James Earl Jones

James Earl Boggins Jones | Todd Jones

About the person

Career:

Acting

Date of birth:

1931-01-17

Place of birth:

Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA

Gender:

Male

Popularity:

Date of death

2024-09-09

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.

Filmography

Rating by year

Indiana Jones Adventure | Disneyland Resort
Mara (voice)
2025-07-17
9.01
BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy
Self (archive footage)
2024-09-12
0.00
Butterfly in the Sky
Guest Narrator (archive footage)
2024-03-17
8.211
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Darth Vader (voice)
2022-05-26
7.02,247
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self (archive footage)
2021-04-23
7.426
Coming 2 America
King Jaffe Joffer
2021-03-04
6.32,399
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Darth Vader (voice)
2019-12-18
6.310,890
The Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage)
2019-11-29
7.3135
On Broadway
Self (archive footage)
2019-10-12
8.73
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Self
2019-09-13
0.00
The Lion King
Mufasa (voice)
2019-07-12
7.110,775
The Space: Theatre of Survival
Narrator
2019-06-07
0.00
Words from a Bear
Self
2019-01-29
0.00
Warning Shot
Pendleton
2018-09-14
5.120
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Darth Vader (voice)
2016-12-14
7.516,473
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater
Kilgore Trout
2016-07-27
9.01
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
Mufasa (voice)
2016-01-25
6.71,221
Driving Miss Daisy
Hoke Colburn
2015-06-04
8.015
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
Darth Vader (voice)
2015-04-18
7.995
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
Self
2015-02-20
0.00
Star Wars Rebels
Darth Vader (voice)
2014-10-13
7.71,001
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
Darth Vader (voice)
2014-10-03
7.3160
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
Ruben
2014-05-23
5.6548
Gimme Shelter
Frank McCarthy
2013-10-17
6.6254
Muse of Fire
Self
2013-09-26
6.52
Blackfish
Self (archive footage)
2013-06-07
7.81,192
Milius
Self
2013-03-09
7.156
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
Self
2012-10-10
6.01
Joe Papp in Five Acts
Self
2012-04-30
4.52
Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter
Himself
2011-09-04
0.00
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
Admiral (voice)
2010-09-17
6.417
Jack and the Beanstalk
The Giant (voice)
2009-11-06
5.285
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
2009-09-05
7.2113
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Papa Jenkins
2008-02-08
6.0316
Earth
Narrator (voice)
2007-10-10
7.6370
The Big Bang Theory
James Earl Jones
2007-09-24
7.912,524
John, Paul, George and Ben
Narrator
2007-01-05
5.01
Searching for Orson
Self
2006-11-02
5.52
Click
Narrator of Michael's Past (voice) (uncredited)
2006-06-23
6.37,601
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Jack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences")
2006-05-02
0.00
Scary Movie 4
Narrator (uncredited)
2006-04-12
5.53,636
The Benchwarmers
Darth Vader (voice)
2006-04-07
5.9943
The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy
Narrator
2006-02-01
4.52
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
Self
2005-12-01
9.52
The Sandlot 2
Mr. Mertle
2005-11-10
5.9177
The Reading Room
William
2005-11-04
7.512
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Darth Vader (voice - uncredited)
2005-05-17
7.515,012
Robots
Voice Box at Hardware Store (voice)
2005-03-10
6.54,941
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
Narrator
2005-02-08
6.02
House
Dibala
2004-11-16
8.67,653
No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat
Self
2004-10-28
5.86
Nine Dog Christmas
Storyteller (voice)
2004-10-05
5.69
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Self
2004-09-20
7.8208
The Story of Star Wars
Darth Vader (archive footage)
2004-08-18
7.222
Black Indians: An American Story
Narrator
2004-01-01
6.45
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
Maggie Simpson (voice)
2003-10-31
6.04
Two and a Half Men
James Earl Jones
2003-09-22
7.53,682
The Great Year
Narrator
2003-08-01
9.03
Everwood
Will Cleveland
2002-09-16
7.6223
Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film
Narrator
2002-01-01
0.00
Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World
Self
2001-11-19
8.04
Feast of All Saints
Older Marcel
2001-11-11
4.812
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
Mister (voice)
2001-11-06
6.341
According to Jim
Royal Flush Voice (voice)
2001-10-03
6.5390
Finder's Fee
Avery Phillips
2001-06-19
6.269
Disney's American Legends
Narrator
2001-02-12
7.420
Antietam: A Documentary Film
Narrator
2000-12-03
9.01
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
Self
2000-05-30
6.813
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
Self - 'Lieutenant Lothar Zogg'
2000-05-05
5.815
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove
Self
2000-04-10
5.68
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
2000-02-02
6.73
Fantasia 2000
Self - Host
2000-01-01
7.01,377
Santa and Pete
Grandpa Nicholas
1999-12-05
5.84
The Annihilation of Fish
Fish
1999-09-12
6.415
Undercover Angel
The Judge
1999-05-16
7.019
On the Q.T.
Leo
1999-04-01
7.15
Summer's End
Dr. William 'Bill' Blakely
1999-02-28
7.65
Our Friend, Martin
Daddy King (voice)
1999-01-12
7.114
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Mufasa (voice)
1998-10-24
6.94,687
Will & Grace
James Earl Jones
1998-09-21
6.9567
Merlin
Rock of Ages
1998-04-26
6.9313
Primary Colors
CNN Voiceover (voice)
1998-03-20
6.3350
Alone
Grey
1997-12-21
6.77
The Second Civil War
Jim Kalla
1997-12-04
6.154
What the Deaf Man Heard
Archibald Thacker
1997-11-23
6.422
Gang Related
Arthur Baylor
1997-10-08
6.4179
Hitler's Forgotten Victims
Narrator (voice) (DVD version)
1997-10-02
10.00
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
Kibosh (voice)
1997-09-09
5.4335
Stargate SG-1
Unas (Voice)
1997-07-27
8.31,832
Sports on the Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
1997-03-16
9.02
Good Luck
James Bing
1997-03-07
4.911
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Self
1997-02-06
8.01
Afro Promo
Self (archive footage)
1997-01-31
8.01
Timepiece
Lawrence
1996-12-22
7.07
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Dr. McDuffie
1996-11-23
7.160
Looking for Richard
Self - Interviewee
1996-10-11
6.8149
Corwin
Self
1996-06-14
8.01
A Family Thing
Ray Murdock
1996-03-29
6.576
3rd Rock from the Sun
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1996-01-09
7.5561
Cry, the Beloved Country
Rev. Stephen Kumalo
1995-12-15
6.828
Who's in Rabbit's House?
Narrator (voice)
1995-09-21
0.00
Judge Dredd
Narrator (uncredited)
1995-06-30
5.92,755
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self
1995-06-05
8.09
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
Host
1995-04-23
7.324
Jefferson in Paris
Madison Hemings
1995-03-31
5.148
Under One Roof
Neb Langston
1995-03-14
9.01
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
King Dakkar (voice)
1995-03-12
6.311
Signs and Wonders
Diamond
1995-01-16
7.01
People: A Musical Celebration
The Storyteller (voice)
1995-01-01
6.65
Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'
Narrator
1994-12-25
6.52
Touched by an Angel
The Angel of Angels
1994-09-21
7.2182
Clear and Present Danger
Admiral James Greer
1994-08-03
6.61,691
The Making of the Lion King
Self
1994-06-24
10.02
The Lion King
Mufasa (voice)
1994-06-15
8.319,775
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
Host
1994-05-19
6.822
Clean Slate
John Dolby
1994-05-06
5.874
Africa: The Serengeti
Narrator
1994-03-31
7.021
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
James Earl Jones (uncredited)
1994-03-18
6.52,541
Gangs: Turning the Corner
Self
1994-03-15
0.00
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
Charles Lloyd
1994-01-17
5.45
The Vernon Johns Story
Vernon Johns
1994-01-15
9.03
Hallelujah
Old Man Taylor
1993-12-22
6.52
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
Self (voice) (uncredited)
1993-09-28
8.241
Frasier
Norman Royster
1993-09-16
7.7889
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Franklin Stern
1993-09-12
6.9495
Percy & Thunder
Percy Banks
1993-09-07
8.01
The Meteor Man
Earnest Moses
1993-08-06
5.8201
Excessive Force
Jake
1993-05-14
4.943
The Sandlot
Mr. Mertle
1993-04-07
7.61,335
Sommersby
Judge Barry Conrad Issacs
1993-02-05
6.4427
Homicide: Life on the Street
Felix Wilson
1993-01-31
8.1143
Lincoln
Narrator (voice)
1992-12-26
7.36
Picket Fences
Bryant Thomas
1992-09-18
7.555
Sneakers
Mr. Bernard Abbott
1992-09-09
6.91,060
Patriot Games
Adm. James Greer
1992-06-04
6.71,832
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Narrator (voice)
1992-04-21
9.52
The JFK Conspiracy
Self - Host
1992-04-15
7.33
Pros and Cons
Gabriel Bird
1991-09-26
6.33
True Identity
James Earl Jones
1991-08-23
5.632
When It Was a Game
(voice)
1991-07-08
10.01
Scorchers
Bear
1991-07-07
4.416
Portrait of Castro's Cuba
Host/Narrator
1991-04-07
0.00
Visitors from the Unknown
Narrator (voice)
1991-03-25
6.02
Convicts
Ben Johnson
1991-01-01
5.721
Grim Prairie Tales
Morrison
1990-09-14
5.827
Law & Order
Defense Attorney Horace McCoy
1990-09-13
7.3693
Gabriel's Fire
Gabriel Bird
1990-09-12
6.98
Ivory Hunters
Inspector Nkuru
1990-08-20
4.97
Heat Wave
Junius Johnson
1990-08-13
6.85
Last Flight Out
Al Topping
1990-05-22
0.00
By Dawn's Early Light
Alice
1990-05-19
6.567
The Ambulance
Lt. Spencer
1990-03-22
5.8125
The Hunt for Red October
Vice ADM James Greer
1990-03-02
7.43,645
Teach 109
Dr. Winston
1990-01-01
8.02
Terrorgram
Retribution (voice)
1990-01-01
4.58
The Simpsons
Narrator (voice)
1989-12-17
8.010,842
The Simpsons
Moving Man / Serak the Preparer / Narrator (voice)
1989-12-17
8.010,842
The Simpsons
Maggie Simpson (voice)
1989-12-17
8.010,842
11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried
Narrator
1989-11-22
8.01
Best of the Best
Frank Couzo
1989-11-10
6.5337
Field of Dreams
Terrence Mann
1989-04-21
7.11,679
Long Ago and Far Away
Host
1989-02-11
8.02
Three Fugitives
Dugan
1989-01-27
6.7328
The Hunting of the Snark
Narrator (voice)
1989-01-01
9.01
Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark
Narrator
1989-01-01
5.52
Garfield and Friends
Diablo
1988-09-17
7.3400
Coming to America
King Jaffe Joffer
1988-06-29
6.94,768
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
Narrator (voice)
1988-01-02
7.67
Matewan
'Few Clothes' Johnson
1987-08-28
7.4134
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
Emperor of the Night (voice)
1987-08-06
5.627
Gardens of Stone
Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson
1987-05-05
6.2127
A House Divided
1987-02-06
0.00
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Umslopogaas
1986-12-17
4.8307
Soul Man
Professor Banks
1986-10-24
5.2169
L.A. Law
Lee Atkins
1986-09-15
7.177
My Little Girl
Ike Bailey
1986-08-31
4.610
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
Genie / Narrator
1986-07-14
6.05
The Lone Star Kid
Holmes
1986-02-10
6.33
Moses
Pharaoh
1985-12-01
0.00
City Limits
Albert
1985-09-01
2.828
Me & Mom
1985-04-05
6.02
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985-03-10
8.04
The Atlanta Child Murders
Major Walker
1985-02-10
5.813
The Vegas Strip War
Jack Madrid
1984-11-25
4.04
Highway to Heaven
Gabe Wilson
1984-09-19
7.4198
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Narrator
1984-01-01
0.00
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
1983-06-06
8.348
Return of the Jedi
Darth Vader (voice)
1983-05-25
7.917,000
Blood Tide
Frye
1982-09-24
5.044
Amy and the Angel
Gabriel
1982-09-22
6.73
Faerie Tale Theatre
Genie / Narrator (voice)
1982-09-11
8.124
The Flight of Dragons
Ommadon (voice)
1982-08-17
6.7112
Conan the Barbarian
Thulsa Doom
1982-03-16
6.82,818
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982-03-08
6.84
Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast
Narrator (voice)
1981-09-04
0.00
The Creation
Narrator (voice)
1981-07-13
6.99
The Bushido Blade
The Prisoner
1981-06-19
5.514
There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues
himself, voice
1981-04-03
0.00
Beauty and the Beast
Narrator (voice)
1981-03-31
4.01
God's Trombones
Narrator (voice)
1981-01-01
0.00
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
Dane Oliver
1980-05-25
0.00
The Empire Strikes Back
Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
1980-05-20
8.418,495
The Me Nobody Knows
Self
1980-05-18
0.00
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
Father Divine
1980-04-15
7.322
Paris
Woody Paris
1979-09-29
6.52
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Self - Host
1979-03-01
0.00
Roots: The Next Generations
Alex Haley
1979-02-18
7.435
Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson
1979-01-08
8.01
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
Self
1978-12-31
9.01
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Darth Vader (voice)
1978-11-17
3.4515
The Magic of David Copperfield
1978-10-27
7.05
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
Morris Bird, Jr.
1977-10-26
7.00
A Piece of the Action
Joshua Burke
1977-10-07
5.821
The Making of Star Wars
Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
1977-09-16
7.140
Exorcist II: The Heretic
Older Kokumo
1977-06-17
4.6797
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
Sheikh
1977-06-15
5.750
Star Wars
Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
1977-05-25
8.222,438
The Greatest
Malcolm X
1977-05-17
5.723
Jesus of Nazareth
Balthazar
1977-03-27
7.8560
Swashbuckler
Nick Debrett
1976-07-29
6.141
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
Leon
1976-07-16
6.124
The River Niger
Johnny Williams
1976-04-14
7.45
Deadly Hero
Rabbit Shazam
1975-12-14
5.816
The UFO Incident
Barney Hill
1975-10-20
6.619
The Cay
Timothy
1974-10-21
6.512
Claudine
Rupert D. "Roop" Marshall
1974-04-22
7.143
King Lear
King Lear
1974-02-20
9.01
The Man
Douglass Dilman
1972-07-19
6.54
Malcolm X
Biographical Narration (voice)
1972-05-24
6.715
Great Performances
King Lear
1971-01-28
6.125
The Great White Hope
Jack Jefferson
1970-10-11
6.336
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
1970-03-24
7.312
End of the Road
Doctor D
1970-02-10
5.18
Sesame Street
1969-11-10
7.1284
The Comedians
Dr. Magiot
1967-10-31
6.147
Tarzan
1966-09-08
6.924
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Lt. Lothar Zogg
1964-01-29
8.16,187
East Side/West Side
1963-09-23
7.85
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Lou Rush
1961-09-27
5.719
The Defenders
Lieutenant Andrews
1961-09-16
6.311
The Defenders
Reverend Harris Bonham
1961-09-16
6.311
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Archibald Thacker
1951-12-24
8.88
Lamp Unto My Feet
1948-11-21
9.01