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James Earl Jones
Acting

James Earl Jones
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1931-01-17,Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA
Gender
Male
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

8.203

Star Wars
1977-05-25

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

8.1

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
1964-01-29

6.4

Sommersby
1993-02-05

The Hunt for Red October

7.38

The Hunt for Red October
1990-03-02

6.9

Sneakers
1992-09-09

Field of Dreams

7.099

Field of Dreams
1989-04-21

The Empire Strikes Back

8.391

The Empire Strikes Back
1980-05-20

Return of the Jedi

7.9

Return of the Jedi
1983-05-25

7

Dreamrider
1993-06-10

Amy and the Angel

5.5

Amy and the Angel
1982-09-22

7.6

Earth
2007-10-10

6.096

Finder's Fee
2001-06-19

By Dawn's Early Light

6.6

By Dawn's Early Light
1990-05-19

5.778

The Meteor Man
1993-08-06

7.53

The Sandlot
1993-04-07

Excessive Force

4.8

Excessive Force
1993-05-14

7.3

Matewan
1987-08-28

Three Fugitives

6.683

Three Fugitives
1989-01-27

Disney's American Legends

7.5

Disney's American Legends
2001-02-12

Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey

6.8

Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
2010-09-17

8.3

The Lion King
1994-06-15

5.3

Soul Man
1986-10-24

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

4.7

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
1986-12-17

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

7

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
1998-10-24

Clear and Present Danger

6.7

Clear and Present Danger
1994-08-03

Coming to America

6.883

Coming to America
1988-06-29

Conan the Barbarian

6.806

Conan the Barbarian
1982-04-02

Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

0

Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997-02-06

The Flight of Dragons

6.675

The Flight of Dragons
1982-08-17

6.68

Patriot Games
1992-06-04

Cry, the Beloved Country

6.7

Cry, the Beloved Country
1995-12-15

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

5.979

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
2008-02-08

Africa: The Serengeti

6.7

Africa: The Serengeti
1994-03-31

Gardens of Stone

6.3

Gardens of Stone
1987-05-05

6.313

Gang Related
1997-10-08

Jack and the Beanstalk

5.3

Jack and the Beanstalk
2009-11-06

6.2

Swashbuckler
1976-07-29

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

6.1

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
1976-07-16

The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

6.5

The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
1994-05-19

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

7.3

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
1996-11-23

6.5

A Family Thing
1996-03-29

A Piece of the Action

5.6

A Piece of the Action
1977-10-07

Undercover Angel

7

Undercover Angel
1999-05-16

4.9

Scorchers
1991-07-07

Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night

5.6

Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
1987-08-06

The Reading Room

7

The Reading Room
2005-11-04

5.867

The Sandlot 2
2005-11-10

Nine Dog Christmas

5.2

Nine Dog Christmas
2004-10-05

Grim Prairie Tales

5.8

Grim Prairie Tales
1990-09-14

5.8

Clean Slate
1994-05-06

6.97

Fantasia 2000
2000-01-01

People: A Musical Celebration

6.2

People: A Musical Celebration
1995-01-01

7.4

Timepiece
1996-12-22

Who's in Rabbit's House?

0

Who's in Rabbit's House?
1995-09-21

5.5

Convicts
1991-01-01

7

Claudine
1974-04-22

Feast of All Saints

4.6

Feast of All Saints
2001-11-11

5.3

Santa and Pete
1999-12-05

5.7

Deadly Hero
1975-12-14

The Last Remake of Beau Geste

5.6

The Last Remake of Beau Geste
1977-06-15

5.5

True Identity
1991-08-23

The Star Wars Holiday Special

3.4

The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978-11-17

The River Niger

7.3

The River Niger
1976-04-14

8.7

On Broadway
2019-10-12

What the Deaf Man Heard

6.6

What the Deaf Man Heard
1997-11-23

The UFO Incident

6.9

The UFO Incident
1975-10-20

6.1

The Comedians
1967-10-31

4.9

Blood Tide
1982-09-24

The Space: Theatre of Survival

0

The Space: Theatre of Survival
2019-06-07

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

7.4

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021-04-23

5.9

The Ambulance
1990-03-22

Beauty and the Beast

4

Beauty and the Beast
1981-03-31

7.2

Summer's End
2000-04-18

11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried

0

11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried
1989-11-22

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

7.167

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
1995-04-23

4.8

My Little Girl
1986-08-31

Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

6.667

Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
2000-05-30

End of the Road

5.2

End of the Road
1970-02-10

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

5.7

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
2014-05-23

The Bushido Blade

5.4

The Bushido Blade
1981-06-19

Gangs: Turning the Corner

0

Gangs: Turning the Corner
1994-03-15

9

The Great Year
2003-08-01

A House Divided

0

A House Divided
1987-02-06

Black Indians: An American Story

6.25

Black Indians: An American Story
2004-01-01

Joe Papp in Five Acts

4.5

Joe Papp in Five Acts
2012-04-30

The Vegas Strip War

3.5

The Vegas Strip War
1984-11-25

6.6

The Cay
1974-10-24

The Vernon Johns Story

8.5

The Vernon Johns Story
1994-01-15

6.3

The Man
1972-07-19

6.6

Gimme Shelter
2013-10-17

Best of the Best

6.4

Best of the Best
1989-11-10

6.5

The Creation
1981-07-13

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

8.143

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995-06-05

The Great White Hope

6.1

The Great White Hope
1970-10-11

Waking Sleeping Beauty

7.248

Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009-09-05

Looking for Richard

6.8

Looking for Richard
1996-10-11

Exorcist II: The Heretic

4.525

Exorcist II: The Heretic
1977-06-17

Dangerous: The Short Films

8.2

Dangerous: The Short Films
1993-09-28

The Hunting of the Snark

0

The Hunting of the Snark
1989-01-01

7.8

Blackfish
2013-06-07

Sports on the Silver Screen

10

Sports on the Silver Screen
1997-03-16

The Second Civil War

6.2

The Second Civil War
1997-12-04

Hitler's Forgotten Victims

10

Hitler's Forgotten Victims
1997-10-02

2.7

City Limits
1985-09-01

Driving Miss Daisy

8.1

Driving Miss Daisy
2015-06-04

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

6

Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'
1994-12-25

Percy & Thunder

0

Percy & Thunder
1993-09-07

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

5

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
2005-02-08

6.2

Heat Wave
1990-08-13

4.2

Ivory Hunters
1990-08-20

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror

0

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
2003-10-31

Jefferson in Paris

5.2

Jefferson in Paris
1995-03-31

5.6

The Greatest
1977-05-17

Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream

0

Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream
1971-11-19

Our Friend, Martin

7.4

Our Friend, Martin
1999-01-12

6.5

Alone
1997-12-21

Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark

5.5

Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark
1989-01-01

Words from a Bear

0

Words from a Bear
2019-01-29

Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues

6.8

Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
1988-01-02

7.1

Milius
2013-03-09

Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal

7.9

Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
2015-04-18

7

Teach 109
1990-01-01

7.2

Lincoln
1992-12-26

The Annihilation of Fish

6.6

The Annihilation of Fish
1999-09-12

Broadway: The Next Generation

10

Broadway: The Next Generation
2017-11-16

Last Flight Out

0

Last Flight Out
1990-05-22

The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar

6.7

The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
2016-01-25

God Bless You, Mr Rosewater

9

God Bless You, Mr Rosewater
2016-07-27

The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story

0

The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
1980-05-25

Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion

7.3

Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
2014-10-03

Night of 100 Stars II

8

Night of 100 Stars II
1985-03-10

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

7.706

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004-09-12

Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable

5.857

Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable
1995-01-21

Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast

0

Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast
1989-09-04

Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World

7.3

Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World
2001-11-19

Butterfly in the Sky

8

Butterfly in the Sky
2024-03-17

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand

0

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
2015-02-20

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

7.3

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970-03-24

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

6.475

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994-03-18

Confessions: Two Faces of Evil

5

Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
1994-01-17

6.4

Malcolm X
1972-05-24

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

7.5

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016-12-14

4.3

Terrorgram
1990-01-01

Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'

5.4

Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'
2003-05-06

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

7.435

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005-05-17

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror

0

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
2002-10-28

0

Afro Promo
1997-01-31

The Story of Star Wars

7.119

The Story of Star Wars
2004-08-18

6.5

Robots
2005-03-10

6.5

Muse of Fire
2013-09-26

7.111

The Lion King
2019-07-12

The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened

0

The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
1977-10-26

5.294

Warning Shot
2018-09-14

6.292

Click
2006-06-23

The Making of Star Wars

7

The Making of Star Wars
1977-09-16

Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp

5.8

Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
1986-07-14

0

King Lear
1974-02-20

The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands

2

The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands
2017-01-10

Visitors from the Unknown

6

Visitors from the Unknown
1991-03-25

The Lone Star Kid

5.5

The Lone Star Kid
1986-02-10

The Benchwarmers

5.9

The Benchwarmers
2006-04-07

5.8

Judge Dredd
1995-06-30

6.9

On the Q.T.
1999-04-01

John, Paul, George and Ben

0

John, Paul, George and Ben
2007-01-05

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

0

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006-05-02

God's Trombones

0

God's Trombones
1981-01-01

Hollywood's Greatest Villains

10

Hollywood's Greatest Villains
2005-12-01

Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates

0

Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates
1985-01-01

0

Paul Robeson
1979-01-08

Coming 2 America

6.386

Coming 2 America
2021-03-04

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

0

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019-09-13

Casper: A Spirited Beginning

5.4

Casper: A Spirited Beginning
1997-09-09

No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat

5

No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat
2004-10-28

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

5.6

Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
2000-05-05

The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove

5.1

The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove
2000-04-10

There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues

0

There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues
1981-04-03

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

6.301

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019-12-18

5.5

Scary Movie 4
2006-04-12

The Me Nobody Knows

0

The Me Nobody Knows
1980-05-18

Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street

6.3

Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
2001-11-06

Searching for Orson

5.5

Searching for Orson
2006-11-02

Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement

0

Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
1978-12-31

An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road

6

An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
2012-10-10

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

0

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
1984-01-01

0

Hallelujah
1993-12-22

Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film

0

Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film
2002-01-01

Antietam: A Documentary Film

0

Antietam: A Documentary Film
2000-12-03

Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson

0

Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
2007-01-31

Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

6

Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
2000-02-02

The Making of the Lion King

10

The Making of the Lion King
1994-06-24

Portrait of Castro's Cuba

0

Portrait of Castro's Cuba
1991-04-07

Night of 100 Stars

6.5

Night of 100 Stars
1982-03-08

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

0

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979-03-01

6.301

Primary Colors
1998-03-20

BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy

0

BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy
2024-09-12

Mufasa: The Lion King

7.5

Mufasa: The Lion King
2024-12-18

0

Corwin
1996-06-14

When It Was a Game

0

When It Was a Game
1991-07-08

0

Moses
1985-12-01

7.1

L.A. Law
1986-09-15

7.1

Sesame Street
1969-11-10

8.014

The Simpsons
1989-12-17

7.4

Law & Order
1990-09-13

8.6

House
2004-11-16

6.2

Gabriel's Fire
1990-09-12

4.6

The One Show
2006-08-14

According to Jim

6.5

According to Jim
2001-10-03

7.5

Everwood
2002-09-16

Two and a Half Men

7.5

Two and a Half Men
2003-09-22

7.7

Frasier
1993-09-16

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

7

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993-09-12

8.283

Stargate SG-1
1997-07-27

6.827

Will & Grace
1998-09-21

Homicide: Life on the Street

8

Homicide: Life on the Street
1993-01-31

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.7

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

7

Mathnet
1987-01-26

7

Mathnet
1987-01-26

East Side/West Side

7.8

East Side/West Side
1963-09-23

0

Under One Roof
1995-03-14

0

Vegetable Soup
1975-09-22

6.2

The Defenders
1961-09-16

6.688

Tarzan
1966-09-08

Roots: The Next Generations

7.4

Roots: The Next Generations
1979-02-18

5

Paris
1979-09-29

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

6.3

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973-04-02

Jesus of Nazareth

7.8

Jesus of Nazareth
1977-03-27

0

Film Night
1968-12-29

5.528

Dr. Kildare
1961-09-27

6.2

The Defenders
1961-09-16

The Kennedy Center Honors

7.3

The Kennedy Center Honors
1978-12-28

5

Me & Mom
1985-04-05

6

Pros and Cons
1991-09-26

6.9

Merlin
1998-04-26

The Big Bang Theory

7.909

The Big Bang Theory
2007-09-24

7.057

Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022-05-26

The Magic of David Copperfield

6.7

The Magic of David Copperfield
1978-10-27

4.6

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

Star Wars Rebels

7.74

Star Wars Rebels
2014-10-13

Long Ago and Far Away

9

Long Ago and Far Away
1989-02-11

CBS Schoolbreak Special

5.5

CBS Schoolbreak Special
1984-01-24

Faerie Tale Theatre

8.227

Faerie Tale Theatre
1982-09-11

Reading Rainbow

8.4

Reading Rainbow
1983-06-06

Lamp Unto My Feet

0

Lamp Unto My Feet
1948-11-21

Signs and Wonders

0

Signs and Wonders
1995-01-16

The Atlanta Child Murders

5.9

The Atlanta Child Murders
1985-02-10

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

7.2

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980-04-15

8.014

The Simpsons
1989-12-17

8.014

The Simpsons
1989-12-17

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

6

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995-03-12

The Movies That Made Us

7.2

The Movies That Made Us
2019-11-29

0

Black Omnibus
1973-01-01

Star Wars Rebels

7.74

Star Wars Rebels
2014-10-13

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

10

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992-04-21

4.6

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

The Dick Cavett Show

6.6

The Dick Cavett Show
1968-06-06

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies

8.1

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
1998-06-23

Touched by an Angel

7.2

Touched by an Angel
1994-09-21

Great Performances

5.4

Great Performances
1971-01-28

The Second Civil War

6

The Second Civil War
1997-03-15

4.6

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

4.6

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

4.6

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

3rd Rock from the Sun

7.477

3rd Rock from the Sun
1996-01-09

Highway to Heaven

7.4

Highway to Heaven
1984-09-19

6.5

Dinah!
1974-10-21

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.41

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01

The Mike Douglas Show

5.1

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11

The Mike Douglas Show

5.1

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11

4.6

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

Golden Globe Awards

6.8

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

7

Mathnet
1987-01-26

4.6

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

The Merv Griffin Show

5.6

The Merv Griffin Show
1962-10-01