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James Earl Jones

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Date of death:
Best movie: Star Wars (1977)
Place of birth: Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA
Current Interest
3.1
▲ 0.3
Current interest in this person
Rating Distribution
Positive51 (40%)
Mixed73 (57%)
Negative3 (2%)
Based on 127 rated titles
Title
Year
Pulse
Star Wars
as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
1977
19.1
Return of the Jedi
as Darth Vader (voice)
1983
18.1
The Hunt for Red October
as Vice ADM James Greer
1990
18.0
Sneakers
as Mr. Bernard Abbott
1992
14.4
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
as Lt. Lothar Zogg
1964
13.8
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
as Kibosh (voice)
1997
10.9
Soul Man
as Professor Banks
1986
10.2
Three Fugitives
as Dugan
1989
9.8
The Star Wars Holiday Special
as Darth Vader (voice)
1978
9.7
The Sandlot 2
as Mr. Mertle
2005
9.4
Looking for Richard
as Self - Interviewee
1996
9.4
The Sandlot
as Mr. Mertle
1993
9.0
Conan the Barbarian
as Thulsa Doom
1982
8.8
Exorcist II: The Heretic
as Older Kokumo
1977
8.3
Matewan
as 'Few Clothes' Johnson
1987
8.2
The Meteor Man
as Earnest Moses
1993
8.2
Jefferson in Paris
as Madison Hemings
1995
8.1
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
as Mufasa (voice)
2016
7.9
The Flight of Dragons
as Ommadon (voice)
1982
7.7
Field of Dreams
as Terrence Mann
1989
7.5
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as Darth Vader (voice)
2016
7.1
True Identity
as James Earl Jones
1991
6.0
The Lion King
as Mufasa (voice)
1994
6.0
Patriot Games
as Adm. James Greer
1992
5.9
The Lion King
as Mufasa (voice)
2019
5.6
Clear and Present Danger
as Admiral James Greer
1994
5.5
Coming to America
as King Jaffe Joffer
1988
5.5
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
as Mufasa (voice)
1998
4.9
Clean Slate
as John Dolby
1994
4.9
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
as Admiral (voice)
2010
4.9
Earth
as Narrator (voice)
2007
4.9
The Second Civil War
as Jim Kalla
1997
4.5
Coming 2 America
as King Jaffe Joffer
2021
4.4
Fantasia 2000
as Self - Host
2000
4.4
A Piece of the Action
as Joshua Burke
1977
4.0
Finder's Fee
as Avery Phillips
2001
3.9
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
as Sheikh
1977
3.9
Our Friend, Martin
as Daddy King (voice)
1999
3.8
The Great White Hope
as Jack Jefferson
1970
3.7
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
1993
3.6
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
as Dr. McDuffie
1996
3.5
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
as Host
1994
3.4
What the Deaf Man Heard
as Archibald Thacker
1997
3.4
Gang Related
as Arthur Baylor
1997
3.3
Best of the Best
as Frank Couzo
1989
3.2
Cry, the Beloved Country
as Rev. Stephen Kumalo
1995
3.0
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
as Leon
1976
2.9
Sommersby
as Judge Barry Conrad Issacs
1993
2.9
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
as Papa Jenkins
2008
2.4
Disney's American Legends
as Narrator
2001
2.3
Gardens of Stone
as Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson
1987
2.3
The Bushido Blade
as The Prisoner
1981
2.3
Merlin
as Rock of Ages
1998
2.1
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
as Darth Vader (voice)
2014
2.0
By Dawn's Early Light
as Alice
1990
2.0
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
as Ruben
2014
2.0
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
as Umslopogaas
1986
1.9
The Making of Star Wars
as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
1977
1.8
Feast of All Saints
as Older Marcel
2001
1.7
Muse of Fire
as Self
2013
1.7
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
as Mister (voice)
2001
1.7
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
as Darth Vader (voice)
2015
1.6
The Vegas Strip War
as Jack Madrid
1984
1.6
Jack and the Beanstalk
as The Giant (voice)
2009
1.6
Excessive Force
as Jake
1993
1.5
Swashbuckler
as Nick Debrett
1976
1.4
The Ambulance
as Lt. Spencer
1990
1.3
Gimme Shelter
as Frank McCarthy
2013
1.3
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
as Self
2005
1.3
Undercover Angel
as The Judge
1999
1.2
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
as Host
1995
1.1
Claudine
as Rupert D. "Roop" Marshall
1974
1.0
End of the Road
as Doctor D
1970
0.9
The Story of Star Wars
as Darth Vader (archive footage)
2004
0.9
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
as Self
2004
0.7
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
as Self
2000
0.6
Jesus of Nazareth
as Balthazar
1977
0.6
The Comedians
as Dr. Magiot
1967
0.6
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
as Dane Oliver
1980
0.6
The UFO Incident
as Barney Hill
1975
0.6
Nine Dog Christmas
as Storyteller (voice)
2004
0.5
The Annihilation of Fish
as Fish
1999
0.5
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'
as Self
2003
0.5
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
as Genie / Narrator
1986
0.5
A Family Thing
as Ray Murdock
1996
0.5
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
2000
0.4
When It Was a Game
as (voice)
1991
0.3
Heat Wave
as Junius Johnson
1990
0.3
Butterfly in the Sky
as Guest Narrator (archive footage)
2024
0.3
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage)
2021
0.3
Milius
as Self
2013
0.2
The Vernon Johns Story
as Vernon Johns
1994
0.2
Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World
as Self
2001
0.2
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
as Narrator
2005
0.2
Warning Shot
as Pendleton
2018
0.1
Africa: The Serengeti
as Narrator
1994
0.1
Malcolm X
as Biographical Narration (voice)
1972
0.1
The Reading Room
as William
2005
0.1
The River Niger
as Johnny Williams
1976
0.1
Blood Tide
as Frye
1982
0.1
Grim Prairie Tales
as Morrison
1990
0.1
Santa and Pete
as James Earl Jones
1999
0.1
Deadly Hero
as Rabbit Shazam
1975
0.1
Terrorgram
as Retribution (voice)
1990
0.1
City Limits
as Albert
1985
0.1
Summer's End
as Dr. William 'Bill' Blakely
2000
0.1
My Little Girl
as Ike Bailey
1986
0.1
The Great Year
as Narrator
2003
0.1
Black Indians: An American Story
as Narrator
2004
0.1
No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat
as Self
2004
0.1
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove
as Self
2000
0.1
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
as Self - 'Lieutenant Lothar Zogg'
2000
0.1
The Cay
as Timothy
1974
0.1
The Creation
as Narrator (voice)
1981
0.1
The Man
as Douglass Dilman
1972
0.1
Driving Miss Daisy
as Hoke Colburn
2015
0.1
Teach 109
as Dr. Winston
1990
0.1
Last Flight Out
as Al Topping
1990
0.1
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
as Self
2015
0.1
King Lear
as King Lear
1974
0.1
The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands
as Mufasa (voice)
2017
0.1
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
as Self
1978
0.1
John, Paul, George and Ben
as Narrator
2007
0.1
Words from a Bear
as Self
2019
0.1
There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues
as himself, voice
1981
0.1
Searching for Orson
as Self
2006
0.1
The Me Nobody Knows
as Self
1980
0.1
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
as Self
2012
0.1
Antietam: A Documentary Film
as Narrator
2000
0.1
Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film
as Narrator
2002
0.1
The Space: Theatre of Survival
as Narrator
2019
0.1

Frequently 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.