
James Earl Jones
- Birth name:
- Date of Birth:
- 17 January 1931 Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA
- Height:
- 6' 1½" (1.87 m)
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 returned as the voice of Darth Vader in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005). Show more »
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 returned as the voice of Darth Vader in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005).

Star Wars Rebels
2016, USA
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Episode: Twilight of the Apprentice
as Darth Vader (voice)

Homicide: Life on the Street
1997, USA
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Episode: Blood Ties: Part 3
as Felix Wilson

Homicide: Life on the Street
1997, USA
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Episode: Blood Ties: Part 2
as Felix Wilson

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Backas Darth Vader (voice)
1980, USA
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Homicide: Life on the Street
1997, USA
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Episode: Blood Ties: Part 1
as Felix Wilson

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bombas Lt. Lothar Zogg
1964, USA
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Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1994, USA
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Episode: The House of Luthor
as Franklin W. Stern

Frasier
1997, USA
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Episode: Roz's Krantz & Gouldenstein Are Dead
as Norman Royster

The Simpsons
1990, USA
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Episode: Treehouse of Horror
as Moving Man / Serak the Preparer / Narrator (voice)

The Big Bang Theory
2014, USA
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Episode: The Convention Conundrum
as James Earl Jones

3rd Rock from the Sun
1996, USA
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Episode: Post-Nasal Dick
as Narrator (uncredited)

Roots: The Next Generations
1979, USA
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Episode: Part VII (1960-1967)
as Alex Haley

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2009, USA
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Episode: Episode #5.92
as Himself

Garfield and Friends
1992, USA
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Episode: The Cartoon Cat Conspiracy/The Picnic Panic/Ghost of a Chance!
as Diablo (voice)