James Earl Jones
Born January 17, 1931 · Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA
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.
Notable Appearances
Movies
Star Wars
The Lion King
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
The Empire Strikes Back
The Lion King
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Return of the Jedi
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Scary Movie 4
Judge Dredd
Robots
The Hunt for Red October
Conan the Barbarian
Coming to America
Fantasia 2000
Click
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Clear and Present Danger
The Sandlot
Patriot Games
Sneakers
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Field of Dreams
Coming 2 America
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Sommersby
The Benchwarmers
Best of the Best
Exorcist II: The Heretic
The Sandlot 2
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Soul Man
Primary Colors
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
Gang Related
Three Fugitives
The Ambulance
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Matewan
Looking for Richard
Clean Slate
Blackfish
Finder's Fee
Jack and the Beanstalk
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Waking Sleeping Beauty
The Meteor Man
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
Earth
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
TV Shows
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Frasier
Stargate SG-1
Two and a Half Men
The Mike Douglas Show
The Big Bang Theory
Everwood
Golden Globe Awards
Tony Awards
Great Performances
The One Show
Will & Grace
The Merv Griffin Show
L.A. Law
According to Jim
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Homicide: Life on the Street
Touched by an Angel
Dr. Kildare
Star Wars Rebels
Garfield and Friends
3rd Rock from the Sun
The Dick Cavett Show
Highway to Heaven
The Defenders
American Playhouse
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Faerie Tale Theatre
Dinah!
Tarzan
Reading Rainbow
Picket Fences
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
The Movies That Made Us
The Kennedy Center Honors
Merlin
Jesus of Nazareth
Roots: The Next Generations
The Magic of David Copperfield
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
CBS Schoolbreak Special
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Gabriel's Fire
Paris
The Atlanta Child Murders
Mathnet
Vegetable Soup
East Side/West Side
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Signs and Wonders
Pros and Cons
Black Omnibus
More Movies
The Bushido Blade
Gardens of Stone
The Flight of Dragons
Disney's American Legends
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
Unreleased
Broadway: The Next Generation
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Gimme Shelter
Feast of All Saints
Night of 100 Stars II
By Dawn's Early Light
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
The Greatest
Swashbuckler
On Broadway
The Second Civil War
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Muse of Fire
The Making of Star Wars
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
Jefferson in Paris
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
True Identity
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
Our Friend, Martin
Santa and Pete
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Nine Dog Christmas
Night of 100 Stars
The Making of the Lion King
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
A Family Thing
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
The Comedians
A Piece of the Action
Cry, the Beloved Country
Scorchers
Excessive Force
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
The Great White Hope
Alone
What the Deaf Man Heard
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
Africa: The Serengeti
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
Sports on the Silver Screen
The Story of Star Wars
The Vegas Strip War
Undercover Angel
Milius
The Reading Room
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
The Annihilation of Fish
The Man
End of the Road
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
Unreleased
The Story of the Faithful Wookiee
My Little Girl
Visitors from the Unknown
Paul Robeson
Convicts
Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates
Deadly Hero
Warning Shot
The Cay
Claudine
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
City Limits
Heat Wave
Gangs: Turning the Corner
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
Blood Tide
The UFO Incident
Grim Prairie Tales
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
When It Was a Game
Butterfly in the Sky
Antietam: A Documentary Film
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
On the Q.T.
The Me Nobody Knows
Amy and the Angel
The Great Year
11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried
Malcolm X
Timepiece
Dreamrider
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove
King Lear
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'
Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter
Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark
Joe Papp in Five Acts
Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World
Percy & Thunder
Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable
Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
Searching for Orson
Driving Miss Daisy
Ivory Hunters
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
Black Indians: An American Story
God's Trombones
No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater
Summer's End
The JFK Conspiracy
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
The Hunting of the Snark
Good Luck
People: A Musical Celebration
Afro Promo
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream
The Vernon Johns Story
The River Niger
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy
Who's in Rabbit's House?
Indiana Jones Adventure | Disneyland Resort
Terrorgram
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
The Space: Theatre of Survival
John, Paul, George and Ben
Words from a Bear
Teach 109
Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast
The Lone Star Kid
There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues
BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy
