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Jay Arlen Jones

Born March 8, 1954 · Los Angeles, California, USA (age 72)

Jay Arlen Jones (born March 8, 1954) is an American film and television actor, born in Los Angeles, California, and active since 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). After portraying Leon in Eight Legged Freaks (2001), he participated in the short film Ni…

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The PatriotThe Patriot · 2000
The Patriot
★ 7.22000
MovieDramaHistory
After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, America, against the British, Benjamin reluctantly returns to his old life to protect his son.
Eight Legged FreaksEight Legged Freaks · 2002
Eight Legged Freaks
★ 5.82002
MovieActionComedy
The residents of a rural mining town discover that an unfortunate chemical spill has caused hundreds of little spiders to mutate overnight to the size of SUVs. It's then up to mining engineer Chris McCormack and Sheriff Sam Parker to mobilize an eclectic group of townspeople, including the Sheriff's young son, Mike, her daughter, Ashley, and paranoid radio announcer Harlan, into battle against the bloodthirsty eight-legged beasts.
TwinsTwins · 1988
Twins
★ 6.11988
MovieComedy
Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proportions. Vincent is an accident and is somewhat smaller in stature. Vincent is placed in an orphanage while Julius is taken to a south seas island and raised by philosophers. Vincent becomes the ultimate low life and is about to be killed by loan sharks.
Night of the CreepsNight of the Creeps · 1986
Night of the Creeps
★ 6.81986
MovieHorrorComedy
In 1959, an alien experiment crashes to earth and infects a fraternity member. They freeze the body, but in the modern day, two geeks pledging a fraternity accidentally thaw the corpse, which proceeds to infect the campus with parasites that transform their hosts into killer zombies.
LifeLife · 1999
Life
★ 6.71999
MovieComedyCrime
Two men in 1930s Mississippi become friends after being sentenced to life in prison together for a crime they did not commit.
Vital SignsVital Signs · 1990
Vital Signs
★ 4.91990
MovieDramaRomance
As they enter their third year of medical school, a group of young students must prepare to decide what they intend to specialize in. Somehow, they must impress the Chief of Surgery while learning how to survive the life-and-death area of medicine and the complexity of their everyday lives.
Extreme JusticeExtreme Justice · 1993
Extreme Justice
★ 5.01993
MovieActionThriller
Jeff Powers is the newest member of a very elite and very secret LAPD division. Their mission is to target important criminals and to get them to stop. Police brutality is not a known term for the division and they will stop at nothing to get the job done, even if it means murder.
A Texas FuneralA Texas Funeral · 1999
A Texas Funeral
★ 5.01999
MovieDramaComedy
It's 1968 and the Whit clan are reuniting for the burial of Grandpa Sparta. But Sparta still has some secrets to reveal to his family and wisdom to impart to his grandson.

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