• James Earl Jones (January 17, 1931 – September 9, 2024) was an American actor. A pioneer for black actors in the entertainment industry...
  • Take a closer look at the various roles James Earl Jones has played throughout his legendary acting career.
  • James Earl Jones, the actor whose beautifully sonorous tones gave voice to Star Wars’ principal villain Darth Vader, has died aged 93.
  • James Earl Jones is one of the most versatile and talented actors of our time, with an iconic body of work across film, stage and television...
  • His father, Robert Earl Jones, left the family before James was born to become an actor in New York and Hollywood, working with playwright Langston Hughes...
  • James Earl Jones was born on 17 January 1931 in Mississippi, of African-American, Native American and Irish ancestry.
  • A black and white portrait of a young James Earl Jones sitting on a wooden bench and leaning forward and smiling with his hands on his left knee.
  • In September 2022, the Shubert Organization rechristened its 110-year-old Cort Theatre as The James Earl Jones Theatre, with a dedication ceremony attended...
  • James Earl Jones was an American actor known for a deep resonant voice that he used to great effect in stage, film, and television roles.