James Earl 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 198... show more

Known For

Acting

Popularity

2.1

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA

Birthday

January 17, 1931

Deathday

September 09, 2024

Known for

Star Wars

Star Wars

1977
8.2
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

1964
8.1
Sommersby

Sommersby

1993
6.3
The Hunt for Red October

The Hunt for Red October

1990
7.4
Sneakers

Sneakers

1992
6.9
Field of Dreams

Field of Dreams

1989
7.1
The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back

1980
8.4
Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi

1983
7.9
Dreamrider

Dreamrider

1993
7.0
Amy and the Angel

Amy and the Angel

1982
5.5
Earth

Earth

2007
7.6
Finder's Fee

Finder's Fee

2001
6.0
By Dawn's Early Light

By Dawn's Early Light

1990
6.5
The Meteor Man

The Meteor Man

1993
5.8
The Sandlot

The Sandlot

1993
7.5
Excessive Force

Excessive Force

1993
4.8
Matewan

Matewan

1987
7.4
Three Fugitives

Three Fugitives

1989
6.6
Disney's American Legends

Disney's American Legends

2001
7.4
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey

Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey

2010
6.3
The Lion King

The Lion King

1994
8.3
Soul Man

Soul Man

1986
5.3
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

1986
4.8
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

1998
6.9
Clear and Present Danger

Clear and Present Danger

1994
6.6
Coming to America

Coming to America

1988
6.9
Conan the Barbarian

Conan the Barbarian

1982
6.8
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

1997
0.0
The Flight of Dragons

The Flight of Dragons

1982
6.7
Patriot Games

Patriot Games

1992
6.7
Cry, the Beloved Country

Cry, the Beloved Country

1995
6.7
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

2008
6.0
Africa: The Serengeti

Africa: The Serengeti

1994
6.8
Gardens of Stone

Gardens of Stone

1987
6.2
Gang Related

Gang Related

1997
6.4
Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk

2009
5.2
Swashbuckler

Swashbuckler

1976
6.0
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

1976
5.9
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

1994
6.6
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

1996
7.1
A Family Thing

A Family Thing

1996
6.4
A Piece of the Action

A Piece of the Action

1977
5.6
Undercover Angel

Undercover Angel

1999
6.9
Scorchers

Scorchers

1991
4.2
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night

Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night

1987
5.4
The Reading Room

The Reading Room

2005
7.3
The Sandlot 2

The Sandlot 2

2005
5.9
Nine Dog Christmas

Nine Dog Christmas

2004
5.2
Grim Prairie Tales

Grim Prairie Tales

1990
5.7
Clean Slate

Clean Slate

1994
5.8
Fantasia 2000

Fantasia 2000

2000
7.0
People: A Musical Celebration

People: A Musical Celebration

1995
6.2
Timepiece

Timepiece

1996
7.0
Who's in Rabbit's House?

Who's in Rabbit's House?

1995
0.0
Convicts

Convicts

1991
5.5
Claudine

Claudine

1974
7.1
Feast of All Saints

Feast of All Saints

2001
4.4
Santa and Pete

Santa and Pete

1999
5.3
Deadly Hero

Deadly Hero

1975
5.7
The Last Remake of Beau Geste

The Last Remake of Beau Geste

1977
5.5
True Identity

True Identity

1991
5.5
The Star Wars Holiday Special

The Star Wars Holiday Special

1978
3.4
The River Niger

The River Niger

1976
6.8
On Broadway

On Broadway

2019
8.7
What the Deaf Man Heard

What the Deaf Man Heard

1997
6.2
The UFO Incident

The UFO Incident

1975
6.7
The Comedians

The Comedians

1967
6.1
Blood Tide

Blood Tide

1982
4.8
The Space: Theatre of Survival

The Space: Theatre of Survival

2019
0.0
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

2021
7.5
The Ambulance

The Ambulance

1990
5.8
Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

1981
4.0
Summer's End

Summer's End

2000
7.2
11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried

11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried

1989
0.0
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

1995
7.3
My Little Girl

My Little Girl

1986
4.3
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

2000
6.7
End of the Road

End of the Road

1970
4.6
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

2014
5.6
The Bushido Blade

The Bushido Blade

1981
5.4
Gangs: Turning the Corner

Gangs: Turning the Corner

1994
0.0
The Great Year

The Great Year

2003
9.0
A House Divided

A House Divided

1987
0.0
Black Indians: An American Story

Black Indians: An American Story

2004
6.2
Joe Papp in Five Acts

Joe Papp in Five Acts

2012
4.5
The Vegas Strip War

The Vegas Strip War

1984
2.7
The Cay

The Cay

1974
6.5
The Vernon Johns Story

The Vernon Johns Story

1994
8.5
The Man

The Man

1972
6.3
Gimme Shelter

Gimme Shelter

2013
6.6
Best of the Best

Best of the Best

1989
6.5
The Creation

The Creation

1981
6.5
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

1995
7.8
The Great White Hope

The Great White Hope

1970
6.2
Waking Sleeping Beauty

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009
7.2
Looking for Richard

Looking for Richard

1996
6.8
Exorcist II: The Heretic

Exorcist II: The Heretic

1977
4.5
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films

Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films

1993
8.2
The Hunting of the Snark

The Hunting of the Snark

1989
0.0
Blackfish

Blackfish

2013
7.8
Sports on the Silver Screen

Sports on the Silver Screen

1997
10.0
The Second Civil War

The Second Civil War

1997
6.0
Hitler's Forgotten Victims

Hitler's Forgotten Victims

1997
10.0
City Limits

City Limits

1985
2.6
Driving Miss Daisy

Driving Miss Daisy

2015
8.0
Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'

Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'

1994
6.0
Percy & Thunder

Percy & Thunder

1993
0.0
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'

2005
5.0
Heat Wave

Heat Wave

1990
6.2
Ivory Hunters

Ivory Hunters

1990
4.2
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror

2003
6.0
Jefferson in Paris

Jefferson in Paris

1995
5.0
The Greatest

The Greatest

1977
5.4
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream

Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream

1971
0.0
Our Friend, Martin

Our Friend, Martin

1999
6.9
Alone

Alone

1997
6.5
Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark

Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark

1989
5.5
Words from a Bear

Words from a Bear

2019
0.0
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues

Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues

1988
7.2
Milius

Milius

2013
7.0
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal

Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal

2015
7.9
Teach 109

Teach 109

1990
7.0
Lincoln

Lincoln

1992
6.8
The Annihilation of Fish

The Annihilation of Fish

1999
6.2
Broadway: The Next Generation

Broadway: The Next Generation

2017
10.0
Last Flight Out

Last Flight Out

1990
0.0
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar

The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar

2016
6.7
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater

God Bless You, Mr Rosewater

2016
9.0
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story

The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story

1980
0.0
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion

Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion

2014
7.3
Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

1985
8.0
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

2004
7.7
Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast

Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast

1981
0.0
Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World

Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World

2001
7.3
Butterfly in the Sky

Butterfly in the Sky

2024
8.2
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand

2015
0.0
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970
7.1
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

1994
6.5
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil

Confessions: Two Faces of Evil

1994
5.0
Malcolm X

Malcolm X

1972
6.6
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

2016
7.5
Terrorgram

Terrorgram

1990
3.9
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'

Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'

2003
5.4
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

2005
7.5
Afro Promo

Afro Promo

1997
0.0
The Story of Star Wars

The Story of Star Wars

2004
7.2
Robots

Robots

2005
6.5
Muse of Fire

Muse of Fire

2013
6.5
The Lion King

The Lion King

2019
7.1
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened

The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened

1977
0.0
Warning Shot

Warning Shot

2018
5.1
Click

Click

2006
6.3
The Making of Star Wars

The Making of Star Wars

1977
7.0
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp

Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp

1986
5.8
King Lear

King Lear

1974
0.0
The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands

The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands

2017
2.0
Visitors from the Unknown

Visitors from the Unknown

1991
6.0
The Lone Star Kid

The Lone Star Kid

1986
5.5
The Benchwarmers

The Benchwarmers

2006
5.8
Judge Dredd

Judge Dredd

1995
5.8
On the Q.T.

On the Q.T.

1999
6.9
John, Paul, George and Ben

John, Paul, George and Ben

2007
5.0
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

2006
0.0
God's Trombones

God's Trombones

1981
0.0
Hollywood's Greatest Villains

Hollywood's Greatest Villains

2005
10.0
Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates

Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates

1985
0.0
Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson

1979
0.0
Coming 2 America

Coming 2 America

2021
6.4
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

2019
0.0
Casper: A Spirited Beginning

Casper: A Spirited Beginning

1997
5.4
No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat

No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat

2004
5.0
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'

Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'

2000
5.6
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove

The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove

2000
5.1
There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues

There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues

1981
0.0
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019
6.3
Scary Movie 4

Scary Movie 4

2006
5.5
The Me Nobody Knows

The Me Nobody Knows

1980
0.0
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street

Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street

2001
6.3
Searching for Orson

Searching for Orson

2006
5.5
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement

Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement

1978
0.0
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road

An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road

2012
6.0
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

1984
0.0
Hallelujah

Hallelujah

1993
6.0
Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film

Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film

2002
0.0
Antietam: A Documentary Film

Antietam: A Documentary Film

2000
0.0
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson

Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson

2007
0.0
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

2000
6.0
The Making of the Lion King

The Making of the Lion King

1994
10.0
Portrait of Castro's Cuba

Portrait of Castro's Cuba

1991
0.0
Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982
6.7
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

1979
0.0
Primary Colors

Primary Colors

1998
6.3
BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy

BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy

2024
0.0
Corwin

Corwin

1996
0.0
When It Was a Game

When It Was a Game

1991
0.0
Moses

Moses

1985
0.0
Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable

Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable

1995
0.0
Good Luck

Good Luck

1997
4.5
Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter

Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter

2011
0.0
The JFK Conspiracy

The JFK Conspiracy

1992
6.0
The Story of the Faithful Wookiee

The Story of the Faithful Wookiee

1978
6.0
L.A. Law

L.A. Law

1986
7.0
Sesame Street

Sesame Street

1969
7.1
The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989
8.0
Law & Order

Law & Order

1990
7.4
House

House

2004
8.6
Gabriel's Fire

Gabriel's Fire

1990
6.8
The One Show

The One Show

2006
4.4
According to Jim

According to Jim

2001
6.5
Everwood

Everwood

2002
7.6
Two and a Half Men

Two and a Half Men

2003
7.4
Frasier

Frasier

1993
7.7
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

1993
6.9
Stargate SG-1

Stargate SG-1

1997
8.3
Will & Grace

Will & Grace

1998
6.8
Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street

1993
8.1
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
8.6
Mathnet

Mathnet

1987
7.0
Mathnet

Mathnet

1987
7.0
East Side/West Side

East Side/West Side

1963
7.8
Under One Roof

Under One Roof

1995
0.0
Vegetable Soup

Vegetable Soup

1975
0.0
The Defenders

The Defenders

1961
5.9
Tarzan

Tarzan

1966
6.7
Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations

1979
7.5
Paris

Paris

1979
5.0
The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973
6.3
Jesus of Nazareth

Jesus of Nazareth

1977
7.8
Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

1961
5.5
The Defenders

The Defenders

1961
5.9
The Kennedy Center Honors

The Kennedy Center Honors

1978
7.4
Me & Mom

Me & Mom

1985
5.0
Pros and Cons

Pros and Cons

1991
6.0
Merlin

Merlin

1998
6.9
The Big Bang Theory

The Big Bang Theory

2007
7.9
Obi-Wan Kenobi

Obi-Wan Kenobi

2022
7.0
The Magic of David Copperfield

The Magic of David Copperfield

1978
7.0
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956
5.9
Star Wars Rebels

Star Wars Rebels

2014
7.7
Long Ago and Far Away

Long Ago and Far Away

1989
9.0
CBS Schoolbreak Special

CBS Schoolbreak Special

1984
5.5
Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982
8.1
Reading Rainbow

Reading Rainbow

1983
8.3
Lamp Unto My Feet

Lamp Unto My Feet

1948
0.0
Signs and Wonders

Signs and Wonders

1995
0.0
The Atlanta Child Murders

The Atlanta Child Murders

1985
5.6
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

1980
7.2
The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989
8.0
The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989
8.0
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995
6.0
The Movies That Made Us

The Movies That Made Us

2019
7.2
Black Omnibus

Black Omnibus

1973
0.0
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

1992
10.0
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956
5.9
The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

1968
6.8
Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

1994
7.2
Great Performances

Great Performances

1971
5.8
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956
5.9
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956
5.9
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956
5.9
3rd Rock from the Sun

3rd Rock from the Sun

1996
7.5
Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven

1984
7.4
Dinah!

Dinah!

1974
6.7
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962
7.5
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961
5.4
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956
5.9
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944
7.2
Mathnet

Mathnet

1987
7.0
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956
5.9
The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962
6.2
Garfield and Friends

Garfield and Friends

1988
7.3
Picket Fences

Picket Fences

1992
7.4

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