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James Earl Jones

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 S

Born

Jan 17, 1931

Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA

Died

Sep 09, 2024

Known For

Acting

Movies

205 acting

1 crew

Popularity

4.2

movie

Known For

Star Wars

Star Wars

1977

as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
The Lion King

The Lion King

1994

as Mufasa (voice)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019

as Darth Vader (voice)
The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back

1980

as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
The Lion King

The Lion King

2019

as Mufasa (voice)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

2016

as Darth Vader (voice)
The Hunt for Red October

The Hunt for Red October

1990

as Vice ADM James Greer
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

2005

as Darth Vader (voice - uncredited)
Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi

1983

as Darth Vader (voice)
Robots

Robots

2005

as Voice Box at Hardware Store (voice)
Star Wars
Star Wars
1977 • as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
★ 8.2
The Lion King
The Lion King
1994 • as Mufasa (voice)
★ 8.3
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019 • as Darth Vader (voice)
★ 6.3
The Empire Strikes Back
The Empire Strikes Back
1980 • as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
★ 8.4
The Lion King
The Lion King
2019 • as Mufasa (voice)
★ 7.1
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016 • as Darth Vader (voice)
★ 7.5
The Hunt for Red October
The Hunt for Red October
1990 • as Vice ADM James Greer
★ 7.4
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005 • as Darth Vader (voice - uncredited)
★ 7.5
Return of the Jedi
Return of the Jedi
1983 • as Darth Vader (voice)
★ 7.9
Robots
Robots
2005 • as Voice Box at Hardware Store (voice)
★ 6.5
Click
Click
2006 • as Narrator of Michael's Past (voice) (uncredited)
★ 6.3
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
1998 • as Mufasa (voice)
★ 6.9
Scary Movie 4
Scary Movie 4
2006 • as Narrator (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Barbarian
1982 • as Thulsa Doom
★ 6.8
Coming to America
Coming to America
1988 • as King Jaffe Joffer
★ 6.9
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994 • as James Earl Jones (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
1964 • as Lt. Lothar Zogg
★ 8.1
Sneakers
Sneakers
1992 • as Mr. Bernard Abbott
★ 6.9
Judge Dredd
Judge Dredd
1995 • as Narrator (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Clear and Present Danger
Clear and Present Danger
1994 • as Admiral James Greer
★ 6.6
The Sandlot
The Sandlot
1993 • as Mr. Mertle
★ 7.6
Patriot Games
Patriot Games
1992 • as Adm. James Greer
★ 6.7
Exorcist II: The Heretic
Exorcist II: The Heretic
1977 • as Older Kokumo
★ 4.5
Coming 2 America
Coming 2 America
2021 • as King Jaffe Joffer
★ 6.3
Field of Dreams
Field of Dreams
1989 • as Terrence Mann
★ 7.1
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
2008 • as Papa Jenkins
★ 6.0
Sommersby
Sommersby
1993 • as Judge Barry Conrad Issacs
★ 6.4
Fantasia 2000
Fantasia 2000
2000 • as Self - Host
★ 7.0
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
1986 • as Umslopogaas
★ 4.8
The Sandlot 2
The Sandlot 2
2005 • as Mr. Mertle
★ 5.9
The Star Wars Holiday Special
The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978 • as Darth Vader (voice)
★ 3.4
Best of the Best
Best of the Best
1989 • as Frank Couzo
★ 6.5
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
1997 • as Kibosh (voice)
★ 5.5
The Benchwarmers
The Benchwarmers
2006 • as Darth Vader (voice)
★ 5.9
Three Fugitives
Three Fugitives
1989 • as Dugan
★ 6.7
Gang Related
Gang Related
1997 • as Arthur Baylor
★ 6.4
The Flight of Dragons
The Flight of Dragons
1982 • as Ommadon (voice)
★ 6.7
Blackfish
Blackfish
2013 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.9
The Meteor Man
The Meteor Man
1993 • as Earnest Moses
★ 5.8
Earth
Earth
2007 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.6
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 • as CNN Voiceover (voice)
★ 6.3
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
2016 • as Mufasa (voice)
★ 6.7
Gardens of Stone
Gardens of Stone
1987 • as Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson
★ 6.2
Finder's Fee
Finder's Fee
2001 • as Avery Phillips
★ 6.2
Looking for Richard
Looking for Richard
1996 • as Self - Interviewee
★ 6.8
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
2014 • as Ruben
★ 5.6
Soul Man
Soul Man
1986 • as Professor Banks
★ 5.3
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004 • as Self
★ 7.6
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.2
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
1993 • as Self (voice) (uncredited)
★ 8.2
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 • as Self
★ 8.0
Matewan
Matewan
1987 • as 'Few Clothes' Johnson
★ 7.4
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk
2009 • as The Giant (voice)
★ 5.2
Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter
2013 • as Frank McCarthy
★ 6.6
Santa and Pete
Santa and Pete
1999 • as Grandpa Nicholas
★ 5.8
The Ambulance
The Ambulance
1990 • as Lt. Spencer
★ 5.8
Clean Slate
Clean Slate
1994 • as John Dolby
★ 5.8
The Bushido Blade
The Bushido Blade
1981 • as The Prisoner
★ 5.3
Excessive Force
Excessive Force
1993 • as Jake
★ 4.9
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
1995 • as Host
★ 7.3
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
2000 • as Self
★ 6.8
Cry, the Beloved Country
Cry, the Beloved Country
1995 • as Rev. Stephen Kumalo
★ 6.8
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
2001 • as Mister (voice)
★ 6.3
A Family Thing
A Family Thing
1996 • as Ray Murdock
★ 6.6
The Greatest
The Greatest
1977 • as Malcolm X
★ 5.7
Muse of Fire
Muse of Fire
2013 • as Self
★ 6.5
By Dawn's Early Light
By Dawn's Early Light
1990 • as Alice
★ 6.5
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
1994 • as Host
★ 6.8
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
2014 • as Darth Vader (voice)
★ 7.3
Our Friend, Martin
Our Friend, Martin
1999 • as Daddy King (voice)
★ 7.1
True Identity
True Identity
1991 • as James Earl Jones
★ 5.6
Feast of All Saints
Feast of All Saints
2001 • as Older Marcel
★ 4.8
Jefferson in Paris
Jefferson in Paris
1995 • as Madison Hemings
★ 5.1
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
1987 • as Emperor of the Night (voice)
★ 5.6
Swashbuckler
Swashbuckler
1976 • as Nick Debrett
★ 6.2
Joe Papp in Five Acts
Joe Papp in Five Acts
2012 • as Self
★ 4.5
The Making of Star Wars
The Making of Star Wars
1977 • as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
★ 7.1
On Broadway
On Broadway
2019 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.7
Undercover Angel
Undercover Angel
1999 • as The Judge
★ 6.9
The Second Civil War
The Second Civil War
1997 • as Jim Kalla
★ 6.1
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.4
The Man
The Man
1972 • as Douglass Dilman
★ 6.5
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
1977 • as Sheikh
★ 5.7
The Reading Room
The Reading Room
2005 • as William
★ 7.5
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006 • as Jack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences")
The Comedians
The Comedians
1967 • as Dr. Magiot
★ 6.1
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
2010 • as Admiral (voice)
★ 5.8
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979 • as Self - Host
The Making of the Lion King
The Making of the Lion King
1994 • as Self
★ 8.7
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 • as Self
★ 6.8
Broadway: The Next Generation
Broadway: The Next Generation
• as Self
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.3
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars
1982 • as Self
★ 5.8
The Cay
The Cay
1974 • as Timothy
★ 6.5
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
1976 • as Leon
★ 6.1
movie
Ennis' Gift
2000 • as Self
A Piece of the Action
A Piece of the Action
1977 • as Joshua Burke
★ 5.8
Milius
Milius
2013 • as Self
★ 7.1
My Little Girl
My Little Girl
1986 • as Ike Bailey
★ 4.6
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
1996 • as Dr. McDuffie
★ 7.1
Disney's American Legends
Disney's American Legends
2001 • as Narrator
★ 7.1
The Great White Hope
The Great White Hope
1970 • as Jack Jefferson
★ 6.3
End of the Road
End of the Road
1970 • as Doctor D
★ 5.1
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
2003 • as Maggie Simpson (voice)
★ 6.0
Convicts
Convicts
1991 • as Ben Johnson
★ 5.7
Sports on the Silver Screen
Sports on the Silver Screen
1997 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 9.0
Nine Dog Christmas
Nine Dog Christmas
2004 • as Storyteller (voice)
★ 5.6
Claudine
Claudine
1974 • as Rupert D. "Roop" Marshall
★ 7.1
Africa: The Serengeti
Africa: The Serengeti
1994 • as Narrator
★ 7.0
Blood Tide
Blood Tide
1982 • as Frye
★ 5.1
The Vegas Strip War
The Vegas Strip War
1984 • as Jack Madrid
★ 4.0
The UFO Incident
The UFO Incident
1975 • as Barney Hill
★ 6.6
The Story of Star Wars
The Story of Star Wars
2004 • as Darth Vader (archive footage)
★ 7.2
Words from a Bear
Words from a Bear
2019 • as Self
Scorchers
Scorchers
1991 • as Bear
★ 4.4
What the Deaf Man Heard
What the Deaf Man Heard
1997 • as Archibald Thacker
★ 6.4
Grim Prairie Tales
Grim Prairie Tales
1990 • as Morrison
★ 5.8
Warning Shot
Warning Shot
2018 • as Pendleton
★ 5.1
Heat Wave
Heat Wave
1990 • as Junius Johnson
★ 6.8
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
1986 • as Genie / Narrator
★ 6.0
Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World
Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World
2001 • as Self
★ 7.6
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
2015 • as Darth Vader (voice)
★ 7.9
movie
Lincoln
1992 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.3
Butterfly in the Sky
Butterfly in the Sky
2024 • as Guest Narrator (archive footage)
★ 8.3
The Annihilation of Fish
The Annihilation of Fish
1999 • as Fish
★ 6.4
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019 • as Self
When It Was a Game
When It Was a Game
1991 • as (voice)
★ 10.0
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
2005 • as Narrator
★ 6.0
Terrorgram
Terrorgram
1990 • as Retribution (voice)
★ 4.5
Timepiece
Timepiece
1996 • as Lawrence
★ 7.0
Percy & Thunder
Percy & Thunder
1993 • as Percy Banks
★ 8.0
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
1988 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.6
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
2000
★ 6.7
City Limits
City Limits
1985 • as Albert
★ 2.8
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
2005 • as Self
★ 9.5
Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates
Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates
1985
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
1980 • as Dane Oliver
Alone
Alone
1997 • as Grey
★ 6.7
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
1972 • as Biographical Narration (voice)
★ 6.7
The River Niger
The River Niger
1976 • as Johnny Williams
★ 6.7
movie
Last Flight Out
1990 • as Al Topping
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
1977 • as Morris Bird, Jr.
★ 7.0
The Me Nobody Knows
The Me Nobody Knows
1980 • as Self
The Story of the Faithful Wookiee
The Story of the Faithful Wookiee
1978 • as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
★ 4.0
King Lear
King Lear
1974 • as King Lear
★ 9.0
movie
Corwin
1996 • as Self
★ 5.0
Deadly Hero
Deadly Hero
1975 • as Rabbit Shazam
★ 5.8
Summer's End
Summer's End
1999 • as Dr. William 'Bill' Blakely
★ 7.6
movie
Hitler's Forgotten Victims
1997 • as Narrator (voice) (DVD version)
★ 10.0
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997 • as Self
★ 8.0
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
2012 • as Self
★ 6.0
Teach 109
Teach 109
1990 • as Dr. Winston
★ 8.0
Ivory Hunters
Ivory Hunters
1990 • as Inspector Nkuru
★ 4.9
Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson
1979 • as Paul Robeson
★ 8.0
movie
Beauty and the Beast
1981 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 4.0
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
2015 • as Self
Gangs: Turning the Corner
Gangs: Turning the Corner
1994 • as Self
The Great Year
The Great Year
2003 • as Narrator
★ 9.0
The Space: Theatre of Survival
The Space: Theatre of Survival
2019 • as Narrator
Amy and the Angel
Amy and the Angel
1982 • as Gabriel
★ 6.7
Good Luck
Good Luck
1997 • as James Bing
★ 4.9
On the Q.T.
On the Q.T.
1999 • as Leo
★ 7.1
Dreamrider
Dreamrider
1993 • as Bill Perry
★ 7.2
movie
Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'
1994 • as Narrator
★ 6.5
Searching for Orson
Searching for Orson
2006 • as Self
★ 5.5
Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy
2015 • as Hoke Colburn
★ 8.0
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove
2000 • as Self
★ 5.6
movie
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
2007 • as Self
Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter
Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter
2011 • as Himself
Visitors from the Unknown
Visitors from the Unknown
1991 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 6.0
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
1994 • as Charles Lloyd
★ 5.4
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
1978 • as Self
★ 9.0
Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable
Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable
1995 • as Mufasa
★ 7.0
movie
Hallelujah
1993 • as Old Man Taylor
★ 6.5
Indiana Jones Adventure | Disneyland Resort
Indiana Jones Adventure | Disneyland Resort
2025 • as Mara (voice)
★ 9.0
Who's in Rabbit's House?
Who's in Rabbit's House?
1995 • as Narrator (voice)
Afro Promo
Afro Promo
1997 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater
2016 • as Kilgore Trout
★ 9.0
The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands
The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands
2017 • as Mufasa (voice)
★ 2.0
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'
2003 • as Self
★ 5.4
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
2000 • as Self - 'Lieutenant Lothar Zogg'
★ 5.9
No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat
No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat
2004 • as Self
★ 5.8
God's Trombones
God's Trombones
1981 • as Narrator (voice)
BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy
BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy
2024 • as Self (archive footage)
Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast
Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast
1981 • as Narrator (voice)
movie
Moses
1985 • as Pharaoh
People: A Musical Celebration
People: A Musical Celebration
1995 • as The Storyteller (voice)
★ 6.6
Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film
Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film
2002 • as Narrator
The Vernon Johns Story
The Vernon Johns Story
1994 • as Vernon Johns
★ 8.5
movie
A House Divided
1987
movie
The Creation
1981 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 6.9
The Hunting of the Snark
The Hunting of the Snark
1989 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 9.0
Antietam: A Documentary Film
Antietam: A Documentary Film
2000 • as Narrator
★ 9.0
The Lone Star Kid
The Lone Star Kid
1986 • as Holmes
★ 6.3
Black Indians: An American Story
Black Indians: An American Story
2004 • as Narrator
★ 6.4
The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy
The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy
2006 • as Narrator
★ 4.5
Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark
Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark
1989 • as Narrator
★ 5.5
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
1984 • as Narrator
The JFK Conspiracy
The JFK Conspiracy
1992 • as Self - Host
★ 7.3
11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried
11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried
1989 • as Narrator
★ 8.0
John, Paul, George and Ben
John, Paul, George and Ben
2007 • as Narrator
★ 5.0
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream
1971 • as Narrator
★ 8.0
movie
Portrait of Castro's Cuba
1991 • as Host/Narrator
There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues
There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues
1981 • as himself, voice
movie
Diamonds on the Silver Screen
• as Self