Acting
James Earl Jones
- Titles
- 202movies61TV shows
- Career
Active from 1964 to 2025, busiest in 1990 with 10 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 92top three billing
- Average score
60/100
- Highest rated
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb92/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 123 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Nostalgia5.4average 3.7
- Politics3.9average 2.6
- Wholesome4.2average 3.3
- Historical3.2average 2.6
- Family Dynamics5.4average 4.8
- Social Commentary5.5average 4.9
- Wit & Wordplay4.2average 3.7
- Catharsis5.6average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism4.1, average 5.4
- Uncanny1.8, average 2.5
- Eroticism1.2, average 1.8
- Psychological5.0, average 5.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 17
- Character-Driven 11
- Underdog Story 5
- Character Study 5
- Family-Friendly 4
- Educational 4
- Redemption 4
- Fast-Paced 4
- Family Drama 3
- Moral Dilemma 3
- Political Intrigue 3
- Social Justice 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Madge SinclairActorComing to America, Gabriel's Fire, Pros and Cons
Billy Dee WilliamsActorThe Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings, Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal, Percy & Thunder
Claire BloomActorWhat the Deaf Man Heard, Beauty and the Beast, Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast
Michael YorkActorThe Last Remake of Beau Geste, Beauty and the Beast, Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast
Mark HamillActorQuantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey, The Star Wars Holiday Special, The Story of the Faithful Wookiee
Hume CronynActorSanta and Pete, Alone, People: A Musical Celebration
Jason RobardsActorThe Atlanta Child Murders, When It Was a Game, Lincoln
Anthony DanielsActorThe Star Wars Holiday Special, The Story of Star Wars, The Story of the Faithful Wookiee
Georg Stanford BrownActorParis, The Reading Room, The Man
Carrie FisherActorThe Star Wars Holiday Special, The Story of the Faithful Wookiee
Sally KirklandActorBest of the Best, Heat Wave
William WindomActorSommersby, The Man
Movies and TV shows
2012020s
4 titles · average score 61
as Mara (voice)
In Memory Of
TV show · as Darth Vader (voice)
as King Jaffe Joffer
2010s
14 titles · average score 64
as Mufasa (voice)
as Darth Vader (voice)
as Narrator
as Pendleton
as Darth Vader (voice)
as Mufasa (voice)
as Darth Vader (voice)
as Hoke Colburn
TV show · as Darth Vader (voice)
as Frank McCarthy
as Admiral (voice)
2000s
30 titles · average score 63
as Papa Jenkins
as Narrator (voice)
TV show · as James Earl Jones
as Narrator
as William
as Storyteller (voice)
TV show · as Dibala
TV show · as James Earl Jones
as Narrator
as Avery Phillips
as Mister (voice)
1990s
72 titles · average score 64
as Ray Murdock
as Dr. McDuffie
as Rev. Stephen Kumalo
as Mufasa (voice)
as John Dolby
as Jake
as Bear
as Ben Johnson
as Lt. Spencer
as Vice ADM James Greer
as Alice
TV show · as Gabriel Bird
1980s
43 titles · average score 61
as Frank Couzo
as Terrence Mann
as Dugan
as King Jaffe Joffer
as Narrator (voice)
as 'Few Clothes' Johnson
as Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson
as Umslopogaas
as Professor Banks
TV show · as Major Walker
as Thulsa Doom
as Frye
1970s
29 titles · average score 59
TV show · as Woody Paris
as Older Kokumo
as Joshua Burke
as Nick Debrett
as Barney Hill
TV show · as Long John Spoilsport
as Rabbit Shazam
as Rupert D. "Roop" Marshall
as Biographical Narration (voice)
as Jack Jefferson
as Doctor D
1960s
7 titles · average score 69
TV show
as Dr. Magiot
TV show
TV show
TV show · as Dr. Lou Rush
TV show · as Lieutenant Andrews / Reverend Harris Bonham
1950s
1 title · average score 85
TV show · as Archibald Thacker
1940s
1 title
TV show