | S4E15 "Ponch's Angels: Part 2" |
| 1983 | Dynasty | Desk Clerk #1 | S3E23 "The Threat" |
| The Yellow Rose | S1E10 "Only the Proud" | ||
| 1985 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Estoccian Assassin | S3E11 "The Wrong Way Home" |
| Trapper John, M.D. | Workman #2 | S7E9 "Billboard Barney" | |
| 1986 | Space Baby | Dumping Jack Trash | Television special. Credited as Jay Arlin Jones |
| 1986–1989 | L.A. Law | Cop #2; Cop #1 | S1E10 "Fry Me to the Moon"; S3E11 "Izzy Ackerman or Is He Not" |
| 1987 | Knots Landing | Bank Teller | S8E20 "A Plan of Action" |
| Dallas | S10E25 "War and Peace" | ||
| Max Headroom | S1E3 "Body Banks" | ||
| 1988 | Houston Knights | Jason Culpepper | S3E11 "The Wrong Way Home" |
| The Diamond Trap | Cop | TV movie | |
| 1989 | Tour of Duty | S2E11 "Promised Land" | |
| CBS Summer Playhouse | S3E2 "B-Men" | ||
| Open House | The Internist | S1E7 "Let's Get Physicals" | |
| 1990 | Mancuso, F.B.I. | Medic | S1E11 "Shall We Gdansk?" |
| Gabriel's Fire | Trusty | S1E7 "The Neighborhood" | |
| 1991 | The Flash | Wayne Cotrell | S1E10 "Beat the Clock" |
| In the Heat of the Night | Ticket Man | S4E20 "Just a Country Boy" | |
| Beverly Hills, 90210 | Bartender | S2E10 "Necessity is a Mother" | |
| 1992 | Reasonable Doubts | Baker | S1E14 "The Discomfort Zone"; S1E15 "Fish Out of Water" |
| 1994 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Manager | S4E15 "Who's the Boss?" |
| Sister, Sister | Preacher | S1E6 "The Pimple" | |
| 1995 | Night Stand with Dick Dietrick | Jimmy | S1E21 "Mistrial of the Century" |
| 1995–1996 | Nowhere Man | Inmate; Joe "J.C" Carter; Dr. Novak | S1E1 "Absolute Zero"; S1E22 "Calaway" |
| 1996 | Assault on Dome 4 | Goon #1 | TV movie |
| 1999 | Melrose Place | Detective Pavone; Detective Griffith | S7E21 "I Married a Jock Murderer"; S7E35 "Asses to Ashes" |
References
- ^ "Jay Arlen Jones". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
- ^ "Jay Arlen Jones". Ever Loved. Retrieved 2 January 2025.