Acting
Jay Arlen Jones
EN, DE cinema · 14 credits
Born
8 March 1954
Died
28 February 2023 (aged 68)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as J. Arlen Jones · Arlen Jones
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
Filmography
The Patriot
as Occam
A Texas Funeral
as Otis
Life
as Bagman
Cloned
as Father of Newborn
Assault on Dome 4
as Goon #1
Extreme Justice
as Nash
Relentless 3
as Angry Man
Vital Signs
as Paramedic
Satan's Princess
as Black Romeo
Twins
as Mover #1
Night of the Creeps
as Cop in Station