Cast
James Earl Jones
Acting
Cast
James Earl Jones
Known for
Acting
Born
1931-01-17
From
Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA
Died
2024-09-09
Also known as James Earl Boggins Jones, Todd 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.
Star Wars
as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
The Lion King
as Mufasa (voice)
The Empire Strikes Back
as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Darth Vader (voice - uncredited)
The Lion King
as Mufasa (voice)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Darth Vader (voice)
Scary Movie 4
as Narrator (uncredited)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as Darth Vader (voice)
Return of the Jedi
as Darth Vader (voice)
Robots
as Voice Box at Hardware Store (voice)
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
as Mufasa (voice)
Click
as Narrator of Michael's Past (voice) (uncredited)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
as Lt. Lothar Zogg
Conan the Barbarian
as Thulsa Doom
The Hunt for Red October
as Vice ADM James Greer
Judge Dredd
as Narrator (uncredited)
Coming to America
as King Jaffe Joffer
Sneakers
as Mr. Bernard Abbott
The Sandlot
as Mr. Mertle
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as James Earl Jones (uncredited)
Fantasia 2000
as Self - Host
Clear and Present Danger
as Admiral James Greer
Coming 2 America
as King Jaffe Joffer
Patriot Games
as Adm. James Greer
Sommersby
as Judge Barry Conrad Issacs
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
as Kibosh (voice)
Field of Dreams
as Terrence Mann
The Benchwarmers
as Darth Vader (voice)
Gang Related
as Arthur Baylor
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
as Papa Jenkins
The Sandlot 2
as Mr. Mertle
Three Fugitives
as Dugan
Exorcist II: The Heretic
as Older Kokumo
Soul Man
as Professor Banks
Best of the Best
as Frank Couzo
Primary Colors
as CNN Voiceover (voice)
The Meteor Man
as Earnest Moses
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
Blackfish
as Self (archive footage)
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
as Umslopogaas
Gimme Shelter
as Frank McCarthy
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
as Mufasa (voice)
Matewan
as 'Few Clothes' Johnson
The Ambulance
as Lt. Spencer
Clean Slate
as John Dolby
Earth
as Narrator (voice)
The Bushido Blade
as The Prisoner
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
as Ruben
Jack and the Beanstalk
as The Giant (voice)
The Star Wars Holiday Special
as Darth Vader (voice)
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
as Self
The Cay
as Timothy
True Identity
as James Earl Jones
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
as Darth Vader (voice)
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
as Self
Jefferson in Paris
as Madison Hemings
Swashbuckler
as Nick Debrett
Timepiece
as Lawrence
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
Looking for Richard
as Self - Interviewee
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
as Dr. McDuffie
Our Friend, Martin
as Daddy King (voice)
Feast of All Saints
as Older Marcel
Scorchers
as Bear
Deadly Hero
as Rabbit Shazam
By Dawn's Early Light
as Alice
Heat Wave
as Junius Johnson
Muse of Fire
as Self
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
as Jack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences")
The Flight of Dragons
as Ommadon (voice)
Finder's Fee
as Avery Phillips
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
as Mister (voice)
The Comedians
as Dr. Magiot
The Creation
as Narrator (voice)
City Limits
as Albert
Gardens of Stone
as Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson
Good Luck
as James Bing
The Second Civil War
as Jim Kalla
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
as Sheikh
A Family Thing
as Ray Murdock
Corwin
as Self
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
as Leon
On Broadway
as Self (archive footage)
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
as Admiral (voice)
Claudine
as Rupert D. "Roop" Marshall
Cry, the Beloved Country
as Rev. Stephen Kumalo
Milius
as Self
The Greatest
as Malcolm X
The Making of Star Wars
as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
as Maggie Simpson (voice)
Hallelujah
as Old Man Taylor
The River Niger
as Johnny Williams
King Lear
as King Lear
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
as Host
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
as Host
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
as Darth Vader (voice)
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
as Emperor of the Night (voice)
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
Convicts
as Ben Johnson
Blood Tide
as Frye
Excessive Force
as Jake
Africa: The Serengeti
as Narrator
Alone
as Grey
Warning Shot
as Pendleton
The Vegas Strip War
as Jack Madrid
Butterfly in the Sky
as Guest Narrator (archive footage)
Sports on the Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
The Story of Star Wars
as Darth Vader (archive footage)
Lincoln
as Narrator (voice)
Hitler's Forgotten Victims
as Narrator (voice) (DVD version)
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
as Narrator (voice)
Nine Dog Christmas
as Storyteller (voice)
Undercover Angel
as The Judge
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
as Genie / Narrator
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage)
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
as Dane Oliver
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
as Self
Disney's American Legends
as Narrator
Teach 109
as Dr. Winston
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
as Self
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
as Self - Host
What the Deaf Man Heard
as Archibald Thacker
The Making of the Lion King
as Self
My Little Girl
as Ike Bailey
A Piece of the Action
as Joshua Burke
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
as Self
The UFO Incident
as Barney Hill
The Reading Room
as William
The Man
as Douglass Dilman
Grim Prairie Tales
as Morrison
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
as Self
Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World
as Self
The Annihilation of Fish
as Fish
Visitors from the Unknown
as Narrator (voice)
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
as Charles Lloyd
Joe Papp in Five Acts
as Self
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
as Narrator
The Great White Hope
as Jack Jefferson
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'
as Self
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
Ivory Hunters
as Inspector Nkuru
Words from a Bear
as Self
Malcolm X
as Biographical Narration (voice)
Dreamrider
as Bill Perry
Last Flight Out
as Al Topping
Amy and the Angel
as Gabriel
A House Divided
Gangs: Turning the Corner
as Self
People: A Musical Celebration
as The Storyteller (voice)
When It Was a Game
as (voice)
End of the Road
as Doctor D
The Great Year
as Narrator
On the Q.T.
as Leo
Percy & Thunder
as Percy Banks
Driving Miss Daisy
as Hoke Colburn
Santa and Pete
as Grandpa Nicholas
Moses
as Pharaoh
The Space: Theatre of Survival
as Narrator
Summer's End
as Dr. William 'Bill' Blakely
No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat
as Self
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
as Self
Black Indians: An American Story
as Narrator
Afro Promo
as Self (archive footage)
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
as Self - 'Lieutenant Lothar Zogg'
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
as Morris Bird, Jr.
Beauty and the Beast
as Narrator (voice)
Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'
as Narrator
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove
as Self
Searching for Orson
as Self
Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark
as Narrator
There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues
as himself, voice
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater
as Kilgore Trout
The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy
as Narrator
Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast
as Narrator (voice)
The Vernon Johns Story
as Vernon Johns
Terrorgram
as Retribution (voice)
The Hunting of the Snark
as Narrator (voice)
John, Paul, George and Ben
as Narrator
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
as Self
The Lone Star Kid
as Holmes
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
as Self
Who's in Rabbit's House?
as Narrator (voice)
Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates
The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands
as Mufasa (voice)
Portrait of Castro's Cuba
as Host/Narrator
Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter
as Himself
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
as Narrator
Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable
as Mufasa
BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy
as Self (archive footage)
The JFK Conspiracy
as Self - Host
God's Trombones
as Narrator (voice)
Paul Robeson
as Paul Robeson
The Me Nobody Knows
as Self
Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film
as Narrator
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream
as Narrator
Antietam: A Documentary Film
as Narrator
11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried
as Narrator