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)
Star Wars
Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
The Lion King
Mufasa (voice)
The Lion King
Mufasa (voice)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Darth Vader (voice)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Darth Vader (voice - uncredited)
The Empire Strikes Back
Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Darth Vader (voice)
Click
Narrator of Michael's Past (voice) (uncredited)
Coming to America
King Jaffe Joffer
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Mufasa (voice)
The Sandlot
Mr. Mertle
Exorcist II: The Heretic
Older Kokumo
Robots
Voice Box at Hardware Store (voice)
Return of the Jedi
Darth Vader (voice)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Lt. Lothar Zogg
The Hunt for Red October
Vice ADM James Greer
Patriot Games
Adm. James Greer
Clear and Present Danger
Admiral James Greer
Conan the Barbarian
Thulsa Doom
Field of Dreams
Terrence Mann
Scary Movie 4
Narrator (uncredited)
Coming 2 America
King Jaffe Joffer
Three Fugitives
Dugan
Judge Dredd
Narrator (uncredited)
Best of the Best
Frank Couzo
Sneakers
Mr. Bernard Abbott
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Umslopogaas
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
Kibosh (voice)
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
James Earl Jones (uncredited)
Gang Related
Arthur Baylor
The Benchwarmers
Darth Vader (voice)
The Sandlot 2
Mr. Mertle
Sommersby
Judge Barry Conrad Issacs
Primary Colors
CNN Voiceover (voice)
Soul Man
Professor Banks
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Papa Jenkins
The Flight of Dragons
Ommadon (voice)
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
Mufasa (voice)
The Ambulance
Lt. Spencer
Matewan
'Few Clothes' Johnson
A Family Thing
Ray Murdock
Gimme Shelter
Frank McCarthy
Gardens of Stone
Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
Ruben
Finder's Fee
Avery Phillips
Earth
Narrator (voice)
Clean Slate
John Dolby
The Meteor Man
Earnest Moses
Cry, the Beloved Country
Rev. Stephen Kumalo
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
Sheikh
By Dawn's Early Light
Alice
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Dr. McDuffie
Scorchers
Bear
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Darth Vader (voice)
Swashbuckler
Nick Debrett
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
Leon
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
Darth Vader (voice)
The Great White Hope
Jack Jefferson
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
Mister (voice)
Jack and the Beanstalk
The Giant (voice)
True Identity
James Earl Jones
The Second Civil War
Jim Kalla
The Bushido Blade
The Prisoner
Feast of All Saints
Older Marcel
The Greatest
Malcolm X
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
Host
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
Host
Excessive Force
Jake
Santa and Pete
Grandpa Nicholas
Convicts
Ben Johnson
Undercover Angel
The Judge
Jefferson in Paris
Madison Hemings
A Piece of the Action
Joshua Burke
Our Friend, Martin
Daddy King (voice)
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
Admiral (voice)
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
Emperor of the Night (voice)
Heat Wave
Junius Johnson
The Vegas Strip War
Jack Madrid
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
Maggie Simpson (voice)
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
Darth Vader (voice)
The Lone Star Kid
Holmes
The Story of Star Wars
Darth Vader (archive footage)
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
Genie / Narrator
Disney's American Legends
Narrator
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Jack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences")
What the Deaf Man Heard
Archibald Thacker
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
Narrator (voice)
Claudine
Rupert D. "Roop" Marshall
Deadly Hero
Rabbit Shazam
The UFO Incident
Barney Hill
The Making of Star Wars
Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
Amy and the Angel
Gabriel
Butterfly in the Sky
Guest Narrator (archive footage)
Alone
Grey
Africa: The Serengeti
Narrator
On the Q.T.
Leo
Nine Dog Christmas
Storyteller (voice)
Warning Shot
Pendleton
End of the Road
Doctor D
Malcolm X
Biographical Narration (voice)
The Comedians
Dr. Magiot
When It Was a Game
(voice)
Last Flight Out
Al Topping
City Limits
Albert
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
Dane Oliver
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
Charles Lloyd
Percy & Thunder
Percy Banks
The Story of the Faithful Wookiee
Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
The Annihilation of Fish
Fish
Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson
My Little Girl
Ike Bailey
Blood Tide
Frye
Timepiece
Lawrence
The Vernon Johns Story
Vernon Johns
The Reading Room
William
The Cay
Timothy
Visitors from the Unknown
Narrator (voice)
Grim Prairie Tales
Morrison
People: A Musical Celebration
The Storyteller (voice)
Driving Miss Daisy
Hoke Colburn
Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable
Mufasa
The River Niger
Johnny Williams
King Lear
King Lear
God's Trombones
Narrator (voice)
The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy
Narrator
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
2000
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
Morris Bird, Jr.
The Man
Douglass Dilman
The Great Year
Narrator
Ivory Hunters
Inspector Nkuru
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
Narrator
Teach 109
Dr. Winston
Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates
1985
Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark
Narrator
Good Luck
James Bing
The Space: Theatre of Survival
Narrator
Antietam: A Documentary Film
Narrator
The Hunting of the Snark
Narrator (voice)
Black Indians: An American Story
Narrator
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Narrator
The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands
Mufasa (voice)
Who's in Rabbit's House?
Narrator (voice)
Dreamrider
Bill Perry
Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film
Narrator
Summer's End
Dr. William 'Bill' Blakely
John, Paul, George and Ben
Narrator
Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast
Narrator (voice)
Terrorgram
Retribution (voice)
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream
Narrator
11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried
Narrator
Indiana Jones Adventure | Disneyland Resort
Mara (voice)
TV Shows (51)
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
Sesame Street
1 eps
Two and a Half Men
James Earl Jones · 1 eps
Stargate SG-1
Unas (Voice) · 1 eps
Frasier
Norman Royster · 1 eps
Great Performances
King Lear · 1 eps
Will & Grace
James Earl Jones · 1 eps
The Big Bang Theory
James Earl Jones · 1 eps
3rd Rock from the Sun
Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · 19 eps
L.A. Law
Lee Atkins · 1 eps
Everwood
Will Cleveland · 3 eps
Homicide: Life on the Street
Felix Wilson · 3 eps
Touched by an Angel
The Angel of Angels · 1 eps
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Franklin Stern · 1 eps
Star Wars Rebels
Darth Vader (voice) · 2 eps
According to Jim
Royal Flush Voice (voice) · 1 eps
Highway to Heaven
Gabe Wilson · 1 eps
Garfield and Friends
Diablo · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Dr. Winston (segment 'Teach 109') · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Old Man Taylor · 1 eps
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Lou Rush · 3 eps
The Defenders
Lieutenant Andrews · 1 eps
The Defenders
Reverend Harris Bonham · 1 eps
Picket Fences
Bryant Thomas · 1 eps
Faerie Tale Theatre
Genie / Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
King Dakkar (voice) · 1 eps
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Darth Vader (voice) · 4 eps
Tarzan
2 eps
Jesus of Nazareth
Balthazar · 4 eps
Merlin
Rock of Ages · 2 eps
CBS Schoolbreak Special
Detective Robb · 1 eps
East Side/West Side
1 eps
Roots: The Next Generations
Alex Haley · 1 eps
Mathnet
Chief Thad Green (voice) · 1 eps
Mathnet
Chief Thad Green · 3 eps
Mathnet
Chief Thad Greene · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Archibald Thacker · 1 eps
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
Father Divine · 2 eps
Paris
Woody Paris · 13 eps
Lamp Unto My Feet
1 eps
The Magic of David Copperfield
1 eps
Gabriel's Fire
Gabriel Bird · 22 eps
Vegetable Soup
Long John Spoilsport · 57 eps
The Atlanta Child Murders
Major Walker · 2 eps
Pros and Cons
Gabriel Bird · 12 eps
Signs and Wonders
Diamond · 4 eps
Self / Appearances (58)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 6 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 11 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · 1 eps
The One Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter · 1 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 2 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
Dinah!
Self · 1 eps
The Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self · 1 eps
Fantasia 2000
Self - Host
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · 1 eps
Blackfish
Self (archive footage)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
Muse of Fire
Self
Looking for Richard
Self - Interviewee
On Broadway
Self (archive footage)
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Self
Sports on the Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self (archive footage)
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
Self (voice) (uncredited)
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
Self
Night of 100 Stars
Self
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self
Black Omnibus
Self - Host · 13 eps
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
The Making of the Lion King
Self
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Self
Milius
Self
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Self - Host
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Self
Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World
Self
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat
Self
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
Self
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
Self
Joe Papp in Five Acts
Self
Afro Promo
Self (archive footage)
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
Self
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
Self - 'Lieutenant Lothar Zogg'
The Me Nobody Knows
Self
Gangs: Turning the Corner
Self
Words from a Bear
Self
Searching for Orson
Self
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove
Self
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'
Self
There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues
himself, voice
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
Self
Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter
Himself
BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy
Self (archive footage)
The JFK Conspiracy
Self - Host
