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.
Filmography (263 titles)
9.0MovieIndiana Jones Adventure | Disneyland Resort
Mara (voice) · 2025
MovieBET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy
Self (archive footage) · 2024
8.3MovieButterfly in the Sky
Guest Narrator (archive footage) · 2024
7.0ShowObi-Wan Kenobi
Darth Vader (voice) · 2022
7.4MovieStreet Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self (archive footage) · 2021
6.3MovieComing 2 America
King Jaffe Joffer · 2021
6.3MovieStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Darth Vader (voice) · 2019
7.3ShowThe Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage) · 2019
8.7MovieOn Broadway
Self (archive footage) · 2019
MovieRaúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Self · 2019
7.1MovieThe Lion King
Mufasa (voice) · 2019
MovieThe Space: Theatre of Survival
Narrator · 2019
MovieWords from a Bear
Self · 2019
5.1MovieWarning Shot
Pendleton · 2018
2.0MovieThe Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands
Mufasa (voice) · 2017
7.5MovieRogue One: A Star Wars Story
Darth Vader (voice) · 2016
9.0MovieGod Bless You, Mr Rosewater
Kilgore Trout · 2016
6.7MovieThe Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
Mufasa (voice) · 2016
8.0MovieDriving Miss Daisy
Hoke Colburn · 2015
7.9MovieStar Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
Darth Vader (voice) · 2015
MovieAugust Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
Self · 2015
7.7ShowStar Wars Rebels
Darth Vader (voice) · 2014
7.3MovieStar Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
Darth Vader (voice) · 2014
5.6MovieThe Angriest Man in Brooklyn
Ruben · 2014
6.6MovieGimme Shelter
Frank McCarthy · 2013
6.5MovieMuse of Fire
Self · 2013
7.8MovieBlackfish
Self (archive footage) · 2013
7.1MovieMilius
Self · 2013
6.0MovieAn Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
Self · 2012
4.5MovieJoe Papp in Five Acts
Self · 2012