James Earl Jones
Known for: Acting
Born: January 16, 1931 in Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA - Died: September 8, 2024
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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Star Wars
Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Lt. Lothar Zogg
Sommersby
Judge Barry Conrad Issacs
The Hunt for Red October
Vice ADM James Greer
Sneakers
Mr. Bernard Abbott
Field of Dreams
Terrence Mann
Return of the Jedi
Darth Vader (voice)
The Empire Strikes Back
Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
Dreamrider
Bill Perry
Amy and the Angel
Gabriel
Earth
Narrator (voice)
Finder's Fee
Avery Phillips
By Dawn's Early Light
Alice
The Meteor Man
Earnest Moses
The Sandlot
Mr. Mertle
Excessive Force
Jake
Matewan
'Few Clothes' Johnson
Disney's American Legends
Narrator
Three Fugitives
Dugan
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
Admiral (voice)
The Lion King
Mufasa (voice)
Soul Man
Professor Banks
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Umslopogaas
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Mufasa (voice)