James Earl 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, 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.
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1931-01-17
Place of birth
Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA
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Cast
Star Wars
1977
8.21
Sommersby
1993
6.35
The Hunt for Red October
1990
7.38
Sneakers
1992
6.91
Field of Dreams
1989
7.10
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
8.39
Return of the Jedi
1983
7.90
Dreamrider
1993
7.00
Amy and the Angel
1982
5.50
Earth
2007
7.62
Finder's Fee
2001
6.11
By Dawn's Early Light
1990
6.56
The Meteor Man
1993
5.76
The Sandlot
1993
7.53
Excessive Force
1993
4.86
Matewan
1987
7.40
Three Fugitives
1989
6.67
Disney's American Legends
2001
7.37
The Lion King
1994
8.26
Soul Man
1986
5.32
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
1998
6.95
Clear and Present Danger
1994
6.66
Coming to America
1988
6.88
Conan the Barbarian
1982
6.81
The Flight of Dragons
1982
6.67
Patriot Games
1992
6.68
Cry, the Beloved Country
1995
6.70
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
2008
5.99
Africa: The Serengeti
1994
6.70
Gardens of Stone
1987
6.30
Gang Related
1997
6.33
Jack and the Beanstalk
2009
5.21
Swashbuckler
1976
6.20
A Family Thing
1996
6.49
A Piece of the Action
1977
5.60
Undercover Angel
1999
7.00
Scorchers
1991
4.58
The Reading Room
2005
7.00
The Sandlot 2
2005
5.88
Nine Dog Christmas
2004
5.20
Grim Prairie Tales
1990
5.80
Clean Slate
1994
5.81
Fantasia 2000
2000
6.97
People: A Musical Celebration
1995
6.20
Timepiece
1996
7.00
Who's in Rabbit's House?
1995
0.00
Convicts
1991
5.50
Claudine
1974
7.00
Feast of All Saints
2001
4.19
Santa and Pete
1999
5.30
Deadly Hero
1975
5.70
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
1977
5.66
True Identity
1991
5.48
The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978
3.38
The River Niger
1976
6.75
On Broadway
2019
8.70
What the Deaf Man Heard
1997
6.26
The UFO Incident
1975
6.90
The Comedians
1967
6.10
Blood Tide
1982
4.90
The Space: Theatre of Survival
2019
0.00
The Ambulance
1990
5.90
Beauty and the Beast
1981
4.00
Summer's End
2000
7.20
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
1995
7.20
My Little Girl
1986
4.33
End of the Road
1970
4.60
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
2014
5.66
The Bushido Blade
1981
5.40
Gangs: Turning the Corner
1994
0.00
The Great Year
2003
9.00
A House Divided
1987
0.00
Black Indians: An American Story
2004
6.25
Joe Papp in Five Acts
2012
4.50
The Vegas Strip War
1984
2.67
The Cay
1974
6.55
The Vernon Johns Story
1994
8.50
The Man
1972
6.30
Gimme Shelter
2013
6.60
Best of the Best
1989
6.44
The Creation
1981
6.50
The Great White Hope
1970
6.10
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
7.20
Looking for Richard
1996
6.80
Exorcist II: The Heretic
1977
4.50
Dangerous: The Short Films
1993
8.20
The Hunting of the Snark
1989
0.00
Blackfish
2013
7.84
Sports on the Silver Screen
1997
10.00
The Second Civil War
1997
6.22
Hitler's Forgotten Victims
1997
10.00
City Limits
1985
2.61
Driving Miss Daisy
2015
8.00
Percy & Thunder
1993
0.00
Heat Wave
1990
6.20
Ivory Hunters
1990
4.20
Jefferson in Paris
1995
5.13
The Greatest
1977
5.65
Our Friend, Martin
1999
6.88
Alone
1997
6.50
Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark
1989
5.50
Words from a Bear
2019
0.00
Milius
2013
7.10
Teach 109
1990
7.00
Lincoln
1992
6.80
The Annihilation of Fish
1999
6.60
Broadway: The Next Generation
2017
10.00
Last Flight Out
1990
0.00
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater
2016
9.00
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
8.00
Butterfly in the Sky
2024
8.00
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
6.50
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
1994
5.00
Malcolm X
1972
6.40
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
7.50
Terrorgram
1990
4.30
Afro Promo
1997
0.00
The Story of Star Wars
2004
7.12
Robots
2005
6.46
Muse of Fire
2013
6.50
The Lion King
2019
7.11
Warning Shot
2018
5.06
Click
2006
6.30
The Making of Star Wars
1977
7.00
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
1986
5.80
King Lear
1974
0.00
Visitors from the Unknown
1991
6.00
The Lone Star Kid
1986
5.50
The Benchwarmers
2006
5.86
Judge Dredd
1995
5.83
On the Q.T.
1999
6.90
John, Paul, George and Ben
2007
0.00
God's Trombones
1981
0.00
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
2005
10.00
Paul Robeson
1979
0.00
Coming 2 America
2021
6.39
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019
0.00
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
1997
5.40
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
6.30
Scary Movie 4
2006
5.49
The Me Nobody Knows
1980
0.00
Searching for Orson
2006
5.50
Hallelujah
1993
6.00
Antietam: A Documentary Film
2000
0.00
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
2000
6.00
The Making of the Lion King
1994
10.00
Portrait of Castro's Cuba
1991
0.00
Night of 100 Stars
1982
6.67
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979
0.00
Primary Colors
1998
6.30
Corwin
1996
0.00
When It Was a Game
1991
0.00
Moses
1985
0.00