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James Earl Jones
Actor

James Earl Jones

1931Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA189 Movies55 TV Shows

James Earl Jones (January 17, 1931 – September 9, 2024) was an American actor. He was described as "one of America's most distinguished and versatile" actors for his performances on stage and screen, and "one of the greatest actors in American history". Over his career, he received three Tony Awards, two Emmy Awards, and a Grammy Award.

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189 titles
Mufasa: The Lion King
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In Memory Of
7.3

Mufasa: The Lion King

2024
BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy
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Self (archive footage)

BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy

2024
Butterfly in the Sky
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Guest Narrator (archive footage)
8.2

Butterfly in the Sky

2024
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
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Self (archive footage)
7.5

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

2021
Coming 2 America
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King Jaffe Joffer
6.3

Coming 2 America

2021
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
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Darth Vader (voice)
6.3

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019
On Broadway
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Self (archive footage)
8.7

On Broadway

2019
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
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Self

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

2019
The Lion King
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Mufasa (voice)
7.1

The Lion King

2019
The Space: Theatre of Survival
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Narrator

The Space: Theatre of Survival

2019
Words from a Bear
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Self

Words from a Bear

2019
Warning Shot
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Pendleton
5.1

Warning Shot

2018
The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands
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Mufasa (voice)
2.0

The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands

2017
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
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Darth Vader (voice)
7.5

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

2016
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater
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Kilgore Trout
9.0

God Bless You, Mr Rosewater

2016
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
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Mufasa (voice)
6.7

The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar

2016
Driving Miss Daisy
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Hoke Colburn
8.0

Driving Miss Daisy

2015
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
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Darth Vader (voice)
7.9

Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal

2015
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
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Self

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand

2015
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
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Darth Vader (voice)
7.3

Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion

2014
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
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Ruben
5.6

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

2014
Gimme Shelter
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Frank McCarthy
6.6

Gimme Shelter

2013
Muse of Fire
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Self
6.5

Muse of Fire

2013
Blackfish
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Self (archive footage)
7.8

Blackfish

2013
Milius
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Self
7.0

Milius

2013
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
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Self
6.0

An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road

2012
Joe Papp in Five Acts
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Self
4.5

Joe Papp in Five Acts

2012
Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter
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Himself

Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter

2011
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
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Admiral (voice)
6.3

Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey

2010
Jack and the Beanstalk
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The Giant (voice)
5.2

Jack and the Beanstalk

2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty
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Self (archive footage)
7.2

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
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Papa Jenkins
6.0

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

2008
Earth
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Narrator (voice)
7.6

Earth

2007
John, Paul, George and Ben
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Narrator
5.0

John, Paul, George and Ben

2007
Searching for Orson
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Self
5.5

Searching for Orson

2006
Click
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Narrator of Michael's Past (voice) (uncredited)
6.3

Click

2006
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
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Jack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences")

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

2006
Scary Movie 4
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Narrator (uncredited)
5.5

Scary Movie 4

2006
The Benchwarmers
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Darth Vader (voice)
5.8

The Benchwarmers

2006
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
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Self
10.0

Hollywood's Greatest Villains

2005
The Sandlot 2
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Mr. Mertle
5.9

The Sandlot 2

2005
The Reading Room
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William
7.3

The Reading Room

2005
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
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Darth Vader (voice - uncredited)
7.5

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

2005
Robots
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Voice Box at Hardware Store (voice)
6.5

Robots

2005
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
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Narrator
5.0

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'

2005
No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat
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Self
5.0

No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat

2004
Nine Dog Christmas
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Storyteller (voice)
5.2

Nine Dog Christmas

2004
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
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Self
7.8

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

2004
The Story of Star Wars
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Darth Vader (archive footage)
7.2

The Story of Star Wars

2004
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
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Maggie Simpson (voice)
6.0

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror

2003
The Great Year
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Narrator
9.0

The Great Year

2003
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'
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Self
5.4

Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'

2003
Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film
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Narrator

Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film

2002
Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World
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Self
7.3

Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World

2001
Feast of All Saints
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Older Marcel
4.4

Feast of All Saints

2001
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
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Mister (voice)
6.3

Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street

2001
Finder's Fee
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Avery Phillips
6.0

Finder's Fee

2001
Disney's American Legends
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Narrator
7.4

Disney's American Legends

2001
Antietam: A Documentary Film
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Narrator

Antietam: A Documentary Film

2000
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
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Self
6.7

Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

2000
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
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Self - 'Lieutenant Lothar Zogg'
5.6

Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'

2000
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove
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Self
5.1

The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove

2000
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
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6.0

Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

2000
Fantasia 2000
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Self - Host
7.0

Fantasia 2000

2000
Santa and Pete
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James Earl Jones
5.3

Santa and Pete

1999
The Annihilation of Fish
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Fish
6.3

The Annihilation of Fish

1999
Undercover Angel
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The Judge
6.9

Undercover Angel

1999
On the Q.T.
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Leo
6.9

On the Q.T.

1999
Summer's End
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Dr. William 'Bill' Blakely
7.2

Summer's End

1999
Our Friend, Martin
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Daddy King (voice)
6.9

Our Friend, Martin

1999
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
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Mufasa (voice)
6.9

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

1998
Primary Colors
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CNN Voiceover (voice)
6.3

Primary Colors

1998
Alone
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Grey
6.5

Alone

1997
The Second Civil War
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Jim Kalla
6.0

The Second Civil War

1997
What the Deaf Man Heard
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Archibald Thacker
6.2

What the Deaf Man Heard

1997
Gang Related
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Arthur Baylor
6.4

Gang Related

1997
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
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Kibosh (voice)
5.4

Casper: A Spirited Beginning

1997
Sports on the Silver Screen
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Self (archive footage)
10.0

Sports on the Silver Screen

1997
Good Luck
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James Bing
4.5

Good Luck

1997
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
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Self

Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

1997
Afro Promo
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Self (archive footage)

Afro Promo

1997
Timepiece
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Lawrence
7.0

Timepiece

1996
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
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Dr. McDuffie
7.1

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

1996
Looking for Richard
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Self - Interviewee
6.8

Looking for Richard

1996
A Family Thing
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Ray Murdock
6.4

A Family Thing

1996
Cry, the Beloved Country
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Rev. Stephen Kumalo
6.7

Cry, the Beloved Country

1995
Who's in Rabbit's House?
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Narrator (voice)

Who's in Rabbit's House?

1995
Judge Dredd
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Narrator (uncredited)
5.8

Judge Dredd

1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
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Self
7.8

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

1995
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
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Host
7.3

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

1995
Jefferson in Paris
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Madison Hemings
5.0

Jefferson in Paris

1995
Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable
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Mufasa

Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable

1995
People: A Musical Celebration
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The Storyteller (voice)
6.2

People: A Musical Celebration

1995
Clear and Present Danger
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Admiral James Greer
6.6

Clear and Present Danger

1994
The Making of the Lion King
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Self
10.0

The Making of the Lion King

1994
The Lion King
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Mufasa (voice)
8.3

The Lion King

1994
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
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Host
6.6

The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

1994
Clean Slate
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John Dolby
5.8

Clean Slate

1994
Africa: The Serengeti
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Narrator
6.8

Africa: The Serengeti

1994
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
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James Earl Jones (uncredited)
6.5

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

1994
Gangs: Turning the Corner
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Self

Gangs: Turning the Corner

1994
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
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Charles Lloyd
5.0

Confessions: Two Faces of Evil

1994
The Vernon Johns Story
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Vernon Johns
8.5

The Vernon Johns Story

1994
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
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Self (voice) (uncredited)
8.2

Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films

1993
Percy & Thunder
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Percy Banks

Percy & Thunder

1993
The Meteor Man
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Earnest Moses
5.8

The Meteor Man

1993
Dreamrider
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Bill Perry
7.0

Dreamrider

1993
Excessive Force
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Jake
4.9

Excessive Force

1993
The Sandlot
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Mr. Mertle
7.5

The Sandlot

1993
Sommersby
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Judge Barry Conrad Issacs
6.3

Sommersby

1993
Sneakers
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Mr. Bernard Abbott
6.9

Sneakers

1992
Patriot Games
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Adm. James Greer
6.7

Patriot Games

1992
The JFK Conspiracy
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Self - Host
6.0

The JFK Conspiracy

1992
True Identity
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James Earl Jones
5.5

True Identity

1991
When It Was a Game
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(voice)

When It Was a Game

1991
Scorchers
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Bear
4.2

Scorchers

1991
Visitors from the Unknown
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Narrator (voice)
6.0

Visitors from the Unknown

1991
Convicts
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Ben Johnson
5.4

Convicts

1991
Grim Prairie Tales
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Morrison
5.7

Grim Prairie Tales

1990
Ivory Hunters
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Inspector Nkuru
4.2

Ivory Hunters

1990
Heat Wave
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Junius Johnson
6.2

Heat Wave

1990
By Dawn's Early Light
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Alice
6.5

By Dawn's Early Light

1990
The Ambulance
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Lt. Spencer
5.8

The Ambulance

1990
The Hunt for Red October
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Vice ADM James Greer
7.4

The Hunt for Red October

1990
Teach 109
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Dr. Winston
7.0

Teach 109

1990
Terrorgram
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Retribution (voice)
3.9

Terrorgram

1990
11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried
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Narrator

11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried

1989
Best of the Best
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Frank Couzo
6.5

Best of the Best

1989
Field of Dreams
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Terrence Mann
7.1

Field of Dreams

1989
Three Fugitives
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Dugan
6.6

Three Fugitives

1989
The Hunting of the Snark
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Narrator (voice)

The Hunting of the Snark

1989
Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark
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Narrator
5.5

Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark

1989
Coming to America
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King Jaffe Joffer
6.9

Coming to America

1988
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
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Narrator (voice)
7.2

Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues

1988
Matewan
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'Few Clothes' Johnson
7.4

Matewan

1987
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
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Emperor of the Night (voice)
5.4

Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night

1987
Gardens of Stone
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Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson
6.2

Gardens of Stone

1987
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
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Umslopogaas
4.8

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

1986
Soul Man
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Professor Banks
5.2

Soul Man

1986
My Little Girl
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Ike Bailey
4.3

My Little Girl

1986
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
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Genie / Narrator
5.8

Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp

1986
The Lone Star Kid
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Holmes
5.5

The Lone Star Kid

1986
City Limits
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Albert
2.6

City Limits

1985
Night of 100 Stars II
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Self
8.0

Night of 100 Stars II

1985
Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates
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Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates

1985
The Vegas Strip War
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Jack Madrid
2.7

The Vegas Strip War

1984
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
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Narrator

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

1984
Return of the Jedi
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Darth Vader (voice)
7.9

Return of the Jedi

1983
Blood Tide
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Frye
4.8

Blood Tide

1982
Amy and the Angel
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Gabriel
5.5

Amy and the Angel

1982
The Flight of Dragons
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Ommadon (voice)
6.7

The Flight of Dragons

1982
Conan the Barbarian
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Thulsa Doom
6.8

Conan the Barbarian

1982
Night of 100 Stars
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Self
6.7

Night of 100 Stars

1982
Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast
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Narrator (voice)

Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast

1981
The Bushido Blade
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The Prisoner
5.4

The Bushido Blade

1981
There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues
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himself, voice

There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues

1981
God's Trombones
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Narrator (voice)

God's Trombones

1981
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
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Dane Oliver

The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story

1980
The Empire Strikes Back
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Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
8.4

The Empire Strikes Back

1980
The Me Nobody Knows
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Self

The Me Nobody Knows

1980
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
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Self - Host

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

1979
Paul Robeson
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Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson

1979
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
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Self

Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement

1978
The Star Wars Holiday Special
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Darth Vader (voice)
3.4

The Star Wars Holiday Special

1978
The Story of the Faithful Wookiee
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Darth Vader (voice)
6.0

The Story of the Faithful Wookiee

1978
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
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Morris Bird, Jr.

The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened

1977
A Piece of the Action
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Joshua Burke
5.7

A Piece of the Action

1977
The Making of Star Wars
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Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
7.0

The Making of Star Wars

1977
Exorcist II: The Heretic
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Older Kokumo
4.5

Exorcist II: The Heretic

1977
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
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Sheikh
5.5

The Last Remake of Beau Geste

1977
Star Wars
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Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
8.2

Star Wars

1977
The Greatest
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Malcolm X
5.4

The Greatest

1977
Swashbuckler
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Nick Debrett
6.1

Swashbuckler

1976
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
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Leon
5.9

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

1976
The River Niger
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Johnny Williams
6.8

The River Niger

1976
Deadly Hero
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Rabbit Shazam
5.7

Deadly Hero

1975
The UFO Incident
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Barney Hill
6.6

The UFO Incident

1975
The Cay
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Timothy
6.5

The Cay

1974
Claudine
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Rupert D. "Roop" Marshall
7.1

Claudine

1974
King Lear
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King Lear

King Lear

1974
The Man
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Douglass Dilman
6.3

The Man

1972
Malcolm X
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Biographical Narration (voice)
6.6

Malcolm X

1972
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream
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Narrator

Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream

1971
The Great White Hope
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Jack Jefferson
6.2

The Great White Hope

1970
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
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Self (archive footage)
7.1

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970
End of the Road
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Doctor D
4.6

End of the Road

1970
The Comedians
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Dr. Magiot
6.1

The Comedians

1967
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
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Lt. Lothar Zogg
8.1

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

1964
Broadway: The Next Generation
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Self

Broadway: The Next Generation

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55 titles
Obi-Wan Kenobi
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Darth Vader (voice)
7.0

Obi-Wan Kenobi

2022
The Movies That Made Us
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Self (archive footage)
7.2

The Movies That Made Us

2019
Star Wars Rebels
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Darth Vader (voice)
7.7

Star Wars Rebels

2014
The Big Bang Theory
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Self
7.9

The Big Bang Theory

2007
The One Show
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Self - Guest
4.4

The One Show

2006
House
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Dibala
8.6

House

2004
Two and a Half Men
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James Earl Jones
7.4

Two and a Half Men

2003
Everwood
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Will Cleveland
7.6

Everwood

2002
According to Jim
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Royal Flush Voice (voice)
6.5

According to Jim

2001
Will & Grace
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James Earl Jones
6.8

Will & Grace

1998
Merlin
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Rock of Ages
6.9

Merlin

1998
Stargate SG-1
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Unas (Voice)
8.3

Stargate SG-1

1997
3rd Rock from the Sun
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Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
7.5

3rd Rock from the Sun

1996
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
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King Dakkar (voice)
6.0

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995
Signs and Wonders
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Diamond

Signs and Wonders

1995
Touched by an Angel
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The Angel of Angels
7.2

Touched by an Angel

1994
Frasier
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Norman Royster
7.7

Frasier

1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
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Franklin Stern
6.9

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
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Felix Wilson
8.1

Homicide: Life on the Street

1993
Picket Fences
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Bryant Thomas
7.4

Picket Fences

1992
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
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Narrator (voice)
10.0

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

1992
Pros and Cons
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Gabriel Bird
6.0

Pros and Cons

1991
Law & Order
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Defense Attorney Horace McCoy
7.3

Law & Order

1990
Gabriel's Fire
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Gabriel Bird
6.8

Gabriel's Fire

1990
The Simpsons
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Narrator (voice)
8.0

The Simpsons

1989
Garfield and Friends
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Diablo
7.3

Garfield and Friends

1988
Mathnet
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Chief Thad Green
7.0

Mathnet

1987
L.A. Law
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Lee Atkins
7.0

L.A. Law

1986
The Atlanta Child Murders
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Major Walker
5.6

The Atlanta Child Murders

1985
Highway to Heaven
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Gabe Wilson
7.4

Highway to Heaven

1984
CBS Schoolbreak Special
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Detective Robb
5.5

CBS Schoolbreak Special

1984
Reading Rainbow
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Self - Narrator (voice)
8.4

Reading Rainbow

1983
Faerie Tale Theatre
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Genie / Narrator (voice)
8.1

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
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Father Divine
7.2

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

1980
Paris
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Woody Paris
5.0

Paris

1979
Roots: The Next Generations
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Alex Haley
7.5

Roots: The Next Generations

1979
The Kennedy Center Honors
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Self
7.4

The Kennedy Center Honors

1978
The Magic of David Copperfield
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7.0

The Magic of David Copperfield

1978
Jesus of Nazareth
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Balthazar
7.8

Jesus of Nazareth

1977
Vegetable Soup
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Long John Spoilsport

Vegetable Soup

1975
Dinah!
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Self
6.7

Dinah!

1974
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
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Self
6.3

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973
Black Omnibus
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Self - Host

Black Omnibus

1973
Great Performances
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King Lear
5.8

Great Performances

1971
Sesame Street
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7.1

Sesame Street

1969
The Dick Cavett Show
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Self - Guest
6.8

The Dick Cavett Show

1968
Tarzan
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6.7

Tarzan

1966
East Side/West Side
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7.8

East Side/West Side

1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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Self
7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962
The Merv Griffin Show
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Self
6.2

The Merv Griffin Show

1962
The Mike Douglas Show
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Self
5.4

The Mike Douglas Show

1961
Dr. Kildare
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Dr. Lou Rush
5.5

Dr. Kildare

1961
The Defenders
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Lieutenant Andrews
5.9

The Defenders

1961
Hallmark Hall of Fame
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Archibald Thacker
8.6

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
Golden Globe Awards
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Self - Nominee / Presenter
7.2

Golden Globe Awards

1944