James Earl Jones

Known For	Acting
Birthday	Jan 17, 1931
Died	Sep 09, 2024 (93)
Birthplace	Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA
Popularity	1 (history)
Updated	Sep 09, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date	Apr 13, 2024
Links	TMDb IMDb

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.

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Filmography

Butterfly in the Sky

2024

as Guest Narrator (archive footage)

Coming 2 America

2021

as King Jaffe Joffer

The Space: Theatre of Survival

2019

as Narrator

The Lion King

2019

as Mufasa (voice)

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019

as Darth Vader (voice)

Warning Shot

2018

as Pendleton

The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar

2016

as Mufasa (voice)

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

2016

as Darth Vader (voice)

Driving Miss Daisy

2015

as Hoke Colburn

Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal

2015

as Darth Vader (voice)

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

2014

as Ruben

Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion

2014

as Darth Vader (voice)

Gimme Shelter

2013

as Frank McCarthy

Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey

2010

as Admiral (voice)

Jack and the Beanstalk

2009

as The Giant (voice)

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

2008

as Papa Jenkins

John, Paul, George and Ben

2007

as Narrator

Earth

2007

as Narrator (voice)

The Benchwarmers

2006

as Darth Vader (voice)

Click

2006

as Narrator of Michael's Past (voice) (uncredited)

Scary Movie 4

2006

as Narrator (uncredited)

The Reading Room

2005

as William

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'

2005

as Narrator

The Sandlot 2

2005

as Mr. Mertle

Robots

2005

as Voice Box at Hardware Store (voice)

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

2005

as Darth Vader (voice - uncredited)

Black Indians: An American Story

2004

as Narrator

Nine Dog Christmas

2004

as Storyteller (voice)

The Story of Star Wars

2004

as Darth Vader (archive footage)

The Great Year

2003

as Narrator

Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film

2002

as Narrator

Disney's American Legends

2001

as Narrator

Finder's Fee

2001

as Avery Phillips

Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street

2001

as Mister (voice)

Feast of All Saints

2001

as Older Marcel

Summer's End

2000

as Dr. William 'Bill' Blakely

Antietam: A Documentary Film

2000

as Narrator

The Annihilation of Fish

1999

as Fish

On the Q.T.

1999

as Leo

Santa and Pete

1999

as James Earl Jones

Undercover Angel

1999

as The Judge

Our Friend, Martin

1999

as Daddy King (voice)

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

1998

as Mufasa (voice)

Primary Colors

1998

as CNN Voiceover (voice)

Hitler's Forgotten Victims

1997

as Narrator (voice) (DVD version)

Alone

1997

as Grey

What the Deaf Man Heard

1997

as Archibald Thacker

Gang Related

1997

as Arthur Baylor

The Second Civil War

1997

as Jim Kalla

Casper: A Spirited Beginning

1997

as Kibosh (voice)

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

1996

as Dr. McDuffie

A Family Thing

1996

as Ray Murdock

Timepiece

1996

as Lawrence

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

1995

as Host

Who's in Rabbit's House?

1995

as Narrator (voice)

Cry, the Beloved Country

1995

as Rev. Stephen Kumalo

People: A Musical Celebration

1995

as The Storyteller (voice)

Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable

1995

as Mufasa (voice)

Jefferson in Paris

1995

as Madison Hemings

Judge Dredd

1995

as Narrator (uncredited)

The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

1994

as Host

Africa: The Serengeti

1994

as Narrator

The Vernon Johns Story

1994

as Vernon Johns

Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'

1994

as Narrator

Clean Slate

1994

as John Dolby

The Lion King

1994

as Mufasa (voice)

Confessions: Two Faces of Evil

1994

as Charles Lloyd

Clear and Present Danger

1994

as Admiral James Greer

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

1994

as James Earl Jones (uncredited)

Hallelujah

1993

as Old Man Taylor

Percy & Thunder

1993

as Percy Banks

Excessive Force

1993

as Jake

Sommersby

1993

as Judge Barry Conrad Issacs

The Meteor Man

1993

as Earnest Moses

The Sandlot

1993

as Mr. Mertle

Dreamrider

1993

as Bill Perry

Lincoln

1992

as Narrator (voice)

Patriot Games

1992

as Adm. James Greer

Sneakers

1992

as Mr. Bernard Abbott

Visitors from the Unknown

1991

as Narrator (voice)

Convicts

1991

as Ben Johnson

Scorchers

1991

as Bear

True Identity

1991

as James Earl Jones

Grim Prairie Tales

1990

as Morrison

Last Flight Out

1990

as Al Topping

The Ambulance

1990

as Lt. Spencer

Ivory Hunters

1990

as Inspector Nkuru

By Dawn's Early Light

1990

as Alice

Heat Wave

1990

as Junius Johnson

Teach 109

1990

as Dr. Winston

The Hunt for Red October

1990

as Vice ADM James Greer

The Hunting of the Snark

1989

as Narrator (voice)

Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark

1989

as Narrator

11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried

1989

as Narrator

Best of the Best

1989

as Frank Couzo

Three Fugitives

1989

as Dugan

Field of Dreams

1989

as Terrence Mann

Terrorgram

1988

as Retribution (voice)

Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues

1988

as Narrator (voice)

Coming to America

1988

as King Jaffe Joffer

Matewan

1987

as 'Few Clothes' Johnson

Gardens of Stone

1987

as Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson

Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night

1987

as Emperor of the Night (voice)

My Little Girl

1986

as Ike Bailey

Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp

1986

as Genie / Narrator

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

1986

as Umslopogaas

Soul Man

1986

as Professor Banks

The Lone Star Kid

1986

as Holmes

City Limits

1985

as Albert

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

1984

as Narrator

The Vegas Strip War

1984

as Jack Madrid

Return of the Jedi

1983

as Darth Vader (voice)

Blood Tide

1982

as Frye

Conan the Barbarian

1982

as Thulsa Doom

Amy and the Angel

1982

as Gabriel

The Flight of Dragons

1982

as Ommadon (voice)

The Creation

1981

as Narrator (voice)

Beauty and the Beast

1981

as Narrator (voice)

The Bushido Blade

1981

as The Prisoner

The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story

1980

as Dane Oliver

The Empire Strikes Back

1980

as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)

The Star Wars Holiday Special

1978

as Darth Vader (voice)

The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened

1977

as Morris Bird, Jr.

A Piece of the Action

1977

as Joshua Burke

The Last Remake of Beau Geste

1977

as Sheikh

Exorcist II: The Heretic

1977

as Older Kokumo

The Making of Star Wars

1977

as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)

Star Wars

1977

as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)

The Greatest

1977

as Malcolm X

The River Niger

1976

as Johnny Williams

Swashbuckler

1976

as Nick Debrett

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

1976

as Leon

The UFO Incident

1975

as Barney Hill

Deadly Hero

1975

as Rabbit Shazam

King Lear

1974

as King Lear

The Cay

1974

as Timothy

Claudine

1974

as Rupert D. "Roop" Marshall

The Man

1972

as Douglass Dilman

Malcolm X

1972

as Biographical Narration (voice)

Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream

1971

as Narrator

The Great White Hope

1970

as Jack Jefferson

End of the Road

1970

as Doctor D

The Comedians

1967

as Dr. Magiot

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

1964

as Lt. Lothar Zogg

Mufasa: The Lion King

2024

In Memory Of

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Organization	Category	Movie
Academy Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Field of Dreams	Nominated
Berlin International Film Festival	Best Supporting Actor	Field of Dreams	Nominated

Vegetable Soup

as Long John Spoilsport

Episodes: 57

First Aired: Sep 22, 1975

Gabriel's Fire

as Gabriel Bird

Episodes: 22

First Aired: Sep 12, 1990

3rd Rock from the Sun

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Episodes: 19

First Aired: Jan 09, 1996

Paris

as Woody Paris

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Sep 29, 1979

Pros and Cons

as Gabriel Bird

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Sep 26, 1991

Roots: The Next Generations

as Alex Haley

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Feb 18, 1979

Under One Roof

as Neb Langston

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Mar 14, 1995

Mathnet

as Chief Thad Green

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 26, 1987

Jesus of Nazareth

as Balthazar

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Mar 27, 1977

Obi-Wan Kenobi

as Darth Vader (voice)

Episodes: 4

First Aired: May 26, 2022

Signs and Wonders

as Diamond

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 16, 1995

Everwood

as Will Cleveland

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 16, 2002

Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Lou Rush

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 27, 1961

Merlin

as Rock of Ages

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 26, 1998

The Atlanta Child Murders

as Major Walker

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 10, 1985

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

as Father Divine

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 15, 1980

L.A. Law

as Lee Atkins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1986

The Simpsons

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

Law & Order

as Defense Attorney Horace McCoy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

House

as Dibala

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 16, 2004

According to Jim

as Royal Flush Voice (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 2001

Frasier

as Norman Royster

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1993

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

as Franklin Stern

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1993

Stargate SG-1

as Unas (Voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 27, 1997

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Archibald Thacker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Mathnet

as Chief Thad Green (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 1987

The Defenders

as Lieutenant Andrews

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1961

The Defenders

as Reverend Harris Bonham

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1961

Star Wars Rebels

as Darth Vader (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 13, 2014

CBS Schoolbreak Special

as Detective Robb

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 24, 1984

Faerie Tale Theatre

as Genie / Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1982

The Simpsons

as Moving Man / Serak the Preparer / Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

The Simpsons

as Maggie Simpson (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as King Dakkar (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 12, 1995

Star Wars Rebels

as Anakin Skywalker (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 13, 2014

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

as Narrator (Voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 21, 1992

Touched by an Angel

as The Angel of Angels

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1994

Great Performances

as King Lear

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

Highway to Heaven

as Gabe Wilson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1984

Mathnet

as Chief Thad Greene

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 1987

Long Ago and Far Away

as Host

Episodes: 35

First Aired: Feb 11, 1989

Black Omnibus

as Self - Host

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Jan 01, 1973

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Episodes: 11

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

Me & Mom

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Apr 05, 1985

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

Homicide: Life on the Street

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 31, 1993

Tarzan

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 08, 1966

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 06, 1968

Sesame Street

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 10, 1969

The One Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 14, 2006

Two and a Half Men

as Himself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2003

Will & Grace

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1998

East Side/West Side

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1963

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 02, 1973

Film Night

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 29, 1968

The Kennedy Center Honors

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 28, 1978

The Big Bang Theory

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 2007

The Magic of David Copperfield

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 27, 1978

Reading Rainbow

as Himself - Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 06, 1983

Lamp Unto My Feet

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 21, 1948

The Movies That Made Us

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 29, 2019

Tony Awards

as Self - Winner/ Performer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 23, 1998

Tony Awards

as Self - Winner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee/Presenter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

Dinah!

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 21, 1974

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

Tony Awards

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee/Presenter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

Tony Awards

as Self - Winner/Performer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

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