James Earl Jones (January 17, 1931 - September 9, 2024) was an American actor and voice actor.
He was known for voicing: Darth Vader in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
Animation Voice Work
Animation
- Disney's Recess (1998) - Santa Claus (ep24)
- Garfield and Friends (1992) - Diablo (ep88)
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) - King Dakkar (ep9)
- Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (1992) - Narration
- Star Wars Rebels (2016) - Darth Vader (ep29)
- The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible (1986) - Pharoah (ep1)
- The Simpsons (1990-1998) - Alternative Universe Maggie Simpson (ep109), Narrator (ep192), The Raven Narrator (ep16), Removal Man (ep16), Serak the Preparer (ep16)
Direct-to-Video Movies
- Disney's Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street (2001) - Santa Claus
- Nine Dog Christmas (2004) - Storyteller
- Our Friend, Martin (1999) - Daddy King
- The Flight of Dragons (1982) - Ommadon
- The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) - Mufasa
Movies
- Disney The Lion King (2019) - Mufasa
- Freddie the Frog (1992) - Narrator
- Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987) - Emperor of the Night
- Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2010) - Admiral Halifax
- Robots (2005) - Voice Box at Hardware Store
- The Lion King (1994) - Mufasa
Shorts
- Beauty and the Beast (1981) - Narrator
TV Specials
- Disney The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar (2015) - Mufasa
- Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion (2014) - Darth Vader
- Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal (2015) - Darth Vader
- Star Wars Rebels: Twilight of the Apprentice (2016) - Darth Vader
Audiobook/Radio Voice Work
Read-Along Storybooks
Live-Action Voice Work
Direct-to-Video Movies
- Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997) - Kibosh
- Jack and the Beanstalk (2010) - The Giant
Movies
- Click (2006) - James Earl Jones
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) - Darth Vader
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) - Darth Vader
- Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) - Darth Vader
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977) - Darth Vader
- Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980-2004) - Darth Vader
- Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) - Darth Vader
- The Benchwarmers (2006) - Darth Vader
TV Mini-Series
- Merlin (1998) - The Mountain King
TV Movies
- The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) - Darth Vader
TV Series
- 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996) - Narrator (ep2)
- According to Jim (2004) - Royal Flush Voice (ep74)
- Mad About You (1997) - James Earl Jones (ep105)
- Reading Rainbow (1983) - Narration (ep4)
- Stargate SG-1 (1997) - Ruax (ep10)
Video Games
Video Games
Theme Park Attractions
- Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable (1995) - Mufasa
- Star Tours 2 3D: The Adventures Continue (2011) - Darth Vader
- The Lion King Celebration (1994) - Mufasa
Trivia
- Number of VA titles on this wiki: (45)
- Years active on this wiki: 1977-2019.