James Earl 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.
Filmography
Indiana Jones Adventure | Disneyland Resort
as Mara (voice)
Indiana Jones Adventure | Disneyland Resort
as Mara (voice)
BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy
as Self (archive footage)
BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy
as Self (archive footage)
Butterfly in the Sky
as Guest Narrator (archive footage)
Butterfly in the Sky
as Guest Narrator (archive footage)
Coming 2 America
as King Jaffe Joffer
Coming 2 America
as King Jaffe Joffer
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Darth Vader (voice)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Darth Vader (voice)
On Broadway
as Self (archive footage)
On Broadway
as Self (archive footage)
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
as Self
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
as Self
The Lion King
as Mufasa (voice)
The Lion King
as Mufasa (voice)
The Space: Theatre of Survival
as Narrator
The Space: Theatre of Survival
as Narrator
Warning Shot
as Pendleton
Warning Shot
as Pendleton
The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands
as Mufasa (voice)
The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands
as Mufasa (voice)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as Darth Vader (voice)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as Darth Vader (voice)
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
as Mufasa (voice)
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
as Mufasa (voice)
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
as Darth Vader (voice)
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
as Darth Vader (voice)
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
as Self
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
as Self
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
as Ruben
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
as Ruben
Gimme Shelter
as Frank McCarthy
Gimme Shelter
as Frank McCarthy
Milius
as Self
Milius
as Self
Joe Papp in Five Acts
as Self
Joe Papp in Five Acts
as Self
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
as Admiral (voice)
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
as Admiral (voice)
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
as Papa Jenkins
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
as Papa Jenkins
Earth
as Narrator (voice)
Earth
as Narrator (voice)
Click
as Narrator of Michael's Past (voice) (uncredited)
Click
as Narrator of Michael's Past (voice) (uncredited)
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
as Jack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences")
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
as Jack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences")
The Benchwarmers
as Darth Vader (voice)
The Benchwarmers
as Darth Vader (voice)
The Story of Star Wars
as Darth Vader (archive footage)
The Story of Star Wars
as Darth Vader (archive footage)
Finder's Fee
as Avery Phillips
Finder's Fee
as Avery Phillips
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
as Self
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
as Self
Santa and Pete
as Grandpa Nicholas
Santa and Pete
as Grandpa Nicholas
The Annihilation of Fish
as Fish
The Annihilation of Fish
as Fish
On the Q.T.
as Leo
On the Q.T.
as Leo
Our Friend, Martin
as Daddy King (voice)
Our Friend, Martin
as Daddy King (voice)
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
as Mufasa (voice)
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
as Mufasa (voice)
Primary Colors
as CNN Voiceover (voice)
Primary Colors
as CNN Voiceover (voice)
Alone
as Grey
Alone
as Grey
The Second Civil War
as Jim Kalla
The Second Civil War
as Jim Kalla
What the Deaf Man Heard
as Archibald Thacker
What the Deaf Man Heard
as Archibald Thacker
Gang Related
as Arthur Baylor
Gang Related
as Arthur Baylor
Hitler's Forgotten Victims
as Narrator (voice) (DVD version)
Hitler's Forgotten Victims
as Narrator (voice) (DVD version)
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
as Kibosh (voice)
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
as Kibosh (voice)
Sports on the Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
Sports on the Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
Good Luck
as James Bing
Good Luck
as James Bing
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
as Self
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
as Self
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
as Dr. McDuffie
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
as Dr. McDuffie
Looking for Richard
as Self - Interviewee
Looking for Richard
as Self - Interviewee
Judge Dredd
as Narrator (uncredited)
Judge Dredd
as Narrator (uncredited)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self
Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable
as Mufasa
Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable
as Mufasa
People: A Musical Celebration
as The Storyteller (voice)
People: A Musical Celebration
as The Storyteller (voice)
Africa: The Serengeti
as Narrator
Africa: The Serengeti
as Narrator
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as James Earl Jones (uncredited)
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as James Earl Jones (uncredited)
Gangs: Turning the Corner
as Self
Gangs: Turning the Corner
as Self
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
Percy & Thunder
as Percy Banks
Percy & Thunder
as Percy Banks
Ivory Hunters
as Inspector Nkuru
Ivory Hunters
as Inspector Nkuru
By Dawn's Early Light
as Alice
By Dawn's Early Light
as Alice
The Ambulance
as Lt. Spencer
The Ambulance
as Lt. Spencer
The Hunt for Red October
as Vice ADM James Greer
The Hunt for Red October
as Vice ADM James Greer
Teach 109
as Dr. Winston
Teach 109
as Dr. Winston
Best of the Best
as Frank Couzo
Best of the Best
as Frank Couzo
Gardens of Stone
as Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson
Gardens of Stone
as Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson
My Little Girl
as Ike Bailey
My Little Girl
as Ike Bailey
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
as Genie / Narrator
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
as Genie / Narrator
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
Blood Tide
as Frye
Blood Tide
as Frye
Conan the Barbarian
as Thulsa Doom
Conan the Barbarian
as Thulsa Doom
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
God's Trombones
as Narrator (voice)
God's Trombones
as Narrator (voice)
Paul Robeson
as Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson
as Paul Robeson
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
as Self
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
as Self
The Star Wars Holiday Special
as Darth Vader (voice)
The Star Wars Holiday Special
as Darth Vader (voice)
The Making of Star Wars
as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
The Making of Star Wars
as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
Exorcist II: The Heretic
as Older Kokumo
Exorcist II: The Heretic
as Older Kokumo
Star Wars
as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
Star Wars
as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
The Greatest
as Malcolm X
The Greatest
as Malcolm X
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream
as Narrator
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream
as Narrator
The Great White Hope
as Jack Jefferson
The Great White Hope
as Jack Jefferson
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
End of the Road
as Doctor D
End of the Road
as Doctor D
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self