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James Earl Jones
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.
As actor
Indiana Jones Adventure | Disneyland Resort
Butterfly in the Sky
BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Coming 2 America
On Broadway
The Space: Theatre of Survival
Words from a Bear
The Lion King
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Warning Shot
The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Driving Miss Daisy
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
Gimme Shelter
Blackfish
Milius
Muse of Fire
Joe Papp in Five Acts
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
Jack and the Beanstalk