James Earl Jones

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

266

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

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • House

    House

  • Everwood

    Everwood

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Stargate SG-1

    Stargate SG-1

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Two and a Half Men

    Two and a Half Men

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Sesame Street

    Sesame Street

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • The Big Bang Theory

    The Big Bang Theory

  • Star Wars Rebels

    Star Wars Rebels

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Highway to Heaven

    Highway to Heaven

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • 3rd Rock from the Sun

    3rd Rock from the Sun

  • According to Jim

    According to Jim

  • Will & Grace

    Will & Grace

  • Star Wars

    Star Wars

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • The Lion King

    The Lion King

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • Homicide: Life on the Street

    Homicide: Life on the Street

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

  • Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

    Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • Garfield and Friends

    Garfield and Friends

  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

  • The Lion King

    The Lion King

  • Obi-Wan Kenobi

    Obi-Wan Kenobi

  • Jesus of Nazareth

    Jesus of Nazareth

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Robots

    Robots

  • Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

    Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

  • Reading Rainbow

    Reading Rainbow

  • Return of the Jedi

    Return of the Jedi

  • Percy & Thunder

    Percy & Thunder

  • Sommersby

    Sommersby

  • Swashbuckler

    Swashbuckler

  • The Empire Strikes Back

    The Empire Strikes Back

  • The Movies That Made Us

    The Movies That Made Us

  • The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

  • Coming to America

    Coming to America

  • Matewan

    Matewan

  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

  • Conan the Barbarian

    Conan the Barbarian

  • Hallelujah

    Hallelujah

  • Picket Fences

    Picket Fences

  • Alone

    Alone

  • The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

    The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

  • 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

  • Blackfish

    Blackfish

  • Scorchers

    Scorchers

  • Click

    Click

  • City Limits

    City Limits

  • Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

    Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

  • Merlin

    Merlin

  • Tarzan

    Tarzan

  • Sneakers

    Sneakers

  • The Hunt for Red October

    The Hunt for Red October

  • The Creation

    The Creation

  • The Reading Room

    The Reading Room

  • Convicts

    Convicts

  • Judge Dredd

    Judge Dredd

  • Scary Movie 4

    Scary Movie 4

  • On the Q.T.

    On the Q.T.

  • Lincoln

    Lincoln

  • King Lear

    King Lear

  • Our Friend, Martin

    Our Friend, Martin

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • Patriot Games

    Patriot Games

  • Muse of Fire

    Muse of Fire

  • The Sandlot

    The Sandlot

  • Looking for Richard

    Looking for Richard

  • Coming 2 America

    Coming 2 America

  • Santa and Pete

    Santa and Pete

  • Gang Related

    Gang Related

  • Disney's American Legends

    Disney's American Legends

  • My Little Girl

    My Little Girl

  • The Making of the Lion King

    The Making of the Lion King

  • Clear and Present Danger

    Clear and Present Danger

  • Field of Dreams

    Field of Dreams

  • The Vegas Strip War

    The Vegas Strip War

  • Roots: The Next Generations

    Roots: The Next Generations

  • CBS Schoolbreak Special

    CBS Schoolbreak Special

  • The Comedians

    The Comedians

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films

    Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films

  • Feast of All Saints

    Feast of All Saints

  • The Magic of David Copperfield

    The Magic of David Copperfield

  • Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

    Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

  • God's Trombones

    God's Trombones

  • Paris

    Paris

  • Undercover Angel

    Undercover Angel

  • Gabriel's Fire

    Gabriel's Fire

  • Fantasia 2000

    Fantasia 2000

  • Claudine

    Claudine

  • The Benchwarmers

    The Benchwarmers

  • Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

    Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

  • Exorcist II: The Heretic

    Exorcist II: The Heretic

  • A Family Thing

    A Family Thing

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • The Sandlot 2

    The Sandlot 2

  • Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

    Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

  • Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

    Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

  • Best of the Best

    Best of the Best

  • A Piece of the Action

    A Piece of the Action

  • Soul Man

    Soul Man

  • Three Fugitives

    Three Fugitives

  • The Star Wars Holiday Special

    The Star Wars Holiday Special

  • Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

    Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

  • Finder's Fee

    Finder's Fee

  • Nine Dog Christmas

    Nine Dog Christmas

  • The Atlanta Child Murders

    The Atlanta Child Murders

  • The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar

    The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar

  • Under One Roof

    Under One Roof

  • Casper: A Spirited Beginning

    Casper: A Spirited Beginning

  • Grim Prairie Tales

    Grim Prairie Tales

  • Dreamrider

    Dreamrider

  • The Cay

    The Cay

  • Gardens of Stone

    Gardens of Stone

  • Primary Colors

    Primary Colors

  • Jack and the Beanstalk

    Jack and the Beanstalk

  • Mathnet

    Mathnet

  • Mathnet

    Mathnet

  • Mathnet

    Mathnet

  • The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

    The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

  • East Side/West Side

    East Side/West Side

  • The Meteor Man

    The Meteor Man

  • The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

    The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

  • Signs and Wonders

    Signs and Wonders

  • Lamp Unto My Feet

    Lamp Unto My Feet

  • Gimme Shelter

    Gimme Shelter

  • Cry, the Beloved Country

    Cry, the Beloved Country

  • Earth

    Earth

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

    Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

  • Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion

    Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion

  • Night of 100 Stars II

    Night of 100 Stars II

  • Vegetable Soup

    Vegetable Soup

  • The Flight of Dragons

    The Flight of Dragons

  • Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal

    Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal

  • The Last Remake of Beau Geste

    The Last Remake of Beau Geste

  • The Greatest

    The Greatest

  • The Ambulance

    The Ambulance

  • Waking Sleeping Beauty

    Waking Sleeping Beauty

  • Long Ago and Far Away

    Long Ago and Far Away

  • Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter

    Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter

  • Milius

    Milius

  • The Bushido Blade

    The Bushido Blade

  • Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues

    Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues

  • Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey

    Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey

  • The Second Civil War

    The Second Civil War

  • The Me Nobody Knows

    The Me Nobody Knows

  • Pros and Cons

    Pros and Cons

  • Clean Slate

    Clean Slate

  • Visitors from the Unknown

    Visitors from the Unknown

  • Broadway: The Next Generation

    Broadway: The Next Generation

  • Jefferson in Paris

    Jefferson in Paris

  • By Dawn's Early Light

    By Dawn's Early Light

  • The Annihilation of Fish

    The Annihilation of Fish

  • The Story of Star Wars

    The Story of Star Wars

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

    King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

  • Hollywood's Greatest Villains

    Hollywood's Greatest Villains

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

    Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

  • The Making of Star Wars

    The Making of Star Wars

  • Paul Robeson

    Paul Robeson

  • Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night

    Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night

  • The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

    The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

  • Africa: The Serengeti

    Africa: The Serengeti

  • Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

    Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

  • Moses

    Moses

  • The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror

    The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror

  • The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

    The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

  • The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

    The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

  • True Identity

    True Identity

  • On Broadway

    On Broadway

  • Warning Shot

    Warning Shot

  • When It Was a Game

    When It Was a Game

  • Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

    Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

  • 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'

  • Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street

    Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street

  • Teach 109

    Teach 109

  • What the Deaf Man Heard

    What the Deaf Man Heard

  • The Man

    The Man

  • Me & Mom

    Me & Mom

  • Beauty and the Beast

    Beauty and the Beast

  • Portrait of Castro's Cuba

    Portrait of Castro's Cuba

  • End of the Road

    End of the Road

  • The Great White Hope

    The Great White Hope

  • Good Luck

    Good Luck

  • August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand

    August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand

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

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

  • Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

    Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

  • The UFO Incident

    The UFO Incident

  • A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

    A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

  • Blood Tide

    Blood Tide

  • The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

    The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

  • Amy and the Angel

    Amy and the Angel

  • Driving Miss Daisy

    Driving Miss Daisy

  • Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

    Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

  • Ivory Hunters

    Ivory Hunters

  • Deadly Hero

    Deadly Hero

  • Last Flight Out

    Last Flight Out

  • Excessive Force

    Excessive Force

  • Heat Wave

    Heat Wave

  • Malcolm X

    Malcolm X

  • The River Niger

    The River Niger

  • People: A Musical Celebration

    People: A Musical Celebration

  • Black Omnibus

    Black Omnibus

  • The Story of the Faithful Wookiee

    The Story of the Faithful Wookiee

  • Timepiece

    Timepiece

  • Joe Papp in Five Acts

    Joe Papp in Five Acts

  • Sports on the Silver Screen

    Sports on the Silver Screen

  • Confessions: Two Faces of Evil

    Confessions: Two Faces of Evil

  • Butterfly in the Sky

    Butterfly in the Sky

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

    The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove

  • Corwin

    Corwin

  • The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story

    The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story

  • The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened

    The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened

  • The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands

    The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands

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

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

  • Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp

    Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp

  • The Great Year

    The Great Year

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

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

  • Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates

    Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates

  • Terrorgram

    Terrorgram

  • 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

  • Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable

    Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable

  • Summer's End

    Summer's End

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

    Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream

  • John, Paul, George and Ben

    John, Paul, George and Ben

  • Hitler's Forgotten Victims

    Hitler's Forgotten Victims

  • A House Divided

    A House Divided

  • Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film

    Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film

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

    An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road

  • Gangs: Turning the Corner

    Gangs: Turning the Corner

  • Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World

    Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World

  • The Vernon Johns Story

    The Vernon Johns Story

  • Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark

    Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark

  • God Bless You, Mr Rosewater

    God Bless You, Mr Rosewater

  • The Lone Star Kid

    The Lone Star Kid

  • Antietam: A Documentary Film

    Antietam: A Documentary Film

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

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

  • The JFK Conspiracy

    The JFK Conspiracy

  • Words from a Bear

    Words from a Bear

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

    11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried

  • Afro Promo

    Afro Promo

  • Black Indians: An American Story

    Black Indians: An American Story

  • Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson

    Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson

  • Searching for Orson

    Searching for Orson

  • The Hunting of the Snark

    The Hunting of the Snark

  • Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast

    Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast

  • Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

    Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

  • The Space: Theatre of Survival

    The Space: Theatre of Survival

  • Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement

    Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement

  • Who's in Rabbit's House?

    Who's in Rabbit's House?

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

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