Acting
Community Rating
6.6
3 Ratist reviews
Born
January 17, 1931
Died
September 9, 2024 (age 93)
Born in
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.
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
TBA
—
Mufasa: The Lion King
as In Memory Of
2024
—
BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy
as Self (archive footage)
2024
—
Butterfly in the Sky
as Guest Narrator (archive footage)
2024
—
Obi-Wan Kenobi
as Darth Vader (voice)
2022
—
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage)
2021
—
Coming 2 America
as King Jaffe Joffer
2021
—
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Darth Vader (voice)
2019
—
The Movies That Made Us
as Self (archive footage)
2019
—
On Broadway
as Self (archive footage)
2019
—
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
as Self
2019
—
The Lion King
as Mufasa (voice)
2019
—
The Space: Theatre of Survival
as Narrator
2019
—
Words from a Bear
as Self
2019
—
Warning Shot
as Pendleton
2018
—
The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands
as Mufasa (voice)
2017
—
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as Darth Vader (voice)
2016
—
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater
as Kilgore Trout
2016
—
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
as Mufasa (voice)
2016
—
Driving Miss Daisy
as Hoke Colburn
2015
—