James Earl Jones
17. jaanuar 1931 (95 aastat), Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA
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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- 2024Butterfly in the Sky (Guest Narrator (archive footage))
- 2021Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (Self (archive footage))
- 2019On Broadway (Self (archive footage))
- 2019The Space: Theatre of Survival (Narrator)
- 2019Words from a Bear (Self)
- 2016God Bless You, Mr Rosewater (Kilgore Trout)
- 2016The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar (Mufasa (voice))
- 2015Driving Miss Daisy (Hoke Colburn)
- 2015Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal (Darth Vader (voice))
- 2015August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand (Self)
- 2014Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion (Darth Vader (voice))
- 2014The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (Ruben)
- 2013Gimme Shelter (Frank McCarthy)
- 2013Blackfish (Self (archive footage))
- 2013Milius (Self)
- 2012Joe Papp in Five Acts (Self)
- 2010Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (Admiral (voice))
- 2009Jack and the Beanstalk (The Giant (voice))
- 2009Waking Sleeping Beauty (Self (archive footage))
- 2008Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (Papa Jenkins)
- 2007Earth (Narrator (voice))
- 2005The Sandlot 2 (Mr. Mertle)
- 2005The Reading Room (William)
- 2005By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' (Narrator)
- 2004Nine Dog Christmas (Storyteller (voice))
- 2004Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (Self)
- 2004Black Indians: An American Story (Narrator)
- 2003The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror (Maggie Simpson (voice))
- 2003The Great Year (Narrator)
- 2001Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World (Self)
- 2001Feast of All Saints (Older Marcel)
- 2001Finder's Fee (Avery Phillips)
- 2001Disney's American Legends (Narrator)
- 2000Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' (Self)
- 2000Fantasia 2000 (Self - Host)
- 1999Santa and Pete (Grandpa Nicholas)
- 1999The Annihilation of Fish (Fish)
- 1999Undercover Angel (The Judge)
- 1999Summer's End (Dr. William 'Bill' Blakely)
- 1999Our Friend, Martin (Daddy King (voice))
- 1998The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (Mufasa (voice))
- 1997Alone (Grey)
- 1997The Second Civil War (Jim Kalla)
- 1997What the Deaf Man Heard (Archibald Thacker)
- 1997Gang Related (Arthur Baylor)
- 1997Hitler's Forgotten Victims (Narrator (voice) (DVD version))
- 1997Sports on the Silver Screen (Self (archive footage))
- 1997Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery (Self)
- 1996Timepiece (Lawrence)
- 1996Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (Dr. McDuffie)
- 1996Looking for Richard (Self - Interviewee)
- 1996A Family Thing (Ray Murdock)
- 1995Cry, the Beloved Country (Rev. Stephen Kumalo)
- 1995Who's in Rabbit's House? (Narrator (voice))
- 1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (Self)
- 1995The Making of 'Jurassic Park' (Host)
- 1995Jefferson in Paris (Madison Hemings)
- 1995People: A Musical Celebration (The Storyteller (voice))
- 1994Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' (Narrator)
- 1994Clear and Present Danger (Admiral James Greer)
- 1994Lõvikuningas (Mufasa (voice))
- 1994The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics (Host)
- 1994Clean Slate (John Dolby)
- 1994Africa: The Serengeti (Narrator)
- 1994Palja relvaga 3 (James Earl Jones (uncredited))
- 1994Gangs: Turning the Corner (Self)
- 1994The Vernon Johns Story (Vernon Johns)
- 1993Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films (Self (voice) (uncredited))
- 1993Percy & Thunder (Percy Banks)
- 1993The Meteor Man (Earnest Moses)
- 1993Dreamrider (Bill Perry)
- 1993Excessive Force (Jake)
- 1993The Sandlot (Mr. Mertle)
- 1993Sommersby (Judge Barry Conrad Issacs)
- 1992Lincoln (Narrator (voice))
- 1992Sneakers (Mr. Bernard Abbott)
- 1992Patriot Games (Adm. James Greer)
- 1991True Identity (James Earl Jones)
- 1991Scorchers (Bear)
- 1991Convicts (Ben Johnson)
- 1990Grim Prairie Tales (Morrison)
- 1990Ivory Hunters (Inspector Nkuru)
- 1990Heat Wave (Junius Johnson)
- 1990Last Flight Out (Al Topping)
- 1990By Dawn's Early Light (Alice)
- 1990The Ambulance (Lt. Spencer)
- 1990Jaht punasele oktoobrile (Vice ADM James Greer)
- 1990Teach 109 (Dr. Winston)
- 198911-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried (Narrator)
- 1989Best of the Best (Frank Couzo)
- 1989Field of Dreams (Terrence Mann)
- 1989Three Fugitives (Dugan)
- 1989The Hunting of the Snark (Narrator (voice))
- 1989Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark (Narrator)
- 1988Prints Zamundast (King Jaffe Joffer)
- 1988Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues (Narrator (voice))
- 1987Matewan ('Few Clothes' Johnson)
- 1987Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (Emperor of the Night (voice))
- 1987Gardens of Stone (Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson)
- 1987A House Divided
- 1986Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (Umslopogaas)
- 1986Soul Man (Professor Banks)
- 1986My Little Girl (Ike Bailey)
- 1985City Limits (Albert)
- 1985Night of 100 Stars II (Self)
- 1984The Vegas Strip War (Jack Madrid)
- 1983Star Wars: Osa VI - Jedi tagasitulek (Darth Vader (voice))
- 1982Blood Tide (Frye)
- 1982Amy and the Angel (Gabriel)
- 1982The Flight of Dragons (Ommadon (voice))
- 1982Conan the Barbarian (Thulsa Doom)
- 1981Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast (Narrator (voice))
- 1981The Creation (Narrator (voice))
- 1981The Bushido Blade (The Prisoner)
- 1981Beauty and the Beast (Narrator (voice))
- 1980The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story (Dane Oliver)
- 1980Star Wars: Osa V - Impeeriumi vastulöök (Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited))
- 1978The Star Wars Holiday Special (Darth Vader (voice))
- 1977A Piece of the Action (Joshua Burke)
- 1977Exorcist II: The Heretic (Older Kokumo)
- 1977The Last Remake of Beau Geste (Sheikh)
- 1977Star Wars: Osa IV - Uus lootus (Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited))
- 1977The Greatest (Malcolm X)
- 1976Swashbuckler (Nick Debrett)
- 1976The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (Leon)
- 1976The River Niger (Johnny Williams)
- 1975Deadly Hero (Rabbit Shazam)
- 1975The UFO Incident (Barney Hill)
- 1974The Cay (Timothy)
- 1974Claudine (Rupert D. "Roop" Marshall)
- 1972The Man (Douglass Dilman)
- 1971Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream (Narrator)
- 1970The Great White Hope (Jack Jefferson)
- 1967The Comedians (Dr. Magiot)
- -Broadway: The Next Generation (Self)
- 2025Indiana Jones Adventure | Disneyland Resort (Mara (voice))
- 2024BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy (Self (archive footage))
- 2022Obi-Wan Kenobi (Darth Vader (voice))
- 2021Prints Zamundast 2 (King Jaffe Joffer)
- 2019Star Wars: Skywalkeri tõus (Darth Vader (voice))
- 2019The Movies That Made Us (Self (archive footage))
- 2019Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage (Self)
- 2019Lõvikuningas (Mufasa (voice))
- 2018Warning Shot (Pendleton)
- 2017The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands (Mufasa (voice))
- 2016Rogue One: Tähesõdade lugu (Darth Vader (voice))
- 2014Star Wars Rebels (Darth Vader (voice))
- 2013Muse of Fire (Self)
- 2012An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road (Self)
- 2011Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter (Himself)
- 2007Suure paugu teooria (James Earl Jones)
- 2007Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson (Self)
- 2007John, Paul, George and Ben (Narrator)
- 2006Searching for Orson (Self)
- 2006The One Show (Self - Guest)
- 2006Click – Superpult (Narrator of Michael's Past (voice) (uncredited))
- 2006The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays (Jack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences"))
- 2006Õudne film 4 (Narrator (uncredited))
- 2006The Benchwarmers (Darth Vader (voice))
- 2006The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy (Narrator)
- 2005Hollywood's Greatest Villains (Self)
- 2005Star Wars: Osa III - Sithi kättemaks (Darth Vader (voice - uncredited))
- 2005Robotid (Voice Box at Hardware Store (voice))
- 2004Dr. House (Dibala)
- 2004No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat (Self)
- 2004The Story of Star Wars (Darth Vader (archive footage))
- 2003Two and a Half Men (James Earl Jones)
- 2003Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October' (Self)
- 2002Everwood (Will Cleveland)
- 2002Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film (Narrator)
- 2001Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street (Mister (voice))
- 2001According to Jim (Royal Flush Voice (voice))
- 2000Antietam: A Documentary Film (Narrator)
- 2000Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb' (Self - 'Lieutenant Lothar Zogg')
- 2000The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove (Self)
- 2000Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
- 2000Ennis' Gift (Self)
- 1999On the Q.T. (Leo)
- 1998Will & Grace (James Earl Jones)
- 1998Merlin (Rock of Ages)
- 1998Primary Colors (CNN Voiceover (voice))
- 1997Casper: A Spirited Beginning (Kibosh (voice))
- 1997Stargate SG-1 (Unas (Voice))
- 1997Good Luck (James Bing)
- 1997Afro Promo (Self (archive footage))
- 1996Corwin (Self)
- 1996Kolmas kivi päikesest (Narrator (voice) (uncredited))
- 1995Judge Dredd (Narrator (uncredited))
- 1995Under One Roof (Neb Langston)
- 1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (King Dakkar (voice))
- 1995Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable (Mufasa)
- 1995Signs and Wonders (Diamond)
- 1994Touched by an Angel (The Angel of Angels)
- 1994The Making of the Lion King (Self)
- 1994Confessions: Two Faces of Evil (Charles Lloyd)
- 1993Hallelujah (Old Man Taylor)
- 1993Frasier (Norman Royster)
- 1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (Franklin Stern)
- 1993Homicide: Life on the Street (Felix Wilson)
- 1992Picket Fences (Bryant Thomas)
- 1992Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (Narrator (voice))
- 1992The JFK Conspiracy (Self - Host)
- 1991Pros and Cons (Gabriel Bird)
- 1991When It Was a Game ((voice))
- 1991Portrait of Castro's Cuba (Host/Narrator)
- 1991Visitors from the Unknown (Narrator (voice))
- 1990Law & Order (Defense Attorney Horace McCoy)
- 1990Gabriel's Fire (Gabriel Bird)
- 1990Terrorgram (Retribution (voice))
- 1989Simpsonid (Narrator (voice))
- 1989Simpsonid (Moving Man / Serak the Preparer / Narrator (voice))
- 1989Simpsonid (Maggie Simpson (voice))
- 1989Long Ago and Far Away (Host)
- 1988Garfield and Friends (Diablo)
- 1987Mathnet (Chief Thad Green)
- 1987Mathnet (Chief Thad Green (voice))
- 1987Mathnet (Chief Thad Greene)
- 1986L.A. Law (Lee Atkins)
- 1986Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (Genie / Narrator)
- 1986The Lone Star Kid (Holmes)
- 1985Moses (Pharaoh)
- 1985Me and Mom
- 1985The Atlanta Child Murders (Major Walker)
- 1985Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates
- 1984Highway to Heaven (Gabe Wilson)
- 1984CBS Schoolbreak Special (Detective Robb)
- 1984Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears (Narrator)
- 1983Reading Rainbow (Self - Narrator (voice))
- 1982Faerie Tale Theatre (Genie / Narrator (voice))
- 1982Night of 100 Stars (Self)
- 1982American Playhouse (Dr. Winston (segment 'Teach 109'))
- 1982American Playhouse (Old Man Taylor)
- 1981There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues (himself, voice)
- 1981God's Trombones (Narrator (voice))
- 1980The Me Nobody Knows (Self)
- 1980Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (Father Divine)
- 1979Paris (Woody Paris)
- 1979A Walking Tour of Sesame Street (Self - Host)
- 1979Roots: The Next Generations (Alex Haley)
- 1979Paul Robeson (Paul Robeson)
- 1978Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement (Self)
- 1978The Kennedy Center Honors (Self)
- 1978The Story of the Faithful Wookiee (Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited))
- 1978The Magic of David Copperfield
- 1977The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened (Morris Bird, Jr.)
- 1977The Making of Star Wars (Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited))
- 1977Jesus of Nazareth (Balthazar)
- 1975Vegetable Soup (Long John Spoilsport)
- 1974Dinah! (Self)
- 1974King Lear (King Lear)
- 1973The American Film Institute Salute to ... (Self)
- 1973Black Omnibus (Self - Host)
- 1972Malcolm X (Biographical Narration (voice))
- 1971Great Performances (King Lear)
- 1970King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (Self (archive footage))
- 1970End of the Road (Doctor D)
- 1969Seesami tänav
- 1968The Dick Cavett Show (Self - Guest)
- 1966Tarzan
- 1964Dr. Strangelove ehk kuidas ma lõpetasin muretsemise ja õppisin armastama pommi (Lt. Lothar Zogg)
- 1963East Side/West Side
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (Self)
- 1962The Merv Griffin Show (Self)
- 1961The Mike Douglas Show (Self)
- 1961The Mike Douglas Show (Self - Co-Host)
- 1961Dr. Kildare (Dr. Lou Rush)
- 1961The Defenders (Lieutenant Andrews)
- 1961The Defenders (Reverend Harris Bonham)
- 1956Tony Awards (Self - Winner / Performer)
- 1956Tony Awards (Self - Presenter)
- 1956Tony Awards (Self (archive footage))
- 1956Tony Awards (Self - Nominee / Presenter)
- 1956Tony Awards (Self - Nominee)
- 1956Tony Awards (Self - Winner)
- 1951Hallmark Hall of Fame (Archibald Thacker)
- 1948Lamp Unto My Feet
- 1944Golden Globe Awards (Self - Nominee / Presenter)