The students were picked from his Acting Styles classes at American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Duane Jones, Actor: Night of the Living Dead. Duane Jones Excavating, Inc. can take care of any excavation job for residential, commercial and industrial sites. [3], His role in the 1968 movie Night of the Living Dead marked the first time an African-American actor was cast as the star of a horror film, and one of the first times in American cinema where a person of color was given an important role when the script did not explicitly call for one. co: Renowned Films, Exec Producer - Who We Be 1 x 60’ for Spotify, Prod. He was director of the Maguire Theater at the State University of New York at Old Westbury, and the artistic director of the Richard Allen Center for Culture and Art in Manhattan. [1][2] He was director of the Maguire Theater at the State University of New York at Old Westbury, and the artistic director of the Richard Allen Center for Culture and Art in Manhattan. A spate of commissions followed, including comedy show Pranksterz for ITV, Channel 4 doc The Women Who Kill Lions along with the Ashley Walters hosted series Top Dad, and critically acclaimed documentary NYPD Biggest Gang in New York for BBC One, an investigative piece exploring police brutality in New York. Please contact us today to discuss an estimate for your property. ", He continued working in film after Night of the Living Dead in Ganja & Hess (1973) and Beat Street (1984), among others. He beat Zhao Xintong 4-3 in the final round of event two. On leaving the BBC, Duane was ready to pursue his passion for music and TV on his own terms. co: Renowned Films, Exec Producer - Backyard Envy 6 x 60’ for Bravo, Prod. Having played an instrumental role in the birth and progression of BBC Radio 1Xtra as one half of Ace & Vis, with whom he beat the likes of Nick Ferrari, Chris Moyles and Zane Lowe to win the Sony Gold Award for Radio Show of the Year. It was the beginning of the rise of Renowned Films. co: Renowned Films, Exec Producer - What’s Changed 3 x 5’ for BBC3, Prod. At the time, casting a black man as the hero of a film where all the other characters were white was potentially controversial. Jones died of cardiopulmonary arrest at Winthrop-University Hospital in Mineola, Long Island, New York, on July 22, 1988, aged 51. As executive director of the Richard Allen Center for Culture and Art (RACCA), he promoted African-American theater. co: Renowned Films, Exec Producer - The Modern Game 1 x 60’ for OTRO, Prod. From 1972 to 1976, he oversaw the literature department at Antioch College. He also taught acting styles at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. He was 51 years old and lived in Westbury, L.I. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. co: Renowned Films, Exec Producer - Generation Grime 1 x 90' for Sky Arts, Prod co: Renowned Films, Exec Producer - Playlist ClashBranded content for Spotify, Prod co: Renowned Films, Exec Producer - Top Dad6 x 6' for All4, Prod co: Renowned Films, Exec Producer - Branded campaign for Selfridges x Complex Prod co: Renowned Films, Exec Producer - Pranksterz 1 x 30’ for ITV2, Prod co: Renowned Films, Stacey Dooley Investigates: Orlando1 x 30' for BBC3, Prod co: Renowned Films, NYPD: Biggest Gang in New York 1 x 60' for BBC3 / BBC One, Prod co: Renowned Films, Exec Producer - F2 Kicks Off 16 x 30’ for London Live, Prod co: Renowned Films, Presenter/Producer - Winner’s Circle 12x30' for Trace Sports, Prod co: Renowned Films, SONY Gold Award Best Daytime Show 2004Ace and Invisible, BBC 1Xtra, BBC Music and Audio Award 2008Ace and Invisible, Screen Nation AwardBest Online Talk Show 2016Not For The Radio, Q AwardBest Festival/Event 2018Spotify “Who We Be”.