James Earl Jones
Current Interest
4.6
Current interest in this person
Rating Distribution
Based on 127 rated titles
Title
Year
Attention
Star Wars
as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
1977
55.8
The Lion King
as Mufasa (voice)
1994
55.7
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
as Lt. Lothar Zogg
1964
55.6
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as Darth Vader (voice)
2016
54.5
Patriot Games
as Adm. James Greer
1992
54.4
The Lion King
as Mufasa (voice)
2019
54.3
The Hunt for Red October
as Vice ADM James Greer
1990
53.8
Return of the Jedi
as Darth Vader (voice)
1983
53.8
Conan the Barbarian
as Thulsa Doom
1982
53.3
Best of the Best
as Frank Couzo
1989
53.2
Coming to America
as King Jaffe Joffer
1988
52.9
Clear and Present Danger
as Admiral James Greer
1994
52.1
Field of Dreams
as Terrence Mann
1989
51.4
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
as Mufasa (voice)
1998
51.2
The Sandlot
as Mr. Mertle
1993
50.5
Coming 2 America
as King Jaffe Joffer
2021
49.5
Sneakers
as Mr. Bernard Abbott
1992
48.8
Fantasia 2000
as Self - Host
2000
48.6
Three Fugitives
as Dugan
1989
48.2
Exorcist II: The Heretic
as Older Kokumo
1977
46.7
A Piece of the Action
as Joshua Burke
1977
43.3
Sommersby
as Judge Barry Conrad Issacs
1993
43.2
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
as Kibosh (voice)
1997
42.9
Soul Man
as Professor Banks
1986
41.8
The Sandlot 2
as Mr. Mertle
2005
41.2
Gang Related
as Arthur Baylor
1997
39.6
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
as Papa Jenkins
2008
39.1
The Star Wars Holiday Special
as Darth Vader (voice)
1978
37.8
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
as Ruben
2014
36.8
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
as Mufasa (voice)
2016
36.4
Matewan
as 'Few Clothes' Johnson
1987
35.7
Gardens of Stone
as Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson
1987
35.2
The Meteor Man
as Earnest Moses
1993
35.0
The Ambulance
as Lt. Spencer
1990
34.5
The Flight of Dragons
as Ommadon (voice)
1982
33.6
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
as Umslopogaas
1986
32.1
By Dawn's Early Light
as Alice
1990
30.2
Earth
as Narrator (voice)
2007
30.2
Looking for Richard
as Self - Interviewee
1996
29.1
Jack and the Beanstalk
as The Giant (voice)
2009
28.7
Gimme Shelter
as Frank McCarthy
2013
27.9
The Second Civil War
as Jim Kalla
1997
27.7
Clean Slate
as John Dolby
1994
25.6
Finder's Fee
as Avery Phillips
2001
25.3
The Great White Hope
as Jack Jefferson
1970
24.6
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
as Self
2004
22.7
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
as Host
1994
22.4
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage)
2021
22.3
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
as Admiral (voice)
2010
22.2
Our Friend, Martin
as Daddy King (voice)
1999
22.1
Swashbuckler
as Nick Debrett
1976
21.9
True Identity
as James Earl Jones
1991
21.8
Grim Prairie Tales
as Morrison
1990
20.2
The Bushido Blade
as The Prisoner
1981
20.0
The Annihilation of Fish
as Fish
1999
19.2
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
as Sheikh
1977
19.1
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
1993
18.6
Jefferson in Paris
as Madison Hemings
1995
18.1
A Family Thing
as Ray Murdock
1996
17.8
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
as Dr. McDuffie
1996
17.6
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
as Mister (voice)
2001
17.0
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
as Darth Vader (voice)
2014
16.6
Undercover Angel
as The Judge
1999
16.2
The Making of Star Wars
as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
1977
16.0
Disney's American Legends
as Narrator
2001
15.7
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
as Leon
1976
15.3
What the Deaf Man Heard
as Archibald Thacker
1997
15.1
Muse of Fire
as Self
2013
15.0
Feast of All Saints
as Older Marcel
2001
14.5
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
as Host
1995
13.0
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
as Darth Vader (voice)
2015
12.8
Cry, the Beloved Country
as Rev. Stephen Kumalo
1995
12.5
The Story of Star Wars
as Darth Vader (archive footage)
2004
12.0
Excessive Force
as Jake
1993
10.5
Milius
as Self
2013
10.3
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
as Dane Oliver
1980
10.0
The Vegas Strip War
as Jack Madrid
1984
9.6
End of the Road
as Doctor D
1970
9.4
The Man
as Douglass Dilman
1972
9.2
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
as Self
2000
9.2
Claudine
as Rupert D. "Roop" Marshall
1974
8.6
The Comedians
as Dr. Magiot
1967
8.5
The Cay
as Timothy
1974
8.1
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
as Self
2005
7.9
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
2000
7.8
The Reading Room
as William
2005
7.0
Butterfly in the Sky
as Guest Narrator (archive footage)
2024
6.4
Santa and Pete
as James Earl Jones
1999
6.4
City Limits
as Albert
1985
6.3
Nine Dog Christmas
as Storyteller (voice)
2004
5.4
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
as Genie / Narrator
1986
4.8
Jesus of Nazareth
as Balthazar
1977
4.8
Merlin
as Rock of Ages
1998
4.8
The UFO Incident
as Barney Hill
1975
4.2
When It Was a Game
as (voice)
1991
4.2
Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World
as Self
2001
3.8
Heat Wave
as Junius Johnson
1990
3.7
Africa: The Serengeti
as Narrator
1994
3.5
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'
as Self
2003
3.3
The Me Nobody Knows
as Self
1980
3.0
Deadly Hero
as Rabbit Shazam
1975
2.8
My Little Girl
as Ike Bailey
1986
2.4
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
as Self - 'Lieutenant Lothar Zogg'
2000
2.0
Warning Shot
as Pendleton
2018
1.9
The Space: Theatre of Survival
as Narrator
2019
1.6
Blood Tide
as Frye
1982
1.6
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
as Self
2012
1.4
The River Niger
as Johnny Williams
1976
1.2
No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat
as Self
2004
1.2
The Great Year
as Narrator
2003
1.1
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove
as Self
2000
1.1
The Vernon Johns Story
as Vernon Johns
1994
1.0
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
as Self
2015
1.0
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
as Narrator
2005
0.9
Teach 109
as Dr. Winston
1990
0.7Last Flight Out
as Al Topping
1990
0.6
Summer's End
as Dr. William 'Bill' Blakely
2000
0.5
Malcolm X
as Biographical Narration (voice)
1972
0.5
King Lear
as King Lear
1974
0.4
The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands
as Mufasa (voice)
2017
0.4
Words from a Bear
as Self
2019
0.3
Searching for Orson
as Self
2006
0.2Black Indians: An American Story
as Narrator
2004
0.1
Antietam: A Documentary Film
as Narrator
2000
0.1
Terrorgram
as Retribution (voice)
1990
0.1The Creation
as Narrator (voice)
1981
0.1
Driving Miss Daisy
as Hoke Colburn
2015
0.1
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
as Self
1978
0.1
John, Paul, George and Ben
as Narrator
2007
0.1
There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues
as himself, voice
1981
0.1
Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film
as Narrator
2002
0.1Frequently Asked Questions About James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones has appeared in 131 titles, including 129 movies and 2 television shows.
The earliest title currently listed in James Earl Jones's filmography is Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964).
The most recent title featuring James Earl Jones is Butterfly in the Sky (2024).
One of the highest rated titles featuring James Earl Jones is Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal with an IMDb rating of 8.8.
James Earl Jones has been active for approximately 60 years, with credits spanning from 1964 to 2024.
Titles featuring James Earl Jones currently have an average IMDb rating of 6.6.
The busiest years in James Earl Jones's career include 1990, 2000, 1977.
