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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

4.8

movie

Known For

The Lion King

The Lion King

1994

as Mufasa (voice)
Star Wars

Star Wars

1977

as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019

as Darth Vader (voice)
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 Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back

1980

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

Return of the Jedi

1983

as Darth Vader (voice)
Click

Click

2006

as Narrator of Michael's Past (voice) (uncredited)
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

1998

as Mufasa (voice)
Coming to America

Coming to America

1988

as King Jaffe Joffer
The Lion King
The Lion King
1994 • as Mufasa (voice)
★ 8.3
Star Wars
Star Wars
1977 • as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
★ 8.2
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019 • as Darth Vader (voice)
★ 6.2
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 Empire Strikes Back
The Empire Strikes Back
1980 • as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
★ 8.4
Return of the Jedi
Return of the Jedi
1983 • as Darth Vader (voice)
★ 7.9
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
Coming to America
Coming to America
1988 • as King Jaffe Joffer
★ 6.9
Robots
Robots
2005 • as Voice Box at Hardware Store (voice)
★ 6.5
Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Barbarian
1982 • as Thulsa Doom
★ 6.8
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
Scary Movie 4
Scary Movie 4
2006 • as Narrator (uncredited)
★ 5.5
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
Patriot Games
Patriot Games
1992 • as Adm. James Greer
★ 6.7
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994 • as James Earl Jones (uncredited)
★ 6.5
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
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
2008 • as Papa Jenkins
★ 6.0
Coming 2 America
Coming 2 America
2021 • as King Jaffe Joffer
★ 6.3
Fantasia 2000
Fantasia 2000
2000 • as Self - Host
★ 7.0
Field of Dreams
Field of Dreams
1989 • as Terrence Mann
★ 7.1
Exorcist II: The Heretic
Exorcist II: The Heretic
1977 • as Older Kokumo
★ 4.5
The Benchwarmers
The Benchwarmers
2006 • as Darth Vader (voice)
★ 5.9
The Sandlot 2
The Sandlot 2
2005 • as Mr. Mertle
★ 5.9
Gang Related
Gang Related
1997 • as Arthur Baylor
★ 6.4
Best of the Best
Best of the Best
1989 • as Frank Couzo
★ 6.5
Sommersby
Sommersby
1993 • as Judge Barry Conrad Issacs
★ 6.4
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 • as CNN Voiceover (voice)
★ 6.3
Three Fugitives
Three Fugitives
1989 • as Dugan
★ 6.7
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
1997 • as Kibosh (voice)
★ 5.4
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
1986 • as Umslopogaas
★ 4.8
Finder's Fee
Finder's Fee
2001 • as Avery Phillips
★ 6.2
The Star Wars Holiday Special
The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978 • as Darth Vader (voice)
★ 3.4
Clean Slate
Clean Slate
1994 • as John Dolby
★ 5.8
Earth
Earth
2007 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.7
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
2016 • as Mufasa (voice)
★ 6.7
The Meteor Man
The Meteor Man
1993 • as Earnest Moses
★ 5.8
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
1994 • as Host
★ 6.8
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
2014 • as Ruben
★ 5.6
The Ambulance
The Ambulance
1990 • as Lt. Spencer
★ 5.8
Excessive Force
Excessive Force
1993 • as Jake
★ 4.9
Blackfish
Blackfish
2013 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.9
Soul Man
Soul Man
1986 • as Professor Banks
★ 5.3
Matewan
Matewan
1987 • as 'Few Clothes' Johnson
★ 7.4
Gardens of Stone
Gardens of Stone
1987 • as Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson
★ 6.2
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk
2009 • as The Giant (voice)
★ 5.2
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
1993 • as Self (voice) (uncredited)
★ 8.2
Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter
2013 • as Frank McCarthy
★ 6.6
Muse of Fire
Muse of Fire
2013 • as Self
★ 6.5
The Second Civil War
The Second Civil War
1997 • as Jim Kalla
★ 6.1
Looking for Richard
Looking for Richard
1996 • as Self - Interviewee
★ 6.8
The Great Year
The Great Year
2003 • as Narrator
★ 9.0
Undercover Angel
Undercover Angel
1999 • as The Judge
★ 6.9
The Greatest
The Greatest
1977 • as Malcolm X
★ 5.7
Swashbuckler
Swashbuckler
1976 • as Nick Debrett
★ 6.2
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
The Flight of Dragons
The Flight of Dragons
1982 • as Ommadon (voice)
★ 6.8
Feast of All Saints
Feast of All Saints
2001 • as Older Marcel
★ 4.8
The Comedians
The Comedians
1967 • as Dr. Magiot
★ 6.1
Santa and Pete
Santa and Pete
1999 • as Grandpa Nicholas
★ 5.8
Our Friend, Martin
Our Friend, Martin
1999 • as Daddy King (voice)
★ 7.1
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars
1982 • as Self
★ 5.8
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.3
Disney's American Legends
Disney's American Legends
2001 • as Narrator
★ 7.1
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
1977 • as Sheikh
★ 5.7
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
2014 • as Darth Vader (voice)
★ 7.3
Jefferson in Paris
Jefferson in Paris
1995 • as Madison Hemings
★ 5.1
Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson
1979 • as Paul Robeson
★ 8.0
The Bushido Blade
The Bushido Blade
1981 • as The Prisoner
★ 5.3
Milius
Milius
2013 • as Self
★ 7.1
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
2010 • as Admiral (voice)
★ 6.1
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 • as Self
★ 8.0
movie
Diamonds on the Silver Screen
• as Self
True Identity
True Identity
1991 • as James Earl Jones
★ 5.6
On Broadway
On Broadway
2019 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.7
Africa: The Serengeti
Africa: The Serengeti
1994 • as Narrator
★ 7.0
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
1996 • as Dr. McDuffie
★ 7.1
Heat Wave
Heat Wave
1990 • as Junius Johnson
★ 6.8
A Family Thing
A Family Thing
1996 • as Ray Murdock
★ 6.6
Claudine
Claudine
1974 • as Rupert D. "Roop" Marshall
★ 7.1
Timepiece
Timepiece
1996 • as Lawrence
★ 7.0
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
2001 • as Mister (voice)
★ 6.3
Scorchers
Scorchers
1991 • as Bear
★ 4.4
The Making of Star Wars
The Making of Star Wars
1977 • as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
★ 7.1
By Dawn's Early Light
By Dawn's Early Light
1990 • as Alice
★ 6.5
Dreamrider
Dreamrider
1993 • as Bill Perry
★ 7.2
What the Deaf Man Heard
What the Deaf Man Heard
1997 • as Archibald Thacker
★ 6.4
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.4
A Piece of the Action
A Piece of the Action
1977 • as Joshua Burke
★ 5.8
movie
Ennis' Gift
2000 • as Self
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
1995 • as Host
★ 7.3
The Me Nobody Knows
The Me Nobody Knows
1980 • as Self
The Vegas Strip War
The Vegas Strip War
1984 • as Jack Madrid
★ 4.0
The Man
The Man
1972 • as Douglass Dilman
★ 6.5
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
1976 • as Leon
★ 6.1
Nine Dog Christmas
Nine Dog Christmas
2004 • as Storyteller (voice)
★ 5.6
My Little Girl
My Little Girl
1986 • as Ike Bailey
★ 4.6
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 • as Self
★ 6.8
Amy and the Angel
Amy and the Angel
1982 • as Gabriel
★ 6.7
The Story of the Faithful Wookiee
The Story of the Faithful Wookiee
1978 • as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
★ 4.0
Warning Shot
Warning Shot
2018 • as Pendleton
★ 5.1
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
2005 • as Self
★ 9.5
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")
Blood Tide
Blood Tide
1982 • as Frye
★ 5.1
The Great White Hope
The Great White Hope
1970 • as Jack Jefferson
★ 6.3
Convicts
Convicts
1991 • as Ben Johnson
★ 5.7
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
2003 • as Maggie Simpson (voice)
★ 6.0
Alone
Alone
1997 • as Grey
★ 6.7
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019 • as Self
King Lear
King Lear
1974 • as King Lear
★ 9.0
Broadway: The Next Generation
Broadway: The Next Generation
• as Self
Sports on the Silver Screen
Sports on the Silver Screen
1997 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 9.0
On the Q.T.
On the Q.T.
1999 • as Leo
★ 7.1
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
2015 • as Darth Vader (voice)
★ 7.9
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
The Story of Star Wars
The Story of Star Wars
2004 • as Darth Vader (archive footage)
★ 7.2
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
1988 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.6
Deadly Hero
Deadly Hero
1975 • as Rabbit Shazam
★ 5.8
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
1994 • as Charles Lloyd
★ 5.4
The Making of the Lion King
The Making of the Lion King
1994 • as Self
★ 8.7
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
1972 • as Biographical Narration (voice)
★ 6.7
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
2000 • as Self
★ 6.8
The Cay
The Cay
1974 • as Timothy
★ 6.5
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
1980 • as Dane Oliver
The UFO Incident
The UFO Incident
1975 • as Barney Hill
★ 6.6
Cry, the Beloved Country
Cry, the Beloved Country
1995 • as Rev. Stephen Kumalo
★ 6.8
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
2005 • as Narrator
★ 6.0
Ivory Hunters
Ivory Hunters
1990 • as Inspector Nkuru
★ 4.9
City Limits
City Limits
1985 • as Albert
★ 2.8
The Reading Room
The Reading Room
2005 • as William
★ 7.5
Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy
2015 • as Hoke Colburn
★ 8.0
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
1987 • as Emperor of the Night (voice)
★ 5.6
movie
Lincoln
1992 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.3
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
When It Was a Game
When It Was a Game
1991 • as (voice)
★ 10.0
11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried
11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried
1989 • as Narrator
★ 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
Last Flight Out
1990 • as Al Topping
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979 • as Self - Host
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
2000
★ 6.7
Percy & Thunder
Percy & Thunder
1993 • as Percy Banks
★ 8.0
The Hunting of the Snark
The Hunting of the Snark
1989 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 9.0
Joe Papp in Five Acts
Joe Papp in Five Acts
2012 • as Self
★ 4.5
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
1986 • as Genie / Narrator
★ 6.0
God's Trombones
God's Trombones
1981 • as Narrator (voice)
Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World
Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World
2001 • as Self
★ 7.6
The River Niger
The River Niger
1976 • as Johnny Williams
★ 6.7
movie
Moses
1985 • as Pharaoh
Teach 109
Teach 109
1990 • as Dr. Winston
★ 8.0
Butterfly in the Sky
Butterfly in the Sky
2024 • as Guest Narrator (archive footage)
★ 8.3
movie
Hallelujah
1993 • as Old Man Taylor
★ 6.5
The Space: Theatre of Survival
The Space: Theatre of Survival
2019 • as Narrator
Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates
Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates
1985
End of the Road
End of the Road
1970 • as Doctor D
★ 5.1
Visitors from the Unknown
Visitors from the Unknown
1991 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 6.0
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997 • as Self
★ 8.0
Grim Prairie Tales
Grim Prairie Tales
1990 • as Morrison
★ 5.8
Gangs: Turning the Corner
Gangs: Turning the Corner
1994 • as Self
movie
Beauty and the Beast
1981 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 4.0
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater
2016 • as Kilgore Trout
★ 9.0
Good Luck
Good Luck
1997 • as James Bing
★ 4.9
The Annihilation of Fish
The Annihilation of Fish
1999 • as Fish
★ 6.4
movie
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
2007 • as Self
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
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
1977 • as Morris Bird, Jr.
★ 7.0
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)
Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable
Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable
1995 • as Mufasa
★ 7.0
Who's in Rabbit's House?
Who's in Rabbit's House?
1995 • as Narrator (voice)
Summer's End
Summer's End
1999 • as Dr. William 'Bill' Blakely
★ 7.6
Searching for Orson
Searching for Orson
2006 • as Self
★ 5.5
The Lone Star Kid
The Lone Star Kid
1986 • as Holmes
★ 6.3
Indiana Jones Adventure | Disneyland Resort
Indiana Jones Adventure | Disneyland Resort
2025 • as Mara (voice)
★ 9.0
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
2015 • as Self
movie
A House Divided
1987
Terrorgram
Terrorgram
1990 • as Retribution (voice)
★ 4.5
movie
Corwin
1996 • as Self
★ 5.0
movie
The Creation
1981 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 6.9
movie
Hitler's Forgotten Victims
1997 • as Narrator (voice) (DVD version)
★ 10.0
Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter
Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter
2011 • as Himself
The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands
The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands
2017 • as Mufasa (voice)
★ 2.0
The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy
The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy
2006 • as Narrator
★ 4.5
Words from a Bear
Words from a Bear
2019 • as Self
The JFK Conspiracy
The JFK Conspiracy
1992 • as Self - Host
★ 7.3
movie
Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'
1994 • as Narrator
★ 6.5
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
Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast
Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast
1981 • as Narrator (voice)
Afro Promo
Afro Promo
1997 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
The Vernon Johns Story
The Vernon Johns Story
1994 • as Vernon Johns
★ 8.5
John, Paul, George and Ben
John, Paul, George and Ben
2007 • as Narrator
★ 5.0
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
Antietam: A Documentary Film
Antietam: A Documentary Film
2000 • as Narrator
★ 9.0
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
1978 • as Self
★ 9.0
Black Indians: An American Story
Black Indians: An American Story
2004 • as Narrator
★ 6.4
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream
1971 • as Narrator
★ 8.0
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
Portrait of Castro's Cuba
1991 • as Host/Narrator
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
1984 • as Narrator
Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark
Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark
1989 • as Narrator
★ 5.5