James Earl Jones

Actor

Born: January 17, 1931
Died: September 9, 2024 (age 93)
From: Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA

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…

Filmography (202)

Indiana Jones Adventure | Disneyland Resort (2025)
Mara (voice)
BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy (2024)
Self (archive footage)
Butterfly in the Sky (2024)
Guest Narrator (archive footage)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021)
Self (archive footage)
Coming 2 America (2021)
King Jaffe Joffer
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
Darth Vader (voice)
On Broadway (2019)
Self (archive footage)
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage (2019)
Self
The Lion King (2019)
Mufasa (voice)
The Space: Theatre of Survival (2019)
Narrator
Words from a Bear (2019)
Self
Warning Shot (2018)
Pendleton
The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands (2017)
Mufasa (voice)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Darth Vader (voice)
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater (2016)
Kilgore Trout
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar (2016)
Mufasa (voice)
Driving Miss Daisy (2015)
Hoke Colburn
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal (2015)
Darth Vader (voice)
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand (2015)
Self
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion (2014)
Darth Vader (voice)
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014)
Ruben
Gimme Shelter (2013)
Frank McCarthy
Muse of Fire (2013)
Self
Blackfish (2013)
Self (archive footage)
Milius (2013)
Self
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road (2012)
Self
Joe Papp in Five Acts (2012)
Self
Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter (2011)
Himself
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2010)
Admiral (voice)
Jack and the Beanstalk (2009)
The Giant (voice)