James Earl Jones
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: January 17, 1931
Day of Death: September 9, 2024 (94 years old)
Place of Birth: Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA
James Earl Jones (January 17, 1931 – September 9, 2024) was an American actor. He was described as "one of America's most distinguished and versatile" actors for his performances on stage and screen, and "one of the greatest actors in American history". Over his career, he received three Tony Awards, two Emmy Awards, and a Grammy Award. He was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1985. He 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 Honorary Academy Award in 2011. His deep voice has been praised as a "stirring basso profondo that has lent gravel and gravitas" to his projects.
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Fantasia 2000
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Summer's End
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Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
Actor Self - 'Lieutenant Lothar Zogg'
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
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The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove
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Antietam: A Documentary Film
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Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
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Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Actor Arthur Baylor
Gang Related
Actor Archibald Thacker
What the Deaf Man Heard
Actor Self (archive footage)
Sports on the Silver Screen
Actor Jim Kalla
The Second Civil War
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Hitler's Forgotten Victims
Actor Grey
Alone
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Afro Promo
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Casper: A Spirited Beginning
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Cry, the Beloved Country
Actor The Storyteller (voice)
People: A Musical Celebration
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Who's in Rabbit's House?
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The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
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The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Actor Madison Hemings
Jefferson in Paris
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Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable
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Judge Dredd
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The Lion King
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Clear and Present Danger
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Africa: The Serengeti
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The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
Actor John Dolby
Clean Slate
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Gangs: Turning the Corner
Actor Vernon Johns
The Vernon Johns Story
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Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'
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Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
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Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
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The Making of the Lion King
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The Last Remake of Beau Geste
Actor Older Kokumo
Exorcist II: The Heretic
Actor Malcolm X
The Greatest
Actor Morris Bird, Jr.
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
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The Making of Star Wars
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