James Earl Jones

🎭 Actor

James Earl Jones

🎂 Born 17 January 1931 (age 93)✝ 9 September 2024📍 Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA

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Popularity Score

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Acting Credits

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

The Lion King

Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)

Scary Movie 4

Narrator (uncredited)

The Lion King

Full Filmography(189 films)

YearTitleCharacterRating

1994The Lion KingMufasa (voice)★ 8.3 1977Star WarsDarth Vader (voice) (uncredited)★ 8.2 2006Scary Movie 4Narrator (uncredited)★ 5.5 2019The Lion KingMufasa (voice)★ 7.1 1980The Empire Strikes BackDarth Vader (voice) (uncredited)★ 8.4 2019Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerDarth Vader (voice)★ 6.3 2005Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the SithDarth Vader (voice - uncredited)★ 7.5 2016Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryDarth Vader (voice)★ 7.5 1983Return of the JediDarth Vader (voice)★ 7.9 2006ClickNarrator of Michael's Past (voice) (uncredited)★ 6.3 1998The Lion King II: Simba's PrideMufasa (voice)★ 6.9 2005RobotsVoice Box at Hardware Store (voice)★ 6.5 1995Judge DreddNarrator (uncredited)★ 5.9 1988Coming to AmericaKing Jaffe Joffer★ 6.9 1964Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the BombLt. Lothar Zogg★ 8.1 1982Conan the BarbarianThulsa Doom★ 6.8 1990The Hunt for Red OctoberVice ADM James Greer★ 7.4 1992SneakersMr. Bernard Abbott★ 6.9 1993The SandlotMr. Mertle★ 7.6 1994Clear and Present DangerAdmiral James Greer★ 6.6 1994Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final InsultJames Earl Jones (uncredited)★ 6.5 1992Patriot GamesAdm. James Greer★ 6.7 2000Fantasia 2000Self - Host★ 7.0 1989Field of DreamsTerrence Mann★ 7.1 1993SommersbyJudge Barry Conrad Issacs★ 6.4 2008Welcome Home Roscoe JenkinsPapa Jenkins★ 6.0 2021Coming 2 AmericaKing Jaffe Joffer★ 6.3 2006The BenchwarmersDarth Vader (voice)★ 5.9 1977Exorcist II: The HereticOlder Kokumo★ 4.5 2005The Sandlot 2Mr. Mertle★ 5.9 2013BlackfishSelf (archive footage)★ 7.8 1977The Making of Star WarsDarth Vader (voice) (uncredited)★ 7.1 1970King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to MemphisSelf (archive footage)★ 7.3 1989Three FugitivesDugan★ 6.7 1997What the Deaf Man HeardArchibald Thacker★ 6.4 1986Soul ManProfessor Banks★ 5.2 1989Best of the BestFrank Couzo★ 6.5 1998Primary ColorsCNN Voiceover (voice)★ 6.3 1990The AmbulanceLt. Spencer★ 5.9 1997Casper: A Spirited BeginningKibosh (voice)★ 5.4 2007EarthNarrator (voice)★ 7.6 1986Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of GoldUmslopogaas★ 4.8 1997Gang RelatedArthur Baylor★ 6.4 1996Looking for RichardSelf - Interviewee★ 6.8 1981The Bushido BladeThe Prisoner★ 5.5 2013Gimme ShelterFrank McCarthy★ 6.6 1982The Flight of DragonsOmmadon (voice)★ 6.7 1994Clean SlateJohn Dolby★ 5.8 2016The Lion Guard: Return of the RoarMufasa (voice)★ 6.7 2013Muse of FireSelf★ 6.5 1993The Meteor ManEarnest Moses★ 5.8 2009Waking Sleeping BeautySelf (archive footage)★ 7.2 1997The Second Civil WarJim Kalla★ 6.1 2009Jack and the BeanstalkThe Giant (voice)★ 5.2 1978The Star Wars Holiday SpecialDarth Vader (voice)★ 3.4 1987Gardens of StoneSgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson★ 6.2 1976SwashbucklerNick Debrett★ 6.1 1993Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short FilmsSelf (voice) (uncredited)★ 8.2 1987Matewan'Few Clothes' Johnson★ 7.4 1990Heat WaveJunius Johnson★ 6.8 2019On BroadwaySelf (archive footage)★ 8.7 2014The Angriest Man in BrooklynRuben★ 5.6 1999Our Friend, MartinDaddy King (voice)★ 7.1 1982Night of 100 StarsSelf★ 6.8 1991True IdentityJames Earl Jones★ 5.6 1984Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's EarsNarrator—1975Deadly HeroRabbit Shazam★ 5.8 1972The ManDouglass Dilman★ 6.5 2013MiliusSelf★ 7.1 2004Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars TrilogySelf★ 7.8 1972Malcolm XBiographical Narration (voice)★ 6.7 1995Jefferson in ParisMadison Hemings★ 5.1 1974King LearKing Lear★ 9.0 1977The GreatestMalcolm X★ 5.7 1985Night of 100 Stars IISelf★ 8.0 2001Finder's FeeAvery Phillips★ 6.2 1990By Dawn's Early LightAlice★ 6.5 1974ClaudineRupert D. "Roop" Marshall★ 7.1 1996A Family ThingRay Murdock★ 6.5 1988Michael Jackson: The Legend ContinuesNarrator (voice)★ 7.6 1995The Making of 'Jurassic Park'Host★ 7.3 1987Pinocchio and the Emperor of the NightEmperor of the Night (voice)★ 5.6 1997Star Wars: The Magic & the MysterySelf★ 8.0 1990Grim Prairie TalesMorrison★ 5.8 1976The River NigerJohnny Williams★ 7.4 1990Teach 109Dr. Winston★ 8.0 2014Star Wars Rebels: Spark of RebellionDarth Vader (voice)★ 7.3 2002Fredericksburg: A Documentary FilmNarrator—1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesSelf★ 8.0 1982Blood TideFrye★ 5.0 2001Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third StreetMister (voice)★ 6.3 2006The Best of The Tony Awards: The PlaysJack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences")—2019The Space: Theatre of SurvivalNarrator—2024Butterfly in the SkyGuest Narrator (archive footage)★ 8.2 1996Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' ManigaultDr. McDuffie★ 7.1 2001Feast of All SaintsOlder Marcel★ 4.8 1997Good LuckJames Bing★ 4.9 2004The Story of Star WarsDarth Vader (archive footage)★ 7.2 1976The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor KingsLeon★ 6.0 1994The Making of the Lion KingSelf★ 10.0 1985City LimitsAlbert★ 2.8 2018Warning ShotPendleton★ 5.1 2001Disney's American LegendsNarrator★ 7.4 1967The ComediansDr. Magiot★ 6.1 2021Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame StreetSelf (archive footage)★ 7.4 1991ScorchersBear★ 4.4 2015Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of LothalDarth Vader (voice)★ 7.9 1995Cry, the Beloved CountryRev. Stephen Kumalo★ 6.8 1977The Last Remake of Beau GesteSheikh★ 5.7 1994The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost ClassicsHost★ 6.8 2019Raúl Juliá: The World’s a StageSelf—1999On the Q.T.Leo★ 7.1 2010Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space OdysseyAdmiral (voice)★ 6.4 1977A Piece of the ActionJoshua Burke★ 5.8 1990Ivory HuntersInspector Nkuru★ 4.9 2004Black Indians: An American StoryNarrator★ 6.4 1970The Great White HopeJack Jefferson★ 6.3 1980The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love StoryDane Oliver—1984The Vegas Strip WarJack Madrid★ 4.0 1986My Little GirlIke Bailey★ 4.6 1997Afro PromoSelf (archive footage)★ 8.0 1993Excessive ForceJake★ 4.9 1997AloneGrey★ 6.7 1997Sports on the Silver ScreenSelf (archive footage)★ 9.0 1974The CayTimothy★ 6.5 1970End of the RoadDoctor D★ 5.1 2000Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light—★ 6.7 1999Santa and PeteGrandpa Nicholas★ 5.8 1999Undercover AngelThe Judge★ 7.0 1999Summer's EndDr. William 'Bill' Blakely★ 7.6 1975The UFO IncidentBarney Hill★ 6.6 2003The Simpsons: Treehouse of HorrorMaggie Simpson (voice)★ 6.0 1994Africa: The SerengetiNarrator★ 7.0 2005Hollywood's Greatest VillainsSelf★ 9.5 1993Percy & ThunderPercy Banks★ 8.0 1982Amy and the AngelGabriel★ 6.7 2005The Reading RoomWilliam★ 7.5 2015August Wilson: The Ground on Which I StandSelf—2004Nine Dog ChristmasStoryteller (voice)★ 5.6 1996TimepieceLawrence★ 7.0 2015Driving Miss DaisyHoke Colburn★ 8.0 1986Aladdin and His Wonderful LampGenie / Narrator★ 6.0 2012An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the RoadSelf★ 6.0 2003The Great YearNarrator★ 9.0 1999The Annihilation of FishFish★ 6.4 1979A Walking Tour of Sesame StreetSelf - Host—2019Words from a BearSelf—2000Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'Self★ 6.8 1991When It Was a Game(voice)★ 10.0 1991ConvictsBen Johnson★ 5.7 2001Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The WorldSelf★ 8.0 1994Confessions: Two Faces of EvilCharles Lloyd★ 5.4 2000The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to StrangeloveSelf★ 5.6 1994The Vernon Johns StoryVernon Johns★ 9.0 2012Joe Papp in Five ActsSelf★ 4.5 2005By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'Narrator★ 6.0 1990TerrorgramRetribution (voice)★ 4.5 1989The Hunting of the SnarkNarrator (voice)★ 9.0 1991Visitors from the UnknownNarrator (voice)★ 6.0 2025Indiana Jones Adventure | Disneyland ResortMara (voice)★ 9.0 1979Paul RobesonPaul Robeson★ 8.0 2004No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear ThreatSelf★ 5.8 1989Stories to Remember: Noah's ArkNarrator★ 5.5 2000Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'Self - 'Lieutenant Lothar Zogg'★ 5.8 1986The Lone Star KidHolmes★ 6.3 2011Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter EncounterHimself—1981Golden Book Video - Beauty and the BeastNarrator (voice)—1985Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates——1993DreamriderBill Perry★ 7.2 1992The JFK ConspiracySelf - Host★ 7.3 2006Searching for OrsonSelf★ 5.5 1994Gangs: Turning the CornerSelf—2016God Bless You, Mr RosewaterKilgore Trout★ 9.0 1995People: A Musical CelebrationThe Storyteller (voice)★ 6.6 1977The Greatest Thing That Almost HappenedMorris Bird, Jr.★ 7.0 2003Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'Self★ 5.4 1981God's TrombonesNarrator (voice)—1978Black Theatre: The Making of a MovementSelf★ 9.0 1981There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagueshimself, voice—1995Circle of Life: An Environmental FableMufasa★ 8.0 2007John, Paul, George and BenNarrator★ 5.0 1980The Me Nobody KnowsSelf—2000Antietam: A Documentary FilmNarrator★ 9.0 198911-22-63: The Day the Nation CriedNarrator★ 8.0 1995Who's in Rabbit's House?Narrator (voice)—2006The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee LegacyNarrator★ 4.5 1971Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a DreamNarrator★ 8.0 2017The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride LandsMufasa (voice)★ 2.0 2024BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and LegacySelf (archive footage)—

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