James Earl Jones

**James Earl Jones** (17 Januari 1931 – 9 September 2024) adalah seorang aktor Amerika. Seorang pelopor aktor berkulit hitam di industri hiburan, Jones dikenal karena perannya yang luas dan diakui di panggung dan layar. Jones adalah salah satu dari sedikit pemain yang mencapai EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, dan Tony). Dia dilantik ke dalam American Theater Hall of Fame pada tahun 1985, dan mendapat penghargaan National Medal of Arts pada tahun 1992, Kennedy Center Honor pada tahun 2002, Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award pada tahun 2009, dan Academy Honorary Award pada tahun 2011.

Lahir di Arkabutla, Mississippi pada masa era Jim Crow, Jones mengatasi gagap masa kecilnya. Seorang jurusan pra-kedokteran di perguruan tinggi, ia bertugas sebagai perwira di Angkatan Darat AS selama Perang Korea sebelum mengejar karier di bidang akting. Suaranya yang dalam dipuji sebagai "basso profondo yang menggetarkan dan telah memberikan kerikil dan gravitas" pada proyek-proyeknya. Jones membuat debut Broadway dalam drama *[[Sunrise at Campobello (drama)|Sunrise at Campobello]]* (1957) dan mendapatkan ketenaran dengan membintangi beberapa produksi dengan Shakespeare in the Park termasuk *[[Othello]]* (1964), *[[Coriolanus]]* (1965), *[[Hamlet]]* (1972), dan *[[King Lear]]* (1973).

Atas perannya di Broadway, Jones memenangkan dua Penghargaan Tony untuk Aktor Terbaik dalam Drama karena memainkan peran petinju dalam drama Howard Sackler *[[The Great White Hope]]* (1968) dan seorang ayah kelas pekerja dalam *[[Fences (drama)|Fences]]* (1987) karya August Wilson. Dia juga dinominasikan untuk Tony lainnya untuk perannya sebagai bagian dari pasangan lansia di *[[On Golden Pond (drama)|On Golden Pond]]* (2005) dan sebagai mantan presiden dalam *[[The Best Man (drama)|The Best Man]]* (2012). Jones juga berakting di *[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]* (2008), *[[Driving Miss Daisy (drama)|Driving Miss Daisy]]* (2010–2011), *[[You Can't Take It with You (play)|You Can't Take It with You]]* (2014), dan *[[The Gin Game]]* (2015). Dia menerima Special Tony Award atas Prestasi Seumur Hidup pada tahun 2017.

Di film, Jones memulai debut aktingnya dalam film "Dr. Strangelove" (1964) karya Stanley Kubrick. Ia kembali memerankan seorang petinju dalam film adaptasi *[[The Great White Hope (film)|The Great White Hope]]* (1970), mendapatkan nominasi untuk Academy Award untuk Aktor Terbaik. Ia memperoleh ketenaran internasional untuk peran suaranya sebagai Darth Vader dalam waralaba *[[Star Wars]]*. Jones juga muncul di *[[The Man (film 1972)|The Man]]* (1972), *[[Claudine (film)|Claudine]]* (1974), *[[Conan the Barbarian (film 1982)|Conan the Barbarian]]* (1982), *[[Matewan]]* (1987), *[[Coming to America]]* (1988), *[[Field of Dreams]]* (1989), *[[Best of the Best (film 1989)|Best of the Best]]* (1989), *[[The Hunt for Red October (film)|The Hunt for Red October]]* (1990), *[[Sneakers (film 1992)|Sneakers]]* (1992), *[[The Sandlot]]* (1993), *[[The Lion King]]* (1994), dan *[[Cry, the Beloved Country (film 1995)|Cry, the Beloved Country]]* (1995).

## Filmografi
Berikut filmografinya:

* *[[Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb]]* (1964)
* *The Comedians in Africa* (1967)
* *[[The Comedians (novel)|The Comedians]]* (1967)
* *[[The End of the Road#Film, TV or theatrical adaptations|End of the Road]]* (1970)
* **' (1970)
* ''[[The Great White Hope]]'' (1970)
* ''[[Malcolm X (1972 film)|Malcolm X]]'' (1972)
* ''[[The Man (1972 film)|The Man]]'' (1972)
* ''[[Claudine (film)|Claudine]]'' (1974)
* ''[[The Cay#In other media|The Cay]]'' (1974 one-hour TV drama)
* ''[[Betty and Barney Hill abduction#Fictional portrayal|The UFO Incident]]'' (1975 [[TV-movie]])
* ''[[The River Niger]]'' (1976)
* ''[[The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings]]'' (1976)
* ''[[Swashbuckler (film)|Swashbuckler]]'' (1976)
* ''Deadly Hero'' (1976)
* ''[[The Greatest (film)|The Greatest]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope]]'' (1977) (voice)
* ''[[Exorcist II: The Heretic]]'' (1977)
* ''[[The Last Remake of Beau Geste]]'' (1977)
* ''[[A Piece of the Action (film)|A Piece of the Action]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Jesus of Nazareth (movie)|Jesus of Nazareth]]'' (1977)
* ''Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement'' (1978)
* ''[[Star Wars Christmas Special]]'' (1978 [[TV special]]) (voice)
* **' (1979 TV miniseries)
* *[[Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back]]* (1980) (voice)
* *[[Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones]]* (1980 TV miniseries)
* *The Creation* (1981)
* *[[Bushido Blade (film)|The Bushido Blade]]* (1981)
* *[[The Flight of Dragons]]* (1982) (voice)
* *[[Conan the Barbarian (film)|Conan the Barbarian]]* (1982)
* *Blood Tide* (1982)
* *[[Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi]]* (1983) (voice)
* *Allen Boesak: Choosing for Justice* (1984)
* *[[City Limits (film)|City Limits]]* (1985)
* *[[Soul Man (film)|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) (voice)
* *[[Matewan]]* (1987)
* *Terrorgram* (1988) (voice)
* *[[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 (film)|The Hunt for Red October]]* (1990)
* *A World Alive* (1990)
* *[[The Ambulans]]* (1990)
* *[[Grim Prairie Tales]]* (1990)
* *[[Heatwave (TV film)|Heatwave]]* (1990)
* *True Identity* (1991)
* *[[Scorchers (film)|Scorchers]]* (1991)
* *The Second Coming* (1992)
* *Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama* (1992)
* *[[Patriot Games (film)|Patriot Games]]* (1992)
* *[[Freddie as F.R.O.7|Freddie the Frog]]* (1992)
* *[[Sneakers (film)|Sneakers]]* (1992)
* *Dreamrider* (1993)
* *[[Sommersby]]* (1993)
* *[[The Sandlot]]* (1993)
* *Excessive Force* (1993)
* *[[The Meteor Man (film)|The Meteor Man]]* (1993)
* *[[Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult]]* (1994)
* ** (1994)
* *[[Clean Slate]]* (1994)
* *[[The Vernon Johns Story]]* (1994)
* *[[The Lion King]]* (1994) (voice)
* *[[Clear and Present Danger (film)|Clear and Present Danger]]* (1994)
* *Countdown to Freedom: 10 Days That Changed South Africa* (1994)
* *[[Jefferson in Paris]]* (1995)
* *[[Judge Dredd (film)|Judge Dredd]]* (1995)
* *[[Cry, The Beloved Country (film)|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) (voice)
* *[[Merlin (film)|Merlin]]* (1998) (voice)
* *[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]* (1998 direct-to-DVD) (voice)
* *Summer's End* (1999)
* *[[Our Friend, Martin]]* (1999) (voice)
* *On the Q.T.* (1999)
* *[[Undercover Angel]]* (1999)
* *The Annihilation of Fish* (1999)
* *[[Fantasia 2000]]* (1999)
* *[[GDI characters of Command & Conquer#General James Solomon|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 (film)|Robots]]* (2005) (voice)
* *The Reading Room* (2005)
* *[[The Sandlot 2]]* (2005)
* *[[Malcolm X: Prince of Islam]]* documentary (2006) (narration only)
* *[[Kingdom Hearts II]]* (2006)
* *[[The Benchwarmers]]* (2006) (voice)
* *[[Scary Movie 4]]* (2006)
* *[[Click (film)|Click]]* (2006) (voice) (As Himself)
* *[[The Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy]]* (2006)
* *[[Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins]]* (2008)
* *Jack and the Beanstalk* (2008) (voice)
* *[[Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey]]* (2009) (voice)

## Pranala luar

* 
* TonyAwards.com Interview with James Earl Jones 
* Cat on a Hot Tin Roof All African-American production website 

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