James Earl Jones (January 17, 1931 – September 9, 2024) was an American actor. He was described as "one of America's most distinguished and versatile" actors for his performances on stage and screen, and "one of the greatest actors in American history". Over his career, he received three Tony Awards, two Emmy Awards, and a Grammy Award. He was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1985. He was honored with the National Medal of Arts in 1992, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2002, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2009 and the Honorary Academy Award in 2011. His deep voice has been praised as a "stirring basso profondo that has lent gravel and gravitas" to his projects.
James Earl Jones (January 17, 1931 – September 9, 2024) was an American actor. He was described as "one of America's most distinguished and versatile" actors for his performances on stage and screen, and "one of the greatest actors in American history". Over his career, he received three Tony Awards, two Emmy Awards, and a Grammy Award. He was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1985. He was honored with the National Medal of Arts in 1992, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2002, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2009 and the Honorary Academy Award in 2011. His deep voice has been praised as a "stirring basso profondo that has lent gravel and gravitas" to his projects.
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Filmography (Movies)
BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:12/09/2024
Butterfly in the Sky
Character:Guest Narrator (archive footage)
Release Date:17/03/2024
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:23/04/2021
Coming 2 America
Character:King Jaffe Joffer
Release Date:04/03/2021
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Character:Darth Vader (voice)
Release Date:18/12/2019
On Broadway
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:12/10/2019
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Character:Self
Release Date:13/09/2019
The Lion King
Character:Mufasa (voice)
Release Date:12/07/2019
The Space: Theatre of Survival
Character:Narrator
Release Date:07/06/2019
Words from a Bear
Character:Self
Release Date:29/01/2019
Warning Shot
Character:Pendleton
Release Date:14/09/2018
Broadway: The Next Generation
Character:Self
Release Date:16/11/2017
The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands
Character:Mufasa (voice)
Release Date:10/01/2017
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Character:Darth Vader (voice)
Release Date:14/12/2016
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater
Character:Kilgore Trout
Release Date:27/07/2016
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
Character:Mufasa (voice)
Release Date:25/01/2016
Driving Miss Daisy
Character:Hoke Colburn
Release Date:04/06/2015
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
Character:Darth Vader (voice)
Release Date:18/04/2015
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
Character:Self
Release Date:20/02/2015
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
Character:Darth Vader (voice)
Release Date:03/10/2014
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
Character:Ruben
Release Date:23/05/2014
Gimme Shelter
Character:Frank McCarthy
Release Date:17/10/2013
Muse of Fire
Character:Self
Release Date:26/09/2013
Blackfish
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:07/06/2013
Milius
Character:Self
Release Date:09/03/2013
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
Character:Self
Release Date:10/10/2012
Joe Papp in Five Acts
Character:Self
Release Date:30/04/2012
Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter
Character:Himself
Release Date:04/09/2011
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
Character:Admiral (voice)
Release Date:17/09/2010
Jack and the Beanstalk
Character:The Giant (voice)
Release Date:06/11/2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:05/09/2009
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Character:Papa Jenkins
Release Date:08/02/2008
Earth
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:10/10/2007
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
Character:Self
Release Date:31/01/2007
John, Paul, George and Ben
Character:Narrator
Release Date:05/01/2007
Searching for Orson
Character:Self
Release Date:02/11/2006
Click
Character:Narrator of Michael's Past (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:23/06/2006
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Character:Jack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences")
Release Date:02/05/2006
Scary Movie 4
Character:Narrator (uncredited)
Release Date:12/04/2006
The Benchwarmers
Character:Darth Vader (voice)
Release Date:07/04/2006
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
Character:Self
Release Date:01/12/2005
The Sandlot 2
Character:Mr. Mertle
Release Date:10/11/2005
The Reading Room
Character:William
Release Date:04/11/2005
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Character:Darth Vader (voice - uncredited)
Release Date:17/05/2005
Robots
Character:Voice Box at Hardware Store (voice)
Release Date:10/03/2005
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
Character:Narrator
Release Date:08/02/2005
No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat
Character:Self
Release Date:28/10/2004
Nine Dog Christmas
Character:Storyteller (voice)
Release Date:05/10/2004
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Character:Self
Release Date:20/09/2004
The Story of Star Wars
Character:Darth Vader (archive footage)
Release Date:18/08/2004
Black Indians: An American Story
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/2004
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
Character:Maggie Simpson (voice)
Release Date:31/10/2003
The Great Year
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/08/2003
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'
Character:Self
Release Date:06/05/2003
Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/2002
Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World
Character:Self
Release Date:19/11/2001
Feast of All Saints
Character:Older Marcel
Release Date:11/11/2001
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
Character:Mister (voice)
Release Date:06/11/2001
Finder's Fee
Character:Avery Phillips
Release Date:19/06/2001
Disney's American Legends
Character:Narrator
Release Date:12/02/2001
Antietam: A Documentary Film
Character:Narrator
Release Date:03/12/2000
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
Character:Self
Release Date:30/05/2000
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
Character:Self - 'Lieutenant Lothar Zogg'
Release Date:05/05/2000
Summer's End
Character:Dr. William 'Bill' Blakely
Release Date:18/04/2000
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove
Character:Self
Release Date:10/04/2000
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
Character:
Release Date:02/02/2000
Fantasia 2000
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:01/01/2000
Santa and Pete
Character:James Earl Jones
Release Date:05/12/1999
The Annihilation of Fish
Character:Fish
Release Date:12/09/1999
Undercover Angel
Character:The Judge
Release Date:16/05/1999
On the Q.T.
Character:Leo
Release Date:01/04/1999
Our Friend, Martin
Character:Daddy King (voice)
Release Date:12/01/1999
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Character:Mufasa (voice)
Release Date:24/10/1998
Primary Colors
Character:CNN Voiceover (voice)
Release Date:20/03/1998
Alone
Character:Grey
Release Date:21/12/1997
The Second Civil War
Character:Jim Kalla
Release Date:04/12/1997
What the Deaf Man Heard
Character:Archibald Thacker
Release Date:23/11/1997
Gang Related
Character:Arthur Baylor
Release Date:08/10/1997
Hitler's Forgotten Victims
Character:Narrator (voice) (DVD version)
Release Date:02/10/1997
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
Character:Kibosh (voice)
Release Date:09/09/1997
Sports on the Silver Screen
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:16/03/1997
Good Luck
Character:James Bing
Release Date:07/03/1997
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Character:Self
Release Date:06/02/1997
Afro Promo
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:31/01/1997
Timepiece
Character:Lawrence
Release Date:22/12/1996
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Character:Dr. McDuffie
Release Date:23/11/1996
Looking for Richard
Character:Self - Interviewee
Release Date:11/10/1996
Corwin
Character:Self
Release Date:14/06/1996
A Family Thing
Character:Ray Murdock
Release Date:29/03/1996
Cry, the Beloved Country
Character:Rev. Stephen Kumalo
Release Date:15/12/1995
Who's in Rabbit's House?
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:21/09/1995
Judge Dredd
Character:Narrator (uncredited)
Release Date:30/06/1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Character:Self
Release Date:05/06/1995
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
Character:Host
Release Date:23/04/1995
Jefferson in Paris
Character:Madison Hemings
Release Date:31/03/1995
Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable
Character:Mufasa
Release Date:21/01/1995
People: A Musical Celebration
Character:The Storyteller (voice)
Release Date:01/01/1995
Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'
Character:Narrator
Release Date:25/12/1994
Clear and Present Danger
Character:Admiral James Greer
Release Date:03/08/1994
The Making of the Lion King
Character:Self
Release Date:24/06/1994
The Lion King
Character:Mufasa (voice)
Release Date:15/06/1994
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
Character:Host
Release Date:19/05/1994
Clean Slate
Character:John Dolby
Release Date:06/05/1994
Africa: The Serengeti
Character:Narrator
Release Date:31/03/1994
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Character:James Earl Jones (uncredited)
Release Date:18/03/1994
Gangs: Turning the Corner
Character:Self
Release Date:15/03/1994
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
Character:Charles Lloyd
Release Date:17/01/1994
The Vernon Johns Story
Character:Vernon Johns
Release Date:15/01/1994
Hallelujah
Character:Old Man Taylor
Release Date:22/12/1993
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
Character:Self (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:28/09/1993
Percy & Thunder
Character:Percy Banks
Release Date:07/09/1993
The Meteor Man
Character:Earnest Moses
Release Date:06/08/1993
Dreamrider
Character:Bill Perry
Release Date:10/06/1993
Excessive Force
Character:Jake
Release Date:14/05/1993
The Sandlot
Character:Mr. Mertle
Release Date:07/04/1993
Sommersby
Character:Judge Barry Conrad Issacs
Release Date:05/02/1993
Lincoln
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:26/12/1992
Sneakers
Character:Mr. Bernard Abbott
Release Date:09/09/1992
Patriot Games
Character:Adm. James Greer
Release Date:04/06/1992
The JFK Conspiracy
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:15/04/1992
True Identity
Character:James Earl Jones
Release Date:23/08/1991
When It Was a Game
Character:(voice)
Release Date:08/07/1991
Scorchers
Character:Bear
Release Date:07/07/1991
Portrait of Castro's Cuba
Character:Host/Narrator
Release Date:07/04/1991
Visitors from the Unknown
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:25/03/1991
Convicts
Character:Ben Johnson
Release Date:01/01/1991
Grim Prairie Tales
Character:Morrison
Release Date:14/09/1990
Ivory Hunters
Character:Inspector Nkuru
Release Date:20/08/1990
Heat Wave
Character:Junius Johnson
Release Date:13/08/1990
Last Flight Out
Character:Al Topping
Release Date:22/05/1990
By Dawn's Early Light
Character:Alice
Release Date:19/05/1990
The Ambulance
Character:Lt. Spencer
Release Date:22/03/1990
The Hunt for Red October
Character:Vice ADM James Greer
Release Date:02/03/1990
Teach 109
Character:Dr. Winston
Release Date:01/01/1990
Terrorgram
Character:Retribution (voice)
Release Date:01/01/1990
11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried
Character:Narrator
Release Date:22/11/1989
Best of the Best
Character:Frank Couzo
Release Date:10/11/1989
Field of Dreams
Character:Terrence Mann
Release Date:21/04/1989
Three Fugitives
Character:Dugan
Release Date:27/01/1989
The Hunting of the Snark
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/01/1989
Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1989
Coming to America
Character:King Jaffe Joffer
Release Date:29/06/1988
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:02/01/1988
Matewan
Character:'Few Clothes' Johnson
Release Date:28/08/1987
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
Character:Emperor of the Night (voice)
Release Date:06/08/1987
Gardens of Stone
Character:Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson
Release Date:05/05/1987
A House Divided
Character:
Release Date:06/02/1987
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Character:Umslopogaas
Release Date:17/12/1986
Soul Man
Character:Professor Banks
Release Date:24/10/1986
My Little Girl
Character:Ike Bailey
Release Date:31/08/1986
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
Character:Genie / Narrator
Release Date:14/07/1986
The Lone Star Kid
Character:Holmes
Release Date:10/02/1986
Moses
Character:Pharaoh
Release Date:01/12/1985
City Limits
Character:Albert
Release Date:01/09/1985
Night of 100 Stars II
Character:Self
Release Date:10/03/1985
Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1985
The Vegas Strip War
Character:Jack Madrid
Release Date:25/11/1984
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1984
Return of the Jedi
Character:Darth Vader (voice)
Release Date:25/05/1983
Blood Tide
Character:Frye
Release Date:24/09/1982
Amy and the Angel
Character:Gabriel
Release Date:22/09/1982
The Flight of Dragons
Character:Ommadon (voice)
Release Date:17/08/1982
Conan the Barbarian
Character:Thulsa Doom
Release Date:16/03/1982
Night of 100 Stars
Character:Self
Release Date:08/03/1982
Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:04/09/1981
The Creation
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:13/07/1981
The Bushido Blade
Character:The Prisoner
Release Date:19/06/1981
There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues
Character:himself, voice
Release Date:03/04/1981
Beauty and the Beast
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:31/03/1981
God's Trombones
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/01/1981
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
Character:Dane Oliver
Release Date:25/05/1980
The Empire Strikes Back
Character:Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:20/05/1980
The Me Nobody Knows
Character:Self
Release Date:18/05/1980
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:01/03/1979
Paul Robeson
Character:Paul Robeson
Release Date:08/01/1979
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
Character:Self
Release Date:31/12/1978
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Character:Darth Vader (voice)
Release Date:17/11/1978
The Story of the Faithful Wookiee
Character:Darth Vader (voice)
Release Date:17/11/1978
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
Character:Morris Bird, Jr.
Release Date:26/10/1977
A Piece of the Action
Character:Joshua Burke
Release Date:07/10/1977
The Making of Star Wars
Character:Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:16/09/1977
Exorcist II: The Heretic
Character:Older Kokumo
Release Date:17/06/1977
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
Character:Sheikh
Release Date:15/06/1977
Star Wars
Character:Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:25/05/1977
The Greatest
Character:Malcolm X
Release Date:17/05/1977
Swashbuckler
Character:Nick Debrett
Release Date:29/07/1976
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
Character:Leon
Release Date:16/07/1976
The River Niger
Character:Johnny Williams
Release Date:14/04/1976
Deadly Hero
Character:Rabbit Shazam
Release Date:14/12/1975
The UFO Incident
Character:Barney Hill
Release Date:20/10/1975
The Cay
Character:Timothy
Release Date:21/10/1974
Claudine
Character:Rupert D. "Roop" Marshall
Release Date:22/04/1974
King Lear
Character:King Lear
Release Date:20/02/1974
The Man
Character:Douglass Dilman
Release Date:19/07/1972
Malcolm X
Character:Biographical Narration (voice)
Release Date:24/05/1972
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream
Character:Narrator
Release Date:19/11/1971
The Great White Hope
Character:Jack Jefferson
Release Date:11/10/1970
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:24/03/1970
End of the Road
Character:Doctor D
Release Date:10/02/1970
The Comedians
Character:Dr. Magiot
Release Date:31/10/1967
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Character:Lt. Lothar Zogg
Release Date:29/01/1964
Television Appearances
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Character:Darth Vader (voice)
The Movies That Made Us
Character:Self (archive footage)
Star Wars Rebels
Character:Darth Vader (voice)
The Big Bang Theory
Character:Self
The One Show
Character:Self - Guest
House
Character:Dibala
Two and a Half Men
Character:Himself
Everwood
Character:Will Cleveland
According to Jim
Character:Royal Flush Voice (voice)
Will & Grace
Character:Self
Merlin
Character:Rock of Ages
Stargate SG-1
Character:Unas (Voice)
3rd Rock from the Sun
Character:Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Under One Roof
Character:Neb Langston
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Character:King Dakkar (voice)
Signs and Wonders
Character:Diamond
Touched by an Angel
Character:The Angel of Angels
Frasier
Character:Norman Royster
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Character:Franklin Stern
Homicide: Life on the Street
Character:Felix Wilson
Picket Fences
Character:Bryant Thomas
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Character:Narrator (voice)
Pros and Cons
Character:Gabriel Bird
Law & Order
Character:Defense Attorney Horace McCoy
Gabriel's Fire
Character:Gabriel Bird
The Simpsons
Character:Narrator (voice)
The Simpsons
Character:Moving Man / Serak the Preparer / Narrator (voice)
The Simpsons
Character:Maggie Simpson (voice)
Long Ago and Far Away
Character:Host
Garfield and Friends
Character:Diablo
Mathnet
Character:Chief Thad Green (voice)
Mathnet
Character:Chief Thad Green
Mathnet
Character:Chief Thad Greene
L.A. Law
Character:Lee Atkins
Me & Mom
Character:
The Atlanta Child Murders
Character:Major Walker
Highway to Heaven
Character:Gabe Wilson
CBS Schoolbreak Special
Character:Detective Robb
Reading Rainbow
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Faerie Tale Theatre
Character:Genie / Narrator (voice)
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
Character:Father Divine
Paris
Character:Woody Paris
Roots: The Next Generations
Character:Alex Haley
The Kennedy Center Honors
Character:Self
The Magic of David Copperfield
Character:
Jesus of Nazareth
Character:Balthazar
Vegetable Soup
Character:Long John Spoilsport
Dinah!
Character:Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Character:Self
Black Omnibus
Character:Self - Host
Great Performances
Character:King Lear
Sesame Street
Character:
The Dick Cavett Show
Character:Self - Guest
Tarzan
Character:
East Side/West Side
Character:
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self - Co-Host
Dr. Kildare
Character:Dr. Lou Rush
The Defenders
Character:Lieutenant Andrews
The Defenders
Character:Reverend Harris Bonham
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Winner/ Performer
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Winner
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Nominee/Presenter
Tony Awards
Character:Self (archive footage)
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Winner/Performer
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Archibald Thacker
Lamp Unto My Feet
Character:
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee / Presenter
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