James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones1931 - 2024

usually

Actor

Popularity

5.5

Famous

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.

Credits

Star Wars
Star Wars

1977

Action • Adventure • Science Fiction

8.2
29
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

1964

Comedy • War

8.1
4.5
Sommersby
Sommersby

1993

Drama • Mystery • Romance • Thriller

6.4
2
The Hunt for Red October
The Hunt for Red October

1990

Action • Adventure • Thriller

7.4
4.7
Sneakers
Sneakers

1992

Comedy • Crime • Drama

6.9
9.7
Field of Dreams
Field of Dreams

1989

Drama • Fantasy

7.1
2.9
The Empire Strikes Back
The Empire Strikes Back

1980

Action • Adventure • Science Fiction

8.4
10.6
Return of the Jedi
Return of the Jedi

1983

Action • Adventure • Science Fiction

7.9
9.9
Dreamrider
Dreamrider

1993

7
0.2
Amy and the Angel
Amy and the Angel

1982

Drama • TV Movie

5.5
0.2
Earth
Earth

2007

Documentary

7.6
1.1
Finder's Fee
Finder's Fee

2001

Drama • Thriller

6.1
0.6
By Dawn's Early Light
By Dawn's Early Light

1990

Action • Drama • TV Movie • Thriller

6.6
1
The Meteor Man
The Meteor Man

1993

Action • Comedy • Fantasy • Science Fiction

5.8
0.9
The Sandlot
The Sandlot

1993

Comedy • Family

7.5
5.3
Excessive Force
Excessive Force

1993

Action

4.9
0.7
Matewan
Matewan

1987

Drama • History

7.4
1
Three Fugitives
Three Fugitives

1989

Comedy • Crime

6.7
1.3
Disney's American Legends
Disney's American Legends

2001

Animation • Family • Fantasy

7.4
0.6
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey

2010

Animation • Family • Science Fiction

6.8
0.4
The Lion King
The Lion King

1994

Animation • Drama • Family

8.3
21.4
Soul Man
Soul Man

1986

Comedy

5.3
1.2
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

1986

Action • Adventure • Comedy • Mystery

4.7
1.7
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

1998

Action • Adventure • Animation • Family

7
8.1
Clear and Present Danger
Clear and Present Danger

1994

Action • Drama • Thriller

6.7
3.2
Coming to America
Coming to America

1988

Comedy • Romance

6.9
7.4
Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Barbarian

1982

Action • Adventure • Fantasy

6.8
4.3
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

1997

Documentary • TV Movie

0
0.3
The Flight of Dragons
The Flight of Dragons

1982

Animation • Family • Fantasy

6.7
1.3
Patriot Games
Patriot Games

1992

Action • Crime • Drama • Thriller

6.7
3.2
Cry, the Beloved Country
Cry, the Beloved Country

1995

Drama

6.7
0.5
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

2008

Comedy • Drama • Family

6
1.5
Africa: The Serengeti
Africa: The Serengeti

1994

Documentary

6.7
0.3
Gardens of Stone
Gardens of Stone

1987

Drama • History • War

6.3
1
Gang Related
Gang Related

1997

Action • Crime • Drama • Romance • Thriller

6.3
0.8
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk

2009

Adventure • Comedy • Family • Fantasy

5.3
0.9
Swashbuckler
Swashbuckler

1976

Action • Adventure • Comedy

6.2
0.7
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

1976

Comedy

6.1
0.2
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

1994

Fantasy • Horror • Mystery • Science Fiction • TV Movie • Thriller

6.5
0.6
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

1996

Drama • TV Movie

7.3
0.4
A Family Thing
A Family Thing

1996

Comedy • Drama

6.5
1
A Piece of the Action
A Piece of the Action

1977

Comedy • Crime

5.6
0.5
Undercover Angel
Undercover Angel

1999

Comedy • Drama • Family • Romance

7
0.4
Scorchers
Scorchers

1991

Comedy • Drama • Romance

4.9
0.4
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night

1987

Adventure • Animation • Family

5.6
0.7
The Reading Room
The Reading Room

2005

Drama • TV Movie

7
0.3
The Sandlot 2
The Sandlot 2

2005

Comedy • Family

5.9
1.3
Nine Dog Christmas
Nine Dog Christmas

2004

Animation • Family

5.2
0.2
Grim Prairie Tales
Grim Prairie Tales

1990

Horror • Western

5.8
0.3
Clean Slate
Clean Slate

1994

Comedy • Mystery

5.8
0.9
Fantasia 2000
Fantasia 2000

2000

Animation • Family • Music

7
2.4
People: A Musical Celebration
People: A Musical Celebration

1995

Animation

6.2
0.1
Timepiece
Timepiece

1996

Drama

7.4
0.4
Who's in Rabbit's House?
Who's in Rabbit's House?

1995

Animation

0
0
Convicts
Convicts

1991

Drama

5.5
0.4
Claudine
Claudine

1974

Comedy • Drama • Romance

7
0.7
Feast of All Saints
Feast of All Saints

2001

Drama • Romance

4.6
0.4
Santa and Pete
Santa and Pete

1999

Drama • Family • TV Movie

5.3
0.2
Deadly Hero
Deadly Hero

1975

Crime • Drama • Thriller

5.7
0.7
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
The Last Remake of Beau Geste

1977

Action • Adventure • Comedy

5.7
0.7
True Identity
True Identity

1991

Comedy

5.5
0.5
The Star Wars Holiday Special
The Star Wars Holiday Special

1978

Family • Music • Science Fiction • TV Movie

3.4
1.9
The River Niger
The River Niger

1976

Drama

7.3
0.6
On Broadway
On Broadway

2019

Documentary

8.7
0.5
What the Deaf Man Heard
What the Deaf Man Heard

1997

Comedy • Drama

6.6
0.4
The UFO Incident
The UFO Incident

1975

Drama • History • Horror • Romance • Science Fiction • TV Movie

6.9
0.2
The Comedians
The Comedians

1967

Drama

6.1
0.8
Blood Tide
Blood Tide

1982

Action • Adventure • Horror

4.9
1.2
The Space: Theatre of Survival
The Space: Theatre of Survival

2019

Documentary

0
0.1
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

2021

Documentary

7.4
0.6
The Ambulance
The Ambulance

1990

Action • Comedy • Thriller

5.9
0.9
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast

1981

Animation

4
0.1
Summer's End
Summer's End

2000

Drama • Family

7.2
0.2
11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried
11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried

1989

Documentary • History

0
0.1
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

1995

Documentary

7.2
1.3
My Little Girl
My Little Girl

1986

Drama

4.8
0.2
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

2000

Documentary

6.7
0.2
End of the Road
End of the Road

1970

Comedy • Drama

5.2
0.5
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

2014

Comedy • Drama

5.7
1
The Bushido Blade
The Bushido Blade

1981

Action • Drama • History

5.4
0.2
Gangs: Turning the Corner
Gangs: Turning the Corner

1994

Documentary

0
0.2
The Great Year
The Great Year

2003

9
0.5
A House Divided
A House Divided

1987

Documentary

0
0.1
Black Indians: An American Story
Black Indians: An American Story

2004

Documentary

6.3
0.3
Joe Papp in Five Acts
Joe Papp in Five Acts

2012

Documentary

4.5
0.2
The Vegas Strip War
The Vegas Strip War

1984

Drama • TV Movie

3.5
0.3
The Cay
The Cay

1974

Adventure • Drama • Family • TV Movie

6.6
0.4
The Vernon Johns Story
The Vernon Johns Story

1994

Drama • TV Movie

8.5
0.2
The Man
The Man

1972

Drama

6.3
0.5
Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter

2013

Drama

6.6
0.9
Best of the Best
Best of the Best

1989

Action • Drama

6.4
2
The Creation
The Creation

1981

Animation

6.5
0.4
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

1995

Documentary • TV Movie

8.1
0.8
The Great White Hope
The Great White Hope

1970

Drama

6.1
0.3
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009

Documentary

7.2
1.1
Looking for Richard
Looking for Richard

1996

Documentary

6.8
0.9
Exorcist II: The Heretic
Exorcist II: The Heretic

1977

Horror

4.5
1.9
Dangerous: The Short Films
Dangerous: The Short Films

1993

Music

8.2
0.5
The Hunting of the Snark
The Hunting of the Snark

1989

Animation • Family

0
0.2
Blackfish
Blackfish

2013

Documentary

7.8
1.3
Sports on the Silver Screen
Sports on the Silver Screen

1997

Documentary

10
0.4
The Second Civil War
The Second Civil War

1997

Comedy • Drama • TV Movie • War

6.2
0.6
Hitler's Forgotten Victims
Hitler's Forgotten Victims

1997

Documentary • History • TV Movie • War

10
0.4
City Limits
City Limits

1985

Action • Science Fiction

2.7
0.6
Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy

2015

8
0.1
Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'
Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'

1994

6
0.3
Percy & Thunder
Percy & Thunder

1993

Action • Drama • TV Movie

0
0.3
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'

2005

Documentary

5
0.1
Heat Wave
Heat Wave

1990

Drama • History • TV Movie

6.2
0.4
Ivory Hunters
Ivory Hunters

1990

Adventure • TV Movie

4.2
0.2
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror

2003

Animation • Comedy • Horror

0
0.3
Jefferson in Paris
Jefferson in Paris

1995

Drama • History • Romance

5.2
0.7
The Greatest
The Greatest

1977

Drama

5.7
0.6
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream

1971

0
0.2
Our Friend, Martin
Our Friend, Martin

1999

Animation • Drama • Family

7.4
0.7
Alone
Alone

1997

Drama • TV Movie

6.5
0.6
Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark
Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark

1989

Animation

5.5
0.1
Words from a Bear
Words from a Bear

2019

Documentary

0
0.1
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues

1988

Documentary • Music

6.8
0.3
Milius
Milius

2013

Documentary

7.1
0.5
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal

2015

Action • Adventure • Animation • Science Fiction • TV Movie

7.9
0.7
Teach 109
Teach 109

1990

Drama • Science Fiction

7
0.4
Lincoln
Lincoln

1992

Documentary

7.2
0.6
The Annihilation of Fish
The Annihilation of Fish

1999

Comedy • Drama • Romance

6.6
0.4
Broadway: The Next Generation
Broadway: The Next Generation

2017

Documentary • TV Movie

10
0.6
Last Flight Out
Last Flight Out

1990

Drama • TV Movie

0
0.1
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar

2016

Animation • Family • TV Movie

6.7
2.1
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater

2016

Comedy • Music

9
0.3
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story

1980

Drama • Romance • TV Movie

0
0.3
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion

2014

Action • Adventure • Animation • Family • Science Fiction • TV Movie

7.3
0.5
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II

1985

Comedy • Documentary • Music • TV Movie

8
0.6
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

2004

Documentary

7.7
1.1
Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable
Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable

1995

Animation

5.9
0.1
Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast
Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast

1989

Animation • Fantasy

0
0.1
Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World
Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World

2001

Documentary

7.3
0.2
Butterfly in the Sky
Butterfly in the Sky

2024

Documentary

8
0.2
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand

2015

Documentary

0
0.2
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970

Documentary

7.3
0.4
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

1994

Comedy • Crime

6.5
4.8
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil

1994

Drama • TV Movie

5
0.1
Malcolm X
Malcolm X

1972

Documentary

6.4
0.4
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

2016

Action • Adventure • Science Fiction

7.5
24.7
Terrorgram
Terrorgram

1990

Fantasy • Horror • Thriller

4.3
0.3
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'

2003

5.4
0.1
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

2005

Action • Adventure • Science Fiction

7.4
16.6
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror

2002

Animation • Comedy • Horror

0
0.4
Afro Promo
Afro Promo

1997

Documentary

0
0.2
The Story of Star Wars
The Story of Star Wars

2004

Documentary

7.1
0.5
Robots
Robots

2005

Animation • Comedy • Family • Science Fiction

6.5
8.9
Muse of Fire
Muse of Fire

2013

Documentary

6.5
0.8
The Lion King
The Lion King

2019

Adventure • Animation • Drama • Family

7.1
15.5
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened

1977

Drama

0
0.1
Warning Shot
Warning Shot

2018

Drama • Thriller

5.3
0.5
Click
Click

2006

Comedy • Drama • Fantasy

6.3
7.4
The Making of Star Wars
The Making of Star Wars

1977

Documentary • TV Movie

7
0.7
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp

1986

Fantasy • Romance • TV Movie

5.8
0.2
King Lear
King Lear

1974

0
0.4
The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands
The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands

2017

2
0.2
Visitors from the Unknown
Visitors from the Unknown

1991

Documentary

6
0.1
The Lone Star Kid
The Lone Star Kid

1986

Drama • Family

5.5
0.1
The Benchwarmers
The Benchwarmers

2006

Comedy

5.9
3
Judge Dredd
Judge Dredd

1995

Action • Science Fiction

5.8
3.4
On the Q.T.
On the Q.T.

1999

Drama

6.9
0.4
John, Paul, George and Ben
John, Paul, George and Ben

2007

Animation • Family • History

0
0.1
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

2006

Documentary

0
0.2
God's Trombones
God's Trombones

1981

Animation

0
0.1
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
Hollywood's Greatest Villains

2005

Documentary • TV Movie

10
0.2
Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates
Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates

1985

0
0.1
Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson

1979

Drama

0
0.1
Coming 2 America
Coming 2 America

2021

Comedy

6.4
4.5
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

2019

Documentary

0
0.3
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
Casper: A Spirited Beginning

1997

Adventure • Comedy • Family • Fantasy

5.4
0.9
No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat
No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat

2004

Documentary

5
0.2
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'

2000

Documentary

5.6
0.3
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove

2000

Documentary

5.1
0.4
There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues
There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues

1981

Documentary

0
0.1
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019

Action • Adventure • Science Fiction

6.3
19.7
Scary Movie 4
Scary Movie 4

2006

Comedy

5.5
5.9
The Me Nobody Knows
The Me Nobody Knows

1980

0
0.1
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street

2001

Animation • Comedy • Family

6.3
0.5
Searching for Orson
Searching for Orson

2006

Documentary

5.5
0.2
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement

1978

Documentary

0
0
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road

2012

Documentary

6
0.1
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

1984

Animation

0
0.1
Hallelujah
Hallelujah

1993

Drama • Family

6
0.3
Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film
Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film

2002

Documentary • History

0
0
Antietam: A Documentary Film
Antietam: A Documentary Film

2000

Documentary • History

0
0
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson

2007

0
0.1
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

2000

Documentary

6
0.2
The Making of the Lion King
The Making of the Lion King

1994

Documentary

10
0.3
Portrait of Castro's Cuba
Portrait of Castro's Cuba

1991

Documentary

0
0.1
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars

1982

Comedy • Documentary • Music • TV Movie

6.7
1.1
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

1979

Comedy • Family

0
0.3
Primary Colors
Primary Colors

1998

Comedy • Drama

6.3
1.5
BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy
BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy

2024

Documentary

0
0.1
Corwin
Corwin

1996

Documentary

0
0.4
When It Was a Game
When It Was a Game

1991

Documentary • History

0
0.1
Moses
Moses

1985

Animation

0
0.3

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