James Earl Jones
Acting Born Jan 17, 1931 Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA 24 credits
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.
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Full filmography
- Law & Order (1990) as Defense Attorney Horace McCoy
- The Simpsons (1989) as Narrator (voice)
- The Simpsons (1989) as Moving Man / Serak the Preparer / Narrator (voice)
- The Simpsons (1989) as Maggie Simpson (voice)
- House (2004) as Dibala
- Sesame Street (1969)
- Stargate SG-1 (1997) as Unas (Voice)
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- Two and a Half Men (2003) as James Earl Jones
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993) as Franklin Stern
- Everwood (2002) as Will Cleveland
- Frasier (1993) as Norman Royster
- The Big Bang Theory (2007) as James Earl Jones
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self - Co-Host
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee / Presenter
- Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) as Felix Wilson
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Winner / Performer
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Presenter
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self (archive footage)
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Nominee / Presenter
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Nominee
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Winner
- Garfield and Friends (1988) as Diablo