James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones

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. He was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1985. He was honored with the National Medal of Arts in 1992, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2002, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2009 and the Honorary Academy Award in 2011. His deep voice has been praised as a "stirring basso profondo that has lent gravel and gravitas" to his projects.

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Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 • as Self

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989 • as Narrator (voice)

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989 • as Moving Man / Serak the Preparer / Narrator (voice)

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989 • as Maggie Simpson (voice)

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962 • as Self

Two and a Half Men

Two and a Half Men

2003 • as Himself

Filmography

2024

Butterfly in the Sky
Butterfly in the Sky
as Guest Narrator (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 3/17/2024
BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy
BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 9/12/2024

2022

Obi-Wan Kenobi
Obi-Wan Kenobi
as Darth Vader (voice)
TV - Released: 5/26/2022

2021

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 4/23/2021
Coming 2 America
Coming 2 America
as King Jaffe Joffer
Movie - Released: 3/4/2021

2019

On Broadway
On Broadway
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 10/12/2019
The Space: Theatre of Survival
The Space: Theatre of Survival
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 6/7/2019
Words from a Bear
Words from a Bear
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/29/2019
The Lion King
The Lion King
as Mufasa (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/12/2019
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/13/2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Darth Vader (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/18/2019
The Movies That Made Us
The Movies That Made Us
as Self (archive footage)
TV - Released: 11/29/2019

2018

Warning Shot
Warning Shot
as Pendleton
Movie - Released: 9/14/2018

2017

Broadway: The Next Generation
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/16/2017
The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands
The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands
as Mufasa (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/10/2017

2016

The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
as Mufasa (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/25/2016
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater
as Kilgore Trout
Movie - Released: 7/27/2016
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as Darth Vader (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/14/2016

2015

Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy
as Hoke Colburn
Movie - Released: 6/4/2015
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
as Darth Vader (voice)
Movie - Released: 4/18/2015
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/20/2015

2014

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
as Ruben
Movie - Released: 5/23/2014
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
as Darth Vader (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/3/2014
Star Wars Rebels
Star Wars Rebels
as Darth Vader (voice)
TV - Released: 10/13/2014
Star Wars Rebels
Star Wars Rebels
as Anakin Skywalker (voice)
TV - Released: 10/13/2014

2013

Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter
as Frank McCarthy
Movie - Released: 10/17/2013
Blackfish
Blackfish
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 6/7/2013
Milius
Milius
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/9/2013
Muse of Fire
Muse of Fire
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/26/2013

2012

Joe Papp in Five Acts
Joe Papp in Five Acts
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/30/2012
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/10/2012

2010

Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
as Admiral (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/17/2010

2009

Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk
as The Giant (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/6/2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 9/5/2009

2008

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
as Papa Jenkins
Movie - Released: 2/8/2008

2007

Earth
Earth
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/10/2007
John, Paul, George and Ben
John, Paul, George and Ben
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/5/2007
Movie
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/31/2007
The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory
as Self
TV - Released: 9/24/2007

2006

Click
Click
as Narrator of Michael's Past (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/23/2006
The Benchwarmers
The Benchwarmers
as Darth Vader (voice)
Movie - Released: 4/7/2006
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
as Jack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences")
Movie - Released: 5/2/2006
Scary Movie 4
Scary Movie 4
as Narrator (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/12/2006
Searching for Orson
Searching for Orson
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/2/2006
The One Show
The One Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 8/14/2006

2005

The Reading Room
The Reading Room
as William
Movie - Released: 11/4/2005
The Sandlot 2
The Sandlot 2
as Mr. Mertle
Movie - Released: 11/10/2005
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 2/8/2005
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Darth Vader (voice - uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/17/2005
Robots
Robots
as Voice Box at Hardware Store (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/10/2005
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/1/2005

2004

Nine Dog Christmas
Nine Dog Christmas
as Storyteller (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/5/2004
Movie
Black Indians: An American Story
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/2004
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/12/2004
The Story of Star Wars
The Story of Star Wars
as Darth Vader (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 8/18/2004
No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat
No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/28/2004
House
House
as Dibala
TV - Released: 11/16/2004

2003

The Great Year
The Great Year
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 8/1/2003
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
as Maggie Simpson (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/31/2003
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/6/2003
Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men
as Himself
TV - Released: 9/22/2003

2002

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
Movie - Released: 10/28/2002
Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film
Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/2002
Everwood
Everwood
as Will Cleveland
TV - Released: 9/16/2002

2001

Finder's Fee
Finder's Fee
as Avery Phillips
Movie - Released: 6/19/2001
Disney's American Legends
Disney's American Legends
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 2/12/2001
Feast of All Saints
Feast of All Saints
as Older Marcel
Movie - Released: 11/11/2001
Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World
Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/19/2001
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
as Mister (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/6/2001
According to Jim
According to Jim
as Royal Flush Voice (voice)
TV - Released: 10/3/2001

2000

Fantasia 2000
Fantasia 2000
as Self - Host
Movie - Released: 1/1/2000
Summer's End
Summer's End
as Dr. William 'Bill' Blakely
Movie - Released: 4/18/2000
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/30/2000
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
as Self - 'Lieutenant Lothar Zogg'
Movie - Released: 5/5/2000
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove
The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/10/2000
Antietam: A Documentary Film
Antietam: A Documentary Film
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 12/3/2000
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
Movie - Released: 2/2/2000

1999

Undercover Angel
Undercover Angel
as The Judge
Movie - Released: 5/16/1999
Santa and Pete
Santa and Pete
as James Earl Jones
Movie - Released: 12/5/1999
Our Friend, Martin
Our Friend, Martin
as Daddy King (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/12/1999
The Annihilation of Fish
The Annihilation of Fish
as Fish
Movie - Released: 9/12/1999
On the Q.T.
On the Q.T.
as Leo
Movie - Released: 4/1/1999

1998

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
as Mufasa (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/24/1998
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
as CNN Voiceover (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/20/1998
Will & Grace
Will & Grace
as Self
TV - Released: 9/21/1998
Merlin
Merlin
as Rock of Ages
TV - Released: 4/26/1998
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
as Self
TV - Released: 6/23/1998

1997

Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/6/1997
Gang Related
Gang Related
as Arthur Baylor
Movie - Released: 10/8/1997
What the Deaf Man Heard
What the Deaf Man Heard
as Archibald Thacker
Movie - Released: 11/23/1997
Movie
Sports on the Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 3/16/1997
The Second Civil War
The Second Civil War
as Jim Kalla
Movie - Released: 12/4/1997
Movie
Hitler's Forgotten Victims
as Narrator (voice) (DVD version)
Movie - Released: 10/2/1997
Alone
Alone
as Grey
Movie - Released: 12/21/1997
Movie
Afro Promo
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/31/1997
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
as Kibosh (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/9/1997
Stargate SG-1
Stargate SG-1
as Unas (Voice)
TV - Released: 7/27/1997
The Second Civil War
The Second Civil War
as Jim Kalla
TV - Released: 3/15/1997

1996

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
as Dr. McDuffie
Movie - Released: 11/23/1996
A Family Thing
A Family Thing
as Ray Murdock
Movie - Released: 3/29/1996
Timepiece
Timepiece
as Lawrence
Movie - Released: 12/22/1996
Looking for Richard
Looking for Richard
as Self - Interviewee
Movie - Released: 10/11/1996
Movie
Corwin
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/14/1996
3rd Rock from the Sun
3rd Rock from the Sun
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
TV - Released: 1/9/1996

1995

Cry, the Beloved Country
Cry, the Beloved Country
as Rev. Stephen Kumalo
Movie - Released: 12/15/1995
People: A Musical Celebration
People: A Musical Celebration
as The Storyteller (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1995
Who's in Rabbit's House?
Who's in Rabbit's House?
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/21/1995
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
as Host
Movie - Released: 4/23/1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/5/1995
Jefferson in Paris
Jefferson in Paris
as Madison Hemings
Movie - Released: 3/31/1995
Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable
Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable
as Mufasa (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/21/1995
Judge Dredd
Judge Dredd
as Narrator (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/30/1995
Under One Roof
Under One Roof
as Neb Langston
TV - Released: 3/14/1995
Signs and Wonders
Signs and Wonders
as Diamond
TV - Released: 1/16/1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as King Dakkar (voice)
TV - Released: 3/12/1995

1994

The Lion King
The Lion King
as Mufasa (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/15/1994
Clear and Present Danger
Clear and Present Danger
as Admiral James Greer
Movie - Released: 8/3/1994
Africa: The Serengeti
Africa: The Serengeti
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 3/31/1994
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
as Host
Movie - Released: 5/19/1994
Clean Slate
Clean Slate
as John Dolby
Movie - Released: 5/6/1994
Gangs: Turning the Corner
Gangs: Turning the Corner
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/15/1994
The Vernon Johns Story
The Vernon Johns Story
as Vernon Johns
Movie - Released: 1/15/1994
Movie
Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 12/25/1994
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as James Earl Jones (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/18/1994
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
as Charles Lloyd
Movie - Released: 1/17/1994
The Making of the Lion King
The Making of the Lion King
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/24/1994
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
as The Angel of Angels
TV - Released: 9/21/1994

1993

Sommersby
Sommersby
as Judge Barry Conrad Issacs
Movie - Released: 2/5/1993
Dreamrider
Dreamrider
as Bill Perry
Movie - Released: 6/10/1993
The Meteor Man
The Meteor Man
as Earnest Moses
Movie - Released: 8/6/1993
The Sandlot
The Sandlot
as Mr. Mertle
Movie - Released: 4/7/1993
Excessive Force
Excessive Force
as Jake
Movie - Released: 5/14/1993
Dangerous: The Short Films
Dangerous: The Short Films
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/28/1993
Percy & Thunder
Percy & Thunder
as Percy Banks
Movie - Released: 9/7/1993
Movie
Hallelujah
as Old Man Taylor
Movie - Released: 12/22/1993
Frasier
Frasier
as Norman Royster
TV - Released: 9/16/1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Franklin Stern
TV - Released: 9/12/1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street
TV - Released: 1/31/1993

1992

Sneakers
Sneakers
as Mr. Bernard Abbott
Movie - Released: 9/9/1992
Patriot Games
Patriot Games
as Adm. James Greer
Movie - Released: 6/4/1992
Movie
Lincoln
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/26/1992
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
as Narrator (Voice)
TV - Released: 4/21/1992

1991

Scorchers
Scorchers
as Bear
Movie - Released: 7/7/1991
Convicts
Convicts
as Ben Johnson
Movie - Released: 1/1/1991
True Identity
True Identity
as James Earl Jones
Movie - Released: 8/23/1991
Visitors from the Unknown
Visitors from the Unknown
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/25/1991
Movie
Portrait of Castro's Cuba
as Host/Narrator
Movie - Released: 4/7/1991
When It Was a Game
When It Was a Game
as (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/8/1991
Pros and Cons
Pros and Cons
as Gabriel Bird
TV - Released: 9/26/1991

1990

The Hunt for Red October
The Hunt for Red October
as Vice ADM James Greer
Movie - Released: 3/2/1990
By Dawn's Early Light
By Dawn's Early Light
as Alice
Movie - Released: 5/19/1990
Grim Prairie Tales
Grim Prairie Tales
as Morrison
Movie - Released: 9/14/1990
The Ambulance
The Ambulance
as Lt. Spencer
Movie - Released: 3/22/1990
Heat Wave
Heat Wave
as Junius Johnson
Movie - Released: 8/13/1990
Ivory Hunters
Ivory Hunters
as Inspector Nkuru
Movie - Released: 8/20/1990
Teach 109
Teach 109
as Dr. Winston
Movie - Released: 1/1/1990
Movie
Last Flight Out
as Al Topping
Movie - Released: 5/22/1990
Terrorgram
Terrorgram
as Retribution (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1990
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Defense Attorney Horace McCoy
TV - Released: 9/13/1990
Gabriel's Fire
Gabriel's Fire
as Gabriel Bird
TV - Released: 9/12/1990

1989

Field of Dreams
Field of Dreams
as Terrence Mann
Movie - Released: 4/21/1989
Three Fugitives
Three Fugitives
as Dugan
Movie - Released: 1/27/1989
11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried
11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 11/22/1989
Best of the Best
Best of the Best
as Frank Couzo
Movie - Released: 11/10/1989
The Hunting of the Snark
The Hunting of the Snark
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1989
Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark
Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/1989
Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast
Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/4/1989
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
as Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 12/17/1989
TV
Long Ago and Far Away
as Host
TV - Released: 2/11/1989
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
as Moving Man / Serak the Preparer / Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 12/17/1989
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
as Maggie Simpson (voice)
TV - Released: 12/17/1989

1988

Coming to America
Coming to America
as King Jaffe Joffer
Movie - Released: 6/29/1988
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/2/1988

1987

Matewan
Matewan
as 'Few Clothes' Johnson
Movie - Released: 8/28/1987
Gardens of Stone
Gardens of Stone
as Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson
Movie - Released: 5/5/1987
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
as Emperor of the Night (voice)
Movie - Released: 8/6/1987
Movie
A House Divided
Movie - Released: 2/6/1987
Mathnet
Mathnet
as Chief Thad Green (voice)
TV - Released: 1/26/1987
Mathnet
Mathnet
as Chief Thad Green
TV - Released: 1/26/1987
Mathnet
Mathnet
as Chief Thad Greene
TV - Released: 1/26/1987

1986

Soul Man
Soul Man
as Professor Banks
Movie - Released: 10/24/1986
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
as Umslopogaas
Movie - Released: 12/17/1986
My Little Girl
My Little Girl
as Ike Bailey
Movie - Released: 8/31/1986
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
as Genie / Narrator
Movie - Released: 7/14/1986
The Lone Star Kid
The Lone Star Kid
as Holmes
Movie - Released: 2/10/1986
L.A. Law
L.A. Law
as Lee Atkins
TV - Released: 9/15/1986

1985

City Limits
City Limits
as Albert
Movie - Released: 9/1/1985
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/10/1985
Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates
Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates
Movie - Released: 1/1/1985
Movie
Moses
as Pharaoh
Movie - Released: 12/1/1985
TV
Me & Mom
TV - Released: 4/5/1985
The Atlanta Child Murders
The Atlanta Child Murders
as Major Walker
TV - Released: 2/10/1985

1984

The Vegas Strip War
The Vegas Strip War
as Jack Madrid
Movie - Released: 11/25/1984
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/1984
CBS Schoolbreak Special
CBS Schoolbreak Special
as Detective Robb
TV - Released: 1/24/1984
Highway to Heaven
Highway to Heaven
as Gabe Wilson
TV - Released: 9/19/1984

1983

Return of the Jedi
Return of the Jedi
as Darth Vader (voice)
Movie - Released: 5/25/1983
Reading Rainbow
Reading Rainbow
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 6/6/1983

1982

Amy and the Angel
Amy and the Angel
as Gabriel
Movie - Released: 9/22/1982
Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Barbarian
as Thulsa Doom
Movie - Released: 4/2/1982
The Flight of Dragons
The Flight of Dragons
as Ommadon (voice)
Movie - Released: 8/17/1982
Blood Tide
Blood Tide
as Frye
Movie - Released: 9/24/1982
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/8/1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Genie / Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 9/11/1982

1981

Movie
Beauty and the Beast
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/31/1981
The Bushido Blade
The Bushido Blade
as The Prisoner
Movie - Released: 6/19/1981
Movie
The Creation
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/13/1981
God's Trombones
God's Trombones
as Himself - Narrator (segment "The Creation")
Movie - Released: 1/1/1981
There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues
There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues
as himself, voice
Movie - Released: 4/3/1981

1980

The Empire Strikes Back
The Empire Strikes Back
as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/20/1980
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
as Dane Oliver
Movie - Released: 5/25/1980
The Me Nobody Knows
The Me Nobody Knows
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/18/1980
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
as Father Divine
TV - Released: 4/15/1980

1979

Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson
as Paul Robeson
Movie - Released: 1/8/1979
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
as Self - Host
Movie - Released: 3/1/1979
Roots: The Next Generations
Roots: The Next Generations
as Alex Haley
TV - Released: 2/18/1979
Paris
Paris
as Woody Paris
TV - Released: 9/29/1979

1978

The Star Wars Holiday Special
The Star Wars Holiday Special
as Darth Vader (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/17/1978
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/31/1978
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
TV - Released: 12/28/1978
The Magic of David Copperfield
The Magic of David Copperfield
TV - Released: 10/27/1978

1977

Star Wars
Star Wars
as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/25/1977
A Piece of the Action
A Piece of the Action
as Joshua Burke
Movie - Released: 10/7/1977
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
as Sheikh
Movie - Released: 6/15/1977
Exorcist II: The Heretic
Exorcist II: The Heretic
as Older Kokumo
Movie - Released: 6/17/1977
The Greatest
The Greatest
as Malcolm X
Movie - Released: 5/17/1977
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
as Morris Bird, Jr.
Movie - Released: 10/26/1977
The Making of Star Wars
The Making of Star Wars
as Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/16/1977
Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus of Nazareth
as Balthazar
TV - Released: 3/27/1977

1976

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
as Leon
Movie - Released: 7/16/1976
Swashbuckler
Swashbuckler
as Nick Debrett
Movie - Released: 7/29/1976
The River Niger
The River Niger
as Johnny Williams
Movie - Released: 4/14/1976

1975

Deadly Hero
Deadly Hero
as Rabbit Shazam
Movie - Released: 12/14/1975
The UFO Incident
The UFO Incident
as Barney Hill
Movie - Released: 10/20/1975
Vegetable Soup
Vegetable Soup
as Long John Spoilsport
TV - Released: 9/22/1975

1974

Claudine
Claudine
as Rupert D. "Roop" Marshall
Movie - Released: 4/22/1974
The Cay
The Cay
as Timothy
Movie - Released: 10/24/1974
King Lear
King Lear
as King Lear
Movie - Released: 2/20/1974
Dinah!
Dinah!
as Self
TV - Released: 10/21/1974

1973

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
TV - Released: 4/2/1973
Black Omnibus
Black Omnibus
as Self - Host
TV - Released: 1/1/1973

1972

The Man
The Man
as Douglass Dilman
Movie - Released: 7/19/1972
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
as Biographical Narration (voice)
Movie - Released: 5/24/1972

1971

Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 11/19/1971
Great Performances
Great Performances
as King Lear
TV - Released: 1/28/1971

1970

End of the Road
End of the Road
as Doctor D
Movie - Released: 2/10/1970
The Great White Hope
The Great White Hope
as Jack Jefferson
Movie - Released: 10/11/1970
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 3/24/1970

1969

Sesame Street
Sesame Street
TV - Released: 11/10/1969

1968

TV
Film Night
TV - Released: 12/29/1968
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 6/6/1968

1967

The Comedians
The Comedians
as Dr. Magiot
Movie - Released: 10/31/1967

1966

Tarzan
Tarzan
TV - Released: 9/8/1966

1964

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
as Lt. Lothar Zogg
Movie - Released: 1/29/1964

1963

East Side/West Side
East Side/West Side
TV - Released: 9/23/1963

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1961

The Defenders
The Defenders
as Lieutenant Andrews
TV - Released: 9/16/1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Lou Rush
TV - Released: 9/27/1961
The Defenders
The Defenders
as Reverend Harris Bonham
TV - Released: 9/16/1961
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
TV - Released: 12/11/1961
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
TV - Released: 12/11/1961

1956

Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 4/1/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Winner/ Performer
TV - Released: 4/1/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Winner
TV - Released: 4/1/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee
TV - Released: 4/1/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee/Presenter
TV - Released: 4/1/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self (archive footage)
TV - Released: 4/1/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Winner/Performer
TV - Released: 4/1/1956

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Archibald Thacker
TV - Released: 12/24/1951

1948

TV
Lamp Unto My Feet
TV - Released: 11/21/1948

1944

Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee/Presenter
TV - Released: 1/20/1944