James Earl Jones
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James Earl Jones was an American actor. A pioneer for black actors in the entertainment industry, he was acclaimed for his performances on stage and screen. Jones is one of the few performers to achieve the EGOT.
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Jones's father, Robert Earl Jones, in promotional still for the Langston Hughes play Don't You Want to Be Free? (1938)
Jones and Jill Clayburgh in a stage production of Othello at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, California, on April 9, 1971
Jones with President George H. W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush in 1992, receiving the Medal of Arts
Jones in the 2010 revival of the play Driving Miss Daisy at the Theatre Royal in Sydney
Jones with Dame Angela Lansbury in 2013
Jones in 2013
Formerly known as the Cort Theatre, now the James Earl Jones Theatre on BroadwayListen
SpotifyFilmography 40
The Lion King
Star Wars
Scary Movie 4
The Empire Strikes Back
The Lion King
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Return of the Jedi
Click
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Robots
Coming to America
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Judge Dredd
The Hunt for Red October
Conan the Barbarian
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Sneakers
The Sandlot
Coming 2 America
Clear and Present Danger
Patriot Games
Field of Dreams
Fantasia 2000
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
Blackfish
Exorcist II: The Heretic
The Benchwarmers
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Sommersby
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Primary Colors
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
Best of the Best
Three Fugitives
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
Earth
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
The Sandlot 2274 credits on file
Television 24
Law & Order
The Simpsons
House
Sesame Street
Stargate SG-1
Two and a Half Men
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Frasier
Everwood
The Big Bang Theory
The Mike Douglas Show
Garfield and Friends
Homicide: Life on the Street
Will & Grace
Golden Globe Awards
3rd Rock from the Sun
Star Wars Rebels
Touched by an Angel
Great Performances
L.A. Law
According to Jim
Tony Awards
Highway to HeavenAwards 25
In their orbit 4
Connected to James 6
About this person
James Earl Jones was an American actor. A pioneer for black actors in the entertainment industry, he was acclaimed for his performances on stage and screen. Jones is one of the few performers to achieve the EGOT. He was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1985, and was honored with the National Medal of Arts in 1992, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2002, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2009, and the Academy Honorary Award in 2011.
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