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James Earl Jones

1931–2024 · Acting

64.3avg grm
18titles
#39best rank
23honors
Lbest title · #39 on siteThe Lion King1994 · as Mufasa83.5

Honors

23
1991Emmy — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
1991Emmy — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
1962Theatre World Award
2011Academy Honorary Award
2019Disney Legends
Honors
  • 1991Emmy — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
  • 1991Emmy — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
  • 1962Theatre World Award
  • 2011Academy Honorary Award
  • 2019Disney Legends
  • 1991CableACE Award
  • 1975NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
  • 1970Golden Globe Award — New Star of the Year – Actor
  • 1993NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
  • 1969Tony Award — Best Actor in a Play
  • 1997Horatio Alger Award
  • 2004Humanitarian of the Year
  • 2017honorary doctor of Harvard University
  • 2008Outer Critics Circle Award
  • 2011Paul Robeson Award
  • 2000Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Children's Special
  • 1995Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award
  • —Daytime Emmy Award
  • —Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award
  • —Kennedy Center Honors
  • —National Medal of Arts
  • —NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
  • —Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Bio

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.

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.

Filmography

ranked on this site
2020s1 titleOObi-Wan Kenobi2022 · as Darth Vader · series57.7
2000s4 titlesEEarth2007 · as Narrator63.0EEarth2007 · as Narrator63.0UUnforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson2004 · as Self - Actor63.0MMuhammad Ali: Through the Eyes of the World200159.0
1990s4 titlesFFantasia 20001999 · as Self - Host (segment: Carnival of the Animals)52.0AA Family Thing1996 · as Ray54.2LThe Lion King1994 · as Mufasa83.5HThe Hunt for Red October1990 · as Admiral Greer71.7
1980s4 titlesFField of Dreams1989 · as Terence Mann71.5CComing to America1988 · as King Jaffe Joffer51.6MMatewan1987 · as Few Clothes Johnson62.8SStar Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi1983 · as Darth Vader77.8
1970s3 titlesJJesus of Nazareth1977 · as Balthazar · series66.4CClaudine1974 · as Roop56.6MMalcolm X1972 · as Biographical Narration58.8
1960s2 titlesKKing: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis1969 · as Self - Co-Host60.6DDr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb1964 · as Lt. Lothar Zogg83.2

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James Earl Jones

J
born1931
died2024
known forActing
titles on site18
best title rank#39 · The Lion King (1994)
avg GRM64.3
honors23 · Emmy — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie, 1991
Honors
  • 1991Emmy — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
  • 1991Emmy — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
  • 1962Theatre World Award
  • 2011Academy Honorary Award
  • 2019Disney Legends
  • 1991CableACE Award
  • 1975NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
  • 1970Golden Globe Award — New Star of the Year – Actor
  • 1993NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
  • 1969Tony Award — Best Actor in a Play
  • 1997Horatio Alger Award
  • 2004Humanitarian of the Year
  • 2017honorary doctor of Harvard University
  • 2008Outer Critics Circle Award
  • 2011Paul Robeson Award
  • 2000Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Children's Special
  • 1995Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award
  • —Daytime Emmy Award
  • —Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award
  • —Kennedy Center Honors
  • —National Medal of Arts
  • —NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
  • —Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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.

Filmography

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2020s

1 title
O57.7Obi-Wan Kenobi2022 · as Darth Vader · series

2000s

4 titles
E63.0Earth2007 · as NarratorE63.0Earth2007 · as NarratorU63.0Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson2004 · as Self - ActorM59.0Muhammad Ali: Through the Eyes of the World2001

1990s

4 titles
F52.0Fantasia 20001999 · as Self - Host (segment: Carnival of the Animals)A54.2A Family Thing1996 · as RayL83.5The Lion King1994 · as MufasaH71.7The Hunt for Red October1990 · as Admiral Greer

1980s

4 titles
F71.5Field of Dreams1989 · as Terence MannC51.6Coming to America1988 · as King Jaffe JofferM62.8Matewan1987 · as Few Clothes JohnsonS77.8Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi1983 · as Darth Vader

1970s

3 titles
J66.4Jesus of Nazareth1977 · as Balthazar · seriesC56.6Claudine1974 · as RoopM58.8Malcolm X1972 · as Biographical Narration

1960s

2 titles
K60.6King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis1969 · as Self - Co-HostD83.2Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb1964 · as Lt. Lothar Zogg

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