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James Earl Jones: movies and TV shows

James Earl Jones has 276 credits in the archive: 203 films and 73 TV series, from 1944 to 2025. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).

Career timeline

1944 – 2025 · busiest year: 1994 (12 credits)

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Full filmography

YearTitleRoleTypeRatingAge then
2025Indiana Jones Adventure | Disneyland ResortMara (voice)Film9.094
2024Mufasa: The Lion KingFilm7.393
2024Butterfly in the SkyGuest Narrator (archive footage)Film8.393
2024BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and LegacySelf (archive footage)Film—93
2022Obi-Wan KenobiDarth Vader (voice)TV7.091
2021Coming 2 AmericaKing Jaffe JofferFilm6.390
2021Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame StreetSelf (archive footage)Film7.490
2019The Lion KingMufasa (voice)Film7.188
2019Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerDarth Vader (voice)Film6.388
2019The Movies That Made UsSelf (archive footage)TV7.388
2019Raúl Juliá: The World’s a StageSelfFilm—88
2019On BroadwaySelf (archive footage)Film8.788
2019Words from a BearSelfFilm—88
2019The Space: Theatre of SurvivalNarratorFilm—88
2018Warning ShotPendletonFilm5.187
2017The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride LandsMufasa (voice)Film2.086
2016Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryDarth Vader (voice)Film7.585
2016The Lion Guard: Return of the RoarMufasa (voice)Film6.785
2016God Bless You, Mr RosewaterKilgore TroutFilm9.085
2015Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of LothalDarth Vader (voice)Film7.984
2015Driving Miss DaisyHoke ColburnFilm8.084
2015August Wilson: The Ground on Which I StandSelfFilm—84
2014Star Wars RebelsDarth Vader (voice)TV7.783
2014The Angriest Man in BrooklynRubenFilm5.683
2014Star Wars Rebels: Spark of RebellionDarth Vader (voice)Film7.383
2013BlackfishSelf (archive footage)Film7.882
2013Gimme ShelterFrank McCarthyFilm6.682
2013Muse of FireSelfFilm6.582
2013MiliusSelfFilm7.182
2012Joe Papp in Five ActsSelfFilm4.581
2012An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the RoadSelfFilm6.081
2011Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter EncounterHimselfFilm—80
2010Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space OdysseyAdmiral (voice)Film6.179
2009Waking Sleeping BeautySelf (archive footage)Film7.278
2009Jack and the BeanstalkThe Giant (voice)Film5.278
2008Welcome Home Roscoe JenkinsPapa JenkinsFilm6.077
2007The Big Bang TheoryJames Earl JonesTV7.976
2007EarthNarrator (voice)Film7.676
2007John, Paul, George and BenNarratorFilm5.076
2007Our Paul: Remembering Paul RobesonSelfFilm—76
2006The One ShowSelf - GuestTV4.475
2006Scary Movie 4Narrator (uncredited)Film5.575
2006ClickNarrator of Michael's Past (voice) (uncredited)Film6.375
2006The BenchwarmersDarth Vader (voice)Film5.975
2006The Best of The Tony Awards: The PlaysJack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences")Film—75
2006Searching for OrsonSelfFilm5.575
2006The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee LegacyNarratorFilm4.575
2005Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the SithDarth Vader (voice - uncredited)Film7.574
2005RobotsVoice Box at Hardware Store (voice)Film6.574
2005The Sandlot 2Mr. MertleFilm5.974
2005The Reading RoomWilliamFilm7.574
2005Hollywood's Greatest VillainsSelfFilm9.574
2005By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'NarratorFilm6.074
2004HouseDibalaTV8.673
2004The Story of Star WarsDarth Vader (archive footage)Film7.273
2004Nine Dog ChristmasStoryteller (voice)Film5.673
2004Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars TrilogySelfFilm7.673
2004No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear ThreatSelfFilm5.873
2004Black Indians: An American StoryNarratorFilm6.473
2003Two and a Half MenJames Earl JonesTV7.572
2003The Simpsons: Treehouse of HorrorMaggie Simpson (voice)Film6.072
2003The Great YearNarratorFilm9.072
2003Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'SelfFilm5.472
2002EverwoodWill ClevelandTV7.671
2002Fredericksburg: A Documentary FilmNarratorFilm—71
2001According to JimRoyal Flush Voice (voice)TV6.570
2001Feast of All SaintsOlder MarcelFilm4.870
2001Disney's American LegendsNarratorFilm7.470
2001Finder's FeeAvery PhillipsFilm6.270
2001Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third StreetMister (voice)Film6.370
2001Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The WorldSelfFilm8.070
2000Fantasia 2000Self - HostFilm7.069
2000Sidney Poitier: One Bright LightFilm6.769
2000Antietam: A Documentary FilmNarratorFilm9.069
2000Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'SelfFilm6.869
2000The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to StrangeloveSelfFilm5.669
2000Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'Self - 'Lieutenant Lothar Zogg'Film5.969
1999Undercover AngelThe JudgeFilm6.968
1999Our Friend, MartinDaddy King (voice)Film7.168
1999Santa and PeteGrandpa NicholasFilm5.868
1999The Annihilation of FishFishFilm6.468
1999Summer's EndDr. William 'Bill' BlakelyFilm7.668
1999On the Q.T.LeoFilm7.168
1998Will & GraceJames Earl JonesTV6.967
1998The Lion King II: Simba's PrideMufasa (voice)Film6.967
1998MerlinRock of AgesTV6.967
1998Primary ColorsCNN Voiceover (voice)Film6.367
1997Stargate SG-1Unas (Voice)TV8.366
1997Gang RelatedArthur BaylorFilm6.466
1997Casper: A Spirited BeginningKibosh (voice)Film5.466
1997The Second Civil WarJim KallaFilm6.166
1997What the Deaf Man HeardArchibald ThackerFilm6.466
1997Good LuckJames BingFilm4.966
1997AloneGreyFilm6.766
1997Sports on the Silver ScreenSelf (archive footage)Film9.066
1997Afro PromoSelf (archive footage)Film8.066
1997Hitler's Forgotten VictimsNarrator (voice) (DVD version)Film10.066
1997Star Wars: The Magic & the MysterySelfFilm8.066
19963rd Rock from the SunNarrator (voice) (uncredited)TV7.565
1996Looking for RichardSelf - IntervieweeFilm6.865
1996Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' ManigaultDr. McDuffieFilm7.165
1996A Family ThingRay MurdockFilm6.565
1996TimepieceLawrenceFilm7.065
1996CorwinSelfFilm5.065
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildKing Dakkar (voice)TV6.364
1995Judge DreddNarrator (uncredited)Film5.964
1995Under One RoofNeb LangstonTV9.064
1995Jefferson in ParisMadison HemingsFilm5.164
1995Cry, the Beloved CountryRev. Stephen KumaloFilm6.864
1995The Making of 'Jurassic Park'HostFilm7.364
1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesSelfFilm8.064
1995Signs and WondersDiamondTV7.064
1995People: A Musical CelebrationThe Storyteller (voice)Film6.664
1995Who's in Rabbit's House?Narrator (voice)Film—64
1995Circle of Life: An Environmental FableMufasaFilm8.064
1994The Lion KingMufasa (voice)Film8.363
1994Touched by an AngelThe Angel of AngelsTV7.263
1994Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final InsultJames Earl Jones (uncredited)Film6.563
1994Clear and Present DangerAdmiral James GreerFilm6.663
1994The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost ClassicsHostFilm6.863
1994Africa: The SerengetiNarratorFilm7.063
1994Clean SlateJohn DolbyFilm5.863
1994The Making of the Lion KingSelfFilm10.063
1994Confessions: Two Faces of EvilCharles LloydFilm5.463
1994The Vernon Johns StoryVernon JohnsFilm9.063
1994Gangs: Turning the CornerSelfFilm—63
1994Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'NarratorFilm6.563
1993FrasierNorman RoysterTV7.762
1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanFranklin SternTV6.962
1993Homicide: Life on the StreetFelix WilsonTV8.162
1993The SandlotMr. MertleFilm7.662
1993SommersbyJudge Barry Conrad IssacsFilm6.462
1993Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short FilmsSelf (voice) (uncredited)Film8.262
1993The Meteor ManEarnest MosesFilm5.862
1993Excessive ForceJakeFilm4.962
1993DreamriderBill PerryFilm7.262
1993Percy & ThunderPercy BanksFilm8.062
1993HallelujahOld Man TaylorFilm6.562
1992Picket FencesBryant ThomasTV7.561
1992SneakersMr. Bernard AbbottFilm6.961
1992Patriot GamesAdm. James GreerFilm6.761
1992Shelley Duvall's Bedtime StoriesNarrator (voice)TV9.561
1992LincolnNarrator (voice)Film7.361
1992The JFK ConspiracySelf - HostFilm7.361
1991True IdentityJames Earl JonesFilm5.660
1991When It Was a Game(voice)Film10.060
1991Visitors from the UnknownNarrator (voice)Film6.060
1991Pros and ConsGabriel BirdTV6.360
1991ScorchersBearFilm4.460
1991ConvictsBen JohnsonFilm5.760
1991Portrait of Castro's CubaHost/NarratorFilm—60
1990Law & OrderDefense Attorney Horace McCoyTV7.359
1990The Hunt for Red OctoberVice ADM James GreerFilm7.459
1990Gabriel's FireGabriel BirdTV6.959
1990The AmbulanceLt. SpencerFilm5.859
1990By Dawn's Early LightAliceFilm6.559
1990Grim Prairie TalesMorrisonFilm5.859
1990Last Flight OutAl ToppingFilm—59
1990TerrorgramRetribution (voice)Film4.559
1990Heat WaveJunius JohnsonFilm6.859
1990Teach 109Dr. WinstonFilm8.059
1990Ivory HuntersInspector NkuruFilm4.959
1989The SimpsonsNarrator (voice)TV8.058
1989The SimpsonsMoving Man / Serak the Preparer / Narrator (voice)TV8.058
1989The SimpsonsMaggie Simpson (voice)TV8.058
1989Field of DreamsTerrence MannFilm7.158
1989Best of the BestFrank CouzoFilm6.558
1989Three FugitivesDuganFilm6.758
1989Long Ago and Far AwayHostTV8.058
198911-22-63: The Day the Nation CriedNarratorFilm8.058
1989The Hunting of the SnarkNarrator (voice)Film9.058
1989Stories to Remember: Noah's ArkNarratorFilm5.558
1988Garfield and FriendsDiabloTV7.357
1988Coming to AmericaKing Jaffe JofferFilm6.957
1988Michael Jackson: The Legend ContinuesNarrator (voice)Film7.657
1987MathnetChief Thad GreenTV7.056
1987MathnetChief Thad Green (voice)TV7.056
1987MathnetChief Thad GreeneTV7.056
1987Matewan'Few Clothes' JohnsonFilm7.456
1987A House DividedFilm—56
1987Gardens of StoneSgt. Maj.'Goody' NelsonFilm6.256
1987Pinocchio and the Emperor of the NightEmperor of the Night (voice)Film5.656
1986L.A. LawLee AtkinsTV7.155
1986Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of GoldUmslopogaasFilm4.855
1986Soul ManProfessor BanksFilm5.255
1986My Little GirlIke BaileyFilm4.655
1986Aladdin and His Wonderful LampGenie / NarratorFilm6.055
1986The Lone Star KidHolmesFilm6.355
1985The Atlanta Child MurdersMajor WalkerTV5.854
1985Night of 100 Stars IISelfFilm6.854
1985Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & AssociatesFilm—54
1985City LimitsAlbertFilm2.854
1985MosesPharaohFilm—54
1985Me & MomTV6.054
1984Highway to HeavenGabe WilsonTV7.453
1984CBS Schoolbreak SpecialDetective RobbTV5.553
1984The Vegas Strip WarJack MadridFilm4.053
1984Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's EarsNarratorFilm—53
1983Reading RainbowSelf - Narrator (voice)TV8.352
1983Return of the JediDarth Vader (voice)Film7.952
1982American PlayhouseDr. Winston (segment 'Teach 109')TV6.651
1982American PlayhouseOld Man TaylorTV6.651
1982Faerie Tale TheatreGenie / Narrator (voice)TV8.151
1982Conan the BarbarianThulsa DoomFilm6.851
1982The Flight of DragonsOmmadon (voice)Film6.751
1982Night of 100 StarsSelfFilm5.851
1982Amy and the AngelGabrielFilm6.751
1982Blood TideFryeFilm5.051
1981The Bushido BladeThe PrisonerFilm5.550
1981Beauty and the BeastNarrator (voice)Film4.050
1981God's TrombonesNarrator (voice)Film—50
1981The CreationNarrator (voice)Film6.950
1981Golden Book Video - Beauty and the BeastNarrator (voice)Film—50
1981There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagueshimself, voiceFilm—50
1980The Empire Strikes BackDarth Vader (voice) (uncredited)Film8.449
1980Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim JonesFather DivineTV7.349
1980The Me Nobody KnowsSelfFilm—49
1980The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love StoryDane OliverFilm—49
1979Roots: The Next GenerationsAlex HaleyTV7.548
1979ParisWoody ParisTV6.548
1979Paul RobesonPaul RobesonFilm8.048
1979A Walking Tour of Sesame StreetSelf - HostFilm—48
1978The Kennedy Center HonorsSelfTV7.447
1978The Magic of David CopperfieldTV7.047
1978The Star Wars Holiday SpecialDarth Vader (voice)Film3.447
1978Black Theatre: The Making of a MovementSelfFilm9.047
1977Star WarsDarth Vader (voice) (uncredited)Film8.246
1977Jesus of NazarethBalthazarTV7.846
1977Exorcist II: The HereticOlder KokumoFilm4.646
1977The Making of Star WarsDarth Vader (voice) (uncredited)Film7.146
1977A Piece of the ActionJoshua BurkeFilm5.846
1977The GreatestMalcolm XFilm5.746
1977The Last Remake of Beau GesteSheikhFilm5.746
1977The Greatest Thing That Almost HappenedMorris Bird, Jr.Film7.046
1976SwashbucklerNick DebrettFilm6.145
1976The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor KingsLeonFilm6.145
1976The River NigerJohnny WilliamsFilm7.445
1975Vegetable SoupLong John SpoilsportTV8.044
1975The UFO IncidentBarney HillFilm6.644
1975Deadly HeroRabbit ShazamFilm5.844
1974Dinah!SelfTV7.043
1974ClaudineRupert D. "Roop" MarshallFilm7.143
1974The CayTimothyFilm6.543
1974King LearKing LearFilm9.043
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...SelfTV6.342
1973Black OmnibusSelf - HostTV9.042
1972The ManDouglass DilmanFilm6.541
1972Malcolm XBiographical Narration (voice)Film6.741
1971Great PerformancesKing LearTV6.140
1971Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a DreamNarratorFilm8.040
1970The Great White HopeJack JeffersonFilm6.339
1970End of the RoadDoctor DFilm5.139
1970King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to MemphisSelf (archive footage)Film7.339
1969Sesame StreetTV7.138
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - GuestTV6.837
1967The ComediansDr. MagiotFilm6.136
1966TarzanTV6.935
1964Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the BombLt. Lothar ZoggFilm8.133
1963East Side/West SideTV7.832
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelfTV7.531
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelfTV6.631
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelfTV5.830
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - Co-HostTV5.830
1961Dr. KildareDr. Lou RushTV5.730
1961The DefendersLieutenant AndrewsTV6.330
1961The DefendersReverend Harris BonhamTV6.330
1956Tony AwardsSelf - Winner / PerformerTV—25
1956Tony AwardsSelf - PresenterTV—25
1956Tony AwardsSelf (archive footage)TV—25
1956Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee / PresenterTV—25
1956Tony AwardsSelf - NomineeTV—25
1956Tony AwardsSelf - WinnerTV—25
1951Hallmark Hall of FameArchibald ThackerTV8.820
1948Lamp Unto My FeetTV9.017
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee / PresenterTV7.113
Broadway: The Next GenerationSelfFilm——

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