James Earl Jones

Acting · Born 1931-01-17 in Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA

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

• Star Wars as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
• Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb as Lt. Lothar Zogg
• The Hunt for Red October as Vice ADM James Greer
• Field of Dreams as Terrence Mann
• The Empire Strikes Back as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
• Return of the Jedi as Darth Vader (voice)
• Earth as Narrator (voice)
• The Sandlot as Mr. Mertle
• The Lion King as Mufasa (voice)
• The Lion King II: Simba's Pride as Mufasa (voice)

TV

• The Simpsons as Narrator (voice)
• House as Dibala
• Frasier as Norman Royster
• Stargate SG-1 as Unas (Voice)
• Homicide: Life on the Street as Felix Wilson
• Jesus of Nazareth as Balthazar
• The Big Bang Theory as Self
• Star Wars Rebels as Darth Vader (voice)
• The Simpsons as Moving Man / Serak the Preparer / Narrator (voice)
• The Simpsons as Maggie Simpson (voice)