As Actor
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
2000
6.7
James Earl Jones
Acting
Birth date
January 17, 1931
Birth place
Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA
Death date
September 9, 2024
Biography
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.
Featured in
As Actor
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
2000
5.6
As Actor
Summer's End
2000
7.2
As Actor
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove
2000
5.1
As Actor
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
2000
6.0
As Actor
Fantasia 2000
2000
7.0
As Actor
Santa and Pete
1999
5.3
As Actor
The Annihilation of Fish
1999
6.5
As Actor
Undercover Angel
1999
6.9
As Actor
On the Q.T.
1999
6.9
As Actor
Our Friend, Martin
1999
6.9
As Actor
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
1998
7.0
As Actor
Alone
1997
6.5
As Actor
The Second Civil War
1997
6.1
As Actor
What the Deaf Man Heard
1997
6.2
As Actor
Gang Related
1997
6.4
As Actor
Good Luck
1997
4.7
As Actor
Timepiece
1996
7.0
As Actor
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
1996
7.1
As Actor
Looking for Richard
1996
6.8