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James Earl Jones

  • Born Jan. 17, 1931
  • Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA
  • Died Sept. 9, 2024, aged 93

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 …

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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.

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Acting (205)

Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)

Mufasa (voice)

Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)

Darth Vader (voice)

Darth Vader (voice)

Darth Vader (voice - uncredited)

James Earl Jones

Darth Vader (voice)

Narrator (voice) / Moving Man / Serak the Preparer / Narrator (voice) / Maggie Simpson (voice)

Mufasa (voice)

Dibala

Narrator of Michael's Past (voice) (uncredited)

Lt. Lothar Zogg

Voice Box at Hardware Store (voice)

King Jaffe Joffer

Mufasa (voice)

Vice ADM James Greer

James Earl Jones

Narrator (uncredited)

Thulsa Doom

Narrator (uncredited)

James Earl Jones (uncredited)

King Jaffe Joffer

Darth Vader (voice)

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Unas (Voice)

Adm. James Greer

Terrence Mann

Admiral James Greer

Mr. Mertle

Mufasa (voice)

Mr. Bernard Abbott

Darth Vader (voice)

Darth Vader (voice)

Norman Royster

Older Kokumo

Defense Attorney Horace McCoy

James Earl Jones

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Balthazar

Ruben

Darth Vader (voice)

Franklin Stern

Judge Barry Conrad Issacs

Diablo

Royal Flush Voice (voice)

Narrator (voice)

Frank Couzo

CNN Voiceover (voice)

Dugan

Kibosh (voice)

Umslopogaas

Rock of Ages

Papa Jenkins

Frank McCarthy

Will Cleveland

Gabe Wilson

Earnest Moses

The Angel of Angels

Arthur Baylor

Mr. Mertle

Professor Banks

Darth Vader (voice)

Felix Wilson

'Few Clothes' Johnson

Lt. Spencer

Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson

Ommadon (voice)

Darth Vader (voice)

The Giant (voice)

Lee Atkins

Ray Murdock

John Dolby

Alice

Avery Phillips

Dr. McDuffie

Jim Kalla

Bryant Thomas

Sheikh

Madison Hemings

Dr. Magiot

Frye

Rupert D. "Roop" Marshall

Nick Debrett

Jake

Mister (voice)

Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)

Jack Jefferson

Alex Haley

James Earl Jones

Albert

Morrison

Rev. Stephen Kumalo

Emperor of the Night (voice)

King Lear

Joshua Burke

Genie / Narrator (voice)

Leon

Host

Malcolm X

Narrator

Ben Johnson

Father Divine

Host

Archibald Thacker

Narrator

Pendleton

Barney Hill

The Judge

Dr. Lou Rush

Bear

Rabbit Shazam

Fish

Hoke Colburn

Biographical Narration (voice)

The Prisoner

Daddy King (voice)

Major Walker

Older Marcel

Timothy

William

James Bing

King Dakkar (voice)

Lieutenant Andrews / Reverend Harris Bonham

Ike Bailey

Storyteller (voice)

Narrator (voice)

Dr. Winston (segment 'Teach 109') / Old Man Taylor

Doctor D

Gabriel Bird

Archibald Thacker

Retribution (voice)

Grey

Inspector Nkuru

Narrator (voice)

Lawrence

Bill Perry

Narrator (voice)

Johnny Williams

Maggie Simpson (voice)

Genie / Narrator

Narrator

Charles Lloyd

Junius Johnson

Leo

The Storyteller (voice)

Dr. William 'Bill' Blakely

Detective Robb

Grandpa Nicholas

Douglass Dilman

Jack Madrid

Vernon Johns

Gabriel

Gabriel Bird

Narrator

Holmes

Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)

Narrator

Narrator

Narrator

Mufasa

Old Man Taylor

Mara (voice)

Host

Chief Thad Green / Chief Thad Green (voice) / Chief Thad Greene

Woody Paris

Narrator (voice)

Narrator

Dr. Winston

Narrator

Narrator (voice)

Narrator

Narrator (voice)

Narrator

King Lear

Narrator

Paul Robeson

Percy Banks

Diamond

Narrator (voice)

Mufasa (voice)

Neb Langston

Long John Spoilsport

(voice)

Narrator

Narrator (voice)

Narrator (voice)

Narrator (voice) (DVD version)

Al Topping

Pharaoh

Host/Narrator

Jack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences")

Dane Oliver

Morris Bird, Jr.

Narrator

Narrator (voice)

Narrator

Crew (1)

In Memory Of

Appearances (51)

Self - Host

Self (archive footage)

Self

Self - Interviewee

Self (archive footage)

Self (archive footage)

Self

Self - Narrator (voice)

Self (voice) (uncredited)

Self (archive footage)

Darth Vader (archive footage)

Self - 'Lieutenant Lothar Zogg'

Guest Narrator (archive footage)

Self

Self (archive footage)

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

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Self (archive footage)

Self

Self - Host

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self (archive footage)

Self (archive footage)

Self

Self

Self

Self - Host

Self

Self (archive footage)

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Himself

Self

himself, voice

Self