James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones is an Academy Award nominated American actor and voice actor who despite a career spanning 50 years will forever be remembered for an initially uncredited voice role as the voice of Darth Vader in the Star Wars series. On House, M.D., he portrayed dictator President Dibala in the Season 6 episode The Tyrant. Jones is also known for his role as Admiral James Greer in the Jack Ryan films The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, and Clear and Present Danger, co-starring with Harrison Ford in the latter two, and Alec Baldwin in the former.
Originally a Broadway actor, Jones first came to prominence in films in the role of Lt. Lothar Zogg in Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove. Since then, he has had featured roles in Dr. Kildare, Claudine, The UFO Incident, The Greatest, Exorcist II: The Heretic, Paul Robeson, Paris, Freedom to Speak, Conan the Barbarian, Moses, Gardens of Stone, Coming to America, Field of Dreams, Gabriel's Fire, Pros and Cons, Sneakers, The Sandlot, The Vernon Johns Story, The Lion King, Under One Roof, Cry, The Beloved Country, A Family Thing, Our Friend Martin, Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street, Robots, The Sandlot 2, Welcome Back Roscoe Jenkins, and Jack and the Beanstalk.
He has won two Tony awards and is the only person in history to win two Emmy Awards in the same year.
==Film==
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
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 	
1973	Westworld 	Ken 	
1974	Claudine 	Rupert "Roop" B. Marshall 	
1974	The Towering Inferno 	Pete 	
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 Muppet Movie 	Luke 	Cameo
1979	Monty Python's Life of Brian 	Eric 	
1979	The Bushido Blade 	Harpooner 	
1980	The Empire Strikes Back 	Darth Vader 	Voice role; uncredited (credited in new editions)
1981	Excalibur 	MacNicol 	
1981	Time Bandits 	Danny Luke 	
1982	The Flight of Dragons 	Ommadon 	Voice role
1982	Conan the Barbarian 	Thulsa Doom 	
1982	Blood Tide 	Frye 	
1983	Return of the Jedi 	Darth Vader 	Voice role
1984	Conan the Destroyer 	Thulsa Doom 	
1984	This Is Spinal Tap 	Geoffrey 	
1984	Conan the Destroyer 	Thulsa Doom 	
1984	The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension	Archibald 	
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	Spaceballs 	McGee 	
1987	Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night 	Emperor of the Night 	
1987	Matewan 	Few Clothes 	
1988	Killer Klowns from Outer Space 	Baron 	
1988	Coming to America 	King Jaffe Joffer 	
1989	Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure 	Miller 	
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 	
1991	The Last Boy Scout 	Soil 	
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 	
1994	Airheads 	Alfred 	
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	Soldier 	Forest 	
1998	The Lion King II: Simba's Pride 	Mufasa 	Direct-to-video; voice role
1999	Our Friend, Martin 	Martin Luther King, Sr. 	Direct-to-video; voice role
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
2006	Blood Diamond 	Dag 	
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
==Television==
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1963 	East Side/West Side 	Joe Goodwin 	Episode: "Who Do You Kill?"
1966 	Dr. Kildare 	Dr. Lou Rush 	4 episodes
1969 	N.Y.P.D. 	Candy Lateen 	2 episodes
1974 	The Cay 	Timothy 	Television film
1975 	The UFO Incident 	Barney Hill 	Television film
1977 	Roots 	Alex Haley 	Episode: "Part XII"
1977 	Jesus of Nazareth 	Balthazar 	Episode: "Part 1"
1977 	The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened 	Morris Bird, Jr. 	Television film
1978 	Star Wars Holiday Special 	Darth Vader 	Voice
1979–80 	Paris 	Woodrow Paris 	13 episodes
1979 	Roots: The Next Generations 	Alex Haley 	Episode: "1.7"
1980 	Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones 	Father Divine 	Television film
1984 	The Vegas Strip War 	Jack Madrid 	Television film
1985 	Me and Mom 	Lou Garfield 	6 episodes
1986 	Faerie Tale Theatre 	Genie of the Lamp & Genie of the Ring 	Episode: "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp"
1987–91 	Mathnet 	Chief Thad Green 	5 episodes
1987, 1990-92 	Square One TV 	Announcer / Chief Thad Greene 	4 episodes
1992 	Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories 	Narrator 	Segment "Millions of Cats"
1988–89 	L.A. Law 	Lee Atkins 	2 episodes
1989 	Saturday Night with Connie Chung 	Vernon Johns 	Episode: "God's Bad Boy"
1989-92 	Long Ago and Far Away 	Host / Narrator 	35 episodes
1990, 1994, 1998	The Simpsons 	Narrator / Maggie Simpson / Moving Man / Serak the Preparer (voices)	3 episodes
1990–91 	Gabriel's Fire 	Gabriel Bird 	22 episodes
1990 	By Dawn's Early Light 	Alice 	Television film
1990 	Heat Wave 	Junius Johnson 	Television film
1991–92 	Pros and Cons]] 	Gabriel Bird 	12 episodes
1992 	Lincoln 	Narrator 	Television film
1992 	Garfield and Friends 	Diablo 	Episode: "Ghost of a Chance"
1993 	Percy & Thunder 	Percy 	Television film
1993 	ABC Weekend Special 	Himself 	Episode: "The Parsley Garden"
1993 	Law & Order 	Horace McCoy 	Episode: "Profile"
1993 	American Playhouse 	Old Man Taylor 	Episode: "Hallelujah"
1994 	Confessions: Two Faces of Evil 	Charles Lloyd 	Television film
1994 	Picket Fences 	Bryant Thomas 	Episode: "System Down"
1994 	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman 	Franklin Stern 	Episode: "The House of Luthor"
1994 	The Road to Freedom: The Vernon Johns Story 	Vernon Johns 	Television film
1994 	Rod Serling's Lost Classics 	Host 	Television film
1994 	Bah, Humbug! 	Narrator / Ebenezer Scrooge 	Television film
1995 	People: A Musical Celebration 	The Storyteller 	Voice
1995 	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child 	King Dakkar (voice) 	Episode: "The Valiant Little Tailor"
1995 	Signs and Wonders 	Diamond 	4 episodes
1995 	Under One Roof 	Neb Langston 	6 episodes
1996 	3rd Rock from the Sun 	Narrator (voice) 	2 episodes
1996 	Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault	Dr. McDuffie 	Television film
1996 	Timepiece 	Lawrence 	Television film
1997 	Mad About You 	Himself 	Episode: "Chicken Man"
1997 	Touched by an Angel 	Angel of Angels 	Episode: "Clipped Wings"
1997 	Frasier 	Norman Royster 	Episode: "Roz's Krantz & Gouldenstein Are Dead"
1997 	Stargate SG-1 	Unas 	Episode: "Thor's Hammer"
1997 	Homicide: Life on the Street 	Felix Wilson 	3 episodes
1997 	Alone 	Grey 	Television film
1997 	What the Deaf Man Heard 	Archibald Thacker 	Television film
1997 	The Second Civil War 	Jim Kalla 	Television film
1998 	Merlin 	Mountain King 	3 episodes
1998 	Recess 	Santa Claus 	2 episodes
1999 	Santa and Pete 	Grandpa Nicholas 	Television film
1999 	Summer's End 	Dr. William Blakely 	Television film
2001 	The Feast of All Saints 	Older Marcel 	Television film
2001 	Oswald 	Andy (voice) 	Episode: "Chasing the Ice Cream Truck"
2001 	Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat 	Everett (voice) 	Episode: "Sagwa's Swan Song"
2003 	The Fairly OddParents 	Albert (voice) 	Episode: "Information Stupor Highway"
2003 	Will & Grace 	Himself 	Episode: "Me and Mr. Jones"
2003–04 	Everwood 	Will Cleveland 	3 episodes
2004 	According to Jim 	Royal Flush XP Toilet 	Episode: "The Toilet"
2004 	Sesame Street 	Himself 	Episode: 4077
2005 	The Reading Room 	William 	Television film
2005 	Danny Phantom 	Luke (voice) 	Episode: "Pirate Radio"
2005 	My Life as a Teenage Robot 	Jack (voice) 	Episode: "Toying with Jenny"
2005 	The Buzz on Maggie 	Leno (voice) 	Episode: "Scout of Order"
2006 	Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! 	Sheldon (voice) 	Episode: "A Little Help From Your Friends"
2007 	The Modifyers 	The Guide (voice) 	Pilot
2008 	Yin Yang Yo! 	Colin (voice) 	Episode: "The Manotaur"
2008 	Two and a Half Men 	Himself 	Episode: "The Devil's Lube"
2009 	The Magic 7 	5-Toe 	Voice
2009 	House, M.D. 	Dibala 	Episode: "The Tyrant"
2010 	Fish Hooks 	Nick (voice) 	Episode: "Bea Becomes an Adult Fish"
2010 	T.U.F.F. Puppy 	O (voice) 	Episode: "Toast of T.U.F.F."
2011 	The Amazing World of Gumball 	Professor Jack (voice) 	Episode: "The Spoon"
2013 	Scaredy Squirrel 	Johnny (voice) 	Episode: "Stash N' Hoarder"
2013 	My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic 	Richard (voice) 	Episode: "Games Ponies Play"
2014 	The Big Bang Theory 	Himself 	Episode: "The Convention Conundrum"
2014 	Doki 	Kevin (voice) 	Episode: "The Treasure Hunters"
2015 	Star vs. The Forces of Evil 	Nicky (voice) 	Episode: "Star Comes to Earth"
2015 	Harvey Beaks 	Cox (voice) 	Episode: "The Finger"
2015 	Steven Universe 	Sid (voice) 	Episode: "Keystone Motel"
2015 	Clarence 	Becky (voice) 	Episode: "Tuckered Boys"
2014–16 	Star Wars Rebels 	Darth Vader (voice) 	4 episodes
2015 	Agent X 	Chief Justice Caleb Thorne 	2 episodes
2015 	The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar 	Mufasa 	Voice
2017 	The Loud House 	Chicken (voice) 	Episode: "Yes Man"
2017, 2019 	The Lion Guard 	Mufasa (voice) 	2 episodes
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