James Earl Jones
Acting
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
2024Butterfly in the Sky
Guest Narrator (archive footage)
2024BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy
Self (archive footage)
2021Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self (archive footage)
2021Coming 2 America
King Jaffe Joffer
2019On Broadway
Self (archive footage)
2019The Space: Theatre of Survival
Narrator
2019Words from a Bear
Self
2019The Lion King
Mufasa (voice)
2019Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Self
2019Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Darth Vader (voice)
2018Warning Shot
Pendleton
2017The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands
Mufasa (voice)
2016The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
Mufasa (voice)
2016God Bless You, Mr Rosewater
Kilgore Trout
2016Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Darth Vader (voice)
2015Driving Miss Daisy
Hoke Colburn
2015Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
Darth Vader (voice)
2015August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
Self
2014The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
Ruben
2014Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
Darth Vader (voice)
2013Gimme Shelter
Frank McCarthy
2013Blackfish
Self (archive footage)
2013Milius
Self
2013Muse of Fire
Self