James Earl Jones
Acting
Born January 17, 1931 — Died September 9, 2024
From Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA
Also known as James Earl Boggins Jones, Todd 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...
Filmography
Indiana Jones Adventure | Disneyland Resort
Mara (voice)
20259.0
BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy
Self (archive footage)
2024
Butterfly in the Sky
Guest Narrator (archive footage)
20248.3
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self (archive footage)
20217.4
Coming 2 America
King Jaffe Joffer
20216.3
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Darth Vader (voice)
20196.3
On Broadway
Self (archive footage)
20198.7
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Self
2019
The Lion King
Mufasa (voice)
20197.1
The Space: Theatre of Survival
Narrator
2019
Words from a Bear
Self
2019
Warning Shot
Pendleton
20185.1
The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands
Mufasa (voice)
20172.0
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Darth Vader (voice)
20167.5
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater
Kilgore Trout
20169.0
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
Mufasa (voice)
20166.7
Driving Miss Daisy
Hoke Colburn
20158.0
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
Darth Vader (voice)
20157.9
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
Self
2015
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
Darth Vader (voice)
20147.3
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
Ruben
20145.6
Gimme Shelter
Frank McCarthy
20136.6
Muse of Fire
Self
20136.5
Blackfish
Self (archive footage)
20137.8
Milius
Self
20137.1
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
Self
20126.0
Joe Papp in Five Acts
Self
20124.5
Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter
Himself
2011
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
Admiral (voice)
20105.8
Jack and the Beanstalk
The Giant (voice)
20095.2
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
20097.2
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Papa Jenkins
20086.0
Earth
Narrator (voice)
20077.6
—
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
Self
2007
John, Paul, George and Ben
Narrator
20075.0
Searching for Orson
Self
20065.5
Click
Narrator of Michael's Past (voice) (uncredited)
20066.3
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Jack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences")
2006
Scary Movie 4
Narrator (uncredited)
20065.5
The Benchwarmers
Darth Vader (voice)
20065.9
The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy
Narrator
20064.5
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
Self
20059.5
The Sandlot 2
Mr. Mertle
20055.9
The Reading Room
William
20057.5
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Darth Vader (voice - uncredited)
20057.5
Robots
Voice Box at Hardware Store (voice)
20056.5
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
Narrator
20056.0
No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat
Self
20045.8
Nine Dog Christmas
Storyteller (voice)
20045.6
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Self
20047.6
The Story of Star Wars
Darth Vader (archive footage)
20047.2
Black Indians: An American Story
Narrator
20046.4
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
Maggie Simpson (voice)
20036.0
The Great Year
Narrator
20039.0
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'
Self
20035.4
Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film
Narrator
2002
Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World
Self
20018.0
Feast of All Saints
Older Marcel
20014.8
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
Mister (voice)
20016.3
Finder's Fee
Avery Phillips
20016.2
Disney's American Legends
Narrator
20017.4
Antietam: A Documentary Film
Narrator
20009.0
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
Self
20006.8
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
Self - 'Lieutenant Lothar Zogg'
20005.9
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove
Self
20005.6
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
20006.7
Fantasia 2000
Self - Host
20007.0
Santa and Pete
Grandpa Nicholas
19995.8
The Annihilation of Fish
Fish
19996.4
Undercover Angel
The Judge
19996.9
On the Q.T.
Leo
19997.1
Summer's End
Dr. William 'Bill' Blakely
19997.6
Our Friend, Martin
Daddy King (voice)
19997.1
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Mufasa (voice)
19986.9
Primary Colors
CNN Voiceover (voice)
19986.3
Alone
Grey
19976.7
The Second Civil War
Jim Kalla
19976.1
What the Deaf Man Heard
Archibald Thacker
19976.4
Gang Related
Arthur Baylor
19976.4
—
Hitler's Forgotten Victims
Narrator (voice) (DVD version)
199710.0
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
Kibosh (voice)
19975.4
Sports on the Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
19979.0
Good Luck
James Bing
19974.9
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Self
19978.0
Afro Promo
Self (archive footage)
19978.0
Timepiece
Lawrence
19967.0
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Dr. McDuffie
19967.1
Looking for Richard
Self - Interviewee
19966.8
—
Corwin
Self
19965.0
A Family Thing
Ray Murdock
19966.5
Cry, the Beloved Country
Rev. Stephen Kumalo
19956.8
Who's in Rabbit's House?
Narrator (voice)
1995
Judge Dredd
Narrator (uncredited)
19955.9
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self
19958.0
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
Host
19957.3
Jefferson in Paris
Madison Hemings
19955.1
Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable
Mufasa
19958.0
People: A Musical Celebration
The Storyteller (voice)
19956.6
—
Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'
Narrator
19946.5
Clear and Present Danger
Admiral James Greer
19946.6
The Making of the Lion King
Self
199410.0
The Lion King
Mufasa (voice)
19948.3
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
Host
19946.8
Clean Slate
John Dolby
19945.8
Africa: The Serengeti
Narrator
19947.0
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
James Earl Jones (uncredited)
19946.5
Gangs: Turning the Corner
Self
1994
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
Charles Lloyd
19945.4
The Vernon Johns Story
Vernon Johns
19949.0
—
Hallelujah
Old Man Taylor
19936.5
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
Self (voice) (uncredited)
19938.2
Percy & Thunder
Percy Banks
19938.0
The Meteor Man
Earnest Moses
19935.8
Dreamrider
Bill Perry
19937.2
Excessive Force
Jake
19934.9
The Sandlot
Mr. Mertle
19937.6
Sommersby
Judge Barry Conrad Issacs
19936.4
—
Lincoln
Narrator (voice)
19927.3
Sneakers
Mr. Bernard Abbott
19926.9
Patriot Games
Adm. James Greer
19926.7
The JFK Conspiracy
Self - Host
19927.3
True Identity
James Earl Jones
19915.6
When It Was a Game
(voice)
199110.0
Scorchers
Bear
19914.4
—
Portrait of Castro's Cuba
Host/Narrator
1991
Visitors from the Unknown
Narrator (voice)
19916.0
Convicts
Ben Johnson
19915.7
Grim Prairie Tales
Morrison
19905.8
Ivory Hunters
Inspector Nkuru
19904.9
Heat Wave
Junius Johnson
19906.8
—
Last Flight Out
Al Topping
1990
By Dawn's Early Light
Alice
19906.5
The Ambulance
Lt. Spencer
19905.8
The Hunt for Red October
Vice ADM James Greer
19907.4
Teach 109
Dr. Winston
19908.0
Terrorgram
Retribution (voice)
19904.5
11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried
Narrator
19898.0
Best of the Best
Frank Couzo
19896.5
Field of Dreams
Terrence Mann
19897.1
Three Fugitives
Dugan
19896.7
The Hunting of the Snark
Narrator (voice)
19899.0
Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark
Narrator
19895.5
Coming to America
King Jaffe Joffer
19886.9
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
Narrator (voice)
19887.6
Matewan
'Few Clothes' Johnson
19877.3
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
Emperor of the Night (voice)
19875.6
Gardens of Stone
Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson
19876.2
—
A House Divided
1987
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Umslopogaas
19864.8
Soul Man
Professor Banks
19865.3
My Little Girl
Ike Bailey
19864.6
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
Genie / Narrator
19866.0
The Lone Star Kid
Holmes
19866.3
—
Moses
Pharaoh
1985
City Limits
Albert
19852.8
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
19856.8
Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates
1985
The Vegas Strip War
Jack Madrid
19844.0
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Narrator
1984
Return of the Jedi
Darth Vader (voice)
19837.9
Blood Tide
Frye
19825.0
Amy and the Angel
Gabriel
19826.7
The Flight of Dragons
Ommadon (voice)
19826.7
Conan the Barbarian
Thulsa Doom
19826.8
Night of 100 Stars
Self
19825.8
Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast
Narrator (voice)
1981
—
The Creation
Narrator (voice)
19816.9
The Bushido Blade
The Prisoner
19815.5
There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues
himself, voice
1981
—
Beauty and the Beast
Narrator (voice)
19814.0
God's Trombones
Narrator (voice)
1981
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
Dane Oliver
1980
The Empire Strikes Back
Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
19808.4
The Me Nobody Knows
Self
1980
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Self - Host
1979
Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson
19798.0
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
Self
19789.0
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Darth Vader (voice)
19783.4
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
Morris Bird, Jr.
19777.0
A Piece of the Action
Joshua Burke
19775.8
The Making of Star Wars
Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
19777.1
Exorcist II: The Heretic
Older Kokumo
19774.5
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
Sheikh
19775.7
Star Wars
Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
19778.2
The Greatest
Malcolm X
19775.7
Swashbuckler
Nick Debrett
19766.1
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
Leon
19766.1
The River Niger
Johnny Williams
19767.4
Deadly Hero
Rabbit Shazam
19755.8
The UFO Incident
Barney Hill
19756.6
The Cay
Timothy
19746.5
Claudine
Rupert D. "Roop" Marshall
19747.1
King Lear
King Lear
19749.0
The Man
Douglass Dilman
19726.5
Malcolm X
Biographical Narration (voice)
19726.7
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream
Narrator
19718.0
The Great White Hope
Jack Jefferson
19706.3
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
19707.3
End of the Road
Doctor D
19705.1
The Comedians
Dr. Magiot
19676.1
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Lt. Lothar Zogg
19648.1
Broadway: The Next Generation
Self
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