James Earl Jones

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.

Date of Birth : 1931-01-17

Place of Birth : Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA

James Earl Jones

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Movies

Star Wars
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Sommersby
The Hunt for Red October
Sneakers
Field of Dreams
Return of the Jedi
The Empire Strikes Back
Dreamrider
Amy and the Angel
Earth
Finder's Fee
By Dawn's Early Light
The Meteor Man
The Sandlot
Excessive Force
Matewan
Disney's American Legends
Three Fugitives
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
The Lion King
Soul Man
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Clear and Present Danger
Coming to America
Conan the Barbarian
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
The Flight of Dragons
Patriot Games
Cry, the Beloved Country
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Africa: The Serengeti
Gardens of Stone
Gang Related
Jack and the Beanstalk
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
Swashbuckler
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
A Family Thing
A Piece of the Action
Undercover Angel
Scorchers
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
The Reading Room
The Sandlot 2
Nine Dog Christmas
Grim Prairie Tales
Clean Slate
Fantasia 2000
People: A Musical Celebration
Timepiece
Who's in Rabbit's House?
Convicts
Claudine
Feast of All Saints
Santa and Pete
Deadly Hero
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
True Identity
The Star Wars Holiday Special
The River Niger
On Broadway
What the Deaf Man Heard
The UFO Incident
The Comedians
Blood Tide
The Space: Theatre of Survival
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
The Ambulance
Summer's End
11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
My Little Girl
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
End of the Road
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
The Bushido Blade
The Great Year
Gangs: Turning the Corner
Joe Papp in Five Acts
The Vegas Strip War
The Cay
The Vernon Johns Story
The Man
Gimme Shelter
Best of the Best
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
The Great White Hope
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Looking for Richard
Exorcist II: The Heretic
Dangerous: The Short Films
The Hunting of the Snark
Blackfish
The Second Civil War
City Limits
Driving Miss Daisy
Percy & Thunder
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
Heat Wave
Ivory Hunters
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
Jefferson in Paris
The Greatest
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream
Our Friend, Martin
Alone
Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark
Words from a Bear
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
Milius
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
Teach 109
The Annihilation of Fish
Broadway: The Next Generation
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
Night of 100 Stars II
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable
Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast
Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World
Butterfly in the Sky
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
Malcolm X
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Terrorgram
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
The Story of Star Wars
Robots
Muse of Fire
The Lion King
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
Click
Warning Shot
The Making of Star Wars
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
King Lear
The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands
Visitors from the Unknown
The Lone Star Kid
The Benchwarmers
Judge Dredd
On the Q.T.
John, Paul, George and Ben
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
God's Trombones
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates
Paul Robeson
Coming 2 America
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove
There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Scary Movie 4
The Me Nobody Knows
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
Searching for Orson
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film
Antietam: A Documentary Film
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
The Making of the Lion King
Night of 100 Stars
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Primary Colors
BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy
Jesus of Nazareth
Mufasa: The Lion King

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