Deceased

When Did James Earl Jones Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 93

Also known asJames Earl Boggins Jones, Todd JonesGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn17/01/1931Born inArkabutla, Mississippi, USADied09/09/2024 (aged 93)Died inPawlingWikidataQ203960 ↗TMDb#15152 ↗

James Earl Jones was an American actor. A pioneer for black actors in the entertainment industry, he was acclaimed for his performances on stage and screen. Jones is one of the few performers to achieve the EGOT. He was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1985, and 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 Academy Honorary Award in 2011.

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Filmography183 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2021	Coming 2 AmericaMovie	King Jaffe Joffer	90
2019	Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerMovie	Darth Vader (voice)	88
2019	The Movies That Made UsSeries	Self (archive footage)	88
2019	On BroadwayMovie	Self (archive footage)	88
2019	The Lion KingMovie	Mufasa (voice)	88
2019	Words from a BearMovie	Self	88
2018	Warning ShotMovie	Pendleton	87
2016	Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryMovie	Darth Vader (voice)	85
2016	The Lion Guard: Return of the RoarMovie	Mufasa (voice)	85
2015	Driving Miss DaisyMovie	Hoke Colburn	84
2015	Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of LothalMovie	Darth Vader (voice)	84
2014	Star Wars RebelsSeries	Darth Vader (voice)	83
2014	The Angriest Man in BrooklynMovie	Ruben	83
2014	Star Wars Rebels: Spark of RebellionMovie	Darth Vader (voice)	83
2013	MiliusMovie	Self	82
2013	Gimme ShelterMovie	Frank McCarthy	82
2013	Muse of FireMovie	Self	82
2013	BlackfishMovie	Self (archive footage)	82
2012	An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the RoadMovie	Self	81
2012	Joe Papp in Five ActsMovie	Self	81
2010	Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space OdysseyMovie	Admiral (voice)	79
2009	Waking Sleeping BeautyMovie	Self (archive footage)	78
2008	Welcome Home Roscoe JenkinsMovie	Papa Jenkins	77
2007	The Big Bang TheorySeries	James Earl Jones	76
2007	Our Paul: Remembering Paul RobesonMovie	Self	76
2006	Scary Movie 4Movie	Narrator (uncredited)	75
2006	ClickMovie	Narrator of Michael's Past (voice) (uncredited)	75
2006	The Best of The Tony Awards: The PlaysMovie	Jack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences")	75
2006	Searching for OrsonMovie	Self	75
2005	Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the SithMovie	Darth Vader (voice - uncredited)	74
2005	RobotsMovie	Voice Box at Hardware Store (voice)	74
2005	By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'Movie	Narrator	74
2005	The Sandlot 2Movie	Mr. Mertle	74
2005	The Reading RoomMovie	William	74
2004	HouseSeries	Dibala	73
2004	Nine Dog ChristmasMovie	Storyteller (voice)	73
2003	Two and a Half MenSeries	James Earl Jones	72
2003	Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'Movie	Self	72
2002	EverwoodSeries	Will Cleveland	71
2001	Finder's FeeMovie	Avery Phillips	70
2001	According to JimSeries	Royal Flush Voice (voice)	70
2001	Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third StreetMovie	Mister (voice)	70
2001	Feast of All SaintsMovie	Older Marcel	70
2000	Fantasia 2000Movie	Self - Host	69
2000	Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'Movie	Self	69
2000	Sidney Poitier: One Bright LightMovie	—	69
2000	The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to StrangeloveMovie	Self	69
1999	Summer's EndMovie	Dr. William 'Bill' Blakely	68
1999	The Annihilation of FishMovie	Fish	68
1999	On the Q.T.Movie	Leo	68
1999	Undercover AngelMovie	The Judge	68
1999	Santa and PeteMovie	Grandpa Nicholas	68
1998	Will & GraceSeries	James Earl Jones	67
1998	MerlinSeries	Rock of Ages	67
1998	Primary ColorsMovie	CNN Voiceover (voice)	67
1998	The Lion King II: Simba's PrideMovie	Mufasa (voice)	67
1997	Stargate SG-1Series	Unas (Voice)	66
1997	Good LuckMovie	James Bing	66
1997	The Second Civil WarMovie	Jim Kalla	66
1997	Gang RelatedMovie	Arthur Baylor	66
1997	Sports on the Silver ScreenMovie	Self (archive footage)	66
1997	What the Deaf Man HeardMovie	Archibald Thacker	66
1997	AloneMovie	Grey	66
1997	Hitler's Forgotten VictimsMovie	Narrator (voice) (DVD version)	66
1996	3rd Rock from the SunSeries	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)	65
1996	Looking for RichardMovie	Self - Interviewee	65
1996	CorwinMovie	Self	65
1996	A Family ThingMovie	Ray Murdock	65
1995	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildSeries	King Dakkar (voice)	64
1995	Judge DreddMovie	Narrator (uncredited)	64
1995	The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesMovie	Self	64
1995	The Making of 'Jurassic Park'Movie	Host	64
1995	Jefferson in ParisMovie	Madison Hemings	64
1995	Under One RoofSeries	Neb Langston	64
1994	Touched by an AngelSeries	The Angel of Angels	63
1994	The Lion KingMovie	Mufasa (voice)	63
1994	Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final InsultMovie	James Earl Jones (uncredited)	63
1994	Clean SlateMovie	John Dolby	63
1994	The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost ClassicsMovie	Host	63
1994	Clear and Present DangerMovie	Admiral James Greer	63
1994	The Making of the Lion KingMovie	Self	63
1994	Confessions: Two Faces of EvilMovie	Charles Lloyd	63
1994	Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'Movie	Narrator	63
1993	FrasierSeries	Norman Royster	62
1993	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanSeries	Franklin Stern	62
1993	Homicide: Life on the StreetSeries	Felix Wilson	62
1993	The Meteor ManMovie	Earnest Moses	62
1993	Percy & ThunderMovie	Percy Banks	62
1993	Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short FilmsMovie	Self (voice) (uncredited)	62
1993	SommersbyMovie	Judge Barry Conrad Issacs	62
1993	Excessive ForceMovie	Jake	62
1993	HallelujahMovie	Old Man Taylor	62
1992	Patriot GamesMovie	Adm. James Greer	61
1992	Picket FencesSeries	Bryant Thomas	61
1992	LincolnMovie	Narrator (voice)	61
1991	ScorchersMovie	Bear	60
1991	When It Was a GameMovie	(voice)	60
1991	True IdentityMovie	James Earl Jones	60
1991	ConvictsMovie	Ben Johnson	60
1991	Visitors from the UnknownMovie	Narrator (voice)	60
1990	Law & OrderSeries	Defense Attorney Horace McCoy	59
1990	TerrorgramMovie	Retribution (voice)	59
1990	By Dawn's Early LightMovie	Alice	59
1990	The Hunt for Red OctoberMovie	Vice ADM James Greer	59
1990	Grim Prairie TalesMovie	Morrison	59
1990	Teach 109Movie	Dr. Winston	59
1990	The AmbulanceMovie	Lt. Spencer	59
1990	Gabriel's FireSeries	Gabriel Bird	59
1990	Heat WaveMovie	Junius Johnson	59
1990	Last Flight OutMovie	Al Topping	59
1990	Ivory HuntersMovie	Inspector Nkuru	59
1989	The SimpsonsSeries	Narrator (voice)	58
1989	Field of DreamsMovie	Terrence Mann	58
1989	Best of the BestMovie	Frank Couzo	58
1989	Three FugitivesMovie	Dugan	58
1989	Long Ago and Far AwaySeries	Host	58
1988	Garfield and FriendsSeries	Diablo	57
1988	Michael Jackson: The Legend ContinuesMovie	Narrator (voice)	57
1988	Coming to AmericaMovie	King Jaffe Joffer	57
1987	MathnetSeries	Chief Thad Green	56
1987	MatewanMovie	'Few Clothes' Johnson	56
1987	Gardens of StoneMovie	Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson	56
1987	Pinocchio and the Emperor of the NightMovie	Emperor of the Night (voice)	56
1986	L.A. LawSeries	Lee Atkins	55
1986	Soul ManMovie	Professor Banks	55
1986	Aladdin and His Wonderful LampMovie	Genie / Narrator	55
1986	The Lone Star KidMovie	Holmes	55
1985	Night of 100 Stars IIMovie	Self	54
1985	The Atlanta Child MurdersSeries	Major Walker	54
1985	City LimitsMovie	Albert	54
1984	Highway to HeavenSeries	Gabe Wilson	53
1984	The Vegas Strip WarMovie	Jack Madrid	53
1983	Return of the JediMovie	Darth Vader (voice)	52
1983	Reading RainbowSeries	Self - Narrator (voice)	52
1982	Faerie Tale TheatreSeries	Genie / Narrator (voice)	51
1982	Conan the BarbarianMovie	Thulsa Doom	51
1982	Night of 100 StarsMovie	Self	51
1982	The Flight of DragonsMovie	Ommadon (voice)	51
1982	Blood TideMovie	Frye	51
1982	Amy and the AngelMovie	Gabriel	51
1981	There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball LeaguesMovie	himself, voice	50
1980	Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim JonesSeries	Father Divine	49
1980	The Empire Strikes BackMovie	Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)	49
1980	The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love StoryMovie	Dane Oliver	49
1980	The Me Nobody KnowsMovie	Self	49
1979	Roots: The Next GenerationsSeries	Alex Haley	48
1979	ParisSeries	Woody Paris	48
1978	The Magic of David CopperfieldSeries	—	47
1978	The Kennedy Center HonorsSeries	Self	47
1978	The Star Wars Holiday SpecialMovie	Darth Vader (voice)	47
1977	Star WarsMovie	Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)	46
1977	Jesus of NazarethSeries	Balthazar	46
1977	Exorcist II: The HereticMovie	Older Kokumo	46
1977	The GreatestMovie	Malcolm X	46
1977	A Piece of the ActionMovie	Joshua Burke	46
1977	The Greatest Thing That Almost HappenedMovie	Morris Bird, Jr.	46
1977	The Last Remake of Beau GesteMovie	Sheikh	46
1976	The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor KingsMovie	Leon	45
1976	SwashbucklerMovie	Nick Debrett	45
1976	The River NigerMovie	Johnny Williams	45
1975	The UFO IncidentMovie	Barney Hill	44
1975	Vegetable SoupSeries	Long John Spoilsport	44
1974	King LearMovie	King Lear	43
1974	Dinah!Series	Self	43
1974	The CayMovie	Timothy	43
1973	The American Film Institute Salute to ...Series	Self	42
1971	Great PerformancesSeries	King Lear	40
1970	King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to MemphisMovie	Self (archive footage)	39
1970	The Great White HopeMovie	Jack Jefferson	39
1970	End of the RoadMovie	Doctor D	39
1969	Sesame StreetSeries	—	38
1968	The Dick Cavett ShowSeries	Self - Guest	37
1967	The ComediansMovie	Dr. Magiot	36
1966	TarzanSeries	—	35
1964	Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the BombMovie	Lt. Lothar Zogg	33
1962	The Merv Griffin ShowSeries	Self	31
1961	Dr. KildareSeries	Dr. Lou Rush	30
1961	The DefendersSeries	Lieutenant Andrews	30
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self	30
1961	The DefendersSeries	Reverend Harris Bonham	30
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	Archibald Thacker	20
1948	Lamp Unto My FeetSeries	—	17
0	Diamonds on the Silver ScreenMovie	Self	—