James Earl Jones
Actor · Voice Actor
Darth Vader, Mufasa, and King Jaffe Joffer in Coming to America.
In memoriam · January 17, 1931 – September 9, 2024
Overview
James Earl Jones (January 17, 1931 – September 9, 2024) was an American actor whose stage, film and voice career spanned more than six decades. He won a Tony Award for The Great White Hope and brought the same authority to screen roles. His voice made Darth Vader and Disney’s Mufasa globally recognizable. In Coming to America (1988) he played King Jaffe Joffer opposite Madge Sinclair’s Queen Aoleon — a casting pair Disney later echoed when both voiced Simba’s parents in The Lion King (1994). Jones died on September 9, 2024, at age 93.
Quick Facts
- Known for
- S, t, a, r
- Occupation
- Actor, Voice Actor
- Born
- January 17, 1931 in Arkabutla, Mississippi, United States
- Died
- September 9, 2024
- Credits listed
- 5 (1970–1994)
Film & Television Credits
Connections
Worked with
- Coming to America
- Paula Abdul
- Star Wars
- Mark Hamill
- The Lion King
- Chiwetel Ejiofor, Donald Glover, Eric André
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