James Earl Jones

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.

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Star Wars

Played Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)

Average Rating

8.2

21653 votes

Release Date

May 25, 1977

49 years ago
The Lion King

Played Mufasa (voice)

Average Rating

8.3

19156 votes

Release Date

Jun 15, 1994

32 years ago
The Empire Strikes Back

Played Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)

Average Rating

8.4

17836 votes

Release Date

May 20, 1980

46 years ago
Return of the Jedi

Played Darth Vader (voice)

Average Rating

7.9

16444 votes

Release Date

May 25, 1983

43 years ago
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Played Darth Vader (voice)

Average Rating

7.5

15970 votes

Release Date

Dec 14, 2016

9 years ago
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Played Darth Vader (voice - uncredited)

Average Rating

7.5

14467 votes

Release Date

May 17, 2005

21 years ago
The Lion King

Played Mufasa (voice)

Average Rating

7.1

10558 votes

Release Date

Jul 12, 2019

6 years ago
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Played Darth Vader (voice)

Average Rating

6.3

10451 votes

Release Date

Dec 18, 2019

6 years ago
Click

Played Narrator of Michael's Past (voice) (uncredited)

Average Rating

6.3

7315 votes

Release Date

Jun 23, 2006

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

Played Lt. Lothar Zogg

Average Rating

8.1

5938 votes

Release Date

Jan 29, 1964

63 years ago
Robots

Played Voice Box at Hardware Store (voice)

Average Rating

6.5

4784 votes

Release Date

Mar 10, 2005

21 years ago
Coming to America

Played King Jaffe Joffer

Average Rating

6.9

4581 votes

Release Date

Jun 29, 1988

38 years ago
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

Played Mufasa (voice)

Average Rating

6.9

4577 votes

Release Date

Oct 24, 1998

27 years ago
The Hunt for Red October

Played Vice ADM James Greer

Average Rating

7.4

3479 votes

Release Date

Mar 02, 1990

36 years ago
Scary Movie 4

Played Narrator (uncredited)

Average Rating

5.5

3425 votes

Release Date

Apr 12, 2006

20 years ago
Conan the Barbarian

Played Thulsa Doom

Average Rating

6.8

2659 votes

Release Date

Mar 16, 1982

44 years ago
Judge Dredd

Played Narrator (uncredited)

Average Rating

5.8

2614 votes

Release Date

Jun 30, 1995

31 years ago
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Played James Earl Jones (uncredited)

Average Rating

6.5

2354 votes

Release Date

Mar 18, 1994

32 years ago
Coming 2 America

Played King Jaffe Joffer

Average Rating

6.4

2312 votes

Release Date

Mar 04, 2021

5 years ago
Patriot Games

Played Adm. James Greer

Average Rating

6.7

1736 votes

Release Date

Jun 04, 1992

34 years ago
Field of Dreams

Played Terrence Mann

Average Rating

7.1

1604 votes

Release Date

Apr 21, 1989

37 years ago
Clear and Present Danger

Played Admiral James Greer

Average Rating

6.6

1602 votes

Release Date

Aug 03, 1994

32 years ago
Fantasia 2000

Played Self - Host

Average Rating

7.0

1336 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2000

26 years ago
The Sandlot

Played Mr. Mertle

Average Rating

7.5

1262 votes

Release Date

Apr 07, 1993

33 years ago
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar

Played Mufasa (voice)

Average Rating

6.7

1215 votes

Release Date

Jan 25, 2016

10 years ago
Blackfish

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.8

1155 votes

Release Date

Jun 07, 2013

13 years ago
Sneakers

Played Mr. Bernard Abbott

Average Rating

6.9

997 votes

Release Date

Sep 09, 1992

34 years ago
The Benchwarmers

Played Darth Vader (voice)

Average Rating

5.8

911 votes

Release Date

Apr 07, 2006

20 years ago
Exorcist II: The Heretic

Played Older Kokumo

Average Rating

4.5

763 votes

Release Date

Jun 17, 1977

49 years ago
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

Played Ruben

Average Rating

5.6

529 votes

Release Date

May 23, 2014

12 years ago
The Star Wars Holiday Special

Played Darth Vader (voice)

Average Rating

3.4

489 votes

Release Date

Nov 17, 1978

48 years ago
Sommersby

Played Judge Barry Conrad Issacs

Average Rating

6.3

409 votes

Release Date

Feb 05, 1993

33 years ago
Earth

Played Narrator (voice)

Average Rating

7.6

357 votes

Release Date

Oct 10, 2007

18 years ago
Primary Colors

Played CNN Voiceover (voice)

Average Rating

6.3

335 votes

Release Date

Mar 20, 1998

28 years ago
Casper: A Spirited Beginning

Played Kibosh (voice)

Average Rating

5.4

325 votes

Release Date

Sep 09, 1997

29 years ago
Best of the Best

Played Frank Couzo

Average Rating

6.5

318 votes

Release Date

Nov 10, 1989

36 years ago
Three Fugitives

Played Dugan

Average Rating

6.6

312 votes

Release Date

Jan 27, 1989

37 years ago
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

Played Papa Jenkins

Average Rating

6.0

301 votes

Release Date

Feb 08, 2008

18 years ago
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

Played Umslopogaas

Average Rating

4.8

290 votes

Release Date

Dec 17, 1986

39 years ago
Gimme Shelter

Played Frank McCarthy

Average Rating

6.6

248 votes

Release Date

Oct 17, 2013

12 years ago
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

Played Self

Average Rating

7.7

200 votes

Release Date

Sep 20, 2004

21 years ago
The Meteor Man

Played Earnest Moses

Average Rating

5.8

186 votes

Release Date

Aug 06, 1993

33 years ago
Gang Related

Played Arthur Baylor

Average Rating

6.4

171 votes

Release Date

Oct 08, 1997

28 years ago
The Sandlot 2

Played Mr. Mertle

Average Rating

5.9

169 votes

Release Date

Nov 10, 2005

20 years ago
Soul Man

Played Professor Banks

Average Rating

5.3

157 votes

Release Date

Oct 24, 1986

40 years ago
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion

Played Darth Vader (voice)

Average Rating

7.3

154 votes

Release Date

Oct 03, 2014

11 years ago
Looking for Richard

Played Self - Interviewee

Average Rating

6.8

141 votes

Release Date

Oct 11, 1996

29 years ago
Matewan

Played 'Few Clothes' Johnson

Average Rating

7.4

120 votes

Release Date

Aug 28, 1987

39 years ago
The Ambulance

Played Lt. Spencer

Average Rating

5.8

120 votes

Release Date

Mar 22, 1990

36 years ago
Gardens of Stone

Played Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson

Average Rating

6.2

119 votes

Release Date

May 05, 1987

39 years ago
Waking Sleeping Beauty

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.2

111 votes

Release Date

Sep 05, 2009

16 years ago
The Flight of Dragons

Played Ommadon (voice)

Average Rating

6.7

108 votes

Release Date

Aug 17, 1982

44 years ago
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal

Played Darth Vader (voice)

Average Rating

7.9

90 votes

Release Date

Apr 18, 2015

11 years ago
Jack and the Beanstalk

Played The Giant (voice)

Average Rating

5.2

81 votes

Release Date

Nov 06, 2009

16 years ago
Clean Slate

Played John Dolby

Average Rating

5.8

72 votes

Release Date

May 06, 1994

32 years ago
A Family Thing

Played Ray Murdock

Average Rating

6.4

71 votes

Release Date

Mar 29, 1996

30 years ago
Finder's Fee

Played Avery Phillips

Average Rating

6.0

66 votes

Release Date

Jun 19, 2001

25 years ago
By Dawn's Early Light

Played Alice

Average Rating

6.5

62 votes

Release Date

May 19, 1990

36 years ago
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

Played Dr. McDuffie

Average Rating

7.1

55 votes

Release Date

Nov 23, 1996

29 years ago
Milius

Played Self

Average Rating

7.1

50 votes

Release Date

Mar 09, 2013

13 years ago
The Second Civil War

Played Jim Kalla

Average Rating

6.0

48 votes

Release Date

Dec 04, 1997

28 years ago
The Last Remake of Beau Geste

Played Sheikh

Average Rating

5.5

45 votes

Release Date

Jun 15, 1977

49 years ago
Jefferson in Paris

Played Madison Hemings

Average Rating

5.0

45 votes

Release Date

Mar 31, 1995

31 years ago
The Comedians

Played Dr. Magiot

Average Rating

6.1

43 votes

Release Date

Oct 31, 1967

59 years ago
Blood Tide

Played Frye

Average Rating

4.8

42 votes

Release Date

Sep 24, 1982

44 years ago
Excessive Force

Played Jake

Average Rating

4.8

40 votes

Release Date

May 14, 1993

33 years ago
Claudine

Played Rupert D. "Roop" Marshall

Average Rating

7.1

38 votes

Release Date

Apr 22, 1974

52 years ago
Dangerous: The Short Films

Played Self (voice) (uncredited)

Average Rating

8.2

38 votes

Release Date

Sep 28, 1993

33 years ago
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street

Played Mister (voice)

Average Rating

6.3

38 votes

Release Date

Nov 06, 2001

24 years ago
The Making of Star Wars

Played Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)

Average Rating

7.0

37 votes

Release Date

Sep 16, 1977

49 years ago
The Great White Hope

Played Jack Jefferson

Average Rating

6.2

34 votes

Release Date

Oct 11, 1970

56 years ago
Swashbuckler

Played Nick Debrett

Average Rating

6.0

33 votes

Release Date

Jul 29, 1976

50 years ago
True Identity

Played James Earl Jones

Average Rating

5.5

31 votes

Release Date

Aug 23, 1991

35 years ago
City Limits

Played Albert

Average Rating

2.6

28 votes

Release Date

Sep 01, 1985

41 years ago
Cry, the Beloved Country

Played Rev. Stephen Kumalo

Average Rating

6.7

26 votes

Release Date

Dec 15, 1995

30 years ago
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night

Played Emperor of the Night (voice)

Average Rating

5.4

26 votes

Release Date

Aug 06, 1987

39 years ago
Grim Prairie Tales

Played Morrison

Average Rating

5.7

25 votes

Release Date

Sep 14, 1990

36 years ago
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.5

25 votes

Release Date

Apr 23, 2021

5 years ago
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

Played Host

Average Rating

7.3

22 votes

Release Date

Apr 23, 1995

31 years ago
The Story of Star Wars

Played Darth Vader (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.2

22 votes

Release Date

Aug 18, 2004

21 years ago
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

Played Leon

Average Rating

5.9

21 votes

Release Date

Jul 16, 1976

50 years ago
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

Played Host

Average Rating

6.6

21 votes

Release Date

May 19, 1994

32 years ago
The Greatest

Played Malcolm X

Average Rating

5.4

21 votes

Release Date

May 17, 1977

49 years ago
Africa: The Serengeti

Played Narrator

Average Rating

6.8

20 votes

Release Date

Mar 31, 1994

32 years ago
What the Deaf Man Heard

Played Archibald Thacker

Average Rating

6.2

20 votes

Release Date

Nov 23, 1997

28 years ago
Disney's American Legends

Played Narrator

Average Rating

7.4

19 votes

Release Date

Feb 12, 2001

25 years ago
Warning Shot

Played Pendleton

Average Rating

5.1

18 votes

Release Date

Sep 14, 2018

7 years ago
A Piece of the Action

Played Joshua Burke

Average Rating

5.6

17 votes

Release Date

Oct 07, 1977

49 years ago
Undercover Angel

Played The Judge

Average Rating

6.9

17 votes

Release Date

May 16, 1999

27 years ago
Convicts

Played Ben Johnson

Average Rating

5.5

17 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1991

35 years ago
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey

Played Admiral (voice)

Average Rating

6.3

15 votes

Release Date

Sep 17, 2010

15 years ago
Scorchers

Played Bear

Average Rating

4.2

15 votes

Release Date

Jul 07, 1991

35 years ago
Deadly Hero

Played Rabbit Shazam

Average Rating

5.7

15 votes

Release Date

Dec 14, 1975

51 years ago
The UFO Incident

Played Barney Hill

Average Rating

6.7

15 votes

Release Date

Oct 20, 1975

51 years ago
Driving Miss Daisy

Played Hoke Colburn

Average Rating

8.0

15 votes

Release Date

Jun 04, 2015

11 years ago
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'

Played Self - 'Lieutenant Lothar Zogg'

Average Rating

5.6

14 votes

Release Date

May 05, 2000

26 years ago
Our Friend, Martin

Played Daddy King (voice)

Average Rating

6.9

13 votes

Release Date

Jan 12, 1999

27 years ago
Malcolm X

Played Biographical Narration (voice)

Average Rating

6.5

13 votes

Release Date

May 24, 1972

54 years ago
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

Played Self

Average Rating

6.7

12 votes

Release Date

May 30, 2000

26 years ago
The Annihilation of Fish

Played Fish

Average Rating

6.2

12 votes

Release Date

Sep 12, 1999

26 years ago

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