James Earl Jones1931 - 2024
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Actor
Popularity
5.5
Famous
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.
Credits
2015
Action • Adventure • Animation • Science Fiction • TV Movie
as Darth Vader (voice)
2014
Action • Adventure • Animation • Family • Science Fiction • TV Movie
as Darth Vader (voice)
2006
Documentary
as Jack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences")
2005
Action • Adventure • Science Fiction
as Darth Vader (voice - uncredited)
2000
Documentary
as Self - 'Lieutenant Lothar Zogg'
1997
Documentary • History • TV Movie • War
as Narrator (voice) (DVD version)
1994
Fantasy • Horror • Mystery • Science Fiction • TV Movie • Thriller
as Host
1987
Adventure • Animation • Family
as Emperor of the Night (voice)
1981
Documentary
as himself, voice
1964
Comedy • War
as Lt. Lothar Zogg