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James Earl Jones — Lineup

James Earl Jones

25 titles·Since 1977

January 17, 1931 · 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.

Frequently works with

Eric Roberts

2 titles together

Michael Beach

2 titles together

Filmography (25)

The Lion King

2019 · Mufasa (voice)

Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal

2015 · Darth Vader (voice)

Gimme Shelter

2013 · Frank McCarthy

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

2008 · Papa Jenkins

Earth

2007 · Narrator (voice)

Finder's Fee

2001 · Avery Phillips

Fantasia 2000

2000 · Self - Host

Gang Related

1997 · Arthur Baylor

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

1996 · Dr. McDuffie

A Family Thing

1996 · Ray Murdock

Clean Slate

1994 · John Dolby

The Meteor Man

1993 · Earnest Moses

Sommersby

1993 · Judge Barry Conrad Issacs

By Dawn's Early Light

1990 · Alice

The Ambulance

1990 · Lt. Spencer

The Hunt for Red October

1990 · Vice ADM James Greer

Best of the Best

1989 · Frank Couzo

Three Fugitives

1989 · Dugan

Coming to America

1988 · King Jaffe Joffer

Matewan

1987 · 'Few Clothes' Johnson

Gardens of Stone

1987 · Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

1986 · Umslopogaas

Soul Man

1986 · Professor Banks

Conan the Barbarian

1982 · Thulsa Doom

The Last Remake of Beau Geste

1977 · Sheikh

January 17, 1931 · 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.