James Earl Jones
Acting
1931-01-17 · 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.
movieIndiana Jones Adventure | Disneyland Resort
as Mara (voice) · 2025 · 9.0
movieBET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy
as Self (archive footage) · 2024 · 0.0
movieButterfly in the Sky
as Guest Narrator (archive footage) · 2024 · 8.2
tvObi-Wan Kenobi
as Darth Vader (voice) · 2022 · 7.0
movieStreet Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage) · 2021 · 7.4
movieComing 2 America
as King Jaffe Joffer · 2021 · 6.3
movieStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Darth Vader (voice) · 2019 · 6.3
tvThe Movies That Made Us
as Self (archive footage) · 2019 · 7.3
movieOn Broadway
as Self (archive footage) · 2019 · 8.7
movieRaúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
as Self · 2019 · 0.0
movieThe Lion King
as Mufasa (voice) · 2019 · 7.1
movieThe Space: Theatre of Survival
as Narrator · 2019 · 0.0
movieWords from a Bear
as Self · 2019 · 0.0
movieWarning Shot
as Pendleton · 2018 · 5.1
movieThe Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands
as Mufasa (voice) · 2017 · 2.0
movieRogue One: A Star Wars Story
as Darth Vader (voice) · 2016 · 7.5
movieGod Bless You, Mr Rosewater
as Kilgore Trout · 2016 · 9.0
movieThe Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
as Mufasa (voice) · 2016 · 6.7
movieDriving Miss Daisy
as Hoke Colburn · 2015 · 8.0
movieStar Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
as Darth Vader (voice) · 2015 · 7.9
movieAugust Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
as Self · 2015 · 0.0
tvStar Wars Rebels
as Darth Vader (voice) · 2014 · 7.7
movieStar Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
as Darth Vader (voice) · 2014 · 7.3
movieThe Angriest Man in Brooklyn
as Ruben · 2014 · 5.6