Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
17 gennaio 1931
Died
9 settembre 2024
Place of birth
Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA
Also known as
James Earl Boggins Jones · Todd Jones
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.
Conosciuto per
8.3
Film
The Lion King
Mufasa (voice)
1994
8.2
Film
Star Wars
Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
1977
7.1
Film
The Lion King
Mufasa (voice)
2019
7.9
Film
Return of the Jedi
Darth Vader (voice)
1983
7.4
Film
The Hunt for Red October
Vice ADM James Greer
1990
6.9
Film
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Mufasa (voice)
1998
8.1
Film
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Lt. Lothar Zogg
1964
6.7
Film
Patriot Games
Adm. James Greer
1992
6.6
Film
Clear and Present Danger
Admiral James Greer
1994
6.8
Film
Conan the Barbarian
Thulsa Doom
1982
6.9
Film
Coming to America
King Jaffe Joffer
1988
7.0
Series
Merlin
Rock of Ages
1998
7.1
Film
Field of Dreams
Terrence Mann
1989
7.6
Film
The Sandlot
Mr. Mertle
1993
7.8
Series
Jesus of Nazareth
Balthazar
1977
6.9
Film
Sneakers
Mr. Bernard Abbott
1992
5.6
Film
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
Ruben
2014
7.3
Film
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
Host
1995
6.6
Film
Three Fugitives
Dugan
1989
5.5
Film
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
Kibosh (voice)
1997
6.4
Film
Gang Related
Arthur Baylor
1997
6.5
Film
Best of the Best
Frank Couzo
1989
5.8
Film
The Ambulance
Lt. Spencer
1990
4.8
Film
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Umslopogaas
1986
6.6
Film
A Family Thing
Ray Murdock
1996
3.4
Film
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Darth Vader (voice)
1978
6.4
Film
Sommersby
Judge Barry Conrad Issacs
1993
6.5
Series
Paris
Woody Paris
1979–1980
7.0
Film
Fantasia 2000
Self - Host
2000
7.7
Film
Earth
Narrator (voice)
2007
8.0
Series
Long Ago and Far Away
Host
1989–1992
6.3
Film
Coming 2 America
King Jaffe Joffer
2021
6.0
Film
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Papa Jenkins
2008
5.9
Film
The Sandlot 2
Mr. Mertle
2005
6.9
Series
Gabriel's Fire
Gabriel Bird
1990–1991
5.8
Series
The Atlanta Child Murders
Major Walker
1985
4.6
Film
Exorcist II: The Heretic
Older Kokumo
1977
7.1
Film
The Making of Star Wars
Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
1977
8.0
Series
Vegetable Soup
Long John Spoilsport
1975
7.0
Series
Signs and Wonders
Diamond
1995
6.7
Film
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
Mufasa (voice)
2016
6.4
Film
What the Deaf Man Heard
Archibald Thacker
1997
9.0
Series
Under One Roof
Neb Langston
1995
6.3
Series
Pros and Cons
Gabriel Bird
1991–1992
6.0
Series
Me & Mom
1985
8.2
Film
Butterfly in the Sky
Guest Narrator (archive footage)
2024
7.4
Film
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self (archive footage)
2021
5.1
Film
Warning Shot
Pendleton
2018
9.0
Series
Black Omnibus
Self - Host
1973
9.0
Film
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater
Kilgore Trout
2016
9.0
Film
Indiana Jones Adventure | Disneyland Resort
Mara (voice)
2025
Acting credits 51 titles
Indiana Jones Adventure | Disneyland Resort
as Mara (voice)
9.0
2025
Butterfly in the Sky
as Guest Narrator (archive footage)
8.2
2024
Coming 2 America
as King Jaffe Joffer
6.3
2021
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage)
7.4
2021
The Lion King
as Mufasa (voice)
7.1
2019
Warning Shot
as Pendleton
5.1
2018
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater
as Kilgore Trout
9.0
2016
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
as Mufasa (voice)
6.7
2016
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
as Ruben
5.6
2014
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
as Papa Jenkins
6.0
2008
Earth
as Narrator (voice)
7.7
2007
The Sandlot 2
as Mr. Mertle
5.9
2005
Fantasia 2000
as Self - Host
7.0
2000
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
as Mufasa (voice)
6.9
1998
Merlin
as Rock of Ages
7.0
1998
What the Deaf Man Heard
as Archibald Thacker
6.4
1997
Gang Related
as Arthur Baylor
6.4
1997
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
as Kibosh (voice)
5.5
1997
A Family Thing
as Ray Murdock
6.6
1996
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
as Host
7.3
1995
Signs and Wonders
as Diamond
7.0
1995
Under One Roof
as Neb Langston
9.0
1995
The Lion King
as Mufasa (voice)
8.3
1994
Clear and Present Danger
as Admiral James Greer
6.6
1994
Sommersby
as Judge Barry Conrad Issacs
6.4
1993
The Sandlot
as Mr. Mertle
7.6
1993
Patriot Games
as Adm. James Greer
6.7
1992
Sneakers
as Mr. Bernard Abbott
6.9
1992
Pros and Cons
as Gabriel Bird
6.3
1991–1992
Gabriel's Fire
as Gabriel Bird
6.9
1990–1991
The Ambulance
as Lt. Spencer
5.8
1990
The Hunt for Red October
as Vice ADM James Greer
7.4
1990
Long Ago and Far Away
as Host
8.0
1989–1992
Best of the Best
as Frank Couzo
6.5
1989
Three Fugitives
as Dugan
6.6
1989
Field of Dreams
as Terrence Mann
7.1
1989
Coming to America
as King Jaffe Joffer
6.9
1988
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
as Umslopogaas
4.8
1986
Me & Mom
6.0
1985
The Atlanta Child Murders
as Major Walker
5.8
1985
Return of the Jedi
as Darth Vader (voice)
7.9
1983
Conan the Barbarian
as Thulsa Doom
6.8
1982
Paris
as Woody Paris
6.5
1979–1980
The Star Wars Holiday Special
as Darth Vader (voice)
3.4
1978
Exorcist II: The Heretic
as Older Kokumo
4.6
1977
The Making of Star Wars
as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
7.1
1977
Star Wars
as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
8.2
1977
Jesus of Nazareth
as Balthazar
7.8
1977
Vegetable Soup
as Long John Spoilsport
8.0
1975
Black Omnibus
as Self - Host
9.0
1973
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
as Lt. Lothar Zogg
8.1
1964