James Earl Jones

Birthday: 1931-01-17
Birthplace: Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA
Gender: Male
Drafted: 0
Drafted By: Unowned
Owned By: Unowned
Owned Wins: 0
Owned Noms: 0
Win Bonus: 0
Nom Bonus: 0
Total Points: 0

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.

Career Statisics

Season Age Movie Role Result Points
1971 40 The Great White Hope (1970) Leading Actor Nom 0
Career 0

Transaction History

Date Location Team Receives Team Receives Team Receives

Credits

Year Title Character
2021-03-04 Coming 2 America King Jaffe Joffer
2019-12-18 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Darth Vader (voice)
2019-07-12 The Lion King Mufasa (voice)
2018-09-14 Warning Shot Pendleton
2017-01-10 The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands Mufasa (voice)
2016-12-14 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Darth Vader (voice)
2016-07-27 God Bless You, Mr Rosewater Kilgore Trout
2015-11-22 The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar Mufasa (voice)
2015-06-04 Driving Miss Daisy Hoke Colburn
2015-04-18 Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal Darth Vader (voice)
2015-02-20 August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
2014-10-03 Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion Darth Vader (voice)
2014-05-23 The Angriest Man in Brooklyn Ruben
2013-10-17 Gimme Shelter Frank McCarthy
2010-09-17 Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey Admiral (voice)
2009-11-06 Jack and the Beanstalk The Giant (voice)
2008-02-08 Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins Papa Jenkins
2006-05-02 The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays Jack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences")
2006-04-07 The Benchwarmers Darth Vader (voice)
2005-11-10 The Sandlot 2 Mr. Mertle
2005-11-04 The Reading Room William
2005-05-17 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Darth Vader (voice - uncredited)
2005-03-10 Robots Voice Box at Hardware Store (voice)
2004-10-05 Nine Dog Christmas Storyteller (voice)
2003-10-31 The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror Maggie Simpson (voice)
2002-10-28 The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
2001-11-11 Feast of All Saints Older Marcel
2001-11-06 Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street Mister (voice)
2001-06-19 Finder's Fee Avery Phillips
2000-04-18 Summer's End Dr. William 'Bill' Blakely
2000-02-02 Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
1999-12-05 Santa and Pete James Earl Jones
1999-09-12 The Annihilation of Fish Fish
1999-05-16 Undercover Angel The Judge
1999-04-01 On the Q.T. Leo
1999-01-12 Our Friend, Martin Daddy King (voice)
1998-10-24 The Lion King II: Simba's Pride Mufasa (voice)
1998-03-20 Primary Colors CNN Voiceover (voice)
1997-12-21 Alone Grey
1997-12-04 The Second Civil War Jim Kalla
1997-11-23 What the Deaf Man Heard Archibald Thacker
1997-10-08 Gang Related Arthur Baylor
1997-09-09 Casper: A Spirited Beginning Kibosh (voice)
1996-12-22 Timepiece Lawrence
1996-11-23 Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault Dr. McDuffie
1996-03-29 A Family Thing Ray Murdock
1995-12-15 Cry, the Beloved Country Rev. Stephen Kumalo
1995-04-23 The Making of 'Jurassic Park' Host
1995-03-31 Jefferson in Paris Madison Hemings
1995-01-21 Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable Mufasa (voice)
1995-01-01 People: A Musical Celebration The Storyteller (voice)
1994-08-03 Clear and Present Danger Admiral James Greer
1994-06-24 The Lion King Mufasa (voice)
1994-05-19 The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics Host
1994-05-06 Clean Slate John Dolby
1994-03-18 Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult James Earl Jones (uncredited)
1994-01-17 Confessions: Two Faces of Evil Charles Lloyd
1994-01-15 The Vernon Johns Story Vernon Johns
1993-12-22 Hallelujah Old Man Taylor
1993-09-07 Percy & Thunder Percy Banks
1993-08-06 The Meteor Man Earnest Moses
1993-06-10 Dreamrider Bill Perry
1993-05-14 Excessive Force Jake
1993-04-07 The Sandlot Mr. Mertle
1993-02-05 Sommersby Judge Barry Conrad Issacs
1992-09-09 Sneakers Mr. Bernard Abbott
1992-06-04 Patriot Games Adm. James Greer
1991-07-07 Scorchers Bear
1991-01-01 Convicts Ben Johnson
1990-09-14 Grim Prairie Tales Morrison
1990-08-20 Ivory Hunters Inspector Nkuru
1990-08-13 Heat Wave Junius Johnson
1990-05-22 Last Flight Out Al Topping
1990-05-19 By Dawn's Early Light Alice
1990-03-22 The Ambulance Lt. Spencer
1990-03-02 The Hunt for Red October Admiral Greer
1990-01-01 Teach 109 Dr. Winston
1990-01-01 Terrorgram Retribution (voice)
1989-11-10 Best of the Best Frank Couzo
1989-04-21 Field of Dreams Terrence Mann
1989-01-27 Three Fugitives Dugan
1988-06-29 Coming to America King Jaffe Joffer
1987-08-28 Matewan 'Few Clothes' Johnson
1987-08-06 Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night Emperor of the Night (voice)
1987-05-05 Gardens of Stone Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson
1987-02-06 A House Divided
1986-12-17 Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold Umslopogaas
1986-10-24 Soul Man Professor Banks
1986-08-31 My Little Girl Ike Bailey
1986-02-10 The Lone Star Kid Holmes
1985-09-01 City Limits Albert
1985-01-01 Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates
1984-11-25 The Vegas Strip War Jack Madrid
1983-05-25 Return of the Jedi Darth Vader (voice)
1982-09-24 Blood Tide Frye
1982-09-22 Amy and the Angel Gabriel
1982-08-17 The Flight of Dragons Ommadon (voice)
1982-04-02 Conan the Barbarian Thulsa Doom
1981-06-19 The Bushido Blade The Prisoner
1980-05-25 The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story Dane Oliver
1980-05-20 The Empire Strikes Back Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
1979-01-08 Paul Robeson Paul Robeson
1978-11-17 The Star Wars Holiday Special Darth Vader (voice)
1977-10-26 The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened Morris Bird, Jr.
1977-10-07 A Piece of the Action Joshua Burke
1977-09-16 The Making of Star Wars Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
1977-06-17 Exorcist II: The Heretic Older Kokumo
1977-06-15 The Last Remake of Beau Geste Sheikh
1977-05-25 Star Wars Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
1977-05-17 The Greatest Malcolm X
1977-03-27 Jesus Of Nazareth Balthazar
1976-07-29 Swashbuckler Nick Debrett
1976-07-16 The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings Leon
1976-04-14 The River Niger Johnny Williams
1975-12-14 Deadly Hero Rabbit Shazam
1975-10-20 The UFO Incident Barney Hill
1974-10-24 The Cay Timothy
1974-04-22 Claudine Rupert D. "Roop" Marshall
1974-02-20 King Lear King Lear
1972-07-19 The Man Douglass Dilman
1972-05-24 Malcolm X Biographical Narration (voice)
1970-10-11 The Great White Hope Jack Jefferson
1970-02-10 End of the Road Doctor D
1967-10-31 The Comedians Dr. Magiot
1964-01-29 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Lt. Lothar Zogg