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