✦ Legacy
James Earl Jones
Born 1931 — Died 2024
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 19…
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BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy(2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Butterfly in the Sky(2024)
as Guest Narrator (archive footage)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street(2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Coming 2 America(2021)
as King Jaffe Joffer
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker(2019)
as Darth Vader (voice)
On Broadway(2019)
as Self (archive footage)
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage(2019)
as Self
The Lion King(2019)
as Mufasa (voice)
The Space: Theatre of Survival(2019)
as Narrator
Words from a Bear(2019)
as Self
Warning Shot(2018)
as Pendleton
The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands(2017)
as Mufasa (voice)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story(2016)
as Darth Vader (voice)
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater(2016)
as Kilgore Trout
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar(2016)
as Mufasa (voice)
Driving Miss Daisy(2015)
as Hoke Colburn
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal(2015)
as Darth Vader (voice)
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand(2015)
as Self
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion(2014)
as Darth Vader (voice)
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn(2014)
as Ruben
Gimme Shelter(2013)
as Frank McCarthy
Muse of Fire(2013)
as Self
Blackfish(2013)
as Self (archive footage)
Milius(2013)
as Self
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road(2012)
as Self
Joe Papp in Five Acts(2012)
as Self
Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter(2011)
as Himself
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey(2010)
as Admiral (voice)
Jack and the Beanstalk(2009)
as The Giant (voice)
Waking Sleeping Beauty(2009)
as Self (archive footage)
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins(2008)
as Papa Jenkins
Earth(2007)
as Narrator (voice)
- Film
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson(2007)
as Self
John, Paul, George and Ben(2007)
as Narrator
Searching for Orson(2006)
as Self
Click(2006)
as Narrator of Michael's Past (voice) (uncredited)
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays(2006)
as Jack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences")
Scary Movie 4(2006)
as Narrator (uncredited)
The Benchwarmers(2006)
as Darth Vader (voice)
The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy(2006)
as Narrator
Hollywood's Greatest Villains(2005)
as Self
The Sandlot 2(2005)
as Mr. Mertle
The Reading Room(2005)
as William
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith(2005)
as Darth Vader (voice - uncredited)
Robots(2005)
as Voice Box at Hardware Store (voice)
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'(2005)
as Narrator
No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat(2004)
as Self
Nine Dog Christmas(2004)
as Storyteller (voice)
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy(2004)
as Self
The Story of Star Wars(2004)
as Darth Vader (archive footage)
Black Indians: An American Story(2004)
as Narrator
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror(2003)
as Maggie Simpson (voice)
The Great Year(2003)
as Narrator
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'(2003)
as Self
Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film(2002)
as Narrator
Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World(2001)
as Self
Feast of All Saints(2001)
as Older Marcel
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street(2001)
as Mister (voice)
Finder's Fee(2001)
as Avery Phillips
Disney's American Legends(2001)
as Narrator
Antietam: A Documentary Film(2000)
as Narrator
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'(2000)
as Self
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'(2000)
as Self - 'Lieutenant Lothar Zogg'
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove(2000)
as Self
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light(2000)
Fantasia 2000(2000)
as Self - Host
Santa and Pete(1999)
as Grandpa Nicholas
The Annihilation of Fish(1999)
as Fish
Undercover Angel(1999)
as The Judge
On the Q.T.(1999)
as Leo
Summer's End(1999)
as Dr. William 'Bill' Blakely
Our Friend, Martin(1999)
as Daddy King (voice)
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride(1998)
as Mufasa (voice)
Primary Colors(1998)
as CNN Voiceover (voice)
Alone(1997)
as Grey
The Second Civil War(1997)
as Jim Kalla
What the Deaf Man Heard(1997)
as Archibald Thacker
Gang Related(1997)
as Arthur Baylor
- Film
Hitler's Forgotten Victims(1997)
as Narrator (voice) (DVD version)
Casper: A Spirited Beginning(1997)
as Kibosh (voice)
Sports on the Silver Screen(1997)
as Self (archive footage)
Good Luck(1997)
as James Bing
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery(1997)
as Self
Afro Promo(1997)
as Self (archive footage)
Timepiece(1996)
as Lawrence
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault(1996)
as Dr. McDuffie
Looking for Richard(1996)
as Self - Interviewee
- Film
Corwin(1996)
as Self
A Family Thing(1996)
as Ray Murdock
Cry, the Beloved Country(1995)
as Rev. Stephen Kumalo
Who's in Rabbit's House?(1995)
as Narrator (voice)
Judge Dredd(1995)
as Narrator (uncredited)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies(1995)
as Self
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'(1995)
as Host
Jefferson in Paris(1995)
as Madison Hemings
Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable(1995)
as Mufasa
People: A Musical Celebration(1995)
as The Storyteller (voice)
- Film
Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'(1994)
as Narrator
Clear and Present Danger(1994)
as Admiral James Greer
The Making of the Lion King(1994)
as Self
The Lion King(1994)In catalog
as Mufasa (voice)
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics(1994)
as Host
Clean Slate(1994)
as John Dolby
Africa: The Serengeti(1994)
as Narrator
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult(1994)
as James Earl Jones (uncredited)
Gangs: Turning the Corner(1994)
as Self
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil(1994)
as Charles Lloyd
The Vernon Johns Story(1994)
as Vernon Johns
- Film
Hallelujah(1993)
as Old Man Taylor
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films(1993)
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
Percy & Thunder(1993)
as Percy Banks
The Meteor Man(1993)
as Earnest Moses
Dreamrider(1993)
as Bill Perry
Excessive Force(1993)
as Jake
The Sandlot(1993)
as Mr. Mertle
Sommersby(1993)
as Judge Barry Conrad Issacs
- Film
Lincoln(1992)
as Narrator (voice)
Sneakers(1992)
as Mr. Bernard Abbott
Patriot Games(1992)
as Adm. James Greer
The JFK Conspiracy(1992)
as Self - Host
True Identity(1991)
as James Earl Jones
When It Was a Game(1991)
as (voice)
Scorchers(1991)
as Bear
- Film
Portrait of Castro's Cuba(1991)
as Host/Narrator
Visitors from the Unknown(1991)
as Narrator (voice)
Convicts(1991)
as Ben Johnson
Grim Prairie Tales(1990)
as Morrison
Ivory Hunters(1990)
as Inspector Nkuru
Heat Wave(1990)
as Junius Johnson
- Film
Last Flight Out(1990)
as Al Topping
By Dawn's Early Light(1990)
as Alice
The Ambulance(1990)
as Lt. Spencer
The Hunt for Red October(1990)
as Vice ADM James Greer
Terrorgram(1990)
as Retribution (voice)
Teach 109(1990)
as Dr. Winston
11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried(1989)
as Narrator
Best of the Best(1989)
as Frank Couzo
Field of Dreams(1989)
as Terrence Mann
Three Fugitives(1989)
as Dugan
Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark(1989)
as Narrator
The Hunting of the Snark(1989)
as Narrator (voice)
Coming to America(1988)
as King Jaffe Joffer
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues(1988)
as Narrator (voice)
Matewan(1987)
as 'Few Clothes' Johnson
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night(1987)
as Emperor of the Night (voice)
Gardens of Stone(1987)
as Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson
- Film
A House Divided(1987)
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold(1986)
as Umslopogaas
Soul Man(1986)
as Professor Banks
My Little Girl(1986)
as Ike Bailey
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp(1986)
as Genie / Narrator
The Lone Star Kid(1986)
as Holmes
- Film
Moses(1985)
as Pharaoh
City Limits(1985)
as Albert
Night of 100 Stars II(1985)
as Self
Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates(1985)
The Vegas Strip War(1984)
as Jack Madrid
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears(1984)
as Narrator
Return of the Jedi(1983)
as Darth Vader (voice)
Blood Tide(1982)
as Frye
Amy and the Angel(1982)
as Gabriel
The Flight of Dragons(1982)
as Ommadon (voice)
Conan the Barbarian(1982)
as Thulsa Doom
Night of 100 Stars(1982)
as Self
Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast(1981)
as Narrator (voice)
- Film
The Creation(1981)
as Narrator (voice)
The Bushido Blade(1981)
as The Prisoner
There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues(1981)
as himself, voice
- Film
Beauty and the Beast(1981)
as Narrator (voice)
God's Trombones(1981)
as Narrator (voice)
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story(1980)
as Dane Oliver
The Empire Strikes Back(1980)In catalog
as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
The Me Nobody Knows(1980)
as Self
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street(1979)
as Self - Host
Paul Robeson(1979)
as Paul Robeson
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement(1978)
as Self
The Star Wars Holiday Special(1978)
as Darth Vader (voice)
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened(1977)
as Morris Bird, Jr.
A Piece of the Action(1977)
as Joshua Burke
The Making of Star Wars(1977)
as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
Exorcist II: The Heretic(1977)
as Older Kokumo
The Last Remake of Beau Geste(1977)
as Sheikh
Star Wars(1977)In catalog
as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
The Greatest(1977)
as Malcolm X
Swashbuckler(1976)
as Nick Debrett
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings(1976)
as Leon
The River Niger(1976)
as Johnny Williams
Deadly Hero(1975)
as Rabbit Shazam
The UFO Incident(1975)
as Barney Hill
The Cay(1974)
as Timothy
Claudine(1974)
as Rupert D. "Roop" Marshall
King Lear(1974)
as King Lear
The Man(1972)
as Douglass Dilman
Malcolm X(1972)
as Biographical Narration (voice)
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream(1971)
as Narrator
The Great White Hope(1970)
as Jack Jefferson
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis(1970)
as Self (archive footage)
End of the Road(1970)
as Doctor D
The Comedians(1967)
as Dr. Magiot
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb(1964)
as Lt. Lothar Zogg
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
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