James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones (January 17, 1931 – September 9, 2024) was an American actor.[1] He was famous for doing the voice of Darth Vader in the Star Wars movies,[2] for doing the voice of Mufasa in The Lion King and in the 2019 remake,[2] and for the CNN tagline ("This...is CNN"). He starred in Lincoln Portrait which has music by Aaron Copland.
James Earl Jones | |
|---|---|
James Earl Jones in 2013 | |
| Born | January 17, 1931 Arkabutla, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | September 9, 2024 (aged 93) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1951–2021 |
| Spouse(s) | Julienne Marie (1968–1972; divorced) Cecilia Hart (1982–2016; her death) |
| Children | 1 |
Jones won two Tony Awards for his live theatre work on Broadway. He won an Emmy Award for his role on the television series Gabriel's Fire.
He was a son of actor Robert Earl Jones.[1]
Death
Jones died at his house in Pawling, New York on September 9, 2024. He was 93 years old.[3][4][5]
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Dr. Strangelove | Lt. Lothar Zogg | [6] | |
| 1967 | The Comedians | Dr. Magiot | [7] | |
| 1967 | The Comedians in Africa | Himself | Short film | [8] |
| 1970 | The End of the Road | Doctor D | [9] | |
| 1970 | The Great White Hope | Jack Jefferson | [10] | |
| 1970 | King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis | Himself | [11] | |
| 1972 | Malcolm X | Malcolm X | [12] | |
| 1972 | The Man | Douglass Dilman | [13] | |
| 1974 | Claudine | Roop | [14] | |
| 1976 | The River Niger | Johnny Williams | [15] | |
| 1976 | The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings | Leon Carter | [16] | |
| 1976 | Swashbuckler | Nick Debrett | [17] | |
| 1976 | Deadly Hero | Rabbit | [18] | |
| 1977 | The Greatest | Malcolm X | [19] | |
| 1977 | A New Hope | Darth Vader (voice) | Uncredited | [20] |
| 1977 | Exorcist II: The Heretic | Older Kokumo | [21] | |
| 1977 | The Last Remake of Beau Geste | Sheikh | [22] | |
| 1977 | A Piece of the Action | Joshua Burke | [23] | |
| 1980 | The Empire Strikes Back | Darth Vader (voice) | Uncredited | [20] |
| 1981 | Bushido Blade | Harpooner | [24] | |
| 1982 | The Flight of Dragons | Ommadon (voice) | [25] | |
| 1982 | Conan the Barbarian | Thulsa Doom | [26] | |
| 1982 | Blood Tide | Frye | aka Demon Island and The Red Tide | [27] |
| 1983 | Return of the Jedi | Darth Vader (voice) | [20] | |
| 1985 | City Limits | Albert | [28] | |
| 1986 | Soul Man | Professor Banks | [29] | |
| 1987 | Gardens of Stone | Sgt. Maj. "Goody" Nelson | [30] | |
| 1987 | Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold | Umslopogaas | [31] | |
| 1987 | My Little Girl | Ike Bailey | [32] | |
| 1987 | Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night | Emperor of the Night | [33] | |
| 1987 | Matewan | Few Clothes | [34] | |
| 1988 | Coming to America | King Jaffe Joffer | [35] | |
| 1989 | Three Fugitives | Dugan | [36] | |
| 1989 | Field of Dreams | Terence Mann | [37] | |
| 1989 | Best of the Best | Couzo | [38] | |
| 1990 | Convicts | Ben Johnson | [39] | |
| 1990 | The Hunt for Red October | Admiral James Greer | [40] | |
| 1990 | The Ambulance | Lt. Spencer | [41] | |
| 1990 | Grim Prairie Tales | Morrison | [42] | |
| 1991 | Scorchers | Bear | [43] | |
| 1992 | Patriot Games | Admiral James Greer | [44] | |
| 1992 | Freddie as F.R.O.7 | Narrator | American version | [45] |
| 1992 | Sneakers | NSA Agent Bernard Abbott | [46] | |
| 1993 | Dreamrider | William Perry | [47] | |
| 1993 | Sommersby | Judge Barry Conrad Isaacs | [48] | |
| 1993 | The Sandlot | Mr. Mertle | [49] | |
| 1993 | Excessive Force | Jake | [50] | |
| 1993 | The Meteor Man | Earnest Moses | [51] | |
| 1994 | Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult | Himself | Cameo | [52] |
| 1994 | Clean Slate | Dolby | [53] | |
| 1994 | The Lion King | Mufasa (voice) | [54] | |
| 1994 | Clear and Present Danger | Admiral James Greer | [55] | |
| 1995 | Jefferson in Paris | Madison Hemings | [56] | |
| 1995 | Cry, the Beloved Country | Rev. Stephen Kumalo | [57] | |
| 1995 | Judge Dredd | Narrator | [58] | |
| 1996 | A Family Thing | Ray Murdock | [59] | |
| 1996 | Good Luck | James Bing | [60] | |
| 1997 | Casper: A Spirited Beginning | Kibosh | Direct-to-video | [61] |
| 1997 | Gang Related | Arthur Baylor | [62] | |
| 1998 | Primary Colors | CNN Voiceover | [63] | |
| 1998 | The Lion King II: Simba's Pride | Mufasa | Direct-to-video | [64] |
| 1999 | Our Friend, Martin | Daddy King | [65] | |
| 1999 | On the Q.T. | Leo | [66] | |
| 1999 | Undercover Angel | The Judge | [67] | |
| 1999 | The Annihilation of Fish | Fish | [68] | |
| 1999 | Fantasia 2000 | Himself | Introduction to Carnival of the Animals segment | [69] |
| 2001 | Finder's Fee | Avery Phillips | [70] | |
| 2001 | Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street | Santa Claus | [71] | |
| 2005 | Robots | Voice Box at Hardware Store (voice) | [72] | |
| 2005 | The Sandlot 2 | Mr. Mertle | Direct-to-video | [73] |
| 2005 | Revenge of the Sith | Darth Vader (voice) | [74] | |
| 2006 | Click | Narrator of Michael's Past | Uncredited | [75] |
| 2006 | Scary Movie 4 | Narrator | [76] | |
| 2008 | Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins | Papa Jenkins | [77] | |
| 2009 | Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey | Admiral | [78] | |
| 2010 | Jack and the Beanstalk | The Giant | [79] | |
| 2011 | Star Tours—The Adventures Continue | Darth Vader (voice) | Short | [80] |
| 2013 | Gimme Shelter | Frank McCarthy | [81] | |
| 2014 | The Angriest Man in Brooklyn | Ruben | [82] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | East Side/West Side | Joe Goodwin | Episode: "Who Do You Kill?" | |
| 1966 | Dr. Kildare | Dr. Lou Rush | 4 episodes | |
| 1969 | N.Y.P.D. | Candy Lateen | 2 episodes | |
| 1977 | Roots | Alex Haley | Episode: "Part XII" | [83] |
| 1977 | Jesus of Nazareth | Balthazar | Episode: "Part 1" | [84] |
| 1979–1980 | Paris | Woodrow Paris | 13 episodes | |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next Generations | Alex Haley | Episode: "1.7" | |
| 1985 | Me and Mom | Lou Garfield | 6 episodes | |
| 1986 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Genie | Episode: "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp" | |
| 1987–1991 | Mathnet | Chief Thad Green | 5 episodes | |
| 1987, 1990–1992 | Square One TV | Announcer / Chief Thad Greene | 4 episodes | |
| 1992 | Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories | Narrator | Segment "Millions of Cats" | |
| 1988–1989 | L.A. Law | Lee Atkins | 2 episodes | |
| 1989 | Saturday Night with Connie Chung | Vernon Johns | Episode: "God's Bad Boy" | |
| 1990, 1994, 1998 | The Simpsons | Narrator / Maggie Simpson / Moving Man (voices) | 3 episodes | |
| 1990–1991 | Gabriel's Fire | Gabriel Bird | 22 episodes | |
| 1991–1992 | Pros and Cons | Gabriel Bird | 12 episodes | |
| 1992 | Garfield and Friends | Diablo | Episode: "Ghost of a Chance" | |
| 1993 | ABC Weekend Special | – | Episode: "The Parsley Garden" | |
| 1993 | Law & Order | Horace McCoy | Episode: "Profile" | |
| 1993 | American Playhouse | Old Man Taylor | Episode: "Hallelujah" | |
| 1994 | Picket Fences | Bryant Thomas | Episode: "System Down" | |
| 1994 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Franklin Stern | Episode: "The House of Luthor" | |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | King Dakkar (voice) | Episode: "The Valiant Little Tailor" | [85] |
| 1995 | Signs and Wonders | Diamond | 4 episodes | |
| 1995 | Under One Roof | Neb Langston | 6 episodes | |
| 1996 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Narrator | 2 episodes | |
| 1997 | Mad About You | James Earl Jones | Episode: "Chicken Man" | |
| 1997 | Touched by an Angel | Angel of Angels | Episode: "Clipped Wings" | |
| 1997 | Frasier | Norman Royster | Episode: "Roz's Krantz & Gouldenstein Are Dead" | |
| 1997 | Stargate: SG-1 | Unas | Episode: "Thor's Hammer" | |
| 1997 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Felix Wilson | 3 episodes | |
| 1998 | Merlin | Mountain King | 3 episodes | |
| 1998 | Recess | Santa Claus | 2 episodes | |
| 2003–2004 | Everwood | Will Cleveland | 3 episodes | |
| 2004 | According to Jim | Royal Flush XP Toilet | Episode: "The Toilet" | |
| 2008 | Two and a Half Men | James Earl Jones | Episode: "The Devil's Lube" | [86] |
| 2009 | House | Dibala | Episode: "The Tyrant" | |
| 2014 | The Big Bang Theory | James Earl Jones | Episode: "The Convention Conundrum" | [87] |
| 2014-2015 | Star Wars Rebels | Darth Vader | 2 episodes | |
| 2015 | Agent X | TBA | Filming |
Television film
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | The Cay | Timothy | [88] |
| 1975 | The UFO Incident | Barney Hill | [89] |
| 1977 | The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened | Morris Bird, Jr. | [90] |
| 1978 | Star Wars Holiday Special | Darth Vader (voice) | [91] |
| 1980 | Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones | Father Divine | [92] |
| 1984 | The Vegas Strip War | Jack Madrid | [93] |
| 1990 | By Dawn's Early Light | Alice | [94] |
| 1990 | Heat Wave | Junius Johnson | [86] |
| 1992 | Lincoln | Narrator | [95] |
| 1993 | Percy & Thunder | Percy | [96] |
| 1994 | Confessions: Two Faces of Evil | Charles Lloyd | [97] |
| 1994 | The Road to Freedom: The Vernon Johns Story | Vernon Johns | [98] |
| 1994 | Rod Serling's Lost Classics | Host | [99] |
| 1994 | Bah, Humbug! | Narrator / Ebenezer Scrooge | [100] |
| 1995 | People: A Musical Celebration | The Storyteller (voice) | [101] |
| 1996 | Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault | Dr. McDuffie | [102] |
| 1996 | Timepiece | Lawrence | [103] |
| 1997 | Alone | Grey | [104] |
| 1997 | What the Deaf Man Heard | Archibald Thacker | [105] |
| 1997 | The Second Civil War | Jim Kalla | [106] |
| 1999 | Santa and Pete | Grandpa Nicholas | [107] |
| 1999 | Summer's End | Dr. William Blakely | [108] |
| 2001 | The Feast of All Saints | Older Marcel | [109] |
| 2005 | The Reading Room | William | [110] |
| 2009 | The Magic 7 | 5-Toe (voice) | [111] |
Narrator
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis | [112] | |
| 1980 | There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues | Documentary | [113] |
| 1992 | Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama | [114] | |
| 1994 | Africa: The Serengeti | Documentary | [115] |
| 1995 | Who's in Rabbit's House? | Audio book | [116] |
| 2001 | Black Indians: An American Story | [117] | |
| 2002 | Disney's American Legends | [118] | |
| 2004 | Nine Dog Christmas | Video | [119] |
| 2006 | The Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy | [120] | |
| 2007 | Earth | Documentary | [121] |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958–1959 | Sunrise at Campobello | Edward | Cort Theatre | [122] |
| 1960 | The Cool World | Harrison Thurston | Eugene O'Neill Theatre | [123] |
| 1961–1964 | The Blacks | Deodatus Village | St. Mark's Playhouse | [124] |
| 1961 | Clandestine on the Morning Line | – | Actors' Playhouse | [125] |
| 1961 | The Apple | – | Living Theatre | [126] |
| 1962 | The Merchant of Venice | Prince of Morocco | Delacorte Theater | [127] |
| 1962 | P.S. 193 | Mario Saccone | Writers Stage Theatre | [128] |
| 1963 | The Love Nest | George Gulp | Writers Stage Theatre | [129] |
| 1963 | The Winter's Tale | Camillo | Delacorte Theater | [130] |
| 1963 | Next Time I'll Sing to You | Rudge | Phoenix Theatre | [131] |
| 1964 | The Blood Knot | Zachariah Pieterson | Cricket Theatre | [132] |
| 1964–1965 | Othello | Othello | Martinique Theatre / Delacorte Theater | [133][134] |
| 1965 | Baal | Ekart | Martinique Theatre | [135] |
| 1965 | Coriolanus | Junius Brutus | Delacorte Theater | [136] |
| 1965 | Troilus and Cressida | Ajax | Delacorte Theater | [137] |
| 1965 | Danton's Death | – | Vivian Beaumont Theatre | [138] |
| 1966 | A Hand Is on the Gate | – | Longacre Theatre | [139] |
| 1968–1970 | The Great White Hope | Jack Jefferson | Alvin Theatre | [140] |
| 1970 | Les Blancs | Tshembe Matoseh | Longacre Theatre | [141] |
| 1972 | Hamlet | Claudius | Delacorte Theater | [142] |
| 1972–1973 | The Cherry Orchard | Lopahin | Joseph Papp Public Theater/Anspacher Theater | [143] |
| 1973 | King Lear | Lear | Delacorte Theater | [144] |
| 1973–1974 | The Iceman Cometh | Theodore Hickman | Circle in the Square Theatre | [145] |
| 1974–1975 | Of Mice and Men | Lennie | Brooks Atkinson Theatre | [146] |
| 1978 | Paul Robeson | Paul Robeson | Lunt-Fontanne Theatre / Booth Theatre | [147] |
| 1980–1981 | A Lesson From Aloes | Steve Daniels | Playhouse Theatre | [148] |
| 1982 | Othello | Othello | Winter Garden Theatre | [149] |
| 1982–1983 | "Master Harold"...and the Boys | – | Lyceum Theatre | [150] |
| 1987–1988 | Fences | Troy Maxson | 46th Street Theatre | [151] |
| 2005 | On Golden Pond | Norman Thayer, Jr. | Cort Theatre | [152] |
| 2008 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Big Daddy | Broadhurst Theatre | [153] |
| 2010–2011, 2013 | Driving Miss Daisy | Hoke Colburn | John Golden Theatre (2010–2011) Australian Tour (2013) |
[154][155] |
| 2012 | The Best Man | Former President Arthur "Artie" Hockstader | Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre | [156] |
| 2014–2015 | You Can't Take It with You | Martin Vanderhof | Longacre Theatre | [157] |
Video game
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun | General James Solomon | Live action cutscenes | [158] |
| 2000 | The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure | Mufasa | [159] | |
| 2005 | Kingdom Hearts II | Mufasa | [160] | |
| 2007 | Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga | Darth Vader | [161] |
James Earl Jones Media
Jones' father, Robert Earl Jones, in promotional still for the Langston Hughes play Don't You Want to Be Free? (1938)
Jones performs Othello's Act I, scene III monolog from Shakespeare's Othello at the White House Evening of Poetry, Music, and the Spoken Word on May 12, 2009.
Jones and Jill Clayburgh in a stage production of Othello at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, California, on April 9, 1971
Jones with President George H. W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush in 1992
Jones with Dame Angela Lansbury in 2013
Formerly known as the Cort Theatre, now the James Earl Jones Theatre on Broadway
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