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James Earl Jones

James Earl JonesAKA Todd Jones

Born: 17-Jan-1931
Birthplace: Arkabutla, MS

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Voice of Darth Vader and CNN

Military service: US Army

Father: Robert Earl Jones (actor, b. 3-Feb-1904, d. 7-Sep-2006)
Mother: Ruth Williams Jones
Wife: Julienne Marie (div.)
Wife: Cecilia Hart (actress, m. 15-Mar-1982)
Son: Flynn Earl Jones

    High School: Kaleva-Norman-Dickson High School, Brethren, MI
    University: BA Drama, University of Michigan (1953)

    CNN Narrator ("This is CNN")
    Endorsement of Verizon
    Academy of Achievement (1996)
    AmeriCares Advisory Committee
    Kennedy Center Honor 2002
    Tony
    National Medal of Arts 1992
    Cherokee Ancestry
    Choctaw Ancestry
    Risk Factors: Stuttering

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (8-Feb-2008)
    The Benchwarmers (7-Apr-2006) [VOICE]
    The Sandlot 2 (3-May-2005)
    Robots (10-Mar-2005) [VOICE]
    The Reading Room (2005)
    Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (4-Sep-2004) Himself
    Feast of All Saints (11-Nov-2001)
    Finder's Fee (19-Jun-2001)
    Fantasia 2000 (17-Dec-1999) Himself
    The Annihilation of Fish (12-Sep-1999)
    Undercover Angel (16-May-1999)
    Summer's End (30-Jan-1999)
    Our Friend, Martin (1999) [VOICE]
    The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (27-Oct-1998) [VOICE]
    Merlin (26-Apr-1998) [VOICE]
    Primary Colors (20-Mar-1998) [VOICE]
    What the Deaf Man Heard (23-Nov-1997)
    Casper: A Spirited Beginning (21-Oct-1997) [VOICE]
    Gang Related (8-Oct-1997)
    The Second Civil War (15-Mar-1997)
    Timepiece (22-Dec-1996)
    Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault (23-Nov-1996)
    Looking for Richard (5-Jul-1996) Himself
    A Family Thing (29-Mar-1996)
    Cry, the Beloved Country (14-Sep-1995)
    Jefferson in Paris (31-Mar-1995)
    Clear and Present Danger (3-Aug-1994)
    The Lion King (15-Jun-1994) [VOICE]
    Clean Slate (6-May-1994)
    The Meteor Man (6-Aug-1993)
    Excessive Force (14-May-1993)
    The Sandlot (7-Apr-1993)
    Sommersby (5-Feb-1993)
    Sneakers (9-Sep-1992)
    Patriot Games (5-Jun-1992)
    Scorchers (6-Sep-1991)
    True Identity (23-Aug-1991) Himself
    Grim Prairie Tales (23-Nov-1990)
    The Ambulance (30-Aug-1990)
    By Dawn's Early Light (19-May-1990)
    The Hunt for Red October (2-Mar-1990)
    Best of the Best (10-Nov-1989)
    Field of Dreams (21-Apr-1989)
    Three Fugitives (27-Jan-1989)
    Coming to America (29-Jun-1988)
    Matewan (28-Aug-1987)
    Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (16-May-1987)
    Gardens of Stone (8-May-1987)
    My Little Girl (1987)
    Soul Man (24-Oct-1986)
    City Limits (1-Sep-1985)
    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (25-May-1983) [VOICE]
    Amy and the Angel (22-Sep-1982)
    Conan the Barbarian (14-May-1982)
    Blood Tide (1982)
    The Flight of Dragons (1982) [VOICE]
    Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (15-Apr-1980)
    Roots: The Next Generations (18-Feb-1979)
    The Star Wars Holiday Special (17-Nov-1978) [VOICE]
    The Last Remake of Beau Geste (15-Jul-1977)
    Exorcist II: The Heretic (17-Jun-1977)
    Star Wars (25-May-1977) [VOICE]
    The Greatest (19-May-1977)
    Jesus of Nazareth (3-Apr-1977)
    A Piece of the Action (1977)
    The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (17-Nov-1976)
    Swashbuckler (29-Jul-1976)
    The River Niger (14-Apr-1976)
    The UFO Incident (20-Oct-1975)
    King Lear (20-Feb-1974)
    Claudine (1974)
    The Great White Hope (11-Oct-1970)
    End of the Road (10-Feb-1970)
    The Comedians (31-Oct-1967)
    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (29-Jan-1964)


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