James Earl Jones
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday17 January 1931
Died9 September 2024 (age 93)
Place of birthArkabutla, Mississippi, USA
Known credits267
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 voi…
Indiana Jones Adventure | Disneyland Resort
2025 · Mara (voice)
Mufasa: The Lion King
2024 · In Memory Of
BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy
2024 · Self (archive footage)
Butterfly in the Sky
2024 · Guest Narrator (archive footage)
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022 · Darth Vader (voice)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Coming 2 America
2021 · King Jaffe Joffer
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019 · Darth Vader (voice)
The Movies That Made Us
2019 · Self (archive footage)
On Broadway
2019 · Self (archive footage)
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019 · Self
The Lion King
2019 · Mufasa (voice)
The Space: Theatre of Survival
2019 · Narrator
Words from a Bear
2019 · Self
Warning Shot
2018 · Pendleton
The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands
2017 · Mufasa (voice)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016 · Darth Vader (voice)
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater
2016 · Kilgore Trout
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
2016 · Mufasa (voice)
Driving Miss Daisy
2015 · Hoke Colburn
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
2015 · Darth Vader (voice)
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
2015 · Self
Star Wars Rebels
2014 · Darth Vader (voice)
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
2014 · Darth Vader (voice)
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
2014 · Ruben
Gimme Shelter
2013 · Frank McCarthy
Muse of Fire
2013 · Self
Blackfish
2013 · Self (archive footage)
Milius
2013 · Self
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
2012 · Self
Joe Papp in Five Acts
2012 · Self
Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter
2011 · Himself
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
2010 · Admiral (voice)
Jack and the Beanstalk
2009 · The Giant (voice)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009 · Self (archive footage)
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
2008 · Papa Jenkins
Earth
2007 · Narrator (voice)
The Big Bang Theory
2007 · James Earl Jones
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
2007 · Self
John, Paul, George and Ben
2007 · Narrator
Searching for Orson
2006 · Self
The One Show
2006 · Self - Guest
Click
2006 · Narrator of Michael's Past (voice) (uncredited)
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006 · Jack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences")
Scary Movie 4
2006 · Narrator (uncredited)
The Benchwarmers
2006 · Darth Vader (voice)
The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy
2006 · Narrator
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
2005 · Self
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