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James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones’s screen credits include Mufasa (voice) in The Lion King, Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited) in Star Wars, and Mufasa (voice) in The Lion King.
Born January 17, 1931† September 9, 2024 Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA5 movies on MoviHero
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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.
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- 2019The Lion King1h 58m · Adventure · AnimationMufasa (voice)
- 1994The Lion King1h 29m · Animation · DramaMufasa (voice)
- 1988Coming to America1h 57m · Comedy · RomanceKing Jaffe Joffer
- 1983Return of the Jedi2h 12m · Action · AdventureDarth Vader (voice)
- 1977Star Wars2h 1m · Action · AdventureDarth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
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- 2025Indiana Jones Adventure | Disneyland ResortMara (voice)
- 2024BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and LegacySelf (archive footage)
- 2024Butterfly in the SkyGuest Narrator (archive footage)
- 2021Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame StreetSelf (archive footage)
- 2021Coming 2 AmericaKing Jaffe Joffer
- 2019Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerDarth Vader (voice)
- 2019On BroadwaySelf (archive footage)
- 2019Raúl Juliá: The World’s a StageSelf
- 2019The Space: Theatre of SurvivalNarrator
- 2019Words from a BearSelf
- 2018Warning ShotPendleton
- 2017The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride LandsMufasa (voice)
- 2016Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryDarth Vader (voice)
- 2016The Lion Guard: Return of the RoarMufasa (voice)
- 2015Driving Miss DaisyHoke Colburn
- 2015Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of LothalDarth Vader (voice)
- 2015August Wilson: The Ground on Which I StandSelf
- 2014Star Wars Rebels: Spark of RebellionDarth Vader (voice)
- 2014The Angriest Man in BrooklynRuben
- 2013Gimme ShelterFrank McCarthy
- 2013Muse of FireSelf
- 2013BlackfishSelf (archive footage)
- 2013MiliusSelf
- 2012An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the RoadSelf
- 2012Joe Papp in Five ActsSelf
- 2011Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter EncounterHimself
- 2010Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space OdysseyAdmiral (voice)
- 2010Waking Sleeping BeautySelf (archive footage)
- 2009Jack and the BeanstalkThe Giant (voice)
- 2008Welcome Home Roscoe JenkinsPapa Jenkins
- 2007EarthNarrator (voice)
- 2007Our Paul: Remembering Paul RobesonSelf
- 2007John, Paul, George and BenNarrator
- 2006Searching for OrsonSelf
- 2006ClickNarrator of Michael's Past (voice) (uncredited)
- 2006The Best of The Tony Awards: The PlaysJack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences")
- 2006Scary Movie 4Narrator (uncredited)
- 2006The BenchwarmersDarth Vader (voice)
- 2006The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee LegacyNarrator
- 2005Hollywood's Greatest VillainsSelf
- 2005The Sandlot 2Mr. Mertle
- 2005The Reading RoomWilliam
- 2005Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the SithDarth Vader (voice - uncredited)
- 2005RobotsVoice Box at Hardware Store (voice)
- 2005By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'Narrator
- 2004No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear ThreatSelf
- 2004Nine Dog ChristmasStoryteller (voice)
- 2004Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars TrilogySelf
- 2004The Story of Star WarsDarth Vader (archive footage)
- 2004Black Indians: An American StoryNarrator
- 2003The Simpsons: Treehouse of HorrorMaggie Simpson (voice)
- 2003The Great YearNarrator
- 2003Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'Self
- 2002Fredericksburg: A Documentary FilmNarrator
- 2001Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The WorldSelf
- 2001Feast of All SaintsOlder Marcel
- 2001Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third StreetMister (voice)
- 2001Finder's FeeAvery Phillips
- 2001Disney's American LegendsNarrator
- 2000Antietam: A Documentary FilmNarrator
- 2000Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'Self
- 2000Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'Self - 'Lieutenant Lothar Zogg'
- 2000The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to StrangeloveSelf
- 2000Sidney Poitier: One Bright LightActor
- 2000Ennis' GiftSelf
- 2000Fantasia 2000Self - Host
- 1999Santa and PeteGrandpa Nicholas
- 1999The Annihilation of FishFish
- 1999Undercover AngelThe Judge
- 1999On the Q.T.Leo
- 1999Summer's EndDr. William 'Bill' Blakely
- 1999Our Friend, MartinDaddy King (voice)
- 1998The Lion King II: Simba's PrideMufasa (voice)
- 1998Primary ColorsCNN Voiceover (voice)
- 1997AloneGrey
- 1997The Second Civil WarJim Kalla
- 1997What the Deaf Man HeardArchibald Thacker
- 1997Gang RelatedArthur Baylor
- 1997Hitler's Forgotten VictimsNarrator (voice) (DVD version)
- 1997Casper: A Spirited BeginningKibosh (voice)
- 1997Sports on the Silver ScreenSelf (archive footage)
- 1997Good LuckJames Bing
- 1997Star Wars: The Magic & the MysterySelf
- 1997Afro PromoSelf (archive footage)
- 1996TimepieceLawrence
- 1996Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' ManigaultDr. McDuffie
- 1996Looking for RichardSelf - Interviewee
- 1996CorwinSelf
- 1996A Family ThingRay Murdock
- 1995Cry, the Beloved CountryRev. Stephen Kumalo
- 1995Who's in Rabbit's House?Narrator (voice)
- 1995Judge DreddNarrator (uncredited)
- 1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesSelf
- 1995The Making of 'Jurassic Park'Host
- 1995Jefferson in ParisMadison Hemings
- 1995Circle of Life: An Environmental FableMufasa
- 1995People: A Musical CelebrationThe Storyteller (voice)
- 1994Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'Narrator
- 1994Clear and Present DangerAdmiral James Greer
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