James Earl Jones

Indiana Jones Adventure | Disneyland Resort 17th July 2025 as Mara (voice)

BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy 12th September 2024 as Self (archive footage)

Butterfly in the Sky 17th March 2024 as Guest Narrator (archive footage)

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street 23rd April 2021 as Self (archive footage)

Coming 2 America 4th March 2021 as King Jaffe Joffer

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 18th December 2019 as Darth Vader (voice)

On Broadway 12th October 2019 as Self (archive footage)

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage 13th September 2019 as Self

The Lion King 12th July 2019 as Mufasa (voice)

The Space: Theatre of Survival 7th June 2019 as Narrator

Words from a Bear 29th January 2019 as Self

Warning Shot 14th September 2018 as Pendleton

The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands 10th January 2017 as Mufasa (voice)

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 14th December 2016 as Darth Vader (voice)

God Bless You, Mr Rosewater 27th July 2016 as Kilgore Trout

The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar 25th January 2016 as Mufasa (voice)

Driving Miss Daisy 4th June 2015 as Hoke Colburn

Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal 18th April 2015 as Darth Vader (voice)

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand 20th February 2015 as Self

Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion 3rd October 2014 as Darth Vader (voice)

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn 23rd May 2014 as Ruben

Gimme Shelter 17th October 2013 as Frank McCarthy

Muse of Fire 26th September 2013 as Self

Blackfish 7th June 2013 as Self (archive footage)

Milius 9th March 2013 as Self

An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road 10th October 2012 as Self

Joe Papp in Five Acts 30th April 2012 as Self

Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter 4th September 2011 as Himself

Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey 17th September 2010 as Admiral (voice)

Jack and the Beanstalk 6th November 2009 as The Giant (voice)

Waking Sleeping Beauty 5th September 2009 as Self (archive footage)

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins 8th February 2008 as Papa Jenkins

Earth 10th October 2007 as Narrator (voice)

John, Paul, George and Ben 5th January 2007 as Narrator

Searching for Orson 2nd November 2006 as Self

Click 23rd June 2006 as Narrator of Michael's Past (voice) (uncredited)

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays 2nd May 2006 as Jack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences")

Scary Movie 4 12th April 2006 as Narrator (uncredited)

The Benchwarmers 7th April 2006 as Darth Vader (voice)

The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy 1st February 2006 as Narrator

Hollywood's Greatest Villains 1st December 2005 as Self

The Sandlot 2 10th November 2005 as Mr. Mertle

The Reading Room 4th November 2005 as William

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith 17th May 2005 as Darth Vader (voice - uncredited)

Robots 10th March 2005 as Voice Box at Hardware Store (voice)

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' 8th February 2005 as Narrator

No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat 28th October 2004 as Self

Nine Dog Christmas 5th October 2004 as Storyteller (voice)

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy 20th September 2004 as Self

The Story of Star Wars 18th August 2004 as Darth Vader (archive footage)

Black Indians: An American Story 1st January 2004 as Narrator

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror 31st October 2003 as Maggie Simpson (voice)

The Great Year 1st August 2003 as Narrator

Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October' 6th May 2003 as Self

Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film 1st January 2002 as Narrator

Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World 19th November 2001 as Self

Feast of All Saints 11th November 2001 as Older Marcel

Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street 6th November 2001 as Mister (voice)

Finder's Fee 19th June 2001 as Avery Phillips

Disney's American Legends 12th February 2001 as Narrator

Antietam: A Documentary Film 3rd December 2000 as Narrator

Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' 30th May 2000 as Self

Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb' 5th May 2000 as Self - 'Lieutenant Lothar Zogg'

The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove 10th April 2000 as Self

Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light 2nd February 2000

Fantasia 2000 1st January 2000 as Self - Host

Santa and Pete 5th December 1999 as Grandpa Nicholas

The Annihilation of Fish 12th September 1999 as Fish

Undercover Angel 16th May 1999 as The Judge

On the Q.T. 1st April 1999 as Leo

Summer's End 28th February 1999 as Dr. William 'Bill' Blakely

Our Friend, Martin 12th January 1999 as Daddy King (voice)

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride 24th October 1998 as Mufasa (voice)

Primary Colors 20th March 1998 as CNN Voiceover (voice)

Alone 21st December 1997 as Grey

The Second Civil War 4th December 1997 as Jim Kalla

What the Deaf Man Heard 23rd November 1997 as Archibald Thacker

Gang Related 8th October 1997 as Arthur Baylor

Casper: A Spirited Beginning 9th September 1997 as Kibosh (voice)

Sports on the Silver Screen 16th March 1997 as Self (archive footage)

Good Luck 7th March 1997 as James Bing

Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery 6th February 1997 as Self

Afro Promo 31st January 1997 as Self (archive footage)

Timepiece 22nd December 1996 as Lawrence

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault 23rd November 1996 as Dr. McDuffie

Looking for Richard 11th October 1996 as Self - Interviewee

A Family Thing 29th March 1996 as Ray Murdock

Cry, the Beloved Country 15th December 1995 as Rev. Stephen Kumalo

Who's in Rabbit's House? 21st September 1995 as Narrator (voice)

Judge Dredd 30th June 1995 as Narrator (uncredited)

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies 5th June 1995 as Self

The Making of 'Jurassic Park' 23rd April 1995 as Host

Jefferson in Paris 31st March 1995 as Madison Hemings

Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable 21st January 1995 as Mufasa

People: A Musical Celebration 1st January 1995 as The Storyteller (voice)

Clear and Present Danger 3rd August 1994 as Admiral James Greer

The Making of the Lion King 24th June 1994 as Self

The Lion King 15th June 1994 as Mufasa (voice)

The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics 19th May 1994 as Host

Clean Slate 6th May 1994 as John Dolby

Africa: The Serengeti 31st March 1994 as Narrator

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult 18th March 1994 as James Earl Jones (uncredited)

Gangs: Turning the Corner 15th March 1994 as Self

Confessions: Two Faces of Evil 17th January 1994 as Charles Lloyd

The Vernon Johns Story 15th January 1994 as Vernon Johns

Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films 28th September 1993 as Self (voice) (uncredited)

Percy & Thunder 7th September 1993 as Percy Banks

The Meteor Man 6th August 1993 as Earnest Moses

Dreamrider 10th June 1993 as Bill Perry

Excessive Force 14th May 1993 as Jake

The Sandlot 7th April 1993 as Mr. Mertle

Sommersby 5th February 1993 as Judge Barry Conrad Issacs

Sneakers 9th September 1992 as Mr. Bernard Abbott

Patriot Games 4th June 1992 as Adm. James Greer

The JFK Conspiracy 15th April 1992 as Self - Host

True Identity 23rd August 1991 as James Earl Jones

When It Was a Game 8th July 1991 as (voice)

Scorchers 7th July 1991 as Bear

Visitors from the Unknown 25th March 1991 as Narrator (voice)

Convicts 1st January 1991 as Ben Johnson

Grim Prairie Tales 14th September 1990 as Morrison

Ivory Hunters 20th August 1990 as Inspector Nkuru

Heat Wave 13th August 1990 as Junius Johnson

By Dawn's Early Light 19th May 1990 as Alice

The Ambulance 22nd March 1990 as Lt. Spencer

The Hunt for Red October 2nd March 1990 as Vice ADM James Greer

Teach 109 1st January 1990 as Dr. Winston

Terrorgram 1st January 1990 as Retribution (voice)

11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried 22nd November 1989 as Narrator

Best of the Best 10th November 1989 as Frank Couzo

Field of Dreams 21st April 1989 as Terrence Mann

Three Fugitives 27th January 1989 as Dugan

Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark 1st January 1989 as Narrator

The Hunting of the Snark 1st January 1989 as Narrator (voice)

Coming to America 29th June 1988 as King Jaffe Joffer

Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues 2nd January 1988 as Narrator (voice)

Matewan 28th August 1987 as 'Few Clothes' Johnson

Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night 6th August 1987 as Emperor of the Night (voice)

Gardens of Stone 5th May 1987 as Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold 17th December 1986 as Umslopogaas

Soul Man 24th October 1986 as Professor Banks

My Little Girl 31st August 1986 as Ike Bailey

Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp 14th July 1986 as Genie / Narrator

The Lone Star Kid 10th February 1986 as Holmes

City Limits 1st September 1985 as Albert

Night of 100 Stars II 10th March 1985 as Self

Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates 1st January 1985

The Vegas Strip War 25th November 1984 as Jack Madrid

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears 1st January 1984 as Narrator

Return of the Jedi 25th May 1983 as Darth Vader (voice)

Blood Tide 24th September 1982 as Frye

Amy and the Angel 22nd September 1982 as Gabriel

The Flight of Dragons 17th August 1982 as Ommadon (voice)

Conan the Barbarian 16th March 1982 as Thulsa Doom

Night of 100 Stars 8th March 1982 as Self

Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast 4th September 1981 as Narrator (voice)

The Bushido Blade 19th June 1981 as The Prisoner

There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues 3rd April 1981 as himself, voice

God's Trombones 1st January 1981 as Narrator (voice)

The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story 25th May 1980 as Dane Oliver

The Empire Strikes Back 20th May 1980 as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)

The Me Nobody Knows 18th May 1980 as Self

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street 1st March 1979 as Self - Host

Paul Robeson 8th January 1979 as Paul Robeson

Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement 31st December 1978 as Self

The Star Wars Holiday Special 17th November 1978 as Darth Vader (voice)

The Story of the Faithful Wookiee 17th November 1978 as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)

The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened 26th October 1977 as Morris Bird, Jr.

A Piece of the Action 7th October 1977 as Joshua Burke

The Making of Star Wars 16th September 1977 as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)

Exorcist II: The Heretic 17th June 1977 as Older Kokumo

The Last Remake of Beau Geste 15th June 1977 as Sheikh

Star Wars 25th May 1977 as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)

The Greatest 17th May 1977 as Malcolm X

Swashbuckler 29th July 1976 as Nick Debrett

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings 16th July 1976 as Leon

The River Niger 14th April 1976 as Johnny Williams

Deadly Hero 14th December 1975 as Rabbit Shazam

The UFO Incident 20th October 1975 as Barney Hill

The Cay 21st October 1974 as Timothy

Claudine 22nd April 1974 as Rupert D. "Roop" Marshall

King Lear 20th February 1974 as King Lear

The Man 19th July 1972 as Douglass Dilman

Malcolm X 24th May 1972 as Biographical Narration (voice)

Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream 19th November 1971 as Narrator

The Great White Hope 11th October 1970 as Jack Jefferson

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis 24th March 1970 as Self (archive footage)

End of the Road 10th February 1970 as Doctor D

The Comedians 31st October 1967 as Dr. Magiot

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 29th January 1964 as Lt. Lothar Zogg