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James Earl Jones

James Earl JonesAKA Todd Jones

Born: 17-Jan-1931
Birthplace: Arkabutla, MS

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Voice of Darth Vader and CNN

Military service: US Army

Father: Robert Earl Jones (actor, b. 3-Feb-1904, d. 7-Sep-2006)
Mother: Ruth Williams Jones
Wife: Julienne Marie (div.)
Wife: Cecilia Hart (actress, m. 15-Mar-1982)
Son: Flynn Earl Jones

    High School: Kaleva-Norman-Dickson High School, Brethren, MI
    University: BA Drama, University of Michigan (1953)

    CNN Narrator ("This is CNN")
    Endorsement of Verizon
    Academy of Achievement (1996)
    AmeriCares Advisory Committee
    Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame 1977
    Kennedy Center Honor 2002
    Tony
    National Medal of Arts 1992
    Visited Disneyland Candlelight Procession (Dec-1990)
    Cherokee Ancestry
    Choctaw Ancestry
    Risk Factors: Stuttering

    TELEVISION
    Everwood Will Cleveland (2003-04)
    Pros and Cons Gabriel Bird (1991-92)
    Gabriel's Fire Gabriel Bird (1990-91)
    Paris Det. Woodrow Paris (1979-80)
    Dr. Kildare Dr. Lou Rush (1966)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (10-Dec-2016) [VOICE]
    The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (23-May-2014)
    Gimme Shelter (17-Oct-2013)
    Milius (9-Mar-2013) · Himself
    The Loving Story (15-Apr-2011)
    Jack and the Beanstalk (24-Apr-2010) · Giant's Voice [VOICE]
    Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (8-Feb-2008)
    Earth (14-Jul-2007)
    The Benchwarmers (7-Apr-2006) · Voice of Darth Vader [VOICE]
    The Sandlot 2 (3-May-2005)
    Robots (10-Mar-2005) [VOICE]
    The Reading Room (2005)
    Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (4-Sep-2004) · Himself
    Feast of All Saints (11-Nov-2001)
    Finder's Fee (19-Jun-2001)
    Fantasia 2000 (17-Dec-1999) · Himself
    Santa & Pete (5-Dec-1999)
    The Annihilation of Fish (12-Sep-1999) · Fish
    Undercover Angel (16-May-1999) · The Judge
    Summer's End (30-Jan-1999)
    Our Friend, Martin (1999) [VOICE]
    The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (27-Oct-1998) [VOICE]
    Merlin (26-Apr-1998)
    Primary Colors (20-Mar-1998) · CNN Voiceover [VOICE]
    Alone (21-Dec-1997)
    What the Deaf Man Heard (23-Nov-1997)
    Casper: A Spirited Beginning (21-Oct-1997) [VOICE]
    Gang Related (8-Oct-1997) · Arthur Baylor
    The Second Civil War (15-Mar-1997)
    Timepiece (22-Dec-1996)
    Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault (23-Nov-1996)
    Good Luck (7-Nov-1996)
    Looking for Richard (5-Jul-1996) · Himself
    A Family Thing (29-Mar-1996) · Ray
    Cry, the Beloved Country (14-Sep-1995) · Rev. Stephen Kumalo
    Jefferson in Paris (31-Mar-1995) · Madison Hemings
    Clear and Present Danger (3-Aug-1994)
    The Lion King (15-Jun-1994) [VOICE]
    Clean Slate (6-May-1994) · Dolby
    The Meteor Man (6-Aug-1993)
    Excessive Force (14-May-1993)
    The Sandlot (7-Apr-1993)
    Sommersby (5-Feb-1993) · Judge Issacs
    Sneakers (9-Sep-1992) · Mr. Bernard Abbott
    Freddie as F.R.O.7 (14-Aug-1992) [VOICE]
    Patriot Games (5-Jun-1992)
    Convicts (6-Dec-1991) · Ben
    Scorchers (6-Sep-1991)
    True Identity (23-Aug-1991) · Himself
    Grim Prairie Tales (23-Nov-1990)
    The Ambulance (30-Aug-1990)
    Ivory Hunters (20-Aug-1990)
    Heat Wave (13-Aug-1990)
    Last Flight Out (22-May-1990)
    By Dawn's Early Light (19-May-1990)
    The Hunt for Red October (2-Mar-1990) · Adm. Greer
    Best of the Best (10-Nov-1989) · Coach Couzo
    Field of Dreams (21-Apr-1989) · Terence Mann
    Three Fugitives (27-Jan-1989) · Dugan
    Coming to America (29-Jun-1988) · King Jaffe Joffer
    Matewan (28-Aug-1987)
    Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (6-Aug-1987) [VOICE]
    Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (16-May-1987)
    Gardens of Stone (8-May-1987) · Goody Nelson
    Soul Man (24-Oct-1986)
    My Little Girl (31-Aug-1986)
    City Limits (1-Sep-1985)
    The Atlanta Child Murders (10-Feb-1985)
    Return of the Jedi (25-May-1983) [VOICE]
    Amy and the Angel (22-Sep-1982)
    Conan the Barbarian (14-May-1982) · Thulsa Doom
    The Flight of Dragons (1982) [VOICE]
    Blood Tide (1982)
    The Bushido Blade (1981) · The Prisoner
    Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (15-Apr-1980)
    The Star Wars Holiday Special (17-Nov-1978) [VOICE]
    A Piece of the Action (7-Oct-1977)
    The Last Remake of Beau Geste (15-Jul-1977)
    Exorcist II: The Heretic (17-Jun-1977) · Older Kokumo
    Star Wars (25-May-1977) · Darth Vader [VOICE]
    The Greatest (19-May-1977)
    The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (17-Nov-1976)
    Deadly Hero (15-Oct-1976)
    Swashbuckler (29-Jul-1976)
    The River Niger (14-Apr-1976)
    The UFO Incident (20-Oct-1975)
    King Lear (20-Feb-1974) · King Lear
    Claudine (1974) · Roop
    The Man (19-Jul-1972)
    Malcolm X (24-May-1972) [VOICE]
    The Great White Hope (11-Oct-1970)
    King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (24-Mar-1970) · Himself
    End of the Road (10-Feb-1970)
    The Comedians (31-Oct-1967) · Dr. Magiot
    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (29-Jan-1964) · Lt. Lothar Zogg


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