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Jay Arlen Jones
1954–2023
United States
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Biography
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).
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