Acting
James Earl Jones
1931-2024
Known for The Lion King, Star Wars.
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Born01/17/1931
Died09/09/2024
AgeDied at 93
BirthplaceArkabutla, Mississippi, USA
DepartmentActing
Also known asJames 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.
Movie Credits
The Reading Room (2005)
The Great Year (2004)
Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film (2002)
Antietam: A Documentary Film (2000)
The Annihilation of Fish (1999)
Africa: The Serengeti (1994)
The Vernon Johns Story (1994)
Grim Prairie Tales (1990)
Blood Tide (1982)
The River Niger (1976)
The UFO Incident (1975)
The Cay (1974)
Malcolm X (1972)
Driving Miss Daisy (2015)
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008)
Santa and Pete (1999)
Alone (1997)
A Family Thing (1996)
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996)
Cry, the Beloved Country (1995)
Lincoln (1992)
Matewan (1987)
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Swashbuckler (1976)
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
Claudine (1974)
End of the Road (1970)
Earth (2007)
Timepiece (1996)
Clean Slate (1994)
Excessive Force (1993)
Convicts (1991)
Scorchers (1991)
By Dawn's Early Light (1990)
The Ambulance (1990)
Best of the Best (1989)
Gardens of Stone (1987)
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986)
A Piece of the Action (1977)
Deadly Hero (1975)
The Lion King (2019)
Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World (2001)
What the Deaf Man Heard (1997)
Sommersby (1993)
True Identity (1991)
Three Fugitives (1989)
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987)
Soul Man (1986)
City Limits (1984)
Warning Shot (2018)
Gimme Shelter (2013)
Disney's American Legends (2001)
Finder's Fee (2001)
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street (2001)
Fantasia 2000 (2000)
Gang Related (1997)
The Meteor Man (1993)
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Coming to America (1988)
The Story of the Faithful Wookiee (1978)
The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
The Lion King (1994)
Field of Dreams (1989)
The Flight of Dragons (1982)
The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014)
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2010)
Undercover Angel (1999)
The Second Civil War (1997)
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)
Jefferson in Paris (1995)
The Sandlot (1993)
Coming 2 America (2021)
Feast of All Saints (2001)
Patriot Games (1992)
There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues (1981)
The Making of Star Wars (1977)
