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.
Filmography
Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
Judge Barry Conrad Issacs
Vice ADM James Greer
Mr. Bernard Abbott
Terrence Mann
Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
Darth Vader (voice)
Bill Perry
Gabriel
Narrator (voice)
Avery Phillips
Earnest Moses
Mr. Mertle
Jake
'Few Clothes' Johnson
Dugan
Narrator
Admiral (voice)
Mufasa (voice)
Professor Banks
Umslopogaas
Mufasa (voice)
Admiral James Greer
King Jaffe Joffer
Thulsa Doom
Ommadon (voice)
Adm. James Greer
Rev. Stephen Kumalo
Papa Jenkins
Narrator
Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson
Arthur Baylor
The Giant (voice)
Nick Debrett
Dr. McDuffie
Ray Murdock
Joshua Burke
The Judge
Bear
Emperor of the Night (voice)
William
Mr. Mertle
Storyteller (voice)
Morrison
John Dolby
Self - Host
The Storyteller (voice)
Lawrence
Narrator (voice)
Ben Johnson
Rupert D. "Roop" Marshall
Older Marcel
James Earl Jones
Rabbit Shazam
James Earl Jones
Darth Vader (voice)
Johnny Williams
Self (archive footage)
Archibald Thacker
Barney Hill
Dr. Magiot
Frye
Narrator
Self (archive footage)
Lt. Spencer
Narrator (voice)
Dr. William 'Bill' Blakely
Ike Bailey
Doctor D
The Prisoner
Narrator
Narrator
Jack Madrid
Timothy
Vernon Johns
Douglass Dilman
Frank McCarthy
Frank Couzo
Narrator (voice)
Jack Jefferson
Self (archive footage)
Self - Interviewee
Older Kokumo
Self (voice) (uncredited)
Narrator (voice)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Jim Kalla
Narrator (voice) (DVD version)
Albert
Hoke Colburn
Percy Banks
Junius Johnson
Inspector Nkuru
Maggie Simpson (voice)
Madison Hemings
Malcolm X
Daddy King (voice)
Grey
Narrator
Narrator (voice)
Self
Darth Vader (voice)
Dr. Winston
Narrator (voice)
Al Topping
Mufasa (voice)
Kilgore Trout
Dane Oliver
Darth Vader (voice)
Mufasa (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Guest Narrator (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
James Earl Jones (uncredited)
Charles Lloyd
Biographical Narration (voice)
Darth Vader (voice)
Retribution (voice)
Darth Vader (voice - uncredited)
Self (archive footage)
Darth Vader (archive footage)
Voice Box at Hardware Store (voice)
Self
Mufasa (voice)
Morris Bird, Jr.
Pendleton
Narrator of Michael's Past (voice) (uncredited)
Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
Genie / Narrator
King Lear
Mufasa (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Holmes
Darth Vader (voice)
Narrator (uncredited)
Leo
Narrator
Jack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences")
Himself - Narrator (segment "The Creation")
Paul Robeson
King Jaffe Joffer
Kibosh (voice)
Self - 'Lieutenant Lothar Zogg'
Darth Vader (voice)
Narrator (uncredited)
Mister (voice)
Old Man Taylor
Narrator
Host/Narrator
Self - Host
CNN Voiceover (voice)
Self (archive footage)
Mufasa (Archive Voice)
Self
(voice)
Pharaoh
Darth Vader (voice)