List of James Earl Jones performances
Film

List of James Earl Jones performances

Section Title: Film
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Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.

1964	Dr. Strangelove	Lt. Lothar Zogg

1967	The Comedians	Dr. Magiot

1967	The Comedians in Africa	Himself	Short film

1970	The End of the Road	Doctor D

1970	The Great White Hope	Jack Jefferson

1970	King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis	Himself

1972	Malcolm X	Narrator

1972	The Man	Douglass Dilman

1974	Claudine	Rupert "Roop" B. Marshall

1976	The River Niger	Johnny Williams

1976	The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings	Leon Carter

1976	Swashbuckler	Nick Debrett

1976	Deadly Hero	Rabbit

1977	The Greatest	Malcolm X

1977	Star Wars	Darth Vader	Voice role; uncredited (credited in new editions)

1977	Exorcist II: The Heretic	Older Kokumo

1977	The Last Remake of Beau Geste	Sheikh

1977	A Piece of the Action	Joshua Burke

1979	The Bushido Blade	Harpooner

1980	The Empire Strikes Back	Darth Vader	Voice role; uncredited (credited in new editions)

1982	The Flight of Dragons	Ommadon	Voice role

1982	Conan the Barbarian	Thulsa Doom

1982	Blood Tide	Frye	aka Demon Island and The Red Tide

1983	Return of the Jedi	Darth Vader	Voice role

1985	City Limits	Albert

1986	Soul Man	Professor Banks

1986	Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold	Umslopogaas

1987	Gardens of Stone	Sgt. Maj. "Goody" Nelson

1987	My Little Girl	Ike Bailey

1987	Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night	Emperor of the Night

1987	Matewan	Few Clothes

1988	Coming to America	King Jaffe Joffer

1989	Three Fugitives	Detective Movan Dugan

1989	Field of Dreams	Terence Mann

1989	Best of the Best	Frank Couzo

1990	Convicts	Ben Johnson

1990	The Hunt for Red October	Admiral James Greer

1990	The Ambulance	Lt. Spencer

1990	Grim Prairie Tales	Morrison

1991	Scorchers	Bear

1992	Patriot Games	Admiral James Greer

1992	Freddie as F.R.O.7	Narrator	American version

1992	Sneakers	NSA Agent Bernard Abbott

1993	Dreamrider	William Perry

1993	Sommersby	Judge Barry Conrad Isaacs

1993	The Sandlot	Mr. Mertle

1993	Excessive Force	Jake

1993	The Meteor Man	Earnest Moses

1994	Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult	Himself	Cameo

1994	Clean Slate	Dolby

1994	The Lion King	Mufasa	Voice role

1994	Clear and Present Danger	Admiral James Greer

1995	Jefferson in Paris	Madison Hemings

1995	Cry, the Beloved Country	Rev. Stephen Kumalo

1995	Judge Dredd	Narrator

1996	A Family Thing	Ray Murdock

1996	Good Luck	James Bing

1997	Casper: A Spirited Beginning	Kibosh	Direct-to-video; voice role

1997	Gang Related	Arthur Baylor

1998	Primary Colors	CNN Voiceover

1998	The Lion King II: Simba's Pride	Mufasa	Direct-to-video; voice role

1999	Our Friend, Martin	Martin Luther King, Sr.

1999	On the Q.T.	Leo

1999	Undercover Angel	The Judge

1999	The Annihilation of Fish	Fish

1999	Fantasia 2000	Himself	Introduction to Carnival of the Animals segment

2001	Finder's Fee	Avery Phillips

2001	Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street	Santa Claus

2005	Robots	Voice Box at Hardware Store	Voice role

2005	The Sandlot 2	Mr. Mertle	Direct-to-video

2006	The Benchwarmers	Darth Vader	Voice role

2006	Click	Narrator of Michael's Past

2006	Scary Movie 4	Narrator	Uncredited

2008	Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins	Roscoe Jenkins, Sr.

2009	Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey	The Admiral	Voice role

2009	Jack and the Beanstalk	The Giant

2011	Star Tours—The Adventures Continue	Darth Vader	Short; voice role

2013	Gimme Shelter	Frank McCarthy

2014	The Angriest Man in Brooklyn	Ruben

2014	Driving Miss Daisy	Hoke Colburn	Theatrical release of Australian stage production

2016	Rogue One	Darth Vader	Voice role

2018	Warning Shot	Pendleton

2019	The Lion King	Mufasa	Voice role; post- production

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In 1964, James Earl Jones started out by appearing in the film Dr. Strangelove as Lt. Lothar Zogg.

final_sentence: In 1964, James Earl Jones started out by appearing in the film Dr. Strangelove as Lt. Lothar Zogg.