James Earl Jones

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

272

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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • House

    House

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Two and a Half Men

    Two and a Half Men

  • Stargate SG-1

    Stargate SG-1

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Sesame Street

    Sesame Street

  • The Big Bang Theory

    The Big Bang Theory

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • 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

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Garfield and Friends

    Garfield and Friends

  • Everwood

    Everwood

  • Will & Grace

    Will & Grace

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • 3rd Rock from the Sun

    3rd Rock from the Sun

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • According to Jim

    According to Jim

  • Highway to Heaven

    Highway to Heaven

  • Star Wars Rebels

    Star Wars Rebels

  • Reading Rainbow

    Reading Rainbow

  • Star Wars

    Star Wars

  • Homicide: Life on the Street

    Homicide: Life on the Street

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • The Lion King

    The Lion King

  • Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

    Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

  • Tarzan

    Tarzan

  • The Lion King

    The Lion King

  • Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

    Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • Obi-Wan Kenobi

    Obi-Wan Kenobi

  • The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

    The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

  • CBS Schoolbreak Special

    CBS Schoolbreak Special

  • Scary Movie 4

    Scary Movie 4

  • Return of the Jedi

    Return of the Jedi

  • Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

    Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

  • 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

  • The Empire Strikes Back

    The Empire Strikes Back

  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

  • Click

    Click

  • The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

  • Sneakers

    Sneakers

  • Jesus of Nazareth

    Jesus of Nazareth

  • Exorcist II: The Heretic

    Exorcist II: The Heretic

  • Conan the Barbarian

    Conan the Barbarian

  • Robots

    Robots

  • The Hunt for Red October

    The Hunt for Red October

  • The Meteor Man

    The Meteor Man

  • Casper: A Spirited Beginning

    Casper: A Spirited Beginning

  • Coming 2 America

    Coming 2 America

  • The Vernon Johns Story

    The Vernon Johns Story

  • Coming to America

    Coming to America

  • The Movies That Made Us

    The Movies That Made Us

  • Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey

    Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey

  • Earth

    Earth

  • The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar

    The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar

  • The Star Wars Holiday Special

    The Star Wars Holiday Special

  • The Sandlot

    The Sandlot

  • Jack and the Beanstalk

    Jack and the Beanstalk

  • Blackfish

    Blackfish

  • The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

    The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

  • East Side/West Side

    East Side/West Side

  • The Great White Hope

    The Great White Hope

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

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

  • Merlin

    Merlin

  • Vegetable Soup

    Vegetable Soup

  • Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion

    Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion

  • Waking Sleeping Beauty

    Waking Sleeping Beauty

  • The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

    The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • The Sandlot 2

    The Sandlot 2

  • Soul Man

    Soul Man

  • The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

    The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

  • The Making of the Lion King

    The Making of the Lion King

  • Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement

    Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement

  • Lamp Unto My Feet

    Lamp Unto My Feet

  • The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

    The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

  • Sommersby

    Sommersby

  • Field of Dreams

    Field of Dreams

  • The Flight of Dragons

    The Flight of Dragons

  • The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror

    The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror

  • Fantasia 2000

    Fantasia 2000

  • Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

    Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

  • Hallelujah

    Hallelujah

  • Hitler's Forgotten Victims

    Hitler's Forgotten Victims

  • Judge Dredd

    Judge Dredd

  • The Atlanta Child Murders

    The Atlanta Child Murders

  • The Second Civil War

    The Second Civil War

  • City Limits

    City Limits

  • Heat Wave

    Heat Wave

  • Roots: The Next Generations

    Roots: The Next Generations

  • Timepiece

    Timepiece

  • The Annihilation of Fish

    The Annihilation of Fish

  • Claudine

    Claudine

  • Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

    Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

  • Primary Colors

    Primary Colors

  • Patriot Games

    Patriot Games

  • The Benchwarmers

    The Benchwarmers

  • The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story

    The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story

  • The UFO Incident

    The UFO Incident

  • Grim Prairie Tales

    Grim Prairie Tales

  • The Reading Room

    The Reading Room

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

    King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

  • Deadly Hero

    Deadly Hero

  • Clear and Present Danger

    Clear and Present Danger

  • 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'

  • People: A Musical Celebration

    People: A Musical Celebration

  • Gimme Shelter

    Gimme Shelter

  • The Ambulance

    The Ambulance

  • Ivory Hunters

    Ivory Hunters

  • What the Deaf Man Heard

    What the Deaf Man Heard

  • By Dawn's Early Light

    By Dawn's Early Light

  • Butterfly in the Sky

    Butterfly in the Sky

  • The Making of Star Wars

    The Making of Star Wars

  • Convicts

    Convicts

  • Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

    Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

  • Clean Slate

    Clean Slate

  • Warning Shot

    Warning Shot

  • Corwin

    Corwin

  • True Identity

    True Identity

  • Under One Roof

    Under One Roof

  • Paris

    Paris

  • Broadway: The Next Generation

    Broadway: The Next Generation

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

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

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter

    Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter

  • Santa and Pete

    Santa and Pete

  • Sports on the Silver Screen

    Sports on the Silver Screen

  • Cry, the Beloved Country

    Cry, the Beloved Country

  • Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

    Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

  • Feast of All Saints

    Feast of All Saints

  • Mathnet

    Mathnet

  • Mathnet

    Mathnet

  • Mathnet

    Mathnet

  • A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

    A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

  • Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street

    Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street

  • Dangerous: The Short Films

    Dangerous: The Short Films

  • Jefferson in Paris

    Jefferson in Paris

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

    Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

  • Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

    Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

  • Gabriel's Fire

    Gabriel's Fire

  • Summer's End

    Summer's End

  • Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

    Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

  • Lincoln

    Lincoln

  • Joe Papp in Five Acts

    Joe Papp in Five Acts

  • Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night

    Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night

  • King Lear

    King Lear

  • End of the Road

    End of the Road

  • Scorchers

    Scorchers

  • Teach 109

    Teach 109

  • The Comedians

    The Comedians

  • Gardens of Stone

    Gardens of Stone

  • The Last Remake of Beau Geste

    The Last Remake of Beau Geste

  • Gang Related

    Gang Related

  • The Man

    The Man

  • The Creation

    The Creation

  • Percy & Thunder

    Percy & Thunder

  • Excessive Force

    Excessive Force

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • The Space: Theatre of Survival

    The Space: Theatre of Survival

  • The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

    The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

  • Best of the Best

    Best of the Best

  • Alone

    Alone

  • Driving Miss Daisy

    Driving Miss Daisy

  • Our Friend, Martin

    Our Friend, Martin

  • The Lone Star Kid

    The Lone Star Kid

  • Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp

    Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp

  • The Magic of David Copperfield

    The Magic of David Copperfield

  • Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

    Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

  • Looking for Richard

    Looking for Richard

  • Good Luck

    Good Luck

  • The Greatest

    The Greatest

  • Matewan

    Matewan

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

    Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

  • Long Ago and Far Away

    Long Ago and Far Away

  • The Bushido Blade

    The Bushido Blade

  • Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues

    Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues

  • The Story of Star Wars

    The Story of Star Wars

  • Three Fugitives

    Three Fugitives

  • Pros and Cons

    Pros and Cons

  • Signs and Wonders

    Signs and Wonders

  • My Little Girl

    My Little Girl

  • Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

    Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

  • On the Q.T.

    On the Q.T.

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

    An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road

  • Muse of Fire

    Muse of Fire

  • Portrait of Castro's Cuba

    Portrait of Castro's Cuba

  • Confessions: Two Faces of Evil

    Confessions: Two Faces of Evil

  • The Vegas Strip War

    The Vegas Strip War

  • The River Niger

    The River Niger

  • God's Trombones

    God's Trombones

  • Me & Mom

    Me & Mom

  • Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal

    Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal

  • August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand

    August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand

  • Finder's Fee

    Finder's Fee

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

    The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove

  • Obi-Wan Kenobi: The Patterson Cut

    Obi-Wan Kenobi: The Patterson Cut

  • Nine Dog Christmas

    Nine Dog Christmas

  • Amy and the Angel

    Amy and the Angel

  • Malcolm X

    Malcolm X

  • Swashbuckler

    Swashbuckler

  • Afro Promo

    Afro Promo

  • Africa: The Serengeti

    Africa: The Serengeti

  • When It Was a Game

    When It Was a Game

  • The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened

    The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened

  • A Piece of the Action

    A Piece of the Action

  • Night of 100 Stars II

    Night of 100 Stars II

  • Terrorgram

    Terrorgram

  • Disney's American Legends

    Disney's American Legends

  • Undercover Angel

    Undercover Angel

  • Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

    Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

  • A Family Thing

    A Family Thing

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

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

  • Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable

    Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable

  • Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World

    Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World

  • Black Indians: An American Story

    Black Indians: An American Story

  • God Bless You, Mr Rosewater

    God Bless You, Mr Rosewater

  • Black Omnibus

    Black Omnibus

  • The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

    The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

  • Milius

    Milius

  • On Broadway

    On Broadway

  • Blood Tide

    Blood Tide

  • Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

    Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

  • Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast

    Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast

  • Visitors from the Unknown

    Visitors from the Unknown

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

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

  • Beauty and the Beast

    Beauty and the Beast

  • The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands

    The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands

  • Searching for Orson

    Searching for Orson

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

    11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried

  • 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

  • Hollywood's Greatest Villains

    Hollywood's Greatest Villains

  • Last Flight Out

    Last Flight Out

  • The Cay

    The Cay

  • Gangs: Turning the Corner

    Gangs: Turning the Corner

  • Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates

    Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates

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

    Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream

  • The Hunting of the Snark

    The Hunting of the Snark

  • Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark

    Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark

  • The Great Year

    The Great Year

  • The JFK Conspiracy

    The JFK Conspiracy

  • Paul Robeson

    Paul Robeson

  • Dreamrider

    Dreamrider

  • John, Paul, George and Ben

    John, Paul, George and Ben

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

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

  • Words from a Bear

    Words from a Bear

  • A House Divided

    A House Divided

  • Moses

    Moses

  • Antietam: A Documentary Film

    Antietam: A Documentary Film

  • The Me Nobody Knows

    The Me Nobody Knows

  • Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film

    Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film

  • Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson

    Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson

  • Who's in Rabbit's House?

    Who's in Rabbit's House?