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2007-08-02

James Earl Jones的声音太好听了，非常适合给领袖人物配音

前天看《Transformers》，擎天柱的配音非常好听，让我想到了狮子王中的为辛巴simba的父亲木法沙（Mufasa）的配音，那个声音和这个声音一样富有权威感和领袖气质，非常低沉宽广。结果google搜索进入imdb中《狮子王》的页面，找到了配音的演员，就是James Earl Jones，下面是此人的资料，原来是个黑人，小时候还有口吃，还曾经在星球大战中配黑武士首领的声音。
但是forcode查找变形金刚擎天柱的配音，却不是此人，而是

Peter Cullen

...

Optimus Prime (voice)

原来还不是同一个人。

James Earl Jones, Carol Channing, Tommy Tune

2007 American Theatre Wing Spring Gala

James Earl Jones

Carol Channing

Tommy Tune

Date of Birth:

17 January 1931, Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA more

Mini Biography:

James Earl Jones was born in 1931 in Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA. At an... more

Trivia:

Has appeared in two films with Madge Sinclair where they play the main... more

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 14 wins & 16 nominations more

Alternate Names:

James Earl Boggins Jones

Jump to filmography as: Actor , Thanks, Self, Archive Footage

Actor:

Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2009) ( in production) (voice) .... The Professor
The Magic 7 (2008) (TV) ( post-production) (voice) .... 5-Toe
The Better Man (2008) ( post-production)
Click (2006/I) (uncredited) (voice) .... Narrator of Michael's Past
Scary Movie 4 (2006) (uncredited) .... Narrator
The Benchwarmers (2006) (voice) .... Darth Vader
Kingdom Hearts II (2005) (VG) (voice: English version) (archive sound) .... Mufasa
... aka Kingudamu hâtsu II (Japan)
The Reading Room (2005) (TV) .... William Campbell
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) (voice) (uncredited) .... Darth Vader
... aka Revenge of the Sith (USA: short title)
... aka Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith (USA: DVD box title)
... aka Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (USA: promotional title)
The Sandlot 2 (2005) (V) .... Mr. Mertle
Robots (2005) (voice) .... Voice Box at Hardware Store
... aka Robots: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
"Everwood" .... Will Cleveland (3 episodes, 2003-2004)
... aka Our New Life in Everwood (UK: new syndication title)
    - The Tipping Point (2004) TV Episode .... Will Cleveland
    - The L Word (2004) TV Episode .... Will Cleveland
    - Three Miners from Everwood (2003) TV Episode .... Will Cleveland
"According to Jim" .... Royal Flush XP Toilet (1 episode, 2004)
- The Toilet (2004) TV Episode (voice) .... Royal Flush XP Toilet
Feast of All Saints (2001) (TV) .... Older Marcel
... aka Anne Rice's The Feast of All Saints (USA: complete title)
Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street (2001) (V) .... Santa Claus
Finder's Fee (2001) .... Avery Phillips
Nine Dog Christmas (2001) (V) (voice) .... Narrator
Disney's American Legends (2001) (V) .... Host
Santa and Pete (1999) (TV) .... Grandpa Nicholas
The Annihilation of Fish (1999) .... Fish
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun (1999) (VG) .... James Solomon - GDI General
... aka Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun Firestorm (USA)
Undercover Angel (1999) .... The Judge
... aka Un vrai petit ange (Canada: French title)
Summer's End (1999) (TV) .... Dr. William 'Bill' Blakely
... aka Walk on Water
On the Q.T. (1999) .... Leo
Our Friend, Martin (1999) (V) (voice) .... Daddy King
"Recess" .... Santa Claus (2 episodes, 1998)
... aka Disney's Recess: Created by Paul and Joe (USA: complete title)
- Yes, Mikey, Santa Does Shave: Part 1 (1998) TV Episode (voice) .... Santa Claus
- Yes, Mikey, Santa Does Shave: Part 2 (1998) TV Episode (voice) .... Santa Claus
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) (V) (voice) .... Mufasa
Merlin (1998/II) (TV) (voice) .... Mountain King
Primary Colors (1998) (voice) .... CNN Voiceover
... aka Mit aller Macht (Germany)
... aka Primary Colors (France)
"The Simpsons" .... Narrator / ... (3 episodes, 1990-1998)
    - Das Bus (1998) TV Episode (voice) .... Narrator
    - Treehouse of Horror V (1994) TV Episode (voice) (as James Earl Boggins Jones) .... Maggie Simpson
    - Treehouse of Horror (1990) TV Episode (voice) .... Moving Man/Serak the Preparer/Narrator
Alone (1997) (TV) .... Grey
... aka Horton Foote's Alone (USA: complete title)
What the Deaf Man Heard (1997) (TV) .... Archibald Thacker
"Homicide: Life on the Street" .... Felix Wilson (3 episodes, 1997)
... aka Homicide (USA: informal short title)
    - Blood Ties: Part 3 (1997) TV Episode .... Felix Wilson
    - Blood Ties: Part 2 (1997) TV Episode .... Felix Wilson
    - Blood Ties: Part 1 (1997) TV Episode .... Felix Wilson
Gang Related (1997) .... Arthur Baylor
"Stargate SG-1" .... Unas (1 episode, 1997)
... aka Porte des étoiles, La (Canada: French title: dubbed version)
- Thor's Hammer (1997) TV Episode (voice) .... Unas
Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997) (TV) (voice) .... Kibosh
The Second Civil War (1997) (TV) .... Jim Kalla
"Frasier" .... Norman Royster (1 episode, 1997)
- Roz's Krantz & Gouldenstein Are Dead (1997) TV Episode .... Norman Royster
"Touched by an Angel" .... Angel of Angels (1 episode, 1997)
- Clipped Wings (1997) TV Episode .... Angel of Angels
Monopoly Star Wars (1997) (VG) (voice) .... Darth Vader
Timepiece (1996) (TV) .... Lawrence
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996) (TV) .... Dr. McDuffie
... aka Rebound
Good Luck (1996) (uncredited) .... James Bing
... aka Gimps (Australia: video title)
... aka Guys Like Us
... aka The Ox and the Eye
"3rd Rock from the Sun" .... Narrator (2 episodes, 1996)
... aka 3rd Rock (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Life As We Know It
- See Dick Run (1996) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Narrator
- Post-Nasal Dick (1996) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Narrator
A Family Thing (1996) .... Ray Murdock
Cry, the Beloved Country (1995) .... Rev Stephen Kumalo
Judge Dredd (1995) (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator
Jefferson in Paris (1995) .... Madison Hemings
... aka Jefferson à Paris (France)
"Under One Roof" (1995) TV Series .... Neb Langston (unknown episodes)
Signs and Wonders (1995) (TV) .... Diamond
People: A Musical Celebration (1995) (TV) .... The Storyteller
"Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" (1995) TV Series .... Additional Voices (unknown episodes)
Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' (1994) (TV) .... Narrator/Ebenezer Scrooge
... aka Bah, Humbug! (USA: short title)
Clear and Present Danger (1994) .... Adm. James Greer
The Lion King (1994) (voice) .... King Mufasa
... aka Rey león, El (USA: Spanish title)
Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics (1994) (TV) .... Host
"Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" .... Franklin W. Stern (1 episode, 1994)
... aka Lois & Clark
... aka The New Adventures of Superman (UK)
- The House of Luthor (1994) TV Episode .... Franklin W. Stern
Clean Slate (1994) .... John Dolby
"Picket Fences" .... Bryant Thomas (1 episode, 1994)
- System Down (1994) TV Episode .... Bryant Thomas
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil (1994) (TV) .... Charles Lloyd
The Vernon Johns Story (1994) (TV) .... Vernon Johns
... aka The Road to Freedom: The Vernon Johns Story (USA)
Under a Killing Moon (1994) (VG) .... The Big P.I. in the Sky
The Lion King (1994) (VG) (voice) .... Mufasa
"American Playhouse" .... Old Man Taylor (1 episode, 1993)
- Hallelujah (1993) TV Episode .... Old Man Taylor
"Law & Order" .... Horace McCoy (1 episode, 1993)
... aka Law & Order Prime (USA: informal title)
- Profile (1993) TV Episode .... Horace McCoy
Percy & Thunder (1993) (TV) .... Percy
... aka Percy and Thunder (Australia)
The Meteor Man (1993) .... Earnest Moses
Excessive Force (1993) .... Jake
The Sandlot (1993) .... Mr. Mertle
... aka The Sandlot Kids
"ABC Weekend Specials" (1 episode, 1993)
- The Parsley Garden (1993) TV Episode
Sommersby (1993) .... Judge Barry Conrad Issacs
... aka Sommersby (France)
Dreamrider (1993) .... William Perry
Lincoln (1992) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
"Garfield and Friends" .... Diablo (1 episode, 1992)
- Ghost of a Chance (1992) TV Episode (voice) .... Diablo
Sneakers (1992) .... Bernard Abbott, NSA
Freddie as F.R.O.7 (1992) (voice) .... Narrator - American Version
... aka Freddie the Frog
Patriot Games (1992) .... Adm. James Greer
"Pros and Cons" .... Gabriel Bird (7 episodes, 1991-1992)
    - Do You Take This Man? (1992) TV Episode .... Gabriel Bird
    - The Ex Spots the Mark (1992) TV Episode .... Gabriel Bird
    - Scarlet Biretta (1991) TV Episode .... Gabriel Bird
    - May the Best Man Win (1991) TV Episode .... Gabriel Bird
    - Murder Most Perfect (1991) TV Episode .... Gabriel Bird
      ( 2 more)
Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama (1992) .... Narrator
The Second Coming (1992) .... Narrator
Convicts (1991) .... Ben
... aka Horton Foote's Convicts (USA: complete title)
"Square One TV" .... Chief Thad Greene (1 episode, 1990-1991)
- Episode #4.6 (1991) TV Episode .... Chief Thad Greene
Scorchers (1991) .... Bear
... aka Jumper: Hot Lover (Philippines: English title)
"Mathnet" .... Chief Thad Green / ... (5 episodes, 1987-1991)
    - Despair in Monterey Bay (1991) TV Episode .... Chief Thad Greene
    - The Case of the Deceptive Data (1988) TV Episode .... Chief Thad Green
    - The Case of the Missing Air (1988) TV Episode (voice) .... Chief on Phone
    - The Problem of the Passing Parade (1987) TV Episode .... Chief Thad Green
    - The Trial of George Frankly (1987) TV Episode .... Chief Thad Green
"Gabriel's Fire" .... Gabriel Bird (1 episode, 1990)
- To Catch a Con: Part 1 (1990) TV Episode .... Gabriel Bird
Grim Prairie Tales: Hit the Trail... to Terror (1990) .... Morrison
... aka Hellbent (Australia: video box title)
The Ambulance (1990) .... Lieutenant Spencer
Ivory Hunters (1990) (TV) .... Inspector Nkuru
... aka The Last Elephant
Heat Wave (1990) (TV) .... Junius Johnson
Last Flight Out (1990) (TV) .... Al Topping
By Dawn's Early Light (1990) (TV) .... Looking Glass General - 'Alice'
The Hunt for Red October (1990) .... Admiral James Greer
Teach 109 (1990) (TV) .... Dr. Winston
Best of the Best (1989) .... Coach Couzo
"Saturday Night with Connie Chung" .... Vernon Johns (1 episode, 1989)
- God's Bad Boy (1989) TV Episode .... Vernon Johns
Field of Dreams (1989) .... Terence "Terry" Mann
Three Fugitives (1989) .... Dugan
"L.A. Law" .... Lee Atkins (2 episodes, 1988-1989)
- Victor/Victorious (1989) TV Episode .... Lee Atkins
- Chariots of Meyer (1988) TV Episode .... Lee Atkins
"Long Ago and Far Away" (1989) TV Series .... Host (unknown episodes)
The Hunting of the Snark (1989) .... Narrator
Coming to America (1988) .... King Jaffe Joffer
... aka Prince in New York (Europe: English title: video title)
Lone Star Kid (1988) (TV)
Terrorgram (1988) (voice) .... Voice of Retribution
"CBS Schoolbreak Special" .... Detective Robb (1 episode, 1987)
- Soldier Boys (1987) TV Episode .... Detective Robb
Matewan (1987) .... 'Few Clothes' Johnson
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987) (voice) .... Emperor of the Night
My Little Girl (1987) .... Ike Bailey
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1987) .... Umslopogaas
Gardens of Stone (1987) .... Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson
"Highway to Heaven" .... Gabe Wilson (1 episode, 1987)
- A Song of Songs (1987) TV Episode .... Gabe Wilson
Soul Man (1986) .... Professor Banks
... aka The Imposter (USA: alternative title)
"Faerie Tale Theatre" .... Genie (1 episode, 1986)
... aka Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre (USA)
- Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (1986) TV Episode .... Genie
City Limits (1985) .... Albert
"Me and Mom" (1985) TV Series .... Lou Garfield (unknown episodes)
"The Atlanta Child Murders" (1985) (mini) TV Series .... Major Walker
The Vegas Strip War (1984) (TV) .... Jack Madrid
... aka Las Vegas Strip War
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) (voice) .... Voice of Darth Vader
... aka Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi (USA: video box title)
Star Wars (1983) (VG) (voice) .... Darth Vader
Blood Tide (1982) .... Frye
... aka Bloodtide (USA)
... aka Demon Island (USA: TV title)
... aka The Red Tide
"ABC Afterschool Specials" .... Gabriel (1 episode, 1982)
- Amy & the Angel (1982) TV Episode .... Gabriel
Conan the Barbarian (1982) .... Thulsa Doom
The Flight of Dragons (1982) (voice) .... Ommadon
... aka Flight of the Dragon
"Freedom to Speak" (1982) (mini) TV Series .... Frederick Douglass/Martin Luther King Jr.
The Bushido Blade (1981) .... The Prisoner
... aka The Bloody Bushido Blade
The Creation (1981) .... Narrator
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story (1980) (TV) .... Dane Oliver
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) (voice) (uncredited) .... Voice of Darth Vader
... aka Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back (USA: video box title)
... aka The Empire Strikes Back (USA: short title)
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980) (TV) .... Father Divine
... aka The Mad Messiah
"Paris" (1979) TV Series .... Detective Capt. Woodrow 'Woody' Paris (1979-80) (unknown episodes)
Paul Robeson (1979) (TV) .... Paul Robeson
"Roots: The Next Generations" (1979) (mini) TV Series .... Alex Haley
The 'Star Wars' Holiday Special (1978) (TV) (voice) .... Darth Vader
... aka The 'Star Wars' Christmas Special (USA: unauthorized video title)
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened (1977) (TV) .... Morris Bird, Jr.
A Piece of the Action (1977) .... Joshua Burke
The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977) .... Sheikh
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) .... Older Kokumo
Star Wars (1977) (voice) .... Darth Vader
... aka Guerra de las estrellas, La (USA: Spanish title)
... aka Star Wars IV: A New Hope (USA: video box title)
... aka Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (USA: reissue title (new title))
The Greatest (1977) .... Malcolm X
"Jesus of Nazareth" (1977) (mini) TV Series .... Balthazar
... aka Gesù di Nazareth (Italy)
Deadly Hero (1976) .... Rabbit
Swashbuckler (1976) .... Nick Debrett
... aka Scarlet Buccaneer (UK)
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976) .... Leon Carter, All-Star (C)
The River Niger (1976) .... Johnny Williams
"Vegetable Soup" (1976) TV Series .... Long John Spoilsport (unknown episodes)
The UFO Incident (1975) (TV) .... Barney Hill
... aka Interrupted Journey (USA)
The Cay (1974) (TV) .... Timothy
Claudine (1974) .... Roop
King Lear (1974) (TV) .... King Lear
"Black Omnibus" (1973) TV Series .... Host (1973)
The Man (1972) .... Douglass Dilman
The Great White Hope (1970) .... Jack Jefferson
End of the Road (1970) .... Doctor D
"N.Y.P.D." (2 episodes, 1969)
- Candy Man: Part 2 (1969) TV Episode
- Candy Man: Part 1 (1969) TV Episode
"Tarzan" .... Chief Bella / ... (2 episodes, 1967-1968)
- The Convert (1968) TV Episode .... Nerlan
- To Steal the Rising Sun (1967) TV Episode .... Chief Bella
The Comedians (1967) .... Dr. Magiot
... aka Comédiens, Les (France)
"As the World Turns" (1956) TV Series .... Dr. Jerry Turner (unknown episodes, 1966)
"The Guiding Light" (1952) TV Series .... Dr. Jim Frazier #2 (unknown episodes, 1966)
... aka Guiding Light (USA: new title)
"Dr. Kildare" .... Dr. Lou Rush (4 episodes, 1966)
    - These Hands That Heal (1966) TV Episode .... Dr. Lou Rush
    - Adrift in a Sea of Confusion (1966) TV Episode .... Dr. Lou Rush
    - Gratitude Won't Pay the Bills (1966) TV Episode .... Dr. Lou Rush
    - A Cry from the Street (1966) TV Episode .... Dr. Lou Rush
"The Defenders" .... Andrews / ... (2 episodes, 1962-1964)
- The Non-Violent (1964) TV Episode .... Reverend Harris Bonham
- Along Came a Spider (1962) TV Episode .... Andrews
"Channing" .... Dr. Peter Cooke (1 episode, 1964)
... aka The Young and the Bold
- Freedom Is a Lovesome Thing God Wot (1964) TV Episode .... Dr. Peter Cooke
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) .... Lt. Lothar Zogg
... aka Dr. Strangelove
"East Side/West Side" .... Joe (1 episode, 1963)
- Who Do You Kill? (1963) TV Episode .... Joe
"Look Up and Live" .... Book (1 episode)
- Room for Death (????) TV Episode .... Book

Thanks:

Conan: The Rise of a Fantasy Legend (2005) (V) (special thanks)
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (2004) (TV) (special thanks)

Self:

Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson (2007) (V) .... Himself
Ali's 65 (2007) (TV) .... Himself
Ali Rap (2006) (TV) .... Himself
Searching for Orson (2006) .... Himself
The Clinton 12 (2006) (V) .... Narrator
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (2006) (TV) .... Himself
The 60th Annual Tony Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
The Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy (2006) (V) (voice) .... Himself - Narrator
Hollywood's Greatest Villains (2005) (TV) .... Interview
"Getaway" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
... aka United Travel Getaway (Australia: new title)
- Found (2005) TV Episode .... Himself
AFI Tribute to George Lucas (2005) (TV) (voice) .... Himself
The 59th Annual Tony Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Play & Presenter: Best Featured Actress in a Musical
"Ultimate Superheroes, Vixens & Villains" (2005) (mini) TV Series .... Himself
Conan: The Rise of a Fantasy Legend (2005) (V) .... Himself
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' (2005) (V) .... Narrator
No Fighting in the War Room or Dr. Strangelove and the Nuclear Threat (2004) (V) .... Himself
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (2004) (TV) .... Himself - Voice of 'Darth Vader'
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004) .... Himself
Athens 2004 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony (2004) (TV) .... Voice-over
Field of Dreams: Passing Along the Pastime (2004) (V) .... Himself
The Great Year (2004) .... Narrator
"Will & Grace" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- Me and Mr. Jones (2003) TV Episode .... Himself
"Extra" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
... aka Extra: The Entertainment Magazine (USA)
- Episode dated 15 October 2003 (2003) TV Episode .... Himself
"Business World News" (2003) TV Series .... Spokesperson
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2002) (TV) .... Himself (honoree)
The Perfect Pitch (2002) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Brilliant But Cancelled: The Perfect Pitch (USA: series title)
The Story Behind the Story (2002) (V) .... Himself
Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (2002) (TV) .... Himself
Patriot Games: Up Close (2002) (TV) (also archive footage) .... Himself
Brilliant But Cancelled (2002) (TV) .... Himself
Muhammad Ali: Through the Eyes of the World (2001)
The Papp Project (2001) .... Himself
Black Indians: An American Story (2001) .... Narrator
Antietam: A Documentary Drama (2000) (voice) .... Narrator
The Washington Monument: It Stands for All (2000) (TV) .... Narrator
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' (2000) (V) .... Himself
... aka Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan the Barbarian' (USA)
Inside the Making of 'Dr. Strangelove' (2000) (V) .... Himself
... aka Inside 'Dr. Strangelove' (USA: short title)
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove (2000) (V) .... Himself
... aka The Art of Stanley Kubrick (USA: short title)
"American Masters" .... Himself - Actor (1 episode, 2000)
- Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light (2000) TV Episode .... Himself - Actor
Ennis' Gift (2000) .... Himself
Tina Turner: One Last Time Live in Concert (2000) (V) (voice) .... Announcer
Fantasia/2000 (1999) .... Himself - Host (segment "Carnival of the Animals")
... aka Fantasia 2000 (Philippines: English title) (USA: alternative spelling)
In Search of Liberty Bell 7 (1999) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
"The Howard Stern Radio Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
- Episode dated 6 November 1999 (1999) TV Episode .... Himself
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (1998) (TV) .... Himself
The 'Field of Dreams' Scrapbook (1998) (V) .... Himself
... aka The 'Field of Dreams' Scrapbook: The Making of (USA)
New York City... Come Visit the World (1998)
Sports on the Silver Screen (1997) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
"Mad About You" .... Himself (1 episode, 1997)
- Chicken Man (1997) TV Episode (voice) .... Himself
Looking for Richard (1996) .... Himself (Interview)
"Howard Stern" .... Himself (1 episode, 1996)
- Episode dated 1 July 1996 (1996) TV Episode .... Himself
The 50th Annual Tony Awards (1996) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
2nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (1996) (TV)
The Making of 'Jurassic Park' (1995) (V) .... Host
Countdown to Freedom: 10 Days That Changed South Africa (1994) (voice) .... Narrator
... aka Countdown to Freedom (USA: short title)
The Making of 'The Lion King' (1994) (TV) .... Himself
The Lion King: A Musical Journey with Elton John (1994) (TV) .... Himself
Africa: The Serengeti (1994) (voice) .... Narrator
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) (uncredited) .... Himself
"Late Show with David Letterman" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1993-1994)
... aka Late Show Backstage (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts)
... aka The Late Show (USA: informal short title)
    - Episode dated 5 January 1994 (1994) TV Episode .... Himself
    - Episode dated 29 October 1993 (1993) TV Episode .... Himself
    - Episode dated 13 October 1993 (1993) TV Episode .... Himself
The 47th Annual Tony Awards (1993) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
Information Democracy (1993) (TV) .... Himself
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (V) (voice) .... Himself ('Superbowl Heal The World' video)
... aka Michael Jackson - Dangerous: The Short Films (USA)
"World of Discovery" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1993)
... aka ABC's World of Discovery (USA: complete title)
- Wildebeest: Race for Life (1993) TV Episode .... Narrator
Diamonds on the Silver Screen (1992) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
The JFK Conspiracy (1992) (TV) .... Host
The American Film Institute Salute to Sidney Poitier (1992) (TV) .... Himself
The Magic of David Copperfield XIV: Flying - Live the Dream (1992) (TV) .... Himself
True Identity (1991) .... Himself
When It Was a Game (1991) (TV) (voice) .... Himself
The 17th Annual People's Choice Awards (1991) (TV) .... Himself
The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1990) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
The 44th Annual Tony Awards (1990) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
A World Alive (1990) (voice)
The 43rd Annual Tony Awards (1989) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
21st NAACP Image Awards (1989) (TV) .... Himself
11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried (1989) (TV) .... Narrator
... aka JFK: The Day the Nation Cried (USA)
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues (1988) (V) .... Himself/Narrator
The 41st Annual Tony Awards (1987) (TV) .... Himself - Performer & Winner: Best Actor in a Play
Night of 100 Stars II (1985) (TV) .... Himself
Allen Boesak: Choosing for Justice (1984) .... Narrator
"Reading Rainbow" .... Himself (1 episode, 1983)
- Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain (1983) TV Episode (voice) .... Himself
Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV) .... Himself
The 34th Annual Tony Awards (1980) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1979) (TV) .... Honoree
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street (1979) (TV) .... Himself - Host
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement (1978) .... Himself
Circus of the Stars #2 (1977) (TV)
"The Mike Douglas Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1977)
- Episode dated 17 October 1977 (1977) TV Episode .... Himself
The Making of 'Star Wars' (1977) (TV) (voice) .... Darth Vader
Malcolm X (1972) (voice) .... Biographical Narration
"Sesame Street" .... Himself (4 episodes, 1969-1971)
... aka Open Sesame (New Zealand: English title: new syndication title)
... aka Sesame Street Unpaved (USA: syndication title)
... aka The New Sesame Street (USA: new syndication title)
    - Episode #2.227 (1971) TV Episode .... Himself
    - Episode #1.5 (1969) TV Episode .... Himself
    - Episode #1.2 (1969) TV Episode .... Himself
    - Pilot (1969) TV Episode .... Himself
The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (1971) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Co-Presenter: Best Cinematography
"Film Night" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
- The Black Man in the Cinema (1971) TV Episode .... Himself
"What's My Line?" .... Himself - Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1970)
- Episode dated 28 October 1970 (1970) TV Episode .... Himself - Mystery Guest
The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (1970) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Film Editing & Best Original Screenplay
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) .... Commentator
The 23rd Annual Tony Awards (1969) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
"Toast of the Town" .... Jack Jefferson - scene from 'The Great White Hope' (1 episode, 1969)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #22.17 (1969) TV Episode .... Jack Jefferson - scene from 'The Great White Hope'
The Comedians in Africa (1967) (uncredited) .... Himself

Archive Footage:

"Today Tonight"
- Episode dated 6 April 2007 (2007) TV Episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Darth Vader
"20 to 1"
- Magnificent Movies (2006) TV Episode (voice) .... Darth Vader
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (2006) (VG) (voice) (uncredited) .... Darth Vader
Twister: A Musical Catastrophe (2000) (V) .... Applause
Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street' (1998) (TV) .... Felix Wilson
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (1998) (TV) .... Himself
America at the Movies (1976) .... Lt. Lothar Zogg/Roop

Other Works:

Autobiography: "James Earl Jones: Voices and Silences", co-written with Penelope Niven. more

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography / 2 Interviews / 2 Articles more

Genres:

Drama / Comedy / Family / Documentary more

Plot Keywords:

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James Earl Jones

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Date of Birth

17 January 1931, Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA

Nickname

Todd (childhood)

Height

6' 1½" (1.87 m)

Mini Biography

James Earl Jones was born in 1931 in Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA. At an early age he started to take dramatic lessons to calm himself down. It appeared to work as he has since starred in many films over a 40-year period, beginning with the Stanley Kubrick classic Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964). Probably best known for his role as Darth Vader (for the voice only, as the man in the Darth Vader suit was David Prowse, whose voice was dubbed because of his British West Country accent). Has appeared on "The Simpsons" (1989) a couple of times and played Mufasa in The Lion King (1994). James Earl Jones will return as the voice of Darth Vader in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005).

IMDb Mini Biography By: Jadidi

Spouse

Cecilia Hart	(15 March 1982 - present) 1 child
Julienne Marie Scanlon	(? - ?) (divorced)

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Famous for his deep and authoritative voice, used most famously for impressive roles as leaders like Darth Vader in the Star Wars Trilogy and Mufasa in The Lion King (1994)

Trivia

Took acting lessons to control his stutter.

He won a Tony in 1969 for "The Great White Hope".

Born at 6:05am.

Son: Flynn Earl Jones.

Had stuttering problem as a child and said very little as a child; still struggles with the problem and says he has to think about what he says carefully before saying it (impressive, since he is known widely for his voice).

Provided the thunderous voice (uncredited) of the anti-hero, Darth Vader, in the 'Star Wars' film trilogy.

Son of prizefighter-turned-actor Robert Earl Jones , from whom it is said he was estranged long into adulthood.

He's the commanding voice that says "This is CNN".

Graduated from The University of Michigan.

His first time acting was at the Ramsdell Theater in Manistee, Michigan.

Graduated from Kaleva-Norman-Dickson High School in Brethren.

Grew up in the small town of Dublin, Michigan.

Callers using Bell Atlantic pay phones often hear Jones's voice assuring them that "This is Bell Atlantic", just before a female voice asks for a calling card number.

Was once an Army officer after college.

His "death" was announced during a live broadcast of an NBA playoff game in April of 1998. The deceased was actually James Earl Ray, the convicted assassin of Martin Luther King.

He received the John F. Kennedy Centre Honour in December 2002.

Narrated the documentary Black Indians: An American Story (2001) , which explores issues of racial identity between the mixed-descent peoples of both Native American and African American heritage. Jones himself is a Black Indian.

Announced the forty-fifth greatest movie villain of all time by Maxim Magazine's "Fifty Greatest Movie Villains of all Time" list for his character of Darth Vader in Star Wars (1977).

Co-starred with Madge Sinclair five times.

Has won two Tony Awards: in 1969, as Best Actor (Dramatic), for "The Great White Hope", a role he recreated in an Oscar-nominated performance in the film version of the same title, The Great White Hope (1970) and in 1987, as Best Actor (Play), for August Wilson's "Fences".

In the original Star Wars trilogy, he and Billy Dee Williams were the only black actors to play major roles. One of Billy Dee Williams 's other roles was the title role in Scott Joplin (1977). Scott Joplin's ragtime music was used as the score for The Sting (1973), which features James's father, Robert Earl Jones.

Known for his humility, he declined to have his name appear on the credits of both Star Wars (1977) and Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), claiming that he felt his contribution wasn't significant enough to warrant a credit. He did agree to have his name appear of the credits of Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983).

Appears in Robots (2005) with Stanley Tucci. In a television biopic of Peter Sellers, Stanley Tucci played Stanley Kubrick, who directed Peter Sellers in Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964), which was also Jones's first film.

He was the first established celebrity to appear on the series "Sesame Street" (1969).

On October 8, 2002 appeared along with Theo Lion from PBS's "Between the Lions" (2000) before the House Education Reform Subcommittee to explain the importance of supporting literacy programs.

Is of African-American, American Indian and Irish ancestry. His paternal great-great-grandmother, Parthenia Connolly, was a native of Ireland who worked as an indentured servant. She married a former slave named Brice. Because Brice had no surname of his own, he took his wife's name Connolly. His maternal grandmother, Maggie Anderson, was part Choctaw Indian. He also has Cherokee ancestry.

His parents, Ruth Connolly and Robert Earl Jones, separated just before he was born. He was raised by his maternal grandparents.

To help get over his stuttering, he would write poetry, and his schoolteachers would let him read it in front of the class.

On June 15th 2005, he was forced to leave the Broadway revival of On Golden Pond (1981) due to a bout of pneumonia.

While in college, was a member of the Pershing Rifles, Co. M-3, a collegiate fraternal organizations for members of the school's ROTC program. Other members of this organization include Colin Powell and G. Gordon Liddy.

Has appeared in two films with Madge Sinclair where they play the main character's parents. In Coming to America (1988), they play the mother and father of Eddie Murphy's character, Hakeem. In The Lion King (1994), they play the mother and father of Simba. In Coming to America (1988), he appears with Samuel L. Jackson, who also appears with him in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005), in which James Earl Jones voices Darth Vader, the father of original trilogy hero Luke Skywalker. In The Lion King (1994), Jones' character is named Mufasa. In Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005), Darth Vader is severely injured on the planet Mustafar, which necessitates the synthesized voice Jones provides.

He was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 1992 by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington D.C.

His vocal performance of Darth Vader is ranked #84 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.

His father-in-law's favorite movie is Gunga Din (1939).

Is a member of the National Rifle Assocation of America (NRA).

Brother: Matthew Earl Jones.

Personal Quotes

[from "James Earl Jones: Voices and Silences" page 360]: My voice is for hire. My endorsement is not for hire. I will do a voice-over, but I cannot endorse without making a different kind of commitment. My politics are very personal and subjective.

If you take a villain like Thulsa Doom or Darth Vader and have fun with it, that destroys the credibility of the character.

When I read that part in the script where it said, "Luke, I am your father", I thought, "He's lying. I have to see how they carry this lie out".

[On the Iraq war]: All people have to be prepared. If we are going to be the police, we also have to be the guardians. We can no longer play games. I was not against the war in Bosnia. I was against it taking so long. I was not against the war in Somalia. Again, it took too long, and we didn't finish the job. We should've stayed and finished the job. About this pending war, I just think we should've finished that war the first time.

[On the terrible stutter he suffered from as a young man]: One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can't utter.

The world is filled with violence. Because criminals carry guns, we decent law-abiding citizens should also have guns. Otherwise they will win and the decent people will lose.

"I have to look for film or TV work. If the great roles aren't around -- and they usually aren't -- then I try to pick projects which will at least take me to interesting locations. To the best of my abilities, I give them Academy Award caliber performances. I can't put down any jobs that help me pay my bills. The problem is most of the movies and TV shows I've been in haven't given me much to do or say."

Salary

Star Wars (1977)

$7,000

Where Are They Now

(October 2003) Lives in Millbrook, New York.

(September 2006) Lives in Pawling, New York.

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