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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
March 8, 1954 (age 72)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As
J. Arlen Jones
Arlen Jones
Jay Arlen Jones
Biography
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 Nines and the television film The Least Among You (2009), but has not appeared onscreen since.
Known For
TV
Knots Landing
Bank Teller
1979
TV
Beverly Hills, 90210
Bartender
1990
TV
Melrose Place
Detective Pavone
1992
TV
Melrose Place
Detective Griffith
1992
TV
Sister, Sister
Preacher
1994
TV
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Manager
1990
TV
The Flash
Wayne Cotrell
1990
TV
Nowhere Man
Inmate
1995
TV
Nowhere Man
Joe 'J.C.' Carter / Dr. Novak
1995
Film
The Patriot
Occam
2000
Film
Life
Bagman
1999
Film
Twins
Mover #1
1988
Film
Eight Legged Freaks
Leon
2002
Film
Night of the Creeps
Cop in Station
1986
Film
Vital Signs
Paramedic
1990
Film
Cloned
Father of Newborn
1997
Film
Assault on Dome 4
Goon #1
1996
Film
Extreme Justice
Nash
1993
Film
A Texas Funeral
Otis
1999
Film
The Least Among You
Jojo
2009
Filmography
2009FilmThe Least Among Youas Jojo2002FilmEight Legged Freaksas Leon2001FilmCarman: The Championas Johnny2000FilmThe Patriotas Occam1999FilmLifeas Bagman1999FilmA Texas Funeralas Otis1997FilmClonedas Father of Newborn1996FilmAssault on Dome 4as Goon #11995TVNowhere Manas Inmate1994TVSister, Sisteras Preacher1993FilmRelentless 3as Angry Man1993FilmExtreme Justiceas Nash1992TVMelrose Placeas Detective Pavone1990TVBeverly Hills, 90210as Bartender1990TVThe Flashas Wayne Cotrell1990TVThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Airas Manager1990FilmVital Signsas Paramedic1988FilmTwinsas Mover #11986FilmNight of the Creepsas Cop in Station1979TVKnots Landingas Bank Teller