Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 17, 1931
Died
Sep 09, 2024
Place of Birth
Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA
Credits
265 titles
James Earl 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
Filmography
Indiana Jones Adventure | Disneyland Resort
Mara (voice)
Mufasa: The Lion King
In Memory Of
BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy
Self (archive footage)
Butterfly in the Sky
Guest Narrator (archive footage)
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Darth Vader (voice)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self (archive footage)
Coming 2 America
King Jaffe Joffer
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Darth Vader (voice)
The Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage)
On Broadway
Self (archive footage)
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Self
The Lion King
Mufasa (voice)
The Space: Theatre of Survival
Narrator
Words from a Bear
Self
Warning Shot
Pendleton
The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands
Mufasa (voice)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Darth Vader (voice)
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater
Kilgore Trout
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
Mufasa (voice)
Driving Miss Daisy
Hoke Colburn
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
Darth Vader (voice)
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
Self
Star Wars Rebels
Darth Vader (voice)
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
Darth Vader (voice)
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
Ruben
Gimme Shelter
Frank McCarthy
Muse of Fire
Self
Blackfish
Self (archive footage)
Milius
Self
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
Self
Joe Papp in Five Acts
Self
Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter
Himself
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
Admiral (voice)
Jack and the Beanstalk
The Giant (voice)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Papa Jenkins
Earth
Narrator (voice)
The Big Bang Theory
James Earl Jones
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
Self
John, Paul, George and Ben
Narrator
Searching for Orson
Self
The One Show
Self - Guest
Click
Narrator of Michael's Past (voice) (uncredited)
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Jack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences")
Scary Movie 4
Narrator (uncredited)
The Benchwarmers
Darth Vader (voice)
The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy
Narrator
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
Self
The Sandlot 2
Mr. Mertle
The Reading Room
William