James Earl Jones
AKA: James Earl Boggins Jones
Birthday: 1931-01-17
Died: 2024-09-09
Birthplace: Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA
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.
Filmography
Character: Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
Character: Lt. Lothar Zogg
Character: Judge Barry Conrad Issacs
Character: Vice ADM James Greer
Character: Mr. Bernard Abbott
Character: Darth Vader (voice)
Character: Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
Character: Narrator (voice)
Character: Avery Phillips
Character: 'Few Clothes' Johnson
Character: Admiral (voice)
Character: Mufasa (voice)
Character: Professor Banks
Character: Mufasa (voice)
Character: Admiral James Greer
Character: King Jaffe Joffer
Character: Ommadon (voice)
Character: Adm. James Greer
Character: Rev. Stephen Kumalo
Character: Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson
Character: The Giant (voice)
Character: Emperor of the Night (voice)
Character: Storyteller (voice)
Character: The Storyteller (voice)
Character: Narrator (voice)
Character: Rupert D. "Roop" Marshall
Character: James Earl Jones
Character: James Earl Jones
Character: Darth Vader (voice)
Character: Johnny Williams
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Archibald Thacker
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Narrator (voice)
Character: Dr. William 'Bill' Blakely
Character: Douglass Dilman
Character: Frank McCarthy
Character: Narrator (voice)
Character: Jack Jefferson
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Self - Interviewee
Character: Self (voice) (uncredited)
Character: Narrator (voice)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Narrator (voice) (DVD version)
Character: Junius Johnson
Character: Inspector Nkuru
Character: Maggie Simpson (voice)
Character: Madison Hemings
Character: Daddy King (voice)
Character: Narrator (voice)
Character: Darth Vader (voice)
Character: Narrator (voice)
Character: Mufasa (voice)
Character: Darth Vader (voice)
Character: Narrator (voice)
Character: Guest Narrator (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: James Earl Jones (uncredited)
Character: Biographical Narration (voice)
Character: Darth Vader (voice)
Character: Retribution (voice)
Character: Darth Vader (voice - uncredited)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Darth Vader (archive footage)
Character: Voice Box at Hardware Store (voice)
Character: Mufasa (voice)
Character: Morris Bird, Jr.
Character: Narrator of Michael's Past (voice) (uncredited)
Character: Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
Character: Genie / Narrator
Character: Mufasa (voice)
Character: Narrator (voice)
Character: Darth Vader (voice)
Character: Narrator (uncredited)
Character: Jack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences")
Character: Himself - Narrator (segment "The Creation")
Character: King Jaffe Joffer
Character: Kibosh (voice)
Character: Self - 'Lieutenant Lothar Zogg'
Character: himself, voice
Character: Darth Vader (voice)
Character: Narrator (uncredited)
Character: Mister (voice)
Character: Old Man Taylor
Character: CNN Voiceover (voice)
Character: Self (archive footage)
