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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

201 acting

1 crew

Popularity

3.3

movie

Known For

The Lion King

The Lion King

1994

as Mufasa (voice)
Scary Movie 4

Scary Movie 4

2006

as Narrator (uncredited)
Star Wars

Star Wars

1977

as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back

1980

as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

2005

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)
Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi

1983

as Darth Vader (voice)
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

1998

as Mufasa (voice)
The Lion King
The Lion King
1994 • as Mufasa (voice)
★ 8.3
Scary Movie 4
Scary Movie 4
2006 • as Narrator (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Star Wars
Star Wars
1977 • as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
★ 8.2
The Empire Strikes Back
The Empire Strikes Back
1980 • as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
★ 8.4
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005 • as Darth Vader (voice - uncredited)
★ 7.5
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019 • as Darth Vader (voice)
★ 6.3
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
Return of the Jedi
Return of the Jedi
1983 • as Darth Vader (voice)
★ 7.9
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
1998 • as Mufasa (voice)
★ 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
Click
Click
2006 • as Narrator of Michael's Past (voice) (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Coming to America
Coming to America
1988 • as King Jaffe Joffer
★ 6.9
The Hunt for Red October
The Hunt for Red October
1990 • as Vice ADM James Greer
★ 7.4
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
The Sandlot
The Sandlot
1993 • as Mr. Mertle
★ 7.6
Sneakers
Sneakers
1992 • as Mr. Bernard Abbott
★ 6.9
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994 • as James Earl Jones (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Fantasia 2000
Fantasia 2000
2000 • as Self - Host
★ 7.0
Judge Dredd
Judge Dredd
1995 • as Narrator (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Coming 2 America
Coming 2 America
2021 • as King Jaffe Joffer
★ 6.3
Clear and Present Danger
Clear and Present Danger
1994 • as Admiral James Greer
★ 6.6
Patriot Games
Patriot Games
1992 • as Adm. James Greer
★ 6.7
Sommersby
Sommersby
1993 • as Judge Barry Conrad Issacs
★ 6.4
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
Gang Related
Gang Related
1997 • as Arthur Baylor
★ 6.4
True Identity
True Identity
1991 • as James Earl Jones
★ 5.6
Soul Man
Soul Man
1986 • as Professor Banks
★ 5.3
Best of the Best
Best of the Best
1989 • as Frank Couzo
★ 6.5
The Benchwarmers
The Benchwarmers
2006 • as Darth Vader (voice)
★ 5.9
The Sandlot 2
The Sandlot 2
2005 • as Mr. Mertle
★ 5.9
Exorcist II: The Heretic
Exorcist II: The Heretic
1977 • as Older Kokumo
★ 4.6
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
1986 • as Umslopogaas
★ 4.8
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
1997 • as Kibosh (voice)
★ 5.4
Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter
2013 • as Frank McCarthy
★ 6.6
Heat Wave
Heat Wave
1990 • as Junius Johnson
★ 6.8
Deadly Hero
Deadly Hero
1975 • as Rabbit Shazam
★ 5.8
Swashbuckler
Swashbuckler
1976 • as Nick Debrett
★ 6.1
City Limits
City Limits
1985 • as Albert
★ 2.8
The Comedians
The Comedians
1967 • as Dr. Magiot
★ 6.1
Earth
Earth
2007 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.6
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
2016 • as Mufasa (voice)
★ 6.7
Clean Slate
Clean Slate
1994 • as John Dolby
★ 5.8
The Cay
The Cay
1974 • as Timothy
★ 6.9
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 • as CNN Voiceover (voice)
★ 6.3
Three Fugitives
Three Fugitives
1989 • as Dugan
★ 6.6
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk
2009 • as The Giant (voice)
★ 5.2
Blackfish
Blackfish
2013 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.8
movie
Hallelujah
1993 • as Old Man Taylor
★ 6.5
Undercover Angel
Undercover Angel
1999 • as The Judge
★ 7.0
Teach 109
Teach 109
1990 • as Dr. Winston
★ 8.0
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
2014 • as Darth Vader (voice)
★ 7.3
The Bushido Blade
The Bushido Blade
1981 • as The Prisoner
★ 5.8
The Star Wars Holiday Special
The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978 • as Darth Vader (voice)
★ 3.4
The Meteor Man
The Meteor Man
1993 • as Earnest Moses
★ 5.8
Dreamrider
Dreamrider
1993 • as Bill Perry
★ 7.2
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
1996 • as Dr. McDuffie
★ 7.2
The Ambulance
The Ambulance
1990 • as Lt. Spencer
★ 5.9
Gardens of Stone
Gardens of Stone
1987 • as Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson
★ 6.2
movie
Moses
1985 • as Pharaoh
The Flight of Dragons
The Flight of Dragons
1982 • as Ommadon (voice)
★ 6.7
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997 • as Self
★ 8.0
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars
1982 • as Self
★ 6.8
Jefferson in Paris
Jefferson in Paris
1995 • as Madison Hemings
★ 5.1
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
2014 • as Ruben
★ 5.7
Our Friend, Martin
Our Friend, Martin
1999 • as Daddy King (voice)
★ 7.1
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 • as Self
★ 8.0
Feast of All Saints
Feast of All Saints
2001 • as Older Marcel
★ 4.8
Matewan
Matewan
1987 • as 'Few Clothes' Johnson
★ 7.4
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.2
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.3
Scorchers
Scorchers
1991 • as Bear
★ 4.4
Good Luck
Good Luck
1997 • as James Bing
★ 4.9
The Greatest
The Greatest
1977 • as Malcolm X
★ 5.7
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 • as Self
★ 8.0
A Family Thing
A Family Thing
1996 • as Ray Murdock
★ 6.5
By Dawn's Early Light
By Dawn's Early Light
1990 • as Alice
★ 6.5
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004 • as Self
★ 7.8
Looking for Richard
Looking for Richard
1996 • as Self - Interviewee
★ 6.8
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
1993 • as Self (voice) (uncredited)
★ 8.2
Finder's Fee
Finder's Fee
2001 • as Avery Phillips
★ 6.2
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
1977 • as Sheikh
★ 5.6
Muse of Fire
Muse of Fire
2013 • as Self
★ 6.5
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
1988 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.6
Disney's American Legends
Disney's American Legends
2001 • as Narrator
★ 7.4
The Vegas Strip War
The Vegas Strip War
1984 • as Jack Madrid
★ 4.0
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
1987 • as Emperor of the Night (voice)
★ 5.6
Timepiece
Timepiece
1996 • as Lawrence
★ 7.0
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")
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
2001 • as Mister (voice)
★ 6.3
Blood Tide
Blood Tide
1982 • as Frye
★ 5.0
King Lear
King Lear
1974 • as King Lear
★ 9.0
Nine Dog Christmas
Nine Dog Christmas
2004 • as Storyteller (voice)
★ 5.6
On Broadway
On Broadway
2019 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.7
Cry, the Beloved Country
Cry, the Beloved Country
1995 • as Rev. Stephen Kumalo
★ 6.8
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
1976 • as Leon
★ 6.0
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
1995 • as Host
★ 7.3
Excessive Force
Excessive Force
1993 • as Jake
★ 4.9
movie
Corwin
1996 • as Self
★ 8.0
movie
Lincoln
1992 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.3
What the Deaf Man Heard
What the Deaf Man Heard
1997 • as Archibald Thacker
★ 6.4
Milius
Milius
2013 • as Self
★ 7.1
The Second Civil War
The Second Civil War
1997 • as Jim Kalla
★ 6.1
Broadway: The Next Generation
Broadway: The Next Generation
• as Self
Claudine
Claudine
1974 • as Rupert D. "Roop" Marshall
★ 7.1
The Making of Star Wars
The Making of Star Wars
1977 • as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Butterfly in the Sky
Butterfly in the Sky
2024 • as Guest Narrator (archive footage)
★ 8.2
Alone
Alone
1997 • as Grey
★ 6.7
Warning Shot
Warning Shot
2018 • as Pendleton
★ 5.1
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
1972 • as Biographical Narration (voice)
★ 6.7
The Making of the Lion King
The Making of the Lion King
1994 • as Self
★ 10.0
Convicts
Convicts
1991 • as Ben Johnson
★ 5.7
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
2010 • as Admiral (voice)
★ 6.4
The Man
The Man
1972 • as Douglass Dilman
★ 6.5
Grim Prairie Tales
Grim Prairie Tales
1990 • as Morrison
★ 5.8
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.4
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
1994 • as Host
★ 6.8
My Little Girl
My Little Girl
1986 • as Ike Bailey
★ 4.6
Africa: The Serengeti
Africa: The Serengeti
1994 • as Narrator
★ 7.0
Sports on the Silver Screen
Sports on the Silver Screen
1997 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 9.0
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979 • as Self - Host
movie
Hitler's Forgotten Victims
1997 • as Narrator (voice) (DVD version)
★ 10.0
Gangs: Turning the Corner
Gangs: Turning the Corner
1994 • as Self
The Reading Room
The Reading Room
2005 • as William
★ 7.5
movie
The Creation
1981 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 6.9
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
1986 • as Genie / Narrator
★ 6.0
The River Niger
The River Niger
1976 • as Johnny Williams
★ 7.4
The Annihilation of Fish
The Annihilation of Fish
1999 • as Fish
★ 6.4
Ivory Hunters
Ivory Hunters
1990 • as Inspector Nkuru
★ 4.9
A Piece of the Action
A Piece of the Action
1977 • as Joshua Burke
★ 5.8
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
2005 • as Self
★ 9.5
Santa and Pete
Santa and Pete
1999 • as Grandpa Nicholas
★ 5.8
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
2003 • as Maggie Simpson (voice)
★ 6.0
The UFO Incident
The UFO Incident
1975 • as Barney Hill
★ 6.8
Amy and the Angel
Amy and the Angel
1982 • as Gabriel
★ 6.7
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
2015 • as Darth Vader (voice)
★ 7.9
The Story of Star Wars
The Story of Star Wars
2004 • as Darth Vader (archive footage)
★ 7.2
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
1994 • as Charles Lloyd
★ 5.4
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
2005 • as Narrator
★ 6.0
movie
Last Flight Out
1990 • as Al Topping
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
Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World
Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World
2001 • as Self
★ 8.0
The Great White Hope
The Great White Hope
1970 • as Jack Jefferson
★ 6.2
Words from a Bear
Words from a Bear
2019 • as Self
Summer's End
Summer's End
1999 • as Dr. William 'Bill' Blakely
★ 7.6
End of the Road
End of the Road
1970 • as Doctor D
★ 5.1
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
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
1980 • as Dane Oliver
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
2015 • as Self
People: A Musical Celebration
People: A Musical Celebration
1995 • as The Storyteller (voice)
★ 6.6
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'
★ 5.8
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
2000 • as Self
★ 6.8
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
1977 • as Morris Bird, Jr.
★ 7.0
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019 • as Self
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
On the Q.T.
On the Q.T.
1999 • as Leo
★ 7.1
Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy
2015 • as Hoke Colburn
★ 8.0
When It Was a Game
When It Was a Game
1991 • as (voice)
★ 10.0
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
2000
★ 6.7
movie
A House Divided
1987
The Great Year
The Great Year
2003 • as Narrator
★ 9.0
Joe Papp in Five Acts
Joe Papp in Five Acts
2012 • as Self
★ 4.5
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
Afro Promo
Afro Promo
1997 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy
The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy
2006 • as Narrator
★ 4.5
Visitors from the Unknown
Visitors from the Unknown
1991 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 6.0
movie
Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'
1994 • as Narrator
★ 6.5
Percy & Thunder
Percy & Thunder
1993 • as Percy Banks
★ 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
Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast
Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast
1981 • as Narrator (voice)
Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark
Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark
1989 • as Narrator
★ 5.5
The Space: Theatre of Survival
The Space: Theatre of Survival
2019 • as Narrator
movie
Beauty and the Beast
1981 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 4.0
Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates
Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates
1985
The Vernon Johns Story
The Vernon Johns Story
1994 • as Vernon Johns
★ 9.0
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater
2016 • as Kilgore Trout
★ 9.0
Terrorgram
Terrorgram
1990 • as Retribution (voice)
★ 4.5
Searching for Orson
Searching for Orson
2006 • as Self
★ 5.5
Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter
Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter
2011 • as Himself
movie
Portrait of Castro's Cuba
1991 • as Host/Narrator
Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film
Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film
2002 • as Narrator
movie
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
2007 • as Self
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
1984 • as Narrator
The Hunting of the Snark
The Hunting of the Snark
1989 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 9.0
11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried
11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried
1989 • as Narrator
★ 8.0
Who's in Rabbit's House?
Who's in Rabbit's House?
1995 • as Narrator (voice)
Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable
Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable
1995 • as Mufasa
★ 8.0
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream
1971 • as Narrator
★ 8.0
The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands
The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands
2017 • as Mufasa (voice)
★ 2.0
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)
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
Antietam: A Documentary Film
Antietam: A Documentary Film
2000 • as Narrator
★ 9.0
John, Paul, George and Ben
John, Paul, George and Ben
2007 • as Narrator
★ 5.0
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
1978 • as Self
★ 9.0
The Me Nobody Knows
The Me Nobody Knows
1980 • as Self
Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson
1979 • as Paul Robeson
★ 8.0
The JFK Conspiracy
The JFK Conspiracy
1992 • as Self - Host
★ 7.3
God's Trombones
God's Trombones
1981 • as Narrator (voice)