James Earl Jones
Known for Acting · 261 credits
- Born
- 1931-01-17
- Died
- 2024-09-09
- Place of birth
- Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA
- Also known as
- James Earl Boggins Jones · Todd Jones
Biography
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.
Known For
Law & Order
1990
as Defense Attorney Horace McCoy
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Simpsons
1989
as Narrator (voice) / Moving Man / Serak the Preparer / Narrator (voice) / Maggie Simpson (voice)
House
2004
as Dibala
Stargate SG-1
1997
as Unas (Voice)
Two and a Half Men
2003
as James Earl Jones
TV Shows (60)
Law & Order
1990
as Defense Attorney Horace McCoy
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Simpsons
1989
as Narrator (voice) / Moving Man / Serak the Preparer / Narrator (voice) / Maggie Simpson (voice)
House
2004
as Dibala
Stargate SG-1
1997
as Unas (Voice)
Two and a Half Men
2003
as James Earl Jones
Frasier
1993
as Norman Royster
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self / Self - Co-Host
Sesame Street
1969
The Big Bang Theory
2007
as James Earl Jones
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Presenter
Will & Grace
1998
as James Earl Jones
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Franklin Stern
The One Show
2006
as Self - Guest
Garfield and Friends
1988
as Diablo
Great Performances
1971
as King Lear
L.A. Law
1986
as Lee Atkins
Everwood
2002
as Will Cleveland
Touched by an Angel
1994
as The Angel of Angels
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Felix Wilson
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. Lou Rush
Star Wars Rebels
2014
as Darth Vader (voice)
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Winner / Performer / Self - Presenter / Self (archive footage) / Self - Nominee / Presenter
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
According to Jim
2001
as Royal Flush Voice (voice)
Highway to Heaven
1984
as Gabe Wilson
The Defenders
1961
as Lieutenant Andrews / Reverend Harris Bonham
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Genie / Narrator (voice)
Reading Rainbow
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as King Dakkar (voice)
Picket Fences
1992
as Bryant Thomas
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022
as Darth Vader (voice)
Tarzan
1966
The Movies That Made Us
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Jesus of Nazareth
1977
as Balthazar
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self
Merlin
1998
as Rock of Ages
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
as Alex Haley
Paris
1979
as Woody Paris
CBS Schoolbreak Special
1984
as Detective Robb
East Side/West Side
1963
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Archibald Thacker
Gabriel's Fire
1990
as Gabriel Bird
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980
as Father Divine
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992
as Narrator (voice)
Lamp Unto My Feet
1948
The Atlanta Child Murders
1985
as Major Walker
The Magic of David Copperfield
1978
Mathnet
1987
as Chief Thad Green / Chief Thad Green (voice) / Chief Thad Greene
Vegetable Soup
1975
as Long John Spoilsport
Signs and Wonders
1995
as Diamond
Pros and Cons
1991
as Gabriel Bird
Under One Roof
1995
as Neb Langston
Long Ago and Far Away
1989
as Host
Black Omnibus
1973
as Self - Host
Me & Mom
1985
Movies (201)
Star Wars
1977
as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
The Lion King
1994
as Mufasa (voice)
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
The Lion King
2019
as Mufasa (voice)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
as Darth Vader (voice - uncredited)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
as Darth Vader (voice)
Return of the Jedi
1983
as Darth Vader (voice)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
as Darth Vader (voice)
Scary Movie 4
2006
as Narrator (uncredited)
Robots
2005
as Voice Box at Hardware Store (voice)
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
1998
as Mufasa (voice)
Click
2006
as Narrator of Michael's Past (voice) (uncredited)
Judge Dredd
1995
as Narrator (uncredited)
Sneakers
1992
as Mr. Bernard Abbott
The Hunt for Red October
1990
as Vice ADM James Greer
Coming to America
1988
as King Jaffe Joffer
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
1964
as Lt. Lothar Zogg
Conan the Barbarian
1982
as Thulsa Doom
Clear and Present Danger
1994
as Admiral James Greer
The Sandlot
1993
as Mr. Mertle
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
as James Earl Jones (uncredited)
Patriot Games
1992
as Adm. James Greer
Coming 2 America
2021
as King Jaffe Joffer
Field of Dreams
1989
as Terrence Mann
Fantasia 2000
2000
as Self - Host
The Benchwarmers
2006
as Darth Vader (voice)
Sommersby
1993
as Judge Barry Conrad Issacs
The Sandlot 2
2005
as Mr. Mertle
Primary Colors
1998
as CNN Voiceover (voice)
Exorcist II: The Heretic
1977
as Older Kokumo
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
2008
as Papa Jenkins
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
1986
as Umslopogaas
Three Fugitives
1989
as Dugan
Best of the Best
1989
as Frank Couzo
The Meteor Man
1993
as Earnest Moses
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
Gang Related
1997
as Arthur Baylor
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
2016
as Mufasa (voice)
Soul Man
1986
as Professor Banks
Blackfish
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
1997
as Kibosh (voice)
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
2014
as Ruben
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
as Self
The Ambulance
1990
as Lt. Spencer
Matewan
1987
as 'Few Clothes' Johnson
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978
as Darth Vader (voice)
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997
as Self
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
as Self
Jack and the Beanstalk
2009
as The Giant (voice)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
as Self (archive footage)
The Bushido Blade
1981
as The Prisoner
Gimme Shelter
2013
as Frank McCarthy
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
2014
as Darth Vader (voice)
Earth
2007
as Narrator (voice)
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006
as Jack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences")
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
1976
as Leon
The Second Civil War
1997
as Jim Kalla
The Cay
1974
as Timothy
Clean Slate
1994
as John Dolby
The Flight of Dragons
1982
as Ommadon (voice)
Jefferson in Paris
1995
as Madison Hemings
Looking for Richard
1996
as Self - Interviewee
By Dawn's Early Light
1990
as Alice
Our Friend, Martin
1999
as Daddy King (voice)
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
as Self (archive footage)
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
2010
as Admiral (voice)
Timepiece
1996
as Lawrence
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
1996
as Dr. McDuffie
Swashbuckler
1976
as Nick Debrett
Claudine
1974
as Rupert D. "Roop" Marshall
Feast of All Saints
2001
as Older Marcel
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
Scorchers
1991
as Bear
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
1977
as Sheikh
The Creation
1981
as Narrator (voice)
Gardens of Stone
1987
as Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson
On Broadway
2019
as Self (archive footage)
City Limits
1985
as Albert
Milius
2013
as Self
The Greatest
1977
as Malcolm X
Finder's Fee
2001
as Avery Phillips
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
2015
as Darth Vader (voice)
Convicts
1991
as Ben Johnson
Muse of Fire
2013
as Self
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
1995
as Host
Alone
1997
as Grey
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
1988
as Narrator (voice)
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
1980
as Dane Oliver
Cry, the Beloved Country
1995
as Rev. Stephen Kumalo
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
1993
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
1994
as Host
Heat Wave
1990
as Junius Johnson
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021
as Self (archive footage)
The Story of Star Wars
2004
as Darth Vader (archive footage)
True Identity
1991
as James Earl Jones
Deadly Hero
1975
as Rabbit Shazam
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019
as Self
Blood Tide
1982
as Frye
The Man
1972
as Douglass Dilman
The Making of Star Wars
1977
as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
2001
as Mister (voice)
Undercover Angel
1999
as The Judge
Disney's American Legends
2001
as Narrator
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979
as Self - Host
A Family Thing
1996
as Ray Murdock
Excessive Force
1993
as Jake
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
2003
as Maggie Simpson (voice)
Warning Shot
2018
as Pendleton
Grim Prairie Tales
1990
as Morrison
Hitler's Forgotten Victims
1997
as Narrator (voice) (DVD version)
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
2005
as Narrator
The Vegas Strip War
1984
as Jack Madrid
A Piece of the Action
1977
as Joshua Burke
The River Niger
1976
as Johnny Williams
Sports on the Silver Screen
1997
as Self (archive footage)
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
2012
as Self
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
1987
as Emperor of the Night (voice)
Good Luck
1997
as James Bing
Lincoln
1992
as Narrator (voice)
About James Earl Jones
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 a… With 261 credits spanning from 1944 to 2024, James Earl Jones has appeared in 201 films and 60 TV shows.
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Most Popular James Earl Jones Movies
- Star Wars (1977) — as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
- The Lion King (1994) — as Mufasa (voice)
- The Empire Strikes Back (1980) — as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
- The Lion King (2019) — as Mufasa (voice)
- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) — as Darth Vader (voice - uncredited)
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