James Earl Jones
Acting
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.
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
as Lt. Lothar Zogg
Age 33 (now 93)
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
as Mufasa (voice)
Age 67 (now 93)
3rd Rock from the Sun
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Age 64 (now 93)
Indiana Jones Adventure | Disneyland Resort
as Mara (voice)
Age 94 (now 93)
BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy
as Self (archive footage)
Age 93
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage)
Age 90 (now 93)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Darth Vader (voice)
Age 88 (now 93)
The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands
as Mufasa (voice)
Age 85 (now 93)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as Darth Vader (voice)
Age 85 (now 93)
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
as Mufasa (voice)
Age 85 (now 93)
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
as Darth Vader (voice)
Age 84 (now 93)
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
as Self
Age 84 (now 93)
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
as Darth Vader (voice)
Age 83 (now 93)
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
as Self
Age 81 (now 93)
Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter
as Himself
Age 80 (now 93)
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
as Admiral (voice)
Age 79 (now 93)
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
as Self
Age 76 (now 93)
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
as Jack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences")
Age 75 (now 93)
The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy
as Narrator
Age 75 (now 93)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Darth Vader (voice - uncredited)
Age 74 (now 93)
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
as Narrator
Age 74 (now 93)
No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat
as Self
Age 73 (now 93)
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
as Self
Age 73 (now 93)
The Story of Star Wars
as Darth Vader (archive footage)
Age 73 (now 93)
Black Indians: An American Story
as Narrator
Age 72 (now 93)
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
as Maggie Simpson (voice)
Age 72 (now 93)
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'
as Self
Age 72 (now 93)
Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film
as Narrator
Age 70 (now 93)
Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World
as Self
Age 70 (now 93)
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
as Mister (voice)
Age 70 (now 93)
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
as Self
Age 69 (now 93)
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
as Self - 'Lieutenant Lothar Zogg'
Age 69 (now 93)
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove
as Self
Age 69 (now 93)
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
as Mufasa (voice)
Age 67 (now 93)
Hitler's Forgotten Victims
as Narrator (voice) (DVD version)
Age 66 (now 93)
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
as Kibosh (voice)
Age 66 (now 93)
Sports on the Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
Age 66 (now 93)
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
as Self
Age 66 (now 93)
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
as Dr. McDuffie
Age 65 (now 93)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self
Age 64 (now 93)
Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable
as Mufasa
Age 64 (now 93)
People: A Musical Celebration
as The Storyteller (voice)
Age 63 (now 93)Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'
as Narrator
Age 63 (now 93)
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
as Host
Age 63 (now 93)
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as James Earl Jones (uncredited)
Age 63 (now 93)
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
as Charles Lloyd
Age 63 (now 93)
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
Age 62 (now 93)
11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried
as Narrator
Age 58 (now 93)
Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark
as Narrator
Age 57 (now 93)
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
as Narrator (voice)
Age 56 (now 93)
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
as Emperor of the Night (voice)
Age 56 (now 93)
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
as Umslopogaas
Age 55 (now 93)
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
as Genie / Narrator
Age 55 (now 93)
Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
as Narrator
Age 52 (now 93)
Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast
as Narrator (voice)
Age 50 (now 93)
There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues
as himself, voice
Age 50 (now 93)
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
as Dane Oliver
Age 49 (now 93)
The Empire Strikes Back
as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
Age 49 (now 93)
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
as Self
Age 47 (now 93)
The Star Wars Holiday Special
as Darth Vader (voice)
Age 47 (now 93)
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
as Morris Bird, Jr.
Age 46 (now 93)
The Making of Star Wars
as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
Age 46 (now 93)
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
as Leon
Age 45 (now 93)
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream
as Narrator
Age 40 (now 93)
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
Age 39 (now 93)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
as Lt. Lothar Zogg
Age 33 (now 93)
The Movies That Made Us
as Self (archive footage)
Age 88 (now 93)
3rd Rock from the Sun
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Age 64 (now 93)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as King Dakkar (voice)
Age 64 (now 93)
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Franklin Stern
Age 62 (now 93)
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Felix Wilson
Age 62 (now 93)
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
as Narrator (voice)
Age 61 (now 93)
The Simpsons
as Moving Man / Serak the Preparer / Narrator (voice)
Age 58 (now 93)
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
as Father Divine
Age 49 (now 93)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
Age 42 (now 93)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Age 31 (now 93)
Gathering insights...
Also Known As
James Earl Boggins Jones, Todd Jones
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