James Earl Jones

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

273

Gender

Male

Birthday

1931-01-17

Day of death

2024-09-09 (93 years old)

Place of Birth

Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA

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 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.

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • House

    House

  • Two and a Half Men

    Two and a Half Men

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Stargate SG-1

    Stargate SG-1

  • Sesame Street

    Sesame Street

  • The Big Bang Theory

    The Big Bang Theory

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Will & Grace

    Will & Grace

  • 3rd Rock from the Sun

    3rd Rock from the Sun

  • Roots: The Next Generations

    Roots: The Next Generations

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Everwood

    Everwood

  • Homicide: Life on the Street

    Homicide: Life on the Street

  • Star Wars

    Star Wars

  • Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

    Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • According to Jim

    According to Jim

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • Star Wars Rebels

    Star Wars Rebels

  • Highway to Heaven

    Highway to Heaven

  • The Lion King

    The Lion King

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • Conan the Barbarian

    Conan the Barbarian

  • Garfield and Friends

    Garfield and Friends

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • The Lion King

    The Lion King

  • Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

    Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

  • Obi-Wan Kenobi

    Obi-Wan Kenobi

  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

  • Long Ago and Far Away

    Long Ago and Far Away

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street

    Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street

  • Sneakers

    Sneakers

  • The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

    The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

  • Robots

    Robots

  • Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

    Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

  • Picket Fences

    Picket Fences

  • Jesus of Nazareth

    Jesus of Nazareth

  • Click

    Click

  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

  • The Sandlot

    The Sandlot

  • The Empire Strikes Back

    The Empire Strikes Back

  • Coming to America

    Coming to America

  • Return of the Jedi

    Return of the Jedi

  • The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

  • Tarzan

    Tarzan

  • The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

    The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

  • A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

    A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

  • Scary Movie 4

    Scary Movie 4

  • Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

    Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

  • Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

    Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

  • The Hunt for Red October

    The Hunt for Red October

  • An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road

    An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road

  • Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey

    Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey

  • The Movies That Made Us

    The Movies That Made Us

  • Merlin

    Merlin

  • Reading Rainbow

    Reading Rainbow

  • Blackfish

    Blackfish

  • 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'

  • Judge Dredd

    Judge Dredd

  • Warning Shot

    Warning Shot

  • 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

  • Patriot Games

    Patriot Games

  • 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

  • Soul Man

    Soul Man

  • Claudine

    Claudine

  • King Lear

    King Lear

  • Gimme Shelter

    Gimme Shelter

  • The Greatest

    The Greatest

  • True Identity

    True Identity

  • Deadly Hero

    Deadly Hero

  • Excessive Force

    Excessive Force

  • The Benchwarmers

    The Benchwarmers

  • Exorcist II: The Heretic

    Exorcist II: The Heretic

  • Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

    Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

  • Coming 2 America

    Coming 2 America

  • Clear and Present Danger

    Clear and Present Danger

  • Field of Dreams

    Field of Dreams

  • The Sandlot 2

    The Sandlot 2

  • The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar

    The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar

  • Best of the Best

    Best of the Best

  • Fantasia 2000

    Fantasia 2000

  • Casper: A Spirited Beginning

    Casper: A Spirited Beginning

  • Sommersby

    Sommersby

  • Heat Wave

    Heat Wave

  • The Comedians

    The Comedians

  • Timepiece

    Timepiece

  • Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark

    Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark

  • Lamp Unto My Feet

    Lamp Unto My Feet

  • Jack and the Beanstalk

    Jack and the Beanstalk

  • Percy & Thunder

    Percy & Thunder

  • Primary Colors

    Primary Colors

  • Alone

    Alone

  • The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

    The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

  • Matewan

    Matewan

  • The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

    The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

  • Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

    Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

  • Convicts

    Convicts

  • The Star Wars Holiday Special

    The Star Wars Holiday Special

  • Gabriel's Fire

    Gabriel's Fire

  • Scorchers

    Scorchers

  • CBS Schoolbreak Special

    CBS Schoolbreak Special

  • Hallelujah

    Hallelujah

  • Lincoln

    Lincoln

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • Gang Related

    Gang Related

  • The Flight of Dragons

    The Flight of Dragons

  • Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

    Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

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

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

  • City Limits

    City Limits

  • Swashbuckler

    Swashbuckler

  • Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films

    Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films

  • The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

    The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

  • The Making of Star Wars

    The Making of Star Wars

  • Good Luck

    Good Luck

  • Teach 109

    Teach 109

  • The Great White Hope

    The Great White Hope

  • Undercover Angel

    Undercover Angel

  • Waking Sleeping Beauty

    Waking Sleeping Beauty

  • Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

    Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

  • Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion

    Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion

  • Broadway: The Next Generation

    Broadway: The Next Generation

  • The Meteor Man

    The Meteor Man

  • Jefferson in Paris

    Jefferson in Paris

  • The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

    The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

  • Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal

    Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal

  • The Vernon Johns Story

    The Vernon Johns Story

  • Joe Papp in Five Acts

    Joe Papp in Five Acts

  • The Second Civil War

    The Second Civil War

  • Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

    Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

  • What the Deaf Man Heard

    What the Deaf Man Heard

  • By Dawn's Early Light

    By Dawn's Early Light

  • Feast of All Saints

    Feast of All Saints

  • Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

    Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

  • Paris

    Paris

  • Santa and Pete

    Santa and Pete

  • The Last Remake of Beau Geste

    The Last Remake of Beau Geste

  • The Annihilation of Fish

    The Annihilation of Fish

  • Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

    Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

  • Nine Dog Christmas

    Nine Dog Christmas

  • The Ambulance

    The Ambulance

  • Mathnet

    Mathnet

  • Mathnet

    Mathnet

  • Mathnet

    Mathnet

  • Gardens of Stone

    Gardens of Stone

  • Grim Prairie Tales

    Grim Prairie Tales

  • People: A Musical Celebration

    People: A Musical Celebration

  • Our Friend, Martin

    Our Friend, Martin

  • On the Q.T.

    On the Q.T.

  • End of the Road

    End of the Road

  • The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

    The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

    King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

  • Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night

    Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night

  • Portrait of Castro's Cuba

    Portrait of Castro's Cuba

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • The Atlanta Child Murders

    The Atlanta Child Murders

  • The Magic of David Copperfield

    The Magic of David Copperfield

  • Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

    Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

  • The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story

    The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story

  • Three Fugitives

    Three Fugitives

  • Looking for Richard

    Looking for Richard

  • The Bushido Blade

    The Bushido Blade

  • Muse of Fire

    Muse of Fire

  • Corwin

    Corwin

  • Butterfly in the Sky

    Butterfly in the Sky

  • The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror

    The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror

  • The Making of the Lion King

    The Making of the Lion King

  • The UFO Incident

    The UFO Incident

  • Earth

    Earth

  • Hitler's Forgotten Victims

    Hitler's Forgotten Victims

  • Confessions: Two Faces of Evil

    Confessions: Two Faces of Evil

  • Disney's American Legends

    Disney's American Legends

  • A Family Thing

    A Family Thing

  • Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp

    Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp

  • Under One Roof

    Under One Roof

  • The Creation

    The Creation

  • The Man

    The Man

  • Cry, the Beloved Country

    Cry, the Beloved Country

  • Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues

    Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues

  • The Vegas Strip War

    The Vegas Strip War

  • The River Niger

    The River Niger

  • The Cay

    The Cay

  • The Reading Room

    The Reading Room

  • The Space: Theatre of Survival

    The Space: Theatre of Survival

  • Finder's Fee

    Finder's Fee

  • My Little Girl

    My Little Girl

  • Signs and Wonders

    Signs and Wonders

  • Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

    Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

  • The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove

    The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove

  • East Side/West Side

    East Side/West Side

  • Clean Slate

    Clean Slate

  • Summer's End

    Summer's End

  • Pros and Cons

    Pros and Cons

  • Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement

    Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement

  • The Lone Star Kid

    The Lone Star Kid

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

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

  • Driving Miss Daisy

    Driving Miss Daisy

  • Visitors from the Unknown

    Visitors from the Unknown

  • A Piece of the Action

    A Piece of the Action

  • Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast

    Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast

  • Black Indians: An American Story

    Black Indians: An American Story

  • Last Flight Out

    Last Flight Out

  • Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable

    Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable

  • The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened

    The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened

  • Blood Tide

    Blood Tide

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

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

  • On Broadway

    On Broadway

  • The Me Nobody Knows

    The Me Nobody Knows

  • The Story of Star Wars

    The Story of Star Wars

  • Beauty and the Beast

    Beauty and the Beast

  • Gangs: Turning the Corner

    Gangs: Turning the Corner

  • Malcolm X

    Malcolm X

  • Milius

    Milius

  • God's Trombones

    God's Trombones

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

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

  • Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

    Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

  • Vegetable Soup

    Vegetable Soup

  • Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter

    Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter

  • John, Paul, George and Ben

    John, Paul, George and Ben

  • God Bless You, Mr Rosewater

    God Bless You, Mr Rosewater

  • Me & Mom

    Me & Mom

  • Night of 100 Stars II

    Night of 100 Stars II

  • Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World

    Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World

  • Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates

    Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates

  • Africa: The Serengeti

    Africa: The Serengeti

  • Searching for Orson

    Searching for Orson

  • Amy and the Angel

    Amy and the Angel

  • Dreamrider

    Dreamrider

  • Hollywood's Greatest Villains

    Hollywood's Greatest Villains

  • August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand

    August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand

  • Ivory Hunters

    Ivory Hunters

  • Terrorgram

    Terrorgram

  • The Story of the Faithful Wookiee

    The Story of the Faithful Wookiee

  • When It Was a Game

    When It Was a Game

  • Sports on the Silver Screen

    Sports on the Silver Screen

  • Black Omnibus

    Black Omnibus

  • The Great Year

    The Great Year

  • Afro Promo

    Afro Promo

  • Words from a Bear

    Words from a Bear

  • Who's in Rabbit's House?

    Who's in Rabbit's House?

  • Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream

    Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream

  • Antietam: A Documentary Film

    Antietam: A Documentary Film

  • The JFK Conspiracy

    The JFK Conspiracy

  • Paul Robeson

    Paul Robeson

  • A House Divided

    A House Divided

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

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

  • The Hunting of the Snark

    The Hunting of the Snark

  • The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands

    The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands

  • Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film

    Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film

  • 11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried

    11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried

  • Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson

    Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson

  • Moses

    Moses