
James Earl Jones
3 FOLLOWERS • 94 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

Golden Globe Awards

Touched by an Angel

Highway to Heaven

The Simpsons

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Tony Awards

Faerie Tale Theatre

Frasier

The Defenders

Dr. Kildare

L.A. Law

Law & Order

Stargate SG-1

House

Two and a Half Men

The Movies That Made Us

Homicide: Life on the Street

According to Jim

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Everwood

The Kennedy Center Honors

The Big Bang Theory

Sesame Street

The Magic of David Copperfield

Lamp Unto My Feet

Will & Grace

CBS Schoolbreak Special

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

Tarzan

Scary Movie 4

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Star Wars Rebels

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

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

Clear and Present Danger

Casper: A Spirited Beginning

Sneakers

Merlin

Jesus of Nazareth

The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar

Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion

Star Wars

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

Return of the Jedi

The Making of Star Wars

Patriot Games

Coming 2 America

The Sandlot

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

Exorcist II: The Heretic

The Second Civil War

Obi Wan Kenobi - The Patterson Cut

The Star Wars Holiday Special

The Lion King

The Hunt for Red October

Gang Related

Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street

Fantasia 2000

Coming to America

Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable

Field of Dreams

The Lion King

The Story of Star Wars

Gardens of Stone

Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

Deal or No Deal

The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands

Matewan

The Atlanta Child Murders

Conan the Barbarian

Lincoln

Alone

Paris

The Man
Production Credits
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