Overview
James Earl Jones
Known For
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth...
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as...
The Space: Theatre of Survival
When everything about you falls one man decides that theatre...
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.