James Earl Jones

Actor o America oedd James Earl Jones (17 Ionawr 1931 – 9 Medi 2024). Roedd yn enwog am ei waith lleisiol eiconig a'i waith mewn theatr. Dros ei yrfa, enillodd dri Wobr Tony, dau Wobr Emmy a Gwobr Grammy. Roedd yn fwyaf adnabyddus i lawer fel llais Darth Vader yn Star Wars.

Cafodd ei eni yn Arkabutla, Mississippi, yn fab i Ruth (née Connolly); (1911–1986), athrawes, a Robert Earl Jones (1910–2006). Cafodd ei fagu gan eu taid a nain, John Henry a Maggie Connolly, ar fferm yn Dublin, Michigan. Cafodd ei addysg yn Brethren, Michigan.

Bu farw yn ei gartref yn Efrog Newydd yn 93 mlwydd oed.

Ffilmiau
 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
 The Comedians in Africa (1967)
 The Comedians (1967)
 End of the Road (1970)
 King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970)
 The Great White Hope (1970)
 Malcolm X (1972)
 The Man (1972)
 Claudine (1974)
 The Cay (1974)
 The UFO Incident (1975)
 The River Niger (1976)
 The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
 Swashbuckler (1976)
 Deadly Hero (1976)
 The Greatest (1977)
 Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977) (llais)
 Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
 The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
 A Piece of the Action (1977)
 Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
 Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement (1978)
 Star Wars Christmas Special (1978) (llais)
 Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
 Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) (llais)
 Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980)
 The Creation (1981)
 The Bushido Blade (1981)
 The Flight of Dragons (1982) (voice)
 Conan the Barbarian (1982)
 Blood Tide (1982)
 Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) (llais)
 Allen Boesak: Choosing for Justice (1984)
 City Limits (1985)
 Soul Man (1986)
 Gardens of Stone (1987)
 Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1987)
 My Little Girl (1987)
 Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987) (llais)
 Matewan (1987)
 Terrorgram (1988) (llais)
 Coming to America (1988)
 Three Fugitives (1989)
 Field of Dreams (1989)
 Best of the Best (1989)
 By Dawn's Early Light (1990)
 Convicts (1990)
 The Hunt for Red October (1990)
 A World Alive (1990)
 The Ambulance (1990)
 Grim Prairie Tales (1990)
 Heatwave (1990)
 True Identity (1991)
 Scorchers (1991)
 The Second Coming (1992)
 Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama (1992)
 Patriot Games (1992)
 Freddie the Frog (1992)
 Sneakers (1992)
 Dreamrider (1993)
 Sommersby (1993)
 The Sandlot (1993)
 Excessive Force (1993)
 The Meteor Man (1993)
 Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994)
 Africa: The Serengeti (1994)
 Clean Slate (1994)
 The Vernon Johns Story (1994)
 The Lion King (1994) (llais)
 Clear and Present Danger (1994)
 Countdown to Freedom: 10 Days That Changed South Africa (1994)
 Jefferson in Paris (1995)
 Judge Dredd (1995)
 Cry, The Beloved Country (1995)
 A Family Thing (1996) Looking for Richard (1996)
 Good Luck (1996)
 Gang Related (1997)
 What the Deaf Man Heard (1997)
 New York... Come Visit the World (1998)
 Primary Colors (1998) (llais)
 Merlin (1998) (llais)
 The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) (llais)
 Summer's End (1999)
 Our Friend, Martin (1999) (llais)
 On the Q.T. (1999)
 Undercover Angel (1999)
 The Annihilation of Fish (1999)
 Fantasia 2000 (1999)
 Tiberian Sun (1999)
 Ennis' Gift (2000)
 Antietam: A Documentary Drama (2000)
 The Papp Project (2001)
 Black Indians: An American Story (2001)
 Finder's Fee (2001)
 Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street (2001)
 Muhammad Ali: Through the Eyes of the World (2001)
 The Great Year (2004)
 Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
 Robots (2005) (llais)
 Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) (llais)
 The Reading Room (2005)
 The Sandlot 2 (2005)
 Malcolm X: Prince of Islam dogfen (2006) (adroddwr)
 Kingdom Hearts II (2006)
 The Benchwarmers (2006) (llais)
 Scary Movie 4 (2006)
 Click (2006) (llais)
 The Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy (2006)
 Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008)
 Jack and the Beanstalk (2008) (llais)
 Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2009) (llais)

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