James Earl Jones
Acting
Born: January 17, 1931 · Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA
Died: September 9, 2024 (aged 93)
Highest Rated
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 voice has been praised as a "stirring basso profondo that has lent gravel and gravitas" to his projects.
Known for
Star Wars
1977
The Lion King
1994
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
Return of the Jedi
1983
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
The Big Bang Theory
2007
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
The Simpsons
1989
The Lion King
2019
House
2004
Click
2006
Photos (8)
Movies (151)
The Lion King
Mufasa (voice)
Star Wars
Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
The Empire Strikes Back
Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Darth Vader (voice)
The Lion King
Mufasa (voice)
The Hunt for Red October
Vice ADM James Greer
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Darth Vader (voice)
Robots
Voice Box at Hardware Store (voice)
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Mufasa (voice)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Darth Vader (voice - uncredited)
Scary Movie 4
Narrator (uncredited)
Return of the Jedi
Darth Vader (voice)
Conan the Barbarian
Thulsa Doom
Click
Narrator of Michael's Past (voice) (uncredited)
Coming to America
King Jaffe Joffer
Sneakers
Mr. Bernard Abbott
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Lt. Lothar Zogg
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
James Earl Jones (uncredited)
Clear and Present Danger
Admiral James Greer
The Sandlot
Mr. Mertle
Patriot Games
Adm. James Greer
Exorcist II: The Heretic
Older Kokumo
Judge Dredd
Narrator (uncredited)
Coming 2 America
King Jaffe Joffer
Field of Dreams
Terrence Mann
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Papa Jenkins
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Umslopogaas
The Sandlot 2
Mr. Mertle
Best of the Best
Frank Couzo
Sommersby
Judge Barry Conrad Issacs
The Benchwarmers
Darth Vader (voice)
Gang Related
Arthur Baylor
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
Kibosh (voice)
Three Fugitives
Dugan
Gardens of Stone
Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson
The Flight of Dragons
Ommadon (voice)
The Meteor Man
Earnest Moses
Primary Colors
CNN Voiceover (voice)
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
Mufasa (voice)
Earth
Narrator (voice)
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Darth Vader (voice)
Jack and the Beanstalk
The Giant (voice)
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
Ruben
Matewan
'Few Clothes' Johnson
A Family Thing
Ray Murdock
Soul Man
Professor Banks
Finder's Fee
Avery Phillips
Santa and Pete
Grandpa Nicholas
Gimme Shelter
Frank McCarthy
The Ambulance
Lt. Spencer
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
Host
Clean Slate
John Dolby
Excessive Force
Jake
Our Friend, Martin
Daddy King (voice)
The Bushido Blade
The Prisoner
Jefferson in Paris
Madison Hemings
Cry, the Beloved Country
Rev. Stephen Kumalo
By Dawn's Early Light
Alice
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
Mister (voice)
The Greatest
Malcolm X
True Identity
James Earl Jones
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
Admiral (voice)
The Second Civil War
Jim Kalla
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
Darth Vader (voice)
Swashbuckler
Nick Debrett
Undercover Angel
The Judge
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
Leon
Warning Shot
Pendleton
My Little Girl
Ike Bailey
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Jack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences")
Claudine
Rupert D. "Roop" Marshall
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Dr. McDuffie
The Man
Douglass Dilman
A Piece of the Action
Joshua Burke
The Comedians
Dr. Magiot
End of the Road
Doctor D
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
Sheikh
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
Host
The Making of Star Wars
Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
Emperor of the Night (voice)
Feast of All Saints
Older Marcel
The Cay
Timothy
The Great White Hope
Jack Jefferson
Disney's American Legends
Narrator
What the Deaf Man Heard
Archibald Thacker
Scorchers
Bear
The Vegas Strip War
Jack Madrid
Butterfly in the Sky
Guest Narrator (archive footage)
Convicts
Ben Johnson
Nine Dog Christmas
Storyteller (voice)
The Reading Room
William
The Story of Star Wars
Darth Vader (archive footage)
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
Maggie Simpson (voice)
Blood Tide
Frye
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
Genie / Narrator
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
Darth Vader (voice)
Africa: The Serengeti
Narrator
City Limits
Albert
Grim Prairie Tales
Morrison
Malcolm X
Biographical Narration (voice)
Teach 109
Dr. Winston
Timepiece
Lawrence
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
Dane Oliver
The UFO Incident
Barney Hill
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
Narrator
Deadly Hero
Rabbit Shazam
When It Was a Game
(voice)
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
2000
Heat Wave
Junius Johnson
The Annihilation of Fish
Fish
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
Morris Bird, Jr.
Indiana Jones Adventure | Disneyland Resort
Mara (voice)
Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson
Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates
1985
The River Niger
Johnny Williams
The Space: Theatre of Survival
Narrator
Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable
Mufasa
Alone
Grey
Amy and the Angel
Gabriel
The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands
Mufasa (voice)
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
Narrator (voice)
King Lear
King Lear
The Great Year
Narrator
The Story of the Faithful Wookiee
Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
On the Q.T.
Leo
Ivory Hunters
Inspector Nkuru
Good Luck
James Bing
Summer's End
Dr. William 'Bill' Blakely
Driving Miss Daisy
Hoke Colburn
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater
Kilgore Trout
Visitors from the Unknown
Narrator (voice)
Dreamrider
Bill Perry
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
Charles Lloyd
Percy & Thunder
Percy Banks
People: A Musical Celebration
The Storyteller (voice)
God's Trombones
Narrator (voice)
Who's in Rabbit's House?
Narrator (voice)
The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy
Narrator
The Lone Star Kid
Holmes
Terrorgram
Retribution (voice)
The Vernon Johns Story
Vernon Johns
Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film
Narrator
11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried
Narrator
Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast
Narrator (voice)
Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark
Narrator
Black Indians: An American Story
Narrator
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream
Narrator
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Narrator
The Hunting of the Snark
Narrator (voice)
Antietam: A Documentary Film
Narrator
John, Paul, George and Ben
Narrator
TV Shows (50)
The Simpsons
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
The Simpsons
Moving Man / Serak the Preparer / Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
The Simpsons
Maggie Simpson (voice) · 1 eps
Law & Order
Defense Attorney Horace McCoy · 1 eps
House
Dibala · 1 eps
Frasier
Norman Royster · 1 eps
Sesame Street
1 eps
Two and a Half Men
James Earl Jones · 1 eps
Stargate SG-1
Unas (Voice) · 1 eps
Homicide: Life on the Street
Felix Wilson · 3 eps
The Big Bang Theory
James Earl Jones · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Dr. Winston (segment 'Teach 109') · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Old Man Taylor · 1 eps
Great Performances
King Lear · 1 eps
Everwood
Will Cleveland · 3 eps
Will & Grace
James Earl Jones · 1 eps
L.A. Law
Lee Atkins · 1 eps
Touched by an Angel
The Angel of Angels · 1 eps
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Franklin Stern · 1 eps
3rd Rock from the Sun
Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · 19 eps
Star Wars Rebels
Darth Vader (voice) · 2 eps
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Lou Rush · 3 eps
According to Jim
Royal Flush Voice (voice) · 1 eps
Garfield and Friends
Diablo · 1 eps
Tarzan
2 eps
Highway to Heaven
Gabe Wilson · 1 eps
The Defenders
Lieutenant Andrews · 1 eps
The Defenders
Reverend Harris Bonham · 1 eps
Picket Fences
Bryant Thomas · 1 eps
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
King Dakkar (voice) · 1 eps
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Darth Vader (voice) · 4 eps
Faerie Tale Theatre
Genie / Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
Jesus of Nazareth
Balthazar · 4 eps
Merlin
Rock of Ages · 2 eps
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
The Magic of David Copperfield
1 eps
Roots: The Next Generations
Alex Haley · 1 eps
CBS Schoolbreak Special
Detective Robb · 1 eps
Mathnet
Chief Thad Green · 3 eps
Mathnet
Chief Thad Green (voice) · 1 eps
Mathnet
Chief Thad Greene · 1 eps
Vegetable Soup
Long John Spoilsport · 57 eps
Paris
Woody Paris · 13 eps
Gabriel's Fire
Gabriel Bird · 22 eps
Pros and Cons
Gabriel Bird · 12 eps
East Side/West Side
1 eps
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
Father Divine · 2 eps
Signs and Wonders
Diamond · 4 eps
The Atlanta Child Murders
Major Walker · 2 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Archibald Thacker · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (58)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 6 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 11 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Winner / Performer · 2 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · 9 eps
Tony Awards
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Winner · 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 1 eps
The One Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Dinah!
Self · 1 eps
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self · 1 eps
The Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Fantasia 2000
Self - Host
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · 1 eps
Looking for Richard
Self - Interviewee
Blackfish
Self (archive footage)
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Self - Host
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Self
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
Self (voice) (uncredited)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self (archive footage)
Muse of Fire
Self
Words from a Bear
Self
Black Omnibus
Self - Host · 13 eps
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
On Broadway
Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars
Self
The Making of the Lion King
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Sports on the Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
Milius
Self
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
Self
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Self
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
Self
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
Self
The Me Nobody Knows
Self
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Self
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
Self
Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World
Self
Gangs: Turning the Corner
Self
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove
Self
Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter
Himself
Joe Papp in Five Acts
Self
No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat
Self
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
Self
Afro Promo
Self (archive footage)
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
Self - 'Lieutenant Lothar Zogg'
Searching for Orson
Self
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'
Self
BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy
Self (archive footage)
The JFK Conspiracy
Self - Host
There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues
himself, voice
