James Earl Jones

Known for ActingBorn 1931-01-17Died 2024-09-09Arkabutla, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Hitler's Forgotten Victims

When It Was a Game

Hollywood's Greatest Villains

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

Indiana Jones Adventure | Disneyland Resort

God Bless You, Mr Rosewater

The Great Year

Antietam: A Documentary Film

Sports on the Silver Screen

Under One Roof

On Broadway

The Hunting of the Snark

Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement

King Lear

Black Omnibus

The Making of the Lion King

House

Butterfly in the Sky

Lamp Unto My Feet

The Vernon Johns Story

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Stargate SG-1

Reading Rainbow

The Empire Strikes Back

The Lion King

Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films

Driving Miss Daisy

Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal

Homicide: Life on the Street

The Big Bang Theory

Blackfish

Star Wars

Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

Afro Promo

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

Percy & Thunder

Faerie Tale Theatre

The Simpsons

Teach 109

11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried

Long Ago and Far Away

Star Wars Rebels

Paul Robeson

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Vegetable Soup

Return of the Jedi

Earth

Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream