James Earl Jones
Actor
- Born
- January 17, 1931 · Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA
- Died
- September 9, 2024 (age 93)
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
Star Wars
May 25, 1977
The Lion King
June 15, 1994
The Empire Strikes Back
May 20, 1980
Return of the Jedi
May 25, 1983
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
December 14, 2016
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
May 17, 2005
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
December 18, 2019
The Lion King
July 12, 2019
Click
June 23, 2006
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
January 29, 1964
Robots
March 10, 2005
Coming to America
June 29, 1988
Acting204
- 2025Indiana Jones Adventure | Disneyland Resort as Mara (voice)
- 2024BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy as Self (archive footage)
- 2024Butterfly in the Sky as Guest Narrator (archive footage)
- 2021Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street as Self (archive footage)
- 2021Coming 2 America as King Jaffe Joffer
- 2019Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as Darth Vader (voice)
- 2019On Broadway as Self (archive footage)
- 2019Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage as Self
- 2019The Lion King as Mufasa (voice)