James Earl Jones on screen and stage

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Jones in 2010

American actor James Earl Jones has had an extensive career in various film, television, and theatre. He started out in film by appearing in the 1964 political satire film Dr. Strangelove as Lt. Lothar Zogg. He then went on to star in the 1970 film The Great White Hope as Jack Jefferson, a role he first played in the Broadway production of the same name. The film role earned him two Golden Globe nominations, one for Best Actor and winning one for New Star of the Year. He also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.[1][2] In The Man (1972) Jones starred as a senator who by an unexpected confluence of events becomes the first African-American president of the United States. His other work in the 1970s included playing the title character in Malcolm X (1972), Johnny Williams in The River Niger (1976), Nick Debrett in Swashbuckler (1976), and Malcolm X again in The Greatest (1977).

Jones voiced the antagonist Darth Vader in the Star Wars franchise, first in the 1977 film Star Wars, then again in The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and in Return of the Jedi (1983). During that time, Jones was also in the films The Bushido Blade (1979) with Richard Boone, and Conan the Barbarian (1982) with Arnold Schwarzenegger. In the later part of the 1980s, Jones had co-starring roles in the films Soul Man (1986) with C. Thomas Howell, Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1987) with Richard Chamberlain, Matewan (1987) with Chris Cooper, Coming to America (1988) with Eddie Murphy and Field of Dreams (1989) with Kevin Costner. For his role in Matewan, Jones was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male but lost to Morgan Freeman. Jones was first cast as the role of Admiral James Greer in the 1990 action thriller film The Hunt for Red October, a film based on Tom Clancy's novel of the same name. He reprised the role again in Patriot Games (1992) and Clear and Present Danger (1994), both films he co-starred with Harrison Ford, who was also in the first three Star Wars franchise films. In between the two latter films, Jones played Mr. Mertle in The Sandlot (1993), a role he reprised again in The Sandlot 2 (2005); and voiced the character Mufasa in the 1994 animated Disney film The Lion King, its sequel The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998), and the 2019 remake.

Although uncredited, Jones' voice is possibly heard as Vader at the conclusion of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005). He also had an uncredited role in the film Scary Movie 4 (2006),[3] before playing Papa Jenkins in the 2008 comedy film Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins. His later roles include Gimme Shelter (2013) with Rosario Dawson, and The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014) with Robin Williams, one of Williams' last films before his death. In 2008 and 2011, Jones won the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award and Academy Honorary Award respectively for his career in film.[4][5]

Jones' television work includes playing Woodrow Paris in the series Paris between 1979 and 1980. He voiced various characters on the animated series The Simpsons in three separate seasons (1990, 1994, 1998). He then was cast as Gabriel Bird, the lead role in the series Gabriel's Fire which aired from 1990 to 1991. For that role, he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and was nominated for his fourth Golden Globe Award, this time for Best Actor in a Television Series Drama.[1][6] He played Bird again in the series Pros and Cons with ran from 1991 to 1992, that earned him his fifth and final Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series Drama.[1] He then had small appearances in the series Law & Order (1993), Picket Fences (1994), Mad About You (1997), Touched by an Angel (1997), Frasier (1997). His role in Picket Fences earned him another Primetime Emmy Award nomination, one for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.[6] His later television work includes small roles in Everwood (2003–2004), Two and a Half Men (2008), House (2009), and The Big Bang Theory (2014).

Jones' theatre work includes numerous Broadway plays, including Sunrise at Campobello (1958–1959), Danton's Death (1965), The Iceman Cometh (1973–1974), Of Mice and Men (1974–1975), Othello (1982), On Golden Pond (2005), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (2008) and You Can't Take It with You (2014–2015). He was also in various off Broadway productions and Shakespeare stage adaptations such as The Merchant of Venice (1962), The Winter's Tale (1963), Othello (1964–1965), Coriolanus (1965), Hamlet (1972), and King Lear (1973). His roles in The Great White Hope (1969) and Fences (1987) earned him two Tony Awards, both for Best Leading Actor in a Play.[7]

Film[]

James Earl Jones turned towards the right speaking while at the Governor's Ball after the Emmy Awards in August 1991
Jones at the Governor's Ball after the 43rd Annual Emmy Awards in August 1991
James Earl Jones wearing a hat and facing the camera but looking towards the left in January 2013
Jones rehearsing for the Australian tour of the stage production Driving Miss Daisy in January 2013
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1964 Dr. Strangelove Lt. Lothar Zogg [8]
1967 The Comedians Dr. Magiot [9]
The Comedians in Africa Himself Short film [10]
1970 The End of the Road Doctor D [11]
The Great White Hope Jack Jefferson [12]
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis Himself Documentary [13]
1972 Malcolm X Narrator Voice role
Documentary 		[14]
The Man Douglass Dilman [15]
1974 Claudine Rupert "Roop" B. Marshall [16]
1976 The River Niger Johnny Williams [17]
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings Leon Carter [18]
Swashbuckler Nick Debrett [19]
Deadly Hero Rabbit [20]
1977 The Greatest Malcolm X [21]
Star Wars Darth Vader Voice role
Originally uncredited (credited in reissues)
Exorcist II: The Heretic Older Kokumo [22]
The Last Remake of Beau Geste Sheikh [23]
A Piece of the Action Joshua Burke [24]
1979 The Bushido Blade Harpooner [25]
1980 The Empire Strikes Back Darth Vader Voice role
Originally uncredited (credited in reissues)
1982 The Flight of Dragons Ommadon Voice role [26]
Conan the Barbarian Thulsa Doom [27]
Blood Tide Frye aka Demon Island and The Red Tide [28]
1983 Return of the Jedi Darth Vader Voice role
1985 City Limits Albert [29]
1986 Soul Man Professor Banks [30]
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold Umslopogaas [31]
1987 Gardens of Stone Sgt. Maj. "Goody" Nelson [32]
My Little Girl Ike Bailey [33]
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night Emperor of the Night Voice role [34]
Matewan Few Clothes [35]
1988 Coming to America King Jaffe Joffer [36]
1989 Three Fugitives Detective Movan Dugan [37]
Field of Dreams Terence Mann [38]
Best of the Best Frank Couzo [39]
1990 Convicts Ben Johnson [40]
The Hunt for Red October Admiral James Greer [41]
The Ambulance Lt. Spencer [42]
Grim Prairie Tales Morrison [43]
1991 Scorchers Bear [44]
True Identity Himself
1992 Patriot Games Admiral James Greer [45]
Freddie as F.R.O.7 Narrator American dub [46]
Sneakers NSA Agent Bernard Abbott [47]
1993 Dreamrider William Perry [48]
Sommersby Judge Barry Conrad Isaacs [49]
The Sandlot Mr. Mertle [50]
Excessive Force Jake [51]
The Meteor Man Earnest Moses [52]
1994 Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult Himself Cameo [53]
Clean Slate Dolby [54]
The Lion King Mufasa Voice role [55]
Clear and Present Danger Admiral James Greer [56]
1995 Jefferson in Paris Madison Hemings [57]
Cry, the Beloved Country Rev. Stephen Kumalo [58]
Judge Dredd Narrator Uncredited voice role [59]
1996 A Family Thing Ray Murdock [60]
Good Luck James Bing [61]
1997 Casper: A Spirited Beginning Kibosh Voice role
Direct-to-video 		[62]
Gang Related Arthur Baylor [63]
1998 Primary Colors CNN Voiceover Voice role [64]
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride Mufasa Voice role
Direct-to-video 		[65]
1999 Our Friend, Martin Martin Luther King, Sr. Voice role
Direct-to-video 		[66]
On the Q.T. Leo [67]
Undercover Angel The Judge [68]
The Annihilation of Fish Fish [69]
Fantasia 2000 Himself Introduced Carnival of the Animals segment [70]
2001 Finder's Fee Avery Phillips [71]
2005 Robots Voice Box at Hardware Store Voice cameo [72]
The Sandlot 2 Mr. Mertle Direct-to-DVD [73]
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Darth Vader Voice role (uncredited) [74]
2006 The Benchwarmers Voice cameo [75]
Click Narrator of Michael's Past Uncredited cameo [76]
Scary Movie 4 Narrator Uncredited cameo [3]
2008 Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins Roscoe Jenkins, Sr. [77]
2009 Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey The Admiral Voice role [78]
Jack and the Beanstalk The Giant Voice role [79]
2011 Star Tours – The Adventures Continue Darth Vader Short film
Voice role 		[80]
2013 Gimme Shelter Frank McCarthy [81]
2014 The Angriest Man in Brooklyn Ruben [82]
Driving Miss Daisy Hoke Colburn Theatrical release of Australian stage production [83]
2016 Rogue One Darth Vader Voice role [84]
2018 Warning Shot Pendleton [85]
2019 The Lion King Mufasa Voice role [86]
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Darth Vader Voice cameo [87]
2021 Coming 2 America King Jaffe Joffer [88]

Television series[]

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1963 East Side/West Side Joe Goodwin Episode: "Who Do You Kill?"
1966 Dr. Kildare Dr. Lou Rush 4 episodes
1969 N.Y.P.D. Candy Lateen 2 episodes
Sesame Street Himself 2 episodes
1974 Himself Episode: "Super Plastic Elastic Goggles"
1977 Roots Alex Haley Episode: "Part XII" [89]
Jesus of Nazareth Balthazar Episode: "Part 1" [90]
1978 Sesame Street Movie Star Episode: 1148
1979 Roots: The Next Generations Alex Haley Episode: "1.7"
1979–1980 Paris Woodrow Paris 13 episodes
1985 Me and Mom Lou Garfield 6 episodes
1986 Faerie Tale Theatre Genie of the Lamp
Genie of the Ring 		Episode: "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp"
1987 Highway to Heaven 1 episode: "A Song of Songs"
1987,
1990–1992 		Square One TV Announcer
Chief Thad Greene 		4 episodes
1987–1991 Mathnet Chief Thad Green 5 episodes
1988–1989 L.A. Law Lee Atkins 2 episodes
1989 Saturday Night with Connie Chung Vernon Johns Episode: "God's Bad Boy"
1989–1992 Long Ago and Far Away Himself (host) 35 episodes
1990, 1994,
1998 		The Simpsons Narrator / Moving Man
Serak the Preparer / Maggie Simpson 		Voice roles
3 episodes
1990–1991 Gabriel's Fire Gabriel Bird 22 episodes
1991–1992 Pros and Cons Gabriel Bird 12 episodes
1992 Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories Narrator Segment "Millions of Cats"
Garfield and Friends Diablo Voice role
Episode: "Ghost of a Chance"
1993 ABC Weekend Special N/A Episode: "The Parsley Garden"
Law & Order Horace McCoy Episode: "Profile"
American Playhouse Old Man Taylor Episode: "Hallelujah"
1994 Picket Fences Bryant Thomas Episode: "System Down"
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Franklin Stern Episode: "The House of Luthor"
1995 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child King Dakkar Voice role
Episode: "The Valiant Little Tailor" 		[91]
Signs and Wonders Diamond 4 episodes
Under One Roof Neb Langston 6 episodes
1996 3rd Rock from the Sun Narrator Uncredited voice role
19 episodes
1997 Mad About You Himself Episode: "Chicken Man"
Touched by an Angel Angel of Angels Episode: "Clipped Wings"
Frasier Norman Royster Episode: "Roz's Krantz & Gouldenstein Are Dead"
Stargate SG-1 Unas Episode: "Thor's Hammer"
Homicide: Life on the Street Felix Wilson 3 episodes
1998 Merlin Mountain King Voice role
3 episodes
Recess Santa Claus Voice role
Episode: "Yes, Mikey, Santa Does Shave"
2003 Will & Grace Himself Episode: "Me and Mr. Jones"
2003–2004 Everwood Will Cleveland 3 episodes
2004 According to Jim Royal Flush XP Toilet Voice role
Episode: "The Toilet"
Sesame Street Himself Episode: 4077
2008 Two and a Half Men Himself Episode: "The Devil's Lube" [92]
2009 House Dibala Episode: "The Tyrant"
2014 The Big Bang Theory Himself Episode: "The Convention Conundrum" [93]
2014–2016 Star Wars Rebels Darth Vader Voice role
5 episodes
2015 Agent X Chief Justice Caleb Thorne 2 episodes

Television films[]

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1974 The Cay Timothy [94]
1975 The UFO Incident Barney Hill [95]
1977 The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened Morris Bird, Jr. [96]
1978 Star Wars Holiday Special Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader Voice (Darth Vader only) [97]
1980 Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones Father Divine [98]
1984 The Vegas Strip War Jack Madrid [99]
1990 By Dawn's Early Light Alice [100]
Heat Wave Junius Johnson [92]
1992 Lincoln Narrator [101]
1993 Percy & Thunder Percy [102]
1994 Confessions: Two Faces of Evil Charles Lloyd [103]
The Road to Freedom: The Vernon Johns Story Vernon Johns [104]
Rod Serling's Lost Classics Host [105]
Bah, Humbug! Narrator / Ebenezer Scrooge [106]
1995 People: A Musical Celebration The Storyteller Voice [107]
1996 Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault Dr. McDuffie [108]
Timepiece Lawrence [109]
1997 Alone Grey [110]
What the Deaf Man Heard Archibald Thacker [111]
The Second Civil War Jim Kalla [112]
1999 Santa and Pete Grandpa Nicholas [113]
Summer's End Dr. William Blakely [114]
2001 The Feast of All Saints Older Marcel [115]
2005 The Reading Room William [116]
2009 The Magic 7 5-Toe Voice [117]
2015 The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar Mufasa Voice

Narrator[]

Year Title Notes Ref(s)
1970 King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis [118]
1980 There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues Documentary [119]
1992 Second Coming Short film
Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama [120]
1994 Africa: The Serengeti Documentary [121]
1995 Who's in Rabbit's House? Audio book [122]
2001 Black Indians: An American Story [123]
2002 Disney's American Legends [124]
2004 Nine Dog Christmas Video [125]
2006 The Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy [126]
2007 Earth Documentary [127]
2009 La Premiere Short

Theatre[]

James Earl Jones standing on a stage with a black background with a wooden chair to his right and a table to his left while performing Driving Miss Daisy at the Theatre Royal in Sydney in March 2013
Jones performing Driving Miss Daisy in Sydney in March 2013
Year Title Role Venue Ref(s)
1958–1959 Sunrise at Campobello Edward Cort Theatre [128]
1960 The Cool World Harrison Thurston Eugene O'Neill Theatre [129]
1961 Clandestine on the Morning Line N/A Actors' Playhouse [130]
The Apple N/A Living Theatre [131]
1961–1964 The Blacks Deodatus Village St. Mark's Playhouse [132]
1962 The Merchant of Venice Prince of Morocco Delacorte Theater [133]
P.S. 193 Mario Saccone Writers Stage Theatre [134]
1963 The Love Nest George Gulp Writers Stage Theatre [135]
The Winter's Tale Camillo Delacorte Theater [136]
Next Time I'll Sing to You Rudge Phoenix Theatre [137]
1964 The Blood Knot Zachariah Pieterson Cricket Theatre [138]
1964–1965 Othello Othello Martinique Theatre / Delacorte Theater [139][140]
1965 Baal Ekart Martinique Theatre [141]
Coriolanus Junius Brutus Delacorte Theater [142]
Troilus and Cressida Ajax Delacorte Theater [143]
Danton's Death N/A Vivian Beaumont Theatre [144]
1966 A Hand Is on the Gate N/A Longacre Theatre [145]
1968–1970 The Great White Hope Jack Jefferson Alvin Theatre [146]
1970 Les Blancs Tshembe Matoseh Longacre Theatre [147]
1972 Hamlet Claudius Delacorte Theater [148]
1972–1973 The Cherry Orchard Lopahin Joseph Papp Public Theater/Anspacher Theater [149]
1973 King Lear Lear Delacorte Theater [150]
1973–1974 The Iceman Cometh Theodore Hickman Circle in the Square Theatre [151]
1974–1975 Of Mice and Men Lennie Brooks Atkinson Theatre [152]
1978 Paul Robeson Paul Robeson Lunt-Fontanne Theatre / Booth Theatre [153]
1980–1981 A Lesson From Aloes Steve Daniels Playhouse Theatre [154]
1982 Othello Othello Winter Garden Theatre [155]
1982–1983 "Master Harold"...and the Boys N/A Lyceum Theatre [156]
1987–1988 Fences Troy Maxson 46th Street Theatre [157]
2005 On Golden Pond Norman Thayer, Jr. Cort Theatre [158]
2008 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Big Daddy Broadhurst Theatre [159]
2010–2011,
2013 		Driving Miss Daisy Hoke Colburn John Golden Theatre (2010–2011)
Australian Tour (2013) 		[160][161]
2012 The Best Man Former President Arthur "Artie" Hockstader Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre [162]
2014–2015 You Can't Take It with You Martin Vanderhof Longacre Theatre [163]
2015–2016 The Gin Game Weller Martin John Golden Theatre [164]

Video games[]

Year Title Voice role Notes Ref(s)
1993 The Complete Multimedia Bible Narrator [165]
1994 Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon Great P.I. of the Universe [166]
1997 Colony Wars Narrator [167]
1999 Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun General James Solomon Live action cutscenes [168]
2000 The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure Mufasa [169]
2005 Kingdom Hearts II Mufasa Archived recordings from the original film [170]
2007 Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga Darth Vader [171]

Sources[]

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