James Earl Jones Filmography: Every Movie and TV Show in Order

How many movies and TV shows has James Earl Jones been in? This complete James Earl Jones filmography lists 120 credited roles (88 films, 32 TV series), in chronological order from 1964 to 2022, with links to our full guides where available.

James Earl Jones movies in order

• Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) as Lt. Lothar Zogg
• The Comedians (1967) as Dr. Magiot
• The Great White Hope (1970) as Jack Jefferson
• Claudine (1974) as Rupert D. "Roop" Marshall
• The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976) as Leon
• Swashbuckler (1976) as Nick Debrett
• The Greatest (1977) as Malcolm X
• Star Wars (1977) as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
• The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977) as Sheikh
• Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) as Older Kokumo
• The Making of Star Wars (1977) as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
• A Piece of the Action (1977) as Joshua Burke
• The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) as Darth Vader (voice)
• The Empire Strikes Back (1980) as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
• Conan the Barbarian (1982) as Thulsa Doom
• The Flight of Dragons (1982) as Ommadon (voice)
• Blood Tide (1982) as Frye
• Return of the Jedi (1983) as Darth Vader (voice)
• City Limits (1985) as Albert
• Soul Man (1986) as Professor Banks
• Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986) as Umslopogaas
• Gardens of Stone (1987) as Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson
• Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987) as Emperor of the Night (voice)
• Matewan (1987) as 'Few Clothes' Johnson
• Coming to America (1988) as King Jaffe Joffer
• Three Fugitives (1989) as Dugan
• Field of Dreams (1989) as Terrence Mann
• Best of the Best (1989) as Frank Couzo
• The Hunt for Red October (1990) as Vice ADM James Greer
• The Ambulance (1990) as Lt. Spencer
• By Dawn's Early Light (1990) as Alice
• Grim Prairie Tales (1990) as Morrison
• Convicts (1991) as Ben Johnson
• True Identity (1991) as James Earl Jones
• Patriot Games (1992) as Adm. James Greer
• Sneakers (1992) as Mr. Bernard Abbott
• Sommersby (1993) as Judge Barry Conrad Issacs
• The Sandlot (1993) as Mr. Mertle
• Excessive Force (1993) as Jake
• The Meteor Man (1993) as Earnest Moses
• Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films (1993) as Self (voice) (uncredited)
• Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994) as James Earl Jones (uncredited)
• Africa: The Serengeti (1994) as Narrator
• Clean Slate (1994) as John Dolby
• The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics (1994) as Host
• The Lion King (1994) as Mufasa (voice)
• Clear and Present Danger (1994) as Admiral James Greer
• Jefferson in Paris (1995) as Madison Hemings
• The Making of 'Jurassic Park' (1995) as Host
• Judge Dredd (1995) as Narrator (uncredited)
• Cry, the Beloved Country (1995) as Rev. Stephen Kumalo
• A Family Thing (1996) as Ray Murdock
• Looking for Richard (1996) as Self - Interviewee
• Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996) as Dr. McDuffie
• Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997) as Kibosh (voice)
• Gang Related (1997) as Arthur Baylor
• What the Deaf Man Heard (1997) as Archibald Thacker
• The Second Civil War (1997) as Jim Kalla
• Primary Colors (1998) as CNN Voiceover (voice)
• The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) as Mufasa (voice)
• Fantasia 2000 (2000) as Self - Host
• Disney's American Legends (2001) as Narrator
• Finder's Fee (2001) as Avery Phillips
• Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street (2001) as Mister (voice)
• The Story of Star Wars (2004) as Darth Vader (archive footage)
• Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004) as Self
• Robots (2005) as Voice Box at Hardware Store (voice)
• Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) as Darth Vader (voice - uncredited)
• The Sandlot 2 (2005) as Mr. Mertle
• The Benchwarmers (2006) as Darth Vader (voice)
• Scary Movie 4 (2006) as Narrator (uncredited)
• Click (2006) as Narrator of Michael's Past (voice) (uncredited)
• Earth (2007) as Narrator (voice)
• Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008) as Papa Jenkins
• Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009) as Self (archive footage)
• Jack and the Beanstalk (2009) as The Giant (voice)
• Milius (2013) as Self
• Blackfish (2013) as Self (archive footage)
• Gimme Shelter (2013) as Frank McCarthy
• The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014) as Ruben
• Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion (2014) as Darth Vader (voice)
• Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal (2015) as Darth Vader (voice)
• The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar (2016) as Mufasa (voice)
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) as Darth Vader (voice)
• The Lion King (2019) as Mufasa (voice)
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) as Darth Vader (voice)
• Coming 2 America (2021) as King Jaffe Joffer
• Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021) as Self (archive footage)

James Earl Jones TV shows

• Tarzan (1966)
• Sesame Street (1969)
• Great Performances (1971) as King Lear
• Jesus of Nazareth (1977) as Balthazar
• Roots: The Next Generations (1979) as Alex Haley
• Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980) as Father Divine
• Faerie Tale Theatre (1982) as Genie / Narrator (voice)
• Reading Rainbow (1983) as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Highway to Heaven (1984) as Gabe Wilson
• L.A. Law (1986) as Lee Atkins
• Garfield and Friends (1988) as Diablo
• The Simpsons (1989) as Narrator (voice)
• The Simpsons (1989) as Moving Man / Serak the Preparer / Narrator (voice)
• The Simpsons (1989) as Maggie Simpson (voice)
• Law & Order (1990) as Defense Attorney Horace McCoy
• Picket Fences (1992) as Bryant Thomas
• Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) as Felix Wilson
• Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993) as Franklin Stern
• Frasier (1993) as Norman Royster
• Touched by an Angel (1994) as The Angel of Angels
• 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
• Stargate SG-1 (1997) as Unas (Voice)
• Merlin (1998) as Rock of Ages
• Will & Grace (1998) as James Earl Jones
• According to Jim (2001) as Royal Flush Voice (voice)
• Everwood (2002) as Will Cleveland
• Two and a Half Men (2003) as James Earl Jones
• House (2004) as Dibala
• The Big Bang Theory (2007) as James Earl Jones
• Star Wars Rebels (2014) as Darth Vader (voice)
• The Movies That Made Us (2019) as Self (archive footage)
• Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022) as Darth Vader (voice)

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