Overview
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
17 Jan, 1931 (94 years old)
Death date
09 Sep, 2024
James Earl Jones
Biography
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
Acting
2024
Mufasa: The Lion King
2024
Butterfly in the Sky
2021
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021
Coming 2 America
2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
On Broadway
2019
The Lion King
2019
The Space: Theatre of Survival
2018
Warning Shot
2016
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2015
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
2015
Driving Miss Daisy
2015
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
2014
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
2013
Gimme Shelter
2013
Muse of Fire
2013
Blackfish
2013
Milius
2010
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
2009
Jack and the Beanstalk
2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2008
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
2007
Earth
2006
Click
2006
Scary Movie 4
2006
The Benchwarmers
2005
The Sandlot 2
2005
The Reading Room
2005
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
Robots
2004
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2001
Feast of All Saints
2001
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
2001
Finder's Fee
2000
Summer's End
1999
Fantasia 2000
1999
Our Friend, Martin
1998
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
1998
Merlin
1998
Primary Colors
1997
The Second Civil War
1997
What the Deaf Man Heard
1997
Gang Related
1997
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
1996
Timepiece
1996
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
1996
Looking for Richard
1996
A Family Thing
1995
Cry, the Beloved Country
1995
Judge Dredd
1995
Jefferson in Paris
1994
Clear and Present Danger
1994
The Lion King
1994
Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
1994
Clean Slate
1994
Africa: The Serengeti
1994
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1993
The Meteor Man
1993
Excessive Force
1993
The Sandlot
1993
Sommersby
1992
Sneakers
1992
Patriot Games
1991
True Identity
1991
Scorchers
1991
Convicts
1990
By Dawn's Early Light
1990
The Ambulance
1990
The Hunt for Red October
1989
Best of the Best
1989
Field of Dreams
1989
Three Fugitives
1988
Coming to America
1987
Matewan
1987
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
1987
Gardens of Stone
1986
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
1986
Soul Man
1986
City Limits
1983
Return of the Jedi
1982
Blood Tide
1982
The Flight of Dragons
1982
Conan the Barbarian
1981
There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues
1980
The Empire Strikes Back
1978
The Star Wars Holiday Special
1977
A Piece of the Action
1977
Exorcist II: The Heretic
1977
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
1977
Star Wars
1977
The Greatest
1977
Jesus of Nazareth
1976
Swashbuckler
1976
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
1976
The River Niger
1975
Deadly Hero
1975
The UFO Incident
1974
The Cay
1974
Claudine
1972
Malcolm X
1970
The Great White Hope
1970
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
End of the Road
1967
The Comedians
1964
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb