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.
Star Wars
Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Lt. Lothar Zogg
Sommersby
Judge Barry Conrad Issacs
The Hunt for Red October
Vice ADM James Greer
Sneakers
Mr. Bernard Abbott
Field of Dreams
Terrence Mann
The Empire Strikes Back
Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
Return of the Jedi
Darth Vader (voice)
Dreamrider
Bill Perry
Amy and the Angel
Gabriel
Earth
Narrator (voice)
Finder's Fee
Avery Phillips
By Dawn's Early Light
Alice
The Meteor Man
Earnest Moses
The Sandlot
Mr. Mertle
Excessive Force
Jake
Matewan
'Few Clothes' Johnson
Three Fugitives
Dugan
Disney's American Legends
Narrator
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
Admiral (voice)
The Lion King
Mufasa (voice)
Soul Man
Professor Banks
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Umslopogaas
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Mufasa (voice)
Clear and Present Danger
Admiral James Greer
Coming to America
King Jaffe Joffer
Conan the Barbarian
Thulsa Doom
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Self
The Flight of Dragons
Ommadon (voice)
Patriot Games
Adm. James Greer
Cry, the Beloved Country
Rev. Stephen Kumalo
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Papa Jenkins
Africa: The Serengeti
Narrator
Gardens of Stone
Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson
Gang Related
Arthur Baylor
Jack and the Beanstalk
The Giant (voice)
Swashbuckler
Nick Debrett
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
Leon
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
Host
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Dr. McDuffie
A Family Thing
Ray Murdock
A Piece of the Action
Joshua Burke
Undercover Angel
The Judge
Scorchers
Bear
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
Emperor of the Night (voice)
The Reading Room
William
The Sandlot 2
Mr. Mertle
Nine Dog Christmas
Storyteller (voice)
Grim Prairie Tales
Morrison
Clean Slate
John Dolby
Fantasia 2000
Self - Host
People: A Musical Celebration
The Storyteller (voice)
Timepiece
Lawrence
Who's in Rabbit's House?
Narrator (voice)
Convicts
Ben Johnson
Claudine
Rupert D. "Roop" Marshall
Feast of All Saints
Older Marcel
Santa and Pete
James Earl Jones
Deadly Hero
Rabbit Shazam
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
Sheikh
True Identity
James Earl Jones
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Darth Vader (voice)
The River Niger
Johnny Williams
On Broadway
Self (archive footage)
What the Deaf Man Heard
Archibald Thacker
The UFO Incident
Barney Hill
The Comedians
Dr. Magiot
Blood Tide
Frye
The Space: Theatre of Survival
Narrator
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self (archive footage)
The Ambulance
Lt. Spencer
Summer's End
Dr. William 'Bill' Blakely
11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried
Narrator
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
Host
My Little Girl
Ike Bailey
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
Self
End of the Road
Doctor D
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
Ruben
The Bushido Blade
The Prisoner
Gangs: Turning the Corner
Self
The Great Year
Narrator
Joe Papp in Five Acts
Self
The Vegas Strip War
Jack Madrid
The Cay
Timothy
The Vernon Johns Story
Vernon Johns
The Man
Douglass Dilman
Gimme Shelter
Frank McCarthy
Best of the Best
Frank Couzo
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self
The Great White Hope
Jack Jefferson
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
Looking for Richard
Self - Interviewee
Exorcist II: The Heretic
Older Kokumo
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
Self (voice) (uncredited)
The Hunting of the Snark
Narrator (voice)
Blackfish
Self (archive footage)
Sports on the Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
The Second Civil War
Jim Kalla
City Limits
Albert
Driving Miss Daisy
Hoke Colburn
Percy & Thunder
Percy Banks
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
Narrator
Ivory Hunters
Inspector Nkuru
Heat Wave
Junius Johnson
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
Maggie Simpson (voice)
Jefferson in Paris
Madison Hemings
The Greatest
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream
Narrator
Our Friend, Martin
Daddy King (voice)
Alone
Grey
Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark
Narrator
Words from a Bear
Self
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
Narrator (voice)
Milius
Self
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
Darth Vader (voice)
Teach 109
Dr. Winston
The Annihilation of Fish
Fish
Broadway: The Next Generation
Self
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
Mufasa (voice)
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater
Kilgore Trout
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
Dane Oliver
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
Darth Vader (voice)
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Self
Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast
Narrator (voice)
Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World
Self
Butterfly in the Sky
Guest Narrator (archive footage)
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
Self
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
James Earl Jones (uncredited)
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
Charles Lloyd
Malcolm X
Biographical Narration (voice)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Darth Vader (voice)
Terrorgram
Retribution (voice)
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'
Self
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Darth Vader (voice - uncredited)
Afro Promo
Self (archive footage)
The Story of Star Wars
Darth Vader (archive footage)
Robots
Voice Box at Hardware Store (voice)
Muse of Fire
Self
The Lion King
Mufasa (voice)
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
Morris Bird, Jr.
Warning Shot
Pendleton
Click
Narrator of Michael's Past (voice) (uncredited)
The Making of Star Wars
Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
Genie / Narrator
King Lear
King Lear
The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands
Mufasa (voice)
Visitors from the Unknown
Narrator (voice)
The Lone Star Kid
Holmes
The Benchwarmers
Darth Vader (voice)
Judge Dredd
Narrator (uncredited)
On the Q.T.
Leo
John, Paul, George and Ben
Narrator
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Jack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences")
God's Trombones
Narrator (voice)
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
Self
Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates
Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson
Coming 2 America
King Jaffe Joffer
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Self
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
Kibosh (voice)
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
Self - 'Lieutenant Lothar Zogg'
No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat
Self
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove
Self
There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues
himself, voice
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Darth Vader (voice)
Scary Movie 4
Narrator (uncredited)
The Me Nobody Knows
Self
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
Mister (voice)
Searching for Orson
Self
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
Self
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
Self
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Narrator
Antietam: A Documentary Film
Narrator
Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film
Narrator
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
The Making of the Lion King
Self
Night of 100 Stars
Self
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Self - Host
Primary Colors
CNN Voiceover (voice)
BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy
Self (archive footage)
When It Was a Game
(voice)
Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable
Mufasa
Good Luck
James Bing
Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter
Himself
The JFK Conspiracy
Self - Host
The Story of the Faithful Wookiee
Darth Vader (voice)