James Earl Jones
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Star Wars
as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
1977
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
as Lt. Lothar Zogg
1964
Sommersby
as Judge Barry Conrad Issacs
1993
The Hunt for Red October
as Vice ADM James Greer
1990
Sneakers
as Mr. Bernard Abbott
1992
Field of Dreams
as Terrence Mann
1989
The Empire Strikes Back
as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
1980
Return of the Jedi
as Darth Vader (voice)
1983
Dreamrider
as Bill Perry
1993
Amy and the Angel
as Gabriel
1982
Earth
as Narrator (voice)
2007
Finder's Fee
as Avery Phillips
2001
By Dawn's Early Light
as Alice
1990
The Meteor Man
as Earnest Moses
1993
The Sandlot
as Mr. Mertle
1993
Excessive Force
as Jake
1993
Matewan
as 'Few Clothes' Johnson
1987
Three Fugitives
as Dugan
1989
Disney's American Legends
as Narrator
2001
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
as Admiral (voice)
2010
TV Appearances
L.A. Law
as Lee Atkins
1986
Sesame Street
1969
The Simpsons
as Narrator (voice)
1989
Law & Order
as Defense Attorney Horace McCoy
1990
House
as Dibala
2004
Gabriel's Fire
as Gabriel Bird
1990
The One Show
as Self - Guest
2006
According to Jim
as Royal Flush Voice (voice)
2001
Everwood
as Will Cleveland
2002
Two and a Half Men
as James Earl Jones
2003
Frasier
as Norman Royster
1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Franklin Stern
1993