
James Earl Jones
3 FOLLOWERS • 99 CREDITS • JAN 17, 1931 - SEP 9, 2024 • 93
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 Ed Sullivan Show

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Tony Awards

The Merv Griffin Show

3rd Rock from the Sun

Golden Globe Awards

Touched by an Angel

Highway to Heaven

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Frasier

Dr. Kildare

L.A. Law

Law & Order

Stargate SG-1

House

The One Show

Two and a Half Men

The Movies That Made Us

Homicide: Life on the Street

Faerie Tale Theatre

According to Jim

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Star Wars Rebels

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Everwood

The Kennedy Center Honors

The Big Bang Theory

The Simpsons

Sesame Street

The Magic of David Copperfield

Lamp Unto My Feet

The Defenders

Will & Grace

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

CBS Schoolbreak Special

Tarzan

Scary Movie 4

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Click

Primary Colors

The Empire Strikes Back

Judge Dredd

Blackfish

Mufasa: The Lion King

Robots

The Benchwarmers

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

Clear and Present Danger

Casper: A Spirited Beginning

Sneakers

Merlin

The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar

Jesus of Nazareth

Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror

Star Wars

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

Return of the Jedi

Patriot Games

The Making of Star Wars

Coming 2 America

The Sandlot

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

Obi Wan Kenobi - The Patterson Cut

The Second Civil War

Exorcist II: The Heretic

Field of Dreams

The Star Wars Holiday Special

Coming to America

Gang Related

The Hunt for Red October

Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street

Fantasia 2000

The Lion King

Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable

Soul Man

The Lion King

The Story of Star Wars

Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

Gardens of Stone

Deal or No Deal

When It Was a Game

Paris

The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands

Lincoln

Alone

Matewan

The Atlanta Child Murders

Conan the Barbarian

The Man
Production Credits
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