James Earl Jones
1931 -
American born Tate Country, Missouri
Nickname Todd (childhood) . 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 will return as the voice of Darth Vader in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005). Spouse Cecilia Hart (15 March 1982 - present) 1 child, Julienne Marie (? - ?) (divorced).
2004: A Light Knight's Odyssey (2007) , Click (2006) , Scary Movie 4 (2006) , The Benchwarmers (2006), The Magic 7 (2006) , Kingdom Hearts II (2005) , The Reading Room (2005) , Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) , The Sandlot 2 (2005) , Robots (2005) , "Everwood" (2003) , "According to Jim" (2004) , Feast of All Saints (2001) , Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street (2001) , Finder's Fee (2001) , Disney's American Legends (2001) , Nine Dog Christmas (2001) , Santa and Pete (1999) , The Annihilation of Fish (1999) , Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun (1999) , Undercover Angel (1999) , Summer's End (1999) , On the Q.T. (1999) , Our Friend, Martin (1999) , "Recess" (1998) , The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) , Merlin (1998/II) , Primary Colors (1998) , "The Simpsons" (1990) , Alone (1997) , What the Deaf Man Heard (1997) , "Homicide: Life on the Street"(1997) , Gang Related (1997) , "Stargate SG-1" (1997) , Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997) , The Second Civil War (1997) , "Frasier" (1997), "Touched by an Angel" (1997) , Monopoly Star Wars (1997) , Timepiece (1996) , Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996) , Good Luck (1996) , A Family Thing (1996) , "3rd Rock from the Sun" (1996) , Cry, the Beloved Country (1995) , Judge Dredd (1995) , Jefferson in Paris (1995) , "Under One Roof" (1995) , Signs and Wonders (1995) , People: A Musical Celebration (1995) , "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" (1995) , Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' (1994) , Clear and Present Danger (1994) , The Lion King (1994) , Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics (1994) , "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" (1994) , Clean Slate (1994) , "Picket Fences" (1994) , Confessions: Two Faces of Evil (1994) , The Vernon Johns Story (1994) , The Lion King (1994) , Under a Killing Moon (1994) , "American Playhouse" (1993) , "Law & Order" (1993) , Percy & Thunder (1993) , The Meteor Man (1993) , Excessive Force (1993) , The Sandlot (1993) , The Parsley Garden (1993) , Sommersby (1993), Dreamrider (1993) , "Garfield and Friends" (1992) , Sneakers (1992) , Freddie as F.R.O.7 (1992) , Patriot Games (1992) , Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama (1992) , The Second Coming (1992) , "Square One TV" (1991), "Pros and Cons" (1991) , Scorchers (1991) , "Mathnet" (1987) ,Grim Prairie Tales (1990) , "Gabriel's Fire" (1990) , The Ambulance (1990) , Ivory Hunters (1990) , Heat Wave (1990) , Last Flight Out (1990) , By Dawn's Early Light (1990) , The Hunt for Red October (1990) , Convicts (1990) , Teach 109 (1990), Best of the Best (1989) , Field of Dreams (1989) , Three Fugitives (1989) , "L.A. Law" (1988) , "Long Ago and Far Away" (1989) , The Hunting of the Snark (1989) , Coming to America (1988) , Lone Star Kid (1988) , Terrorgram (1988) , Matewan (1987) , Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987) ,My Little Girl (1987) , Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1987) , Gardens of Stone (1987) , "Highway to Heaven" (1987) , Soldier Boys (1987) , Soul Man (1986) , "Faerie Tale Theatre" (1986) , City Limits (1985) , "Me and Mom" (1985) , "The Atlanta Child Murders" (1985) , The Vegas Strip War (1984) , Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) , Star Wars (1983) , Blood Tide (1982) , Amy & the Angel (1982) , Conan the Barbarian (1982) , "Freedom to Speak" (1982) , The Flight of Dragons (1982) , The Bushido Blade (1981) , The Creation (1981) , The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story (1980) , Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) , Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980) , "Paris" (1979) , Paul Robeson (1979) , "Roots: The Next Generations" (1979) , The 'Star Wars' Holiday Special (1978) , The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened (1977) , A Piece of the Action (1977) , The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977) , Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) , Star Wars (1977) , The Greatest (1977) , "Jesus of Nazareth" (1977) , Deadly Hero (1976) , Swashbuckler (1976) , The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976), The River Niger (1976) , "Vegetable Soup" (1976) , The UFO Incident (1975) , The Cay (1974) , Claudine (1974) , King Lear (1974) , "Black Omnibus" (1973) , The Man (1972) , The Great White Hope (1970) , End of the Road (1970) , "N.Y.P.D." (1969) , "Tarzan" (1967) , The Comedians (1967) , "The Guiding Light" (1952) , "As the World Turns" (1956) , "Dr. Kildare" (1966) , "The Defenders" (1962) , "Channing" (1964) , Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) , "East Side/West Side" (1963) , "Look Up and Live" (????)
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