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James Earl Jones

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James Earl Jones was born on January 17, 1931 in Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA. At an early age, he started to take dramatic lessons to calm himself down. It appeared to work as he has since starred in many films over a 40-year period, beginning with the Stanley Kubrick classic Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. He is probably best known for his role as Darth Vader (for the voice only... See full bio »

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2014 Starbright (pre-production)
Raphael
 
2013 Gimme Shelter (completed)
Frank McCarthy
 
2013 The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (completed)
 
2011 Star Tours: The Adventures Continue (short)
Darth Vader (voice)
 
2010 Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
Admiral (voice)
 
2010 Jack and the Beanstalk
The Giant (voice)
 
2009 House M.D. (TV series)
Dibala
– The Tyrant (2009) … Dibala
 
2009 La Premiere (short)
Narrator
 
2009 The Magic 7 (TV movie)
5-Toe (voice)
 
2008 Two and a Half Men (TV series)
James Earl Jones
– The Devil's Lube (2008) … James Earl Jones
 
2008 Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins
Papa Jenkins
 
2006 Click
Narrator of Michael's Past (uncredited)
 
2006 Scary Movie 4
Narrator (uncredited)
 
2006 The Benchwarmers
Darth Vader (voice)
 
2005 The Reading Room (TV movie)
William
 
2005 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
 
2005 The Sandlot 2 (video)
Mr. Mertle
 
2005 Robots
Voice Box at Hardware Store (voice)
 
2003-2004 Everwood (TV series)
Will Cleveland
– The Tipping Point (2004) … Will Cleveland
– The L Word (2004) … Will Cleveland
– Three Miners from Everwood (2003) … Will Cleveland
 
2004 Nine Dog Christmas (video)
Narrator (voice)
 
2004 According to Jim (TV series)
Royal Flush XP Toilet
– The Toilet (2004) … Royal Flush XP Toilet (voice)
 
2001 Feast of All Saints (TV movie)
Older Marcel
 
2001 Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street (video)
Santa Claus
 
2001 Finder's Fee
Avery Phillips
 
2001 Disney's American Legends (video)
Host
 
1999 Santa and Pete (TV movie)
Grandpa Nicholas
 
1999 The Annihilation of Fish
Fish
 
1999 Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun (Video Game)
General James Solomon
 
1999 Undercover Angel
The Judge
 
1999 Summer's End (TV movie)
Dr. William 'Bill' Blakely
 
1999 Our Friend, Martin (video)
Daddy King (voice)
 
1999 On the Q.T.
Leo
 
1997 An American Moment (TV series)
(1998)
 
1998 Recess (TV series)
Santa Claus
– Yes, Mikey, Santa Does Shave: Part 1 (1998) … Santa Claus (voice)
– Yes, Mikey, Santa Does Shave: Part 2 (1998) … Santa Claus (voice)
 
1998 The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride (video)
Mufasa (voice)
 
1998 Merlin (TV mini-series)
Mountain King
– Part 1 (1998) … Mountain King (voice)
– Part 2 (1998) … Mountain King (voice)
– Part 3 (1998) … Mountain King (voice)
 
1998 Primary Colors
CNN Voiceover (voice)
 
1990-1998 The Simpsons (TV series)
Narrator / Maggie Simpson / Moving Man / …
– Das Bus (1998) … Narrator (voice)
– Treehouse of Horror V (1994) … Maggie Simpson (voice) (as James Earl Boggins Jones)
– Treehouse of Horror (1990) … Moving Man/Serak the Preparer/Narrator (voice)
 
1997 Alone (TV movie)
Grey
 
1997 What the Deaf Man Heard (TV movie)
Archibald Thacker
 
1997 Homicide: Life on the Street (TV series)
Felix Wilson
– Blood Ties: Part 3 (1997) … Felix Wilson
– Blood Ties: Part 2 (1997) … Felix Wilson
– Blood Ties: Part 1 (1997) … Felix Wilson
 
1997 Gang Related
Arthur Baylor
 
1997 Stargate SG-1 (TV series)
Unas
– Thor's Hammer (1997) … Unas (voice)
 
1997 Casper: A Spirited Beginning (video)
Kibosh (voice)
 
1997 The Second Civil War (TV movie)
Jim Kalla
 
1997 Frasier (TV series)
Norman Royster
– Roz's Krantz & Gouldenstein Are Dead (1997) … Norman Royster
 
1997 Touched by an Angel (TV series)
Angel of Angels
– Clipped Wings (1997) … Angel of Angels
 
1997 Mad About You (TV series)
James Earl Jones
– Chicken Man (1997) … James Earl Jones (voice)
 
1997 Monopoly Star Wars (Video Game)
Darth Vader (voice)
 
1996 Timepiece (TV movie)
Lawrence
 
1996 Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (TV movie)
Dr. McDuffie
 
1996 Good Luck
James Bing
 
1996 3rd Rock from the Sun (TV series)
Narrator
– See Dick Run (1996) … Narrator (uncredited)
– Post-Nasal Dick (1996) … Narrator (uncredited)
 
1996 A Family Thing
Ray Murdock
 
1995 People: A Musical Celebration (TV movie)
The Storyteller (voice)
 
1995 Cry, the Beloved Country
Rev. Stephen Kumalo
 
1995 Judge Dredd
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1995 Under One Roof (TV series)
Neb Langston
– Ronnie's Got a Gun (1995) … Neb Langston
– Secrets (1995) … Neb Langston
– Sophisticated Lady... Not! (1995) … Neb Langston
– Pilot (1995) … Neb Langston
– Daddy's Girl (1995) … Neb Langston
See all 6 episodes »
 
1995 Jefferson in Paris
Madison Hemings
 
1995 Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable (short)
Mufasa (voice)
 
1995 Signs and Wonders (TV movie)
Diamond
 
1995 Who's in Rabbit's House? (short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1995 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (TV series)
King Dakkar
– The Valiant Little Tailor (1995) … King Dakkar (voice)
 
1994 Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' (TV movie)
Narrator / Ebenezer Scrooge
 
1994 Animated StoryBook: The Lion King (Video Game)
Mufasa (voice)
 
1994 Clear and Present Danger
Adm. James Greer
 
1994 The Lion King
Mufasa (voice)
 
1994 Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics (TV movie)
Host
 
1994 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV series)
Franklin W. Stern
– The House of Luthor (1994) … Franklin W. Stern
 
1994 Clean Slate
John Dolby
 
1994 Picket Fences (TV series)
Bryant Thomas
– System Down (1994) … Bryant Thomas
 
1994 Confessions: Two Faces of Evil (TV movie)
Charles Lloyd
 
1994 The Vernon Johns Story (TV movie)
Vernon Johns
 
1994 Under a Killing Moon (Video Game)
Great P.I. of the Universe (voice)
 
1993 American Playhouse (TV series)
Old Man Taylor
– Hallelujah (1993) … Old Man Taylor
 
1993 Law & Order (TV series)
Horace McCoy
– Profile (1993) … Horace McCoy
 
1993 Percy & Thunder (TV movie)
Percy
 
1993 The Meteor Man
Earnest Moses
 
1993 Excessive Force
Jake
 
1993 The Sandlot
Mr. Mertle
 
1993 ABC Weekend Specials (TV series)
– The Parsley Garden (1993)
 
1993 Sommersby
Judge Barry Conrad Issacs
 
1993 Dreamrider
William Perry
 
1992 Lincoln (TV movie)
Narrator (voice)
 
1992 Garfield and Friends (TV series)
Diablo
– Ghost of a Chance/Roy Gets Sacked/Revenge of the Living Lunch (1992) … Diablo (voice)
 
1987-1992 Square One TV (TV series)
Announcer / Chief Thad Green / Chief Thad Greene
– Episode #5.19 (1992) … Announcer (voice)
– Episode #4.6 (1991) … Chief Thad Greene
– Episode #3.1 (1990) … Announcer (voice)
– Episode #1.20 (1987) … Chief Thad Green
 
1992 Sneakers
NSA Agent Bernard Abbott
 
1992 Freddie as F.R.O.7.
Narrator (American version) (voice)
 
1992 Patriot Games
Admiral Greer
 
1992 Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (TV series)
Narrator (segment "Millions of Cats")
– Blumpoe the Grumpoe Meets Arnold the Cat/Millions of Cats (1992) … Narrator (segment "Millions of Cats") (voice)
 
1991-1992 Pros and Cons (TV series)
Gabriel Bird
– Do You Take This Man? (1992) … Gabriel Bird
– The Ex Spots the Mark (1992) … Gabriel Bird
– Ho! Ho! Hold Up! (1991) … Gabriel Bird
– Scarlet Biretta (1991) … Gabriel Bird
– May the Best Man Win (1991) … Gabriel Bird
See all 12 episodes »
 
1992 Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama
Narrator
 
1992 The Second Coming (short)
Narrator
 
1991 Convicts
Ben Johnson
 
1991 Scorchers
Bear
 
1990-1991 Gabriel's Fire (TV series)
Gabriel Bird
– Belly of the Beast (1991) … Gabriel Bird
– Birds Gotta Fly (1991) … Gabriel Bird
– Kelly Green (1991) … Gabriel Bird
– One Flew Over the Bird's Nest (1991) … Gabriel Bird
– A Prayer for the Goldsteins (1991) … Gabriel Bird
See all 22 episodes »
 
1987-1991 Mathnet (TV series)
Chief Thad Green / Chief Thad Greene
– Despair in Monterey Bay (1991) … Chief Thad Greene
– The Case of the Missing Air (1988) … Chief Thad Greene (voice)
– The Case of the Deceptive Data (1988) … Chief Thad Green
– The Trial of George Frankly (1987) … Chief Thad Green
– The Problem of the Passing Parade (1987) … Chief Thad Green
 
1990 Grim Prairie Tales: Hit the Trail... to Terror
Morrison
 
1990 Ivory Hunters (TV movie)
Inspector Nkuru
 
1990 Heat Wave (TV movie)
Junius Johnson
 
1990 Last Flight Out (TV movie)
Al Topping
 
1990 By Dawn's Early Light (TV movie)
Alice
 
1990 The Ambulance
Lt. Spencer
 
1990 The Hunt for Red October
Admiral Greer
 
1990 Teach 109 (TV short)
Dr. Winston
 
1989 Best of the Best
Frank Couzo
 
1989 American Playwrights Theater: The One-Acts (TV series)
Willie
– Third and Oak: The Pool Hall (1989) … Willie
 
1989 Saturday Night with Connie Chung (TV series)
Vernon Johns
– God's Bad Boy (1989) … Vernon Johns
 
1989 Field of Dreams
Terence Mann
 
1989 Long Ago and Far Away (TV series)
Host
 
1989 Three Fugitives
Dugan
 
1988-1989 L.A. Law (TV series)
Lee Atkins
– Victor/Victorious (1989) … Lee Atkins
– Chariots of Meyer (1988) … Lee Atkins
 
1989 Noah's Ark (video short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1989 The Hunting of the Snark (short)
Narrator
 
1988 Coming to America
King Jaffe Joffer
 
1988 Terrorgram
Voice of Retribution (voice)
 
1987 CBS Schoolbreak Special (TV series)
Detective Robb
– Soldier Boys (1987) … Detective Robb
 
1987 Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
Emperor of the Night (voice)
 
1987 Matewan
Few Clothes
 
1987 Gardens of Stone
Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson
 
1987 Highway to Heaven (TV series)
Gabe Wilson
– A Song of Songs (1987) … Gabe Wilson
 
1986 Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Umslopogaas
 
1986 Soul Man
Professor Banks
 
1986 My Little Girl
Ike Bailey
 
1986 Faerie Tale Theatre (TV series)
Genie
– Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (1986) … Genie
 
1986 The Lone Star Kid (TV movie)
 
1986 Moses (video short)
Pharaoh (voice)
 
1985 Me and Mom (TV series)
Lou Garfield
– Episode #1.6 (1985) … Lou Garfield
– The Murder Game (1985) … Lou Garfield
– Episode #1.4 (1985) … Lou Garfield
– Davie (1985) … Lou Garfield
– A Flawed Affair (1985) … Lou Garfield
See all 6 episodes »
 
1985 The Atlanta Child Murders (TV mini-series)
Major Walker
 
1984 The Vegas Strip War (TV movie)
Jack Madrid
 
1984 City Limits
Albert
 
1984 Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears (short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1983 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
Voice of Darth Vader (voice)
 
1982 Bloodtide
Frye
 
1982 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series)
Gabriel
– Amy & the Angel (1982) … Gabriel
 
1982 The Flight of Dragons
Ommadon (voice)
 
1982 Conan the Barbarian
Thulsa Doom
 
1982 Freedom to Speak (TV mini-series)
Frederick Douglass / Martin Luther King Jr.
 
1981 The Bloody Bushido Blade
The Prisoner
 
1981 CBS Library (TV series)
Narrator - Beauty and the Beast
– Misunderstood Monsters (1981) … Narrator - Beauty and the Beast
 
1981 Beauty and the Beast (short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1981 The Creation (short)
Narrator
 
1980 The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story (TV movie)
Dane Oliver
 
1980 The Me Nobody Knows (TV movie)
Introduced by
 
1980 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
 
1980 Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (TV movie)
Father Divine
 
1979-1980 Paris (TV series)
Detective Capt. Woodrow 'Woody' Paris
– Fitz's Boys (1980) … Detective Capt. Woodrow 'Woody' Paris
– The Ghost Maker (1980) … Detective Capt. Woodrow 'Woody' Paris
– America the Beautiful (1980) … Detective Capt. Woodrow 'Woody' Paris
– Pay the Two Bucks (1980) … Detective Capt. Woodrow 'Woody' Paris
– The Price Is Right (1980) … Detective Capt. Woodrow 'Woody' Paris
See all 13 episodes »
 
1979 Paul Robeson (TV movie)
Paul Robeson
 
1979 Roots: The Next Generations (TV mini-series)
Alex Haley
– Episode #1.7 (1979) … Alex Haley
 
1978 The Star Wars Holiday Special (TV movie)
Darth Vader (voice)
 
1977 The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened (TV movie)
Morris Bird, Jr.
 
1977 A Piece of the Action
Joshua Burke
 
1977 The Last Remake of Beau Geste
Sheikh
 
1977 Exorcist II: The Heretic
Older Kokumo
 
1977 Star Wars
Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
 
1977 The Greatest
Malcolm X
 
1977 Jesus of Nazareth (TV mini-series)
Balthazar
– Part 1 (1977) … Balthazar
 
1977 Roots (TV mini-series)
Alex Haley
– Episode #1.12 (1977) … Alex Haley
 
1976 Swashbuckler
Nick Debrett
 
1976 The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
Leon Carter, All-Star (C)
 
1976 The River Niger
Johnny Williams
 
1976 Vegetable Soup (TV series)
Long John Spoilsport
 
1975 Deadly Hero
Rabbit
 
1975 The UFO Incident (TV movie)
Barney Hill
 
1974 The Cay (TV movie)
Timothy
 
1974 Claudine
Roop
 
1974 Great Performances (TV series)
King Lear
– King Lear (1974) … King Lear
 
1972 The Man
Douglass Dilman
 
1970 The Great White Hope
Jack Jefferson
 
1970 End of the Road
Doctor D
 
1970 NBC Children's Theatre (TV series)
– Looking Through Super Plastic Elastic Goggles at Color (1970)
 
1969 N.Y.P.D. (TV series)
Candy Lateen / Candy Latsen
– Candy Man: Part 2 (1969) … Candy Latsen
– Candy Man: Part 1 (1969) … Candy Lateen
 
1967-1968 Tarzan (TV series)
Chief Bella / Nerlan
– The Convert (1968) … Nerlan
– To Steal the Rising Sun (1967) … Chief Bella
 
1967 The Comedians
Dr. Magiot
 
1966 As the World Turns (TV series)
Dr. Jerry Turner
 
1966 Guiding Light (TV series)
Dr. Jim Frazier #2
 
1966 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Dr. Lou Rush
– These Hands That Heal (1966) … Dr. Lou Rush
– Adrift in a Sea of Confusion (1966) … Dr. Lou Rush
– Gratitude Won't Pay the Bills (1966) … Dr. Lou Rush
– A Cry from the Street (1966) … Dr. Lou Rush
 
1962-1964 The Defenders (TV series)
Andrews / Reverend Harris Bonham
– The Non-Violent (1964) … Reverend Harris Bonham
– Along Came a Spider (1962) … Andrews
 
1964 Channing (TV series)
Dr. Peter Cooke
– Freedom Is a Lovesome Thing God Wot (1964) … Dr. Peter Cooke
 
1964 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Lt. Lothar Zogg
 
1963 East Side/West Side (TV series)
Joe Goodwin
– Who Do You Kill? (1963) … Joe Goodwin
 
1963 Look Up and Live (TV series)
Book
– Room for Death (1963) … Book
 
1962 Monitor (TV series documentary)
Prince of Morocco
– Stratford-On-The-Subway (1962) … Prince of Morocco
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2009 La Premiere (short) (special thanks)
 
2005 Conan: The Rise of a Fantasy Legend (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
2004 Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (163 titles)
2013 Milius (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2012 The 66th Annual Tony Awards (TV documentary)
Himself - Nominee: Best Leading Actor in a Play
 
2012 The 78th Annual Drama League Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2012 CBS News Sunday Morning (TV series)
Himself - Actor (segment "Eric McCormack")
– One in Ten/Name of the Game/The Chieftains/Crystal Cathedral Split/Eric McCormack/On the Road (2012) … Himself - Actor (segment "Eric McCormack")
 
2012 The 84th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
2011 HARDtalk (TV series)
Himself
– James Earl Jones (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Breakfast (TV series)
Himself - Actor
– Episode dated 20 September 2011 (2011) … Himself - Actor
 
2011 The 65th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1995-2011 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 10 March 2011 (2011) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 13 December 1995 (1995) … Himself - Guest
 
2011 The Wendy Williams Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 February 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2010 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.368 (2010) … Himself
 
2009-2010 The View (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 November 2010 (2010) … Himself
– Episode dated 14 January 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2010 Joe Papp in Five Acts (documentary)
 
2010 This Week (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 January 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2009 The ONE Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 November 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 All the Presidents' Movies: The Movie (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Lifet Achievement Award Recipient
 
2009 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.92 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Storyline Online (TV series)
Himself
– To Be a Drum (2009) … Himself
 
2007 Earth (documentary)
Narrator (voice: USA version)
 
2007 The States (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Michigan, Tennessee, Maine, Missouri, South Dakota (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson (video)
Himself
 
2007 Ali's 65 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Ali Rap (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 Searching for Orson (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The Clinton 12 (video documentary)
Narrator
 
2006 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Sean Connery (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
2006 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The 60th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
2006 The Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy (video)
Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
2005 Hollywood's Greatest Villains (TV documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
2005 Getaway (TV series)
Himself
– Found (2005) … Himself
 
2005 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to George Lucas (TV special)
Himself (voice)
 
2005 The 59th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Play & Presenter: Best Featured Actress in a Musical
 
2005 Ultimate Super Heroes, Vixens & Villains (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Conan: The Rise of a Fantasy Legend (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' (video documentary short)
Narrator
 
2004 Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and Dr. Strangelove (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 No Fighting in the War Room or Dr. Strangelove and the Nuclear Threat (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (TV documentary)
Himself - Voice of 'Darth Vader'
 
2004 Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Athens 2004 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony (TV movie)
Voice-over
 
2004 Field of Dreams: Passing Along the Pastime (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 The Great Year (documentary)
Narrator
 
2003 Will & Grace (TV series)
Himself
– Me and Mr. Jones (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Extra (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 October 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Casting Calls (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Business World News (TV series)
Spokesperson
 
2002 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV movie)
Himself - Honoree
 
2002 The Perfect Pitch (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The Story Behind the Story (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 Clear and Present Danger: Behind the Danger (video documentary short)
Himself (also archive footage) / Adm. James Greer (also archive footage)
 
2002 Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Patriot Games: Up Close (TV movie)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
2002 Brilliant But Cancelled (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Muhammad Ali: Through the Eyes of the World (documentary)
 
2001 Black Indians: An American Story (documentary)
Narrator
 
2001 The Papp Project (documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Antietam: A Documentary Drama (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2000 The Washington Monument: It Stands for All (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2000 Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The 27th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
2000 Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb' (video documentary)
Himself - 'Lieutenant Lothar Zogg'
 
2000 The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself - Actor
– Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light (2000) … Himself - Actor
 
2000 Tina Turner: One Last Time Live in Concert (video documentary)
Announcer (voice)
 
2000 Ennis' Gift (documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Fantasia/2000
Himself - Host (segment "Carnival of the Animals")
 
1999 In Search of Liberty Bell 7 (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1999 The Howard Stern Radio Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 November 1999 (1999) … Himself
 
1998 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1998 The 'Field of Dreams' Scrapbook (video documentary)
Himself
 
1998 New York City... Come Visit the World (documentary short)
 
1997 What If?: Martin Luther King (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1997 Sports on the Silver Screen (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1997 The 23rd Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter: Favorite Motion Picture Actor
 
1997 Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Howard Stern (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 July 1996 (1996) … Himself
 
1996 1996 Essence Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1996 Corwin (TV movie)
Himself
 
1996 The 50th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1996 2nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1996 Looking for Richard (documentary)
Himself (Interview)
 
1995 The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 1st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1995 The Making of 'Jurassic Park' (video documentary)
Host/narrator
 
1994 The Spirit Hunters (video documentary)
Himself - narrator
 
1994 Countdown to Freedom: 10 Days That Changed South Africa (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1994 The Making of 'The Lion King' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 The Lion King: A Musical Journey with Elton John (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '94 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1994 Africa: The Serengeti (documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1994 Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
Himself (uncredited)
 
1993-1994 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 January 1994 (1994) … Himself
– Episode dated 29 October 1993 (1993) … Himself
– Episode dated 13 October 1993 (1993) … Himself
 
1993 Comic Relief: Baseball Relief '93 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1993 The 47th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1993 Information Democracy (TV short)
Himself
 
1993 An American Reunion: The People's Inaugural Celebration (TV movie)
Himself
 
1993 Dangerous: The Short Films (video)
Himself ('Superbowl Heal The World' video) (voice)
 
1993 World of Discovery (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– Wildebeest: Race for Life (1993) … Narrator
 
1992 Diamonds on the Silver Screen (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1992 The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Drama Series
 
1992 The JFK Conspiracy (TV documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1992 Muhammad Ali's 50th Birthday Celebration (TV special)
Himself
 
1992 The 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a TV-Series - Drama
 
1992 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Sidney Poitier (TV special)
Himself
 
1992 The Magic of David Copperfield XIV: Flying - Live the Dream (TV movie)
Himself
 
1991 One on One with John Tesh (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.32 (1991) … Himself
 
1991 The Chuck Woolery Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.19 (1991) … Himself
 
1991 Great Lakes, Bitter Legacy (TV documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1991 The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Lead Actor in Drama Series/Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special & Presenter
 
1991 True Identity
Himself
 
1991 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 April 1991 (1991) … Himself
 
1991 Reflections on the Silver Screen (TV series)
Himself
– James Earl Jones (1991) … Himself
 
1991 The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a TV-Series Drama & Presenter: Best Actress/Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
 
1991 The 12th Annual CableACE Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner: Best Supporting Actor in a Movie or a Miniseries
 
1991 When It Was a Game (TV documentary)
Himself (voice)
 
1987-1990 Ebony/Jet Showcase (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 3 October 1990 (1990) … Himself
– Episode dated 2 October 1987 (1987) … Himself
 
1990 The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Drama Series
 
1990 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 June 1990 (1990) … Himself
– Episode dated 29 January 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1990 The 44th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1990 A World Alive (documentary) (voice)
 
1990 The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Director
 
1989-1990 The Arsenio Hall Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 10 January 1990 (1990) … Himself
– Episode #1.77 (1989) … Himself
 
1989 11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1989 The 43rd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1989 Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 April 1989 (1989) … Himself
 
1989 21st NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1988 America's All-Time Favorite Movies (TV movie)
Himself
 
1988 Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues (video documentary)
Himself/Narrator
 
1987 The 41st Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Performer & Winner: Best Actor in a Play
 
1985 Night of 100 Stars II (TV movie)
Himself
 
1984 Allen Boesak: Choosing for Justice (documentary short)
Narrator
 
1984 The Lions of Etosha: King of the Beasts (TV documentary)
Himself - Narrator
 
1983 Grand Central (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1983 Reading Rainbow (TV series)
Himself
– Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain (1983) … Himself (voice)
 
1982 Night of 100 Stars (TV special)
Himself
 
1981 God's Trombones: A Trilogy of African-American Poems (TV movie)
Himself - Narrator (segment "The Creation")
 
1980 The 34th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1979 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special)
Himself - Honoree
 
1979 A Walking Tour of Sesame Street (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1978 The 1st Annual Black Achievement Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1978 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 January 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1978 Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement (documentary)
Himself
 
1977 Circus of the Stars #2 (TV special)
Himself - Performer
 
1977 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 October 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1977 The Making of 'Star Wars' (TV documentary)
Darth Vader (voice)
 
1976 A Pirate Ship Sails Again! The Making of Swashbuckler (documentary short)
Himself
 
1973 Black Omnibus (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Episode #1.1 (1973) … Himself - Host
– Episode #1.12 (1973) … Himself - Host
– Episode #1.2 (1973) … Himself - Host
– Episode #1.3 (1973) … Himself - Host
– Episode #1.5 (1973) … Himself - Host
 
1972 Malcolm X (documentary)
Biographical Narration (voice)
 
1971 The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Co-Presenter: Best Cinematography
 
1971 Film Night (TV series)
Himself
– The Black Man in the Cinema (1971) … Himself
 
1969-1971 Sesame Street (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.97 (1971) … Himself
– Episode #1.83 (1970) … Himself
– Episode #1.5 (1969) … Himself
– Episode #1.2 (1969) … Himself
– Pilot (1969) … Himself
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1970 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.58 (1970) … Himself
– Episode #2.213 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 28 October 1970 (1970) … Himself - Mystery Guest
 
1970 The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Film Editing & Best Original Screenplay
 
1970 King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (documentary)
Himself
 
1970 Soul! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 February 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1969 The 23rd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Performer and Winner: Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
 
1969 The Joan Rivers Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 April 1969 (1969) … Himself
 
1969 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Jack Jefferson - scene from 'The Great White Hope'
– Episode #22.17 (1969) … Jack Jefferson - scene from 'The Great White Hope'
 
1967 The Comedians in Africa (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
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2012 Animation Lookback (TV series documentary)
 
2011 The Loving Story (documentary)
Jack Jefferson - The Great White Hope
 
2006-2010 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
 
2010 The Simpsons: Access All Areas (TV documentary)
Maggie Simpson (voice) (uncredited)
 
2009 House M.D. (TV series)
 
2008 5 Second Movies (TV series)
 
2008 That Fellow in the Coat (TV series)
 
2007 Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Video Game)
Darth Vader (uncredited)
 
2007 Today Tonight (TV series)
 
2007 Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ (Video Game)
Mufasa (voice: English version) (archive sound)
 
2006 Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (Video Game)
Darth Vader (archive sound) (uncredited)
 
2005 Kingdom Hearts II (Video Game)
Mufasa (voice: English version) (archive sound)
 
2000 Twister: A Musical Catastrophe (video)
Applause
 
1998 Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street' (TV documentary)
Felix Wilson
 
1998 Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Troldspejlet (TV series)
 
1992 The Secret World of Spying (TV movie)
Adm. James Greer
 
1983 Star Wars (Video Game)
Darth Vader (voice)
 
1976 America at the Movies (documentary)
Lt. Lothar Zogg/Roop
 
1971 Sesame Street (TV series)
 

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Other Works:

Radio and TV commercials for Bell Atlantic (1989-2000) See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 3 Interviews  | 3 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Alternate Names:

James Earl Boggins Jones

Height:

6' 1½" (1.87 m)
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Personal Quote:

When I read that part in the script where it said, "Luke, I am your father", I thought, "He's lying. I have to see how they carry this lie out". See more »

Trivia:

Is of African-American, American Indian and Irish ancestry. His paternal great-great-grandmother, Parthenia Connolly, was a native of Ireland who worked as an indentured servant. She married a former slave named Brice. Because Brice had no surname of his own, he took his wife's name Connolly. His maternal grandmother, Maggie Anderson, was part Choctaw Indian. He also has Cherokee ancestry. See more »

Trademark:

Famous for his deep authoritative voice, used most famously for impressive roles as leaders like Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy and Mufasa in The Lion King See more »

Nickname:

Todd childhood See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn