Acting

James Earl Jones

Born 1931-01-17 · Arkabutla, Mississippi, USADied 2024-09-0944 series248 films

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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Acting

2022Obi-Wan KenobiDarth Vader (voice)4 ep.
2019The Movies That Made UsSelf (archive footage)1 ep.
2014Star Wars RebelsDarth Vader (voice)2 ep.
2007The Big Bang TheoryJames Earl Jones1 ep.
2002EverwoodWill Cleveland3 ep.
2001According to JimRoyal Flush Voice (voice)1 ep.
1998Will & GraceJames Earl Jones1 ep.
1998MerlinRock of Ages2 ep.
19963rd Rock from the SunNarrator (voice) (uncredited)19 ep.
1995Under One RoofNeb Langston6 ep.
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildKing Dakkar (voice)1 ep.
1995Signs and WondersDiamond4 ep.
1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanFranklin Stern1 ep.
1993Homicide: Life on the StreetFelix Wilson3 ep.
1992Picket FencesBryant Thomas1 ep.
1992Shelley Duvall's Bedtime StoriesNarrator (voice)1 ep.
1991Pros and ConsGabriel Bird12 ep.
1990Gabriel's FireGabriel Bird22 ep.
1989The SimpsonsMaggie Simpson (voice)3 ep.
1989Long Ago and Far AwayHost35 ep.
1988Garfield and FriendsDiablo1 ep.
1987MathnetChief Thad Green5 ep.
1985Me & Mom6 ep.
1985The Atlanta Child MurdersMajor Walker2 ep.
1984CBS Schoolbreak SpecialDetective Robb1 ep.
1983Reading RainbowSelf - Narrator (voice)1 ep.
1980Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim JonesFather Divine2 ep.
1979ParisWoody Paris13 ep.
1979Roots: The Next GenerationsAlex Haley1 ep.
1978The Kennedy Center HonorsSelf1 ep.
1978The Magic of David Copperfield1 ep.
1977Jesus of NazarethBalthazar4 ep.
1975Vegetable SoupLong John Spoilsport57 ep.
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self1 ep.
1973Black OmnibusSelf - Host13 ep.
1971Great PerformancesKing Lear1 ep.
1969Sesame Street1 ep.
1966Tarzan2 ep.
1963East Side/West Side1 ep.
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf12 ep.
1961Dr. KildareDr. Lou Rush3 ep.
1961The DefendersLieutenant Andrews2 ep.
1956Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter15 ep.
1948Lamp Unto My Feet1 ep.

Guest appearances

2022Obi-Wan KenobiDarth Vader (voice)4 ep.
2021The Movies That Made UsSelf (archive footage)1 ep.
2016Star Wars RebelsDarth Vader (voice)2 ep.
2014The Big Bang TheoryJames Earl Jones1 ep.
2009The One ShowSelf - Guest1 ep.
2009HouseDibala1 ep.
1962Tony AwardsSelf (archive footage), Self - Nominee, Self - Nominee / Presenter, Self - Presenter15 ep.
2008Two and a Half MenJames Earl Jones1 ep.
2007RootsSelf1 ep.
2003EverwoodWill Cleveland3 ep.
2004According to JimRoyal Flush Voice (voice)1 ep.
2003Will & GraceJames Earl Jones1 ep.
2002The Kennedy Center HonorsSelf1 ep.
1998AFI's 100 Years... 100 MoviesSelf1 ep.
1990The SimpsonsMaggie Simpson (voice), Moving Man / Serak the Preparer / Narrator (voice), Narrator (voice)3 ep.
1997Hallmark Hall of FameArchibald Thacker1 ep.
1997Homicide: Life on the StreetFelix Wilson3 ep.
1997Stargate SG-1Unas (Voice)1 ep.
1997FrasierNorman Royster1 ep.
1997Touched by an AngelThe Angel of Angels1 ep.
19963rd Rock from the SunNarrator (voice) (uncredited)19 ep.
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildKing Dakkar (voice)1 ep.
1972The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest2 ep.
1994Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanFranklin Stern1 ep.
1994Picket FencesBryant Thomas1 ep.
1990American PlayhouseDr. Winston (segment 'Teach 109'), Old Man Taylor2 ep.
1993Law & OrderDefense Attorney Horace McCoy1 ep.
1992Garfield and FriendsDiablo1 ep.
1987MathnetChief Thad Green, Chief Thad Green (voice), Chief Thad Greene5 ep.
1992Shelley Duvall's Bedtime StoriesNarrator (voice)1 ep.
1992The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self1 ep.
1992The Magic of David Copperfield1 ep.
1968The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf6 ep.
1991Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee / Presenter1 ep.
1988L.A. LawLee Atkins1 ep.
1987CBS Schoolbreak SpecialDetective Robb1 ep.
1987Highway to HeavenGabe Wilson1 ep.
1986Faerie Tale TheatreGenie / Narrator (voice)1 ep.
1983Reading RainbowSelf - Narrator (voice)1 ep.
1969The Mike Douglas ShowSelf, Self - Co-Host12 ep.
1979Roots: The Next GenerationsAlex Haley1 ep.
1976Dinah!Self1 ep.
1974Great PerformancesKing Lear1 ep.
1973Film Night1 ep.
1969Sesame Street1 ep.
1968The Merv Griffin ShowSelf1 ep.
1967Tarzan2 ep.
1966Dr. KildareDr. Lou Rush3 ep.
1962The DefendersLieutenant Andrews, Reverend Harris Bonham2 ep.
1963East Side/West Side1 ep.
1962Lamp Unto My Feet1 ep.

Also known as: James Earl Boggins Jones · Todd Jones