
James Earl Jones
3 FOLLOWERS • 101 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

The Merv Griffin Show

3rd Rock from the Sun

Touched by an Angel

Golden Globe Awards

Highway to Heaven

The Simpsons

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Tony Awards

Frasier

The Defenders

Dr. Kildare

L.A. Law

Law & Order

Stargate SG-1

House

The One Show

Two and a Half Men

Homicide: Life on the Street

The Movies That Made Us

Faerie Tale Theatre

According to Jim

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Star Wars Rebels

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Everwood

The Kennedy Center Honors

The Big Bang Theory

Sesame Street

The Magic of David Copperfield

Lamp Unto My Feet

Will & Grace

Garfield and Friends

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

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Primary Colors

Click

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

Merlin

Sneakers

Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion

The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar

Jesus of Nazareth

Return of the Jedi

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror

Star Wars

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

Patriot Games

Coming 2 America

The Making of Star Wars

The Sandlot

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

The Second Civil War

Exorcist II: The Heretic

Obi Wan Kenobi - The Patterson Cut

Field of Dreams

The Star Wars Holiday Special

Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street

The Hunt for Red October

The Lion King

Fantasia 2000

Coming to America

Gang Related

Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable

The Story of Star Wars

The Lion King

Soul Man

Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal

Gardens of Stone

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

Alone

Deal or No Deal

Matewan

Lincoln

The Atlanta Child Murders

The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands

When It Was a Game

Paris

Driving Miss Daisy

Conan the Barbarian

The Man
Production Credits
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