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James Earl Jones

1931-01-17 Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA

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Biografia

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.

Películas

BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy Self (archive footage) 2024-09-12
Butterfly in the Sky Guest Narrator (archive footage) 2024-03-17
Mufasa: The Lion King Mufasa (Archive Voice) 2024-12-18
Obi-Wan Kenobi: The Patterson Cut Darth Vader (voice) 2023-11-01
Coming 2 America King Jaffe Joffer 2021-03-04
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street Self (archive footage) 2021-04-23
The Space: Theatre of Survival Narrator 2019-06-07
On Broadway Self (archive footage) 2019-10-12
Words from a Bear Self 2019-01-29
The Lion King Mufasa (voice) 2019-07-12
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage Self 2019-09-13
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Darth Vader (voice) 2019-12-18
Warning Shot Pendleton 2018-09-14
The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands Mufasa (voice) 2017-01-10
Broadway: The Next Generation Self 2017-11-16
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar Mufasa (voice) 2016-01-25
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater Kilgore Trout 2016-07-27
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Darth Vader (voice) 2016-12-14
Driving Miss Daisy Hoke Colburn 2015-06-04
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand 2015-02-20
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal Darth Vader (voice) 2015-04-18
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion Darth Vader (voice) 2014-10-03
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn Ruben 2014-05-23
Muse of Fire Self 2013-09-26
Gimme Shelter Frank McCarthy 2013-10-17
Milius Self 2013-03-09
Blackfish Self (archive footage) 2013-06-07
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road Self 2012-10-10
Joe Papp in Five Acts Self 2012-04-30
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey Admiral (voice) 2010-09-17
Waking Sleeping Beauty Self (archive footage) 2009-09-05
Jack and the Beanstalk The Giant (voice) 2009-11-06
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins Papa Jenkins 2008-02-08
John, Paul, George and Ben Narrator 2007-01-05
Earth Narrator (voice) 2007-10-10
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson Self 2007-01-31
Click Narrator of Michael's Past (voice) (uncredited) 2006-06-23
Searching for Orson Self 2006-11-02
Scary Movie 4 Narrator (uncredited) 2006-04-12
The Benchwarmers Darth Vader (voice) 2006-04-07
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays Jack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences") 2006-05-02
The Sandlot 2 Mr. Mertle 2005-11-10
The Reading Room William 2005-11-04
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Darth Vader (voice - uncredited) 2005-05-17
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' Narrator 2005-02-08
Robots Voice Box at Hardware Store (voice) 2005-03-10
Hollywood's Greatest Villains Self 2005-12-01
Black Indians: An American Story Narrator 2004-01-01
No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat Self 2004-10-28
The Story of Star Wars Darth Vader (archive footage) 2004-08-18
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy Self 2004-09-12
Nine Dog Christmas Storyteller (voice) 2004-10-05
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October' Self 2003-05-06
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror Maggie Simpson (voice) 2003-10-31
The Great Year Narrator 2003-08-01
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror 2002-10-28
Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film Narrator 2002-01-01
Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World Self 2001-11-19
Disney's American Legends Narrator 2001-02-12
Finder's Fee Avery Phillips 2001-06-19
Feast of All Saints Older Marcel 2001-11-11
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street Mister (voice) 2001-11-06
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light 2000-02-02
Summer's End Dr. William 'Bill' Blakely 2000-04-18
Antietam: A Documentary Film Narrator 2000-12-03
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' Self 2000-05-30
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb' Self - 'Lieutenant Lothar Zogg' 2000-05-05
Fantasia 2000 Self - Host 2000-01-01
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove Self 2000-04-10
Santa and Pete James Earl Jones 1999-12-05
The Annihilation of Fish Fish 1999-09-12
Our Friend, Martin Daddy King (voice) 1999-01-12
Undercover Angel The Judge 1999-05-16
On the Q.T. Leo 1999-04-01
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride Mufasa (voice) 1998-10-24
Primary Colors CNN Voiceover (voice) 1998-03-20
Casper: A Spirited Beginning Kibosh (voice) 1997-09-09
Hitler's Forgotten Victims Narrator (voice) (DVD version) 1997-10-02
Alone Grey 1997-12-21
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery Self 1997-02-06
Afro Promo Self (archive footage) 1997-01-31
Sports on the Silver Screen Self (archive footage) 1997-03-16
The Second Civil War Jim Kalla 1997-12-04
Gang Related Arthur Baylor 1997-10-08
What the Deaf Man Heard Archibald Thacker 1997-11-23
Timepiece Lawrence 1996-12-22
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault Dr. McDuffie 1996-11-23
A Family Thing Ray Murdock 1996-03-29
Corwin Self 1996-06-14
Looking for Richard Self - Interviewee 1996-10-11
Cry, the Beloved Country Rev. Stephen Kumalo 1995-12-15
Judge Dredd Narrator (uncredited) 1995-06-30
People: A Musical Celebration The Storyteller (voice) 1995-01-01
Who's in Rabbit's House? Narrator (voice) 1995-09-21
Jefferson in Paris Madison Hemings 1995-03-31
Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable Mufasa (voice) 1995-01-21
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies Self 1995-06-05
The Making of 'Jurassic Park' Host 1995-04-23
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil Charles Lloyd 1994-01-17
Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' Narrator 1994-12-25
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult James Earl Jones (uncredited) 1994-03-18
Clear and Present Danger Admiral James Greer 1994-08-03
Clean Slate John Dolby 1994-05-06
The Vernon Johns Story Vernon Johns 1994-01-15
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics Host 1994-05-19
The Lion King Mufasa (voice) 1994-06-15
Africa: The Serengeti Narrator 1994-03-31
The Making of the Lion King Self 1994-06-24
Gangs: Turning the Corner Self 1994-03-15
Dreamrider Bill Perry 1993-06-10
Sommersby Judge Barry Conrad Issacs 1993-02-05
The Meteor Man Earnest Moses 1993-08-06
Excessive Force Jake 1993-05-14
The Sandlot Mr. Mertle 1993-04-07
Percy & Thunder Percy Banks 1993-09-07
Dangerous: The Short Films Self [Superbowl Heal The World] (voice) 1993-09-28
Hallelujah Old Man Taylor 1993-12-22
Patriot Games Adm. James Greer 1992-06-04
Lincoln Narrator (voice) 1992-12-26
Sneakers Mr. Bernard Abbott 1992-09-09
True Identity James Earl Jones 1991-08-23
Convicts Ben Johnson 1991-01-01
Portrait of Castro's Cuba Host/Narrator 1991-04-07
Scorchers Bear 1991-07-07
When It Was a Game (voice) 1991-07-08
Visitors from the Unknown Narrator (voice) 1991-03-25
By Dawn's Early Light Alice 1990-05-19
Heat Wave Junius Johnson 1990-08-13
The Ambulance Lt. Spencer 1990-03-22
Terrorgram Retribution (voice) 1990-01-01
The Hunt for Red October Vice ADM James Greer 1990-03-02
Grim Prairie Tales Morrison 1990-09-14
Ivory Hunters Inspector Nkuru 1990-08-20
Teach 109 Dr. Winston 1990-01-01
Last Flight Out Al Topping 1990-05-22
Three Fugitives Dugan 1989-01-27
The Hunting of the Snark Narrator (voice) 1989-01-01
Best of the Best Frank Couzo 1989-11-10
Field of Dreams Terrence Mann 1989-04-21
11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried Narrator 1989-11-22
Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark Narrator 1989-01-01
Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast Narrator (voice) 1989-09-04
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues Narrator (voice) 1988-01-02
Coming to America King Jaffe Joffer 1988-06-29
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night Emperor of the Night (voice) 1987-08-06
Matewan 'Few Clothes' Johnson 1987-08-28
Gardens of Stone Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson 1987-05-05
A House Divided 1987-02-06
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold Umslopogaas 1986-12-17
Soul Man Professor Banks 1986-10-24
The Lone Star Kid Holmes 1986-02-10
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp Genie / Narrator 1986-07-14
My Little Girl Ike Bailey 1986-08-31
Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates 1985-01-01
Night of 100 Stars II Self 1985-03-10
City Limits Albert 1985-09-01
The Vegas Strip War Jack Madrid 1984-11-25
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears Narrator 1984-01-01
Return of the Jedi Darth Vader (voice) 1983-05-25
Blood Tide Frye 1982-09-24
The Flight of Dragons Ommadon (voice) 1982-08-17
Conan the Barbarian Thulsa Doom 1982-04-02
Night of 100 Stars Self 1982-03-08
Amy and the Angel Gabriel 1982-09-22
The Creation Narrator (voice) 1981-07-13
Beauty and the Beast Narrator (voice) 1981-03-31
God's Trombones Himself - Narrator (segment "The Creation") 1981-01-01
There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues himself, voice 1981-04-03
The Bushido Blade The Prisoner 1981-06-19
The Me Nobody Knows Self 1980-05-18
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story Dane Oliver 1980-05-25
The Empire Strikes Back Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited) 1980-05-20
Paul Robeson Paul Robeson 1979-01-08
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street Self - Host 1979-03-01
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement Self 1978-12-31
The Star Wars Holiday Special Darth Vader (voice) 1978-11-17
The Greatest Malcolm X 1977-05-17
Exorcist II: The Heretic Older Kokumo 1977-06-17
The Last Remake of Beau Geste Sheikh 1977-06-15
Star Wars Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited) 1977-05-25
A Piece of the Action Joshua Burke 1977-10-07
The Making of Star Wars Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited) 1977-09-16
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened Morris Bird, Jr. 1977-10-26
The River Niger Johnny Williams 1976-04-14
Swashbuckler Nick Debrett 1976-07-29
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings Leon 1976-07-16
The UFO Incident Barney Hill 1975-10-20
Deadly Hero Rabbit Shazam 1975-12-14
Claudine Rupert D. "Roop" Marshall 1974-04-22
The Cay Timothy 1974-10-24
King Lear King Lear 1974-02-20
Malcolm X Biographical Narration (voice) 1972-05-24
The Man Douglass Dilman 1972-07-19
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream Narrator 1971-11-19
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis Self (archive footage) 1970-03-24
The Great White Hope Jack Jefferson 1970-10-11
End of the Road Doctor D 1970-02-10
The Comedians Dr. Magiot 1967-10-31
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Lt. Lothar Zogg 1964-01-29