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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.
52
Films
6.5
Avg Score
Filmography (52)
Mufasa: The Lion King
66
In Memory Of
Coming 2 America
53
as King Jaffe Joffer
The Lion King
68
as Mufasa (voice)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
64
as Darth Vader (voice)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
78
as Darth Vader (voice)
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
57
as Ruben
Gimme Shelter
64
as Frank McCarthy
Jack and the Beanstalk
46
as The Giant (voice)
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
55
as Papa Jenkins
Scary Movie 4
51
as Narrator (uncredited)
Click
64
as Narrator of Michael's Past (voice) (uncredited)
The Benchwarmers
56
as Darth Vader (voice)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
76
as Darth Vader (voice - uncredited)
Robots
64
as Voice Box at Hardware Store (voice)
The Sandlot 2
45
as Mr. Mertle
Finder's Fee
62
as Avery Phillips
Fantasia 2000
71
as Self - Host
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
65
as Mufasa (voice)
Primary Colors
67
as CNN Voiceover (voice)
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
46
as Kibosh (voice)
Gang Related
64
as Arthur Baylor
The Second Civil War
66
as Jim Kalla
Judge Dredd
56
as Narrator (uncredited)
The Lion King
85
as Mufasa (voice)
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
65
as James Earl Jones (uncredited)
Clear and Present Danger
69
as Admiral James Greer
Clean Slate
57
as John Dolby
Sommersby
63
as Judge Barry Conrad Issacs
The Sandlot
78
as Mr. Mertle
The Meteor Man
52
as Earnest Moses
Patriot Games
68
as Adm. James Greer
Sneakers
71
as Mr. Bernard Abbott
The Hunt for Red October
75
as Vice ADM James Greer
The Ambulance
60
as Lt. Spencer
By Dawn's Early Light
69
as Alice
Field of Dreams
75
as Terrence Mann
Three Fugitives
62
as Dugan
Best of the Best
64
as Frank Couzo
Coming to America
71
as King Jaffe Joffer
Matewan
79
as 'Few Clothes' Johnson
Gardens of Stone
63
as Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson
Soul Man
53
as Professor Banks
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
46
as Umslopogaas
Return of the Jedi
83
as Darth Vader (voice)
Conan the Barbarian
69
as Thulsa Doom
The Empire Strikes Back
87
as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
Star Wars
86
as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
Exorcist II: The Heretic
38
as Older Kokumo
Swashbuckler
60
as Nick Debrett
Claudine
73
as Rupert D. "Roop" Marshall
The Comedians
63
as Dr. Magiot
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
83
as Lt. Lothar Zogg