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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2024
Butterfly in the Sky
Character: Guest Narrator (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2024
Obi-Wan Kenobi: The Patterson Cut
Character: Darth Vader (voice)
MOVIE • 2022
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Character: Darth Vader (voice)
TV • 2022
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2021
Coming 2 America
Character: King Jaffe Joffer
MOVIE • 2021
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Character: Darth Vader (voice)
MOVIE • 2019
The Movies That Made Us
Character: Self (archive footage)
TV • 2019
On Broadway
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2019
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2019
The Lion King
Character: Mufasa (voice)
MOVIE • 2019
The Space: Theatre of Survival
Character: Narrator
MOVIE • 2019
Words from a Bear
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2019
Warning Shot
Character: Pendleton
MOVIE • 2018
Broadway: The Next Generation
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2017
The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands
Character: Mufasa (voice)
MOVIE • 2017
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Character: Darth Vader (voice)
MOVIE • 2016
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater
Character: Kilgore Trout
MOVIE • 2016
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
Character: Mufasa (voice)
MOVIE • 2016
Driving Miss Daisy
Character: Hoke Colburn
MOVIE • 2015
Crew
