Acting
James Earl Jones
EN cinema · 205 credits
Born
17 January 1931
Died
9 September 2024 (aged 93)
Birthplace
Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA
Also known as James Earl Boggins Jones · Todd Jones
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.
Known for
Filmography
Indiana Jones Adventure | Disneyland Resort
as Mara (voice)
Butterfly in the Sky
as Guest Narrator (archive footage)
BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy
as Self (archive footage)
Mufasa: The Lion King
In Memory Of
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage)
Coming 2 America
as King Jaffe Joffer
On Broadway
as Self (archive footage)
The Lion King
as Mufasa (voice)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Darth Vader (voice)
Warning Shot
as Pendleton
The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands
as Mufasa (voice)
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
as Mufasa (voice)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as Darth Vader (voice)
Driving Miss Daisy
as Hoke Colburn
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
as Darth Vader (voice)
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
as Darth Vader (voice)
Gimme Shelter
as Frank McCarthy
Blackfish
as Self (archive footage)
Milius
as Self
Muse of Fire
as Self
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
as Admiral (voice)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
Jack and the Beanstalk
as The Giant (voice)
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
as Papa Jenkins
Earth
as Narrator (voice)
John, Paul, George and Ben
as Narrator
Click
as Narrator of Michael's Past (voice) (uncredited)
The Benchwarmers
as Darth Vader (voice)
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
as Jack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences")
Scary Movie 4
as Narrator (uncredited)
The Reading Room
as William
The Sandlot 2
as Mr. Mertle
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Darth Vader (voice - uncredited)
Robots
as Voice Box at Hardware Store (voice)
Nine Dog Christmas
as Storyteller (voice)
Black Indians: An American Story
as Narrator
The Story of Star Wars
as Darth Vader (archive footage)
The Great Year
as Narrator
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
as Maggie Simpson (voice)
Finder's Fee
as Avery Phillips
Disney's American Legends
as Narrator
Feast of All Saints
as Older Marcel
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
as Mister (voice)
Fantasia 2000
as Self - Host
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
as Self - 'Lieutenant Lothar Zogg'
Antietam: A Documentary Film
as Narrator
Undercover Angel
as The Judge
Santa and Pete
as Grandpa Nicholas
Summer's End
as Dr. William 'Bill' Blakely
Our Friend, Martin
as Daddy King (voice)
On the Q.T.
as Leo
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
as Mufasa (voice)
Primary Colors
as CNN Voiceover (voice)
Gang Related
as Arthur Baylor
What the Deaf Man Heard
as Archibald Thacker
Sports on the Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
The Second Civil War
as Jim Kalla
Hitler's Forgotten Victims
1997
Hitler's Forgotten Victims
as Narrator (voice) (DVD version)
Alone
as Grey
Afro Promo
as Self (archive footage)
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
as Kibosh (voice)
Good Luck
as James Bing
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
as Dr. McDuffie
A Family Thing
as Ray Murdock
Timepiece
as Lawrence
Looking for Richard
as Self - Interviewee
Corwin
1996
Corwin
as Self
Cry, the Beloved Country
as Rev. Stephen Kumalo
People: A Musical Celebration
as The Storyteller (voice)
Who's in Rabbit's House?
as Narrator (voice)
Jefferson in Paris
as Madison Hemings
Judge Dredd
as Narrator (uncredited)
The Lion King
as Mufasa (voice)
Clear and Present Danger
as Admiral James Greer
Africa: The Serengeti
as Narrator
Clean Slate
as John Dolby
The Vernon Johns Story
as Vernon Johns
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as James Earl Jones (uncredited)
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
as Charles Lloyd
Sommersby
as Judge Barry Conrad Issacs
Dreamrider
as Bill Perry
The Meteor Man
as Earnest Moses
The Sandlot
as Mr. Mertle
Excessive Force
as Jake
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
Percy & Thunder
as Percy Banks
Hallelujah
1993
Hallelujah
as Old Man Taylor
Sneakers
as Mr. Bernard Abbott
Patriot Games
as Adm. James Greer
Lincoln
1992
Lincoln
as Narrator (voice)
The JFK Conspiracy
as Self - Host
Scorchers
as Bear
Convicts
as Ben Johnson
True Identity
as James Earl Jones
Visitors from the Unknown
as Narrator (voice)
When It Was a Game
as (voice)
The Hunt for Red October
as Vice ADM James Greer
Grim Prairie Tales
as Morrison
The Ambulance
as Lt. Spencer
Heat Wave
as Junius Johnson
Ivory Hunters
as Inspector Nkuru
Teach 109
as Dr. Winston
Last Flight Out
as Al Topping
Terrorgram
as Retribution (voice)
Field of Dreams
as Terrence Mann
Three Fugitives
as Dugan
Best of the Best
as Frank Couzo
The Hunting of the Snark
as Narrator (voice)
Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark
as Narrator
Coming to America
as King Jaffe Joffer
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
as Narrator (voice)
Matewan
as 'Few Clothes' Johnson
Gardens of Stone
as Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
as Emperor of the Night (voice)
Soul Man
as Professor Banks
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
as Umslopogaas
My Little Girl
as Ike Bailey
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
as Genie / Narrator
The Lone Star Kid
as Holmes
City Limits
as Albert
Moses
as Pharaoh
The Vegas Strip War
as Jack Madrid
Return of the Jedi
as Darth Vader (voice)
Amy and the Angel
as Gabriel
Conan the Barbarian
as Thulsa Doom
The Flight of Dragons
as Ommadon (voice)
Blood Tide
as Frye
Beauty and the Beast
1981
Beauty and the Beast
as Narrator (voice)
The Bushido Blade
as The Prisoner
The Creation
1981
The Creation
as Narrator (voice)
Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast
as Narrator (voice)
God's Trombones
as Narrator (voice)
There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues
as himself, voice
The Empire Strikes Back
as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
Paul Robeson
as Paul Robeson
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
as Self - Host
The Star Wars Holiday Special
as Darth Vader (voice)
The Story of the Faithful Wookiee
as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
Star Wars
as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
A Piece of the Action
as Joshua Burke
Exorcist II: The Heretic
as Older Kokumo
The Greatest
as Malcolm X
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
as Morris Bird, Jr.
The Making of Star Wars
as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
Swashbuckler
as Nick Debrett
The River Niger
as Johnny Williams
Deadly Hero
as Rabbit Shazam
The UFO Incident
as Barney Hill
Claudine
as Rupert D. "Roop" Marshall
The Cay
as Timothy
King Lear
as King Lear
The Man
as Douglass Dilman
Malcolm X
as Biographical Narration (voice)
End of the Road
as Doctor D
The Great White Hope
as Jack Jefferson
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
The Comedians
as Dr. Magiot
