James Earl Jones
Personal Info
Acting
January 16, 1931 (93 years old)
September 8, 2024
Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA
Also Known As
James Earl Boggins Jones
Todd Jones
James Earl Jones
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
BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Butterfly in the Sky
2024
as Guest Narrator (archive footage)
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022
as Darth Vader (voice)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Coming 2 America
2021
as King Jaffe Joffer
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
as Darth Vader (voice)
The Movies That Made Us
2019
as Self (archive footage)
On Broadway
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019
as Self
The Lion King
2019
as Mufasa (voice)
The Space: Theatre of Survival
2019
as Narrator
Words from a Bear
2019
as Self
Warning Shot
2018
as Pendleton
Broadway: The Next Generation
2017
as Self
The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands
2017
as Mufasa (voice)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
as Darth Vader (voice)
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater
2016
as Kilgore Trout
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
2016
as Mufasa (voice)
Driving Miss Daisy
2015
as Hoke Colburn
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
2015
as Darth Vader (voice)