James Earl Jones
Acting
- Born:
- 1931-01-17
- Died:
- 2024-09-09
- Place of birth:
- Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA
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
Filmography
Indiana Jones Adventure | Disneyland Resort
Mufasa: The Lion King
BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy
Butterfly in the Sky
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Coming 2 America
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
The Movies That Made Us
On Broadway
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
The Lion King
The Space: Theatre of Survival
Words from a Bear
Warning Shot
The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
Driving Miss Daisy
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
Star Wars Rebels
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
Gimme Shelter
Muse of Fire
Blackfish
Milius
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
Joe Papp in Five Acts
Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Jack and the Beanstalk
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Earth
The Big Bang Theory
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
John, Paul, George and Ben
Searching for Orson
The One Show
Click
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Scary Movie 4
The Benchwarmers
The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
The Sandlot 2
The Reading Room
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Robots
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
House
No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat
Nine Dog Christmas
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
The Story of Star Wars
Black Indians: An American Story
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
Two and a Half Men
The Great Year