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 Simpsons
1989
as Narrator (voice) / Moving Man / Serak the Preparer / Narrator (voice) / Maggie Simpson (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
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 Simpsons
1989
as Narrator (voice) / Moving Man / Serak the Preparer / Narrator (voice) / Maggie Simpson (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
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
Everwood
2002
as Will Cleveland
The Big Bang Theory
2007
as James Earl Jones
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Presenter
Great Performances
1971
as King Lear
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Winner / Performer / Self - Presenter / Self (archive footage) / Self - Nominee / Presenter
Will & Grace
1998
as James Earl Jones
Garfield and Friends
1988
as Diablo
The One Show
2006
as Self - Guest
L.A. Law
1986
as Lee Atkins
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)
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Franklin Stern
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. Lou Rush
Touched by an Angel
1994
as The Angel of Angels
Star Wars Rebels
2014
as Darth Vader (voice)
According to Jim
2001
as Royal Flush Voice (voice)
Highway to Heaven
1984
as Gabe Wilson
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
The Defenders
1961
as Lieutenant Andrews / Reverend Harris Bonham
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Reading Rainbow
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Picket Fences
1992
as Bryant Thomas
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022
as Darth Vader (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as King Dakkar (voice)
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Genie / Narrator (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
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
as Alex Haley
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
Merlin
1998
as Rock of Ages
Paris
1979
as Woody Paris
CBS Schoolbreak Special
1984
as Detective Robb
East Side/West Side
1963
Gabriel's Fire
1990
as Gabriel Bird
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Archibald Thacker
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992
as Narrator (voice)
Mathnet
1987
as Chief Thad Green (voice) / Chief Thad Greene
Lamp Unto My Feet
1948
The Atlanta Child Murders
1985
as Major Walker
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980
as Father Divine
The Magic of David Copperfield
1978
Vegetable Soup
1975
as Long John Spoilsport
Long Ago and Far Away
1989
as Host
Signs and Wonders
1995
as Diamond
Pros and Cons
1991
as Gabriel Bird
Under One Roof
1995
as Neb Langston
Black Omnibus
1973
as Self - Host
Me & Mom
1985
Movies (201)
The Lion King
1994
as Mufasa (voice)
Star Wars
1977
as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
Scary Movie 4
2006
as Narrator (uncredited)
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
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)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
as Darth Vader (voice)
The Lion King
2019
as Mufasa (voice)
Return of the Jedi
1983
as Darth Vader (voice)
Robots
2005
as Voice Box at Hardware Store (voice)
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
1998
as Mufasa (voice)
Conan the Barbarian
1982
as Thulsa Doom
Coming to America
1988
as King Jaffe Joffer
The Hunt for Red October
1990
as Vice ADM James Greer
Click
2006
as Narrator of Michael's Past (voice) (uncredited)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
1964
as Lt. Lothar Zogg
The Sandlot
1993
as Mr. Mertle
Sneakers
1992
as Mr. Bernard Abbott
Judge Dredd
1995
as Narrator (uncredited)
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
as James Earl Jones (uncredited)
Clear and Present Danger
1994
as Admiral James Greer
Fantasia 2000
2000
as Self - Host
Coming 2 America
2021
as King Jaffe Joffer
Patriot Games
1992
as Adm. James Greer
Field of Dreams
1989
as Terrence Mann
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
2008
as Papa Jenkins
Best of the Best
1989
as Frank Couzo
Soul Man
1986
as Professor Banks
Sommersby
1993
as Judge Barry Conrad Issacs
Gang Related
1997
as Arthur Baylor
Exorcist II: The Heretic
1977
as Older Kokumo
The Sandlot 2
2005
as Mr. Mertle
The Benchwarmers
2006
as Darth Vader (voice)
Primary Colors
1998
as CNN Voiceover (voice)
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
1997
as Kibosh (voice)
Three Fugitives
1989
as Dugan
The Meteor Man
1993
as Earnest Moses
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
2016
as Mufasa (voice)
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
1986
as Umslopogaas
Earth
2007
as Narrator (voice)
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997
as Self
Jack and the Beanstalk
2009
as The Giant (voice)
Blackfish
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Gimme Shelter
2013
as Frank McCarthy
Jefferson in Paris
1995
as Madison Hemings
Feast of All Saints
2001
as Older Marcel
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
1996
as Dr. McDuffie
Gardens of Stone
1987
as Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
2014
as Ruben
The Bushido Blade
1981
as The Prisoner
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
2014
as Darth Vader (voice)
The Ambulance
1990
as Lt. Spencer
Deadly Hero
1975
as Rabbit Shazam
The Flight of Dragons
1982
as Ommadon (voice)
True Identity
1991
as James Earl Jones
The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978
as Darth Vader (voice)
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
as Self
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
Scorchers
1991
as Bear
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Our Friend, Martin
1999
as Daddy King (voice)
A Family Thing
1996
as Ray Murdock
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
Matewan
1987
as 'Few Clothes' Johnson
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
as Self (archive footage)
Timepiece
1996
as Lawrence
The Greatest
1977
as Malcolm X
Muse of Fire
2013
as Self
By Dawn's Early Light
1990
as Alice
Finder's Fee
2001
as Avery Phillips
Looking for Richard
1996
as Self - Interviewee
Clean Slate
1994
as John Dolby
Heat Wave
1990
as Junius Johnson
Swashbuckler
1976
as Nick Debrett
City Limits
1985
as Albert
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006
as Jack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences")
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
as Self
King Lear
1974
as King Lear
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
1993
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
Good Luck
1997
as James Bing
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
1977
as Sheikh
The Comedians
1967
as Dr. Magiot
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
2001
as Mister (voice)
Corwin
1996
as Self
The Cay
1974
as Timothy
Alone
1997
as Grey
The Second Civil War
1997
as Jim Kalla
Disney's American Legends
2001
as Narrator
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
1987
as Emperor of the Night (voice)
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
1988
as Narrator (voice)
Undercover Angel
1999
as The Judge
On Broadway
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Milius
2013
as Self
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
1976
as Leon
Excessive Force
1993
as Jake
Claudine
1974
as Rupert D. "Roop" Marshall
Blood Tide
1982
as Frye
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
The Vegas Strip War
1984
as Jack Madrid
Cry, the Beloved Country
1995
as Rev. Stephen Kumalo
The River Niger
1976
as Johnny Williams
The Making of Star Wars
1977
as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
Hitler's Forgotten Victims
1997
as Narrator (voice) (DVD version)
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
1995
as Host
The Creation
1981
as Narrator (voice)
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
2010
as Admiral (voice)
Hallelujah
1993
as Old Man Taylor
Lincoln
1992
as Narrator (voice)
A Piece of the Action
1977
as Joshua Burke
The Reading Room
2005
as William
Warning Shot
2018
as Pendleton
The Making of the Lion King
1994
as Self
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
2015
as Darth Vader (voice)
The Man
1972
as Douglass Dilman
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
1994
as Host
Nine Dog Christmas
2004
as Storyteller (voice)
Malcolm X
1972
as Biographical Narration (voice)
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979
as Self - Host
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021
as Self (archive footage)
What the Deaf Man Heard
1997
as Archibald Thacker
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
- The Lion King (1994) — as Mufasa (voice)
- Star Wars (1977) — as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
- Scary Movie 4 (2006) — as Narrator (uncredited)
- The Empire Strikes Back (1980) — as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) — as Darth Vader (voice - uncredited)
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