James Earl Jones
Gender: Male
Born: 17th January 1931 (currently 81 years old)
Nationality: United States of America
TV programs: Under One Roof, Gabriel's Fire, Roots: The Next Generations, The Atlanta Child Murders, Vegetable Soup, Paris, Pros and Cons, Me and Mom, Guiding Light, Jesus of Nazareth, Merlin
Movies: Best of the Best, Clear and Present Danger, Coming to America, Conan the Barbarian, Finder's Fee, Gang Related, Jefferson in Paris, Matewan, Patriot Games, The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings, The Flight of Dragons, The Hunt for Red October, The Lion King, The Sandlot, The Sandlot 2, Sneakers, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, A Family Thing, Gardens of Stone, Claudine, Field of Dreams, Cry, the Beloved Country, City Limits, Scorchers, Sommersby, Soul Man, What the Deaf Man Heard, Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold, The Meteor Man, Freddie as F.R.O.7, By Dawn's Early Light, Three Fugitives, Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones, The Man, Our Friend, Martin, A Piece of the Action, Exorcist II: The Heretic, Jesus of Nazareth, Bushido Blade, Robots, Fantasia 2000, The Benchwarmers, Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night, Swashbuckler, My Little Girl, Undercover Angel, Judge Dredd, Scary Movie 4, Africa: The Serengeti, The Last Remake of Beau Geste, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, Grim Prairie Tales, The Ambulance, The Vegas Strip War, The Magic 7, Clean Slate, Casper: A Spirited Beginning, The River Niger, The Star Wars Holiday Special, The Greatest, On the QT, The Best of the Tony Awards: The Plays, Clay Classics: God's Trombones, Soul Brothas and Sistas: Vol. 2: Quadruple Feature, Nine Dog Christmas: The Movie, Blood Tide, Disney's American Legends, The Reading Room, The Great White Hope, Excessive Force, The Second Civil War, Rebound: The Legend of Earl \"The Goat\" Manigault, Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey, Heat Wave, Convicts, The Comedians, Highlander, Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears, Santa and Pete, Paul Robeson: James Earl Jones One-Man Show, Dreamrider, King Lear, The Road to Freedom: The Vernon Johns Story, Jack and the Beanstalk, Noah's Ark, Alone, Ebony Elegance, Deadly Hero, The Hunting of the Snark, The End of the Road, People, Earth, JFK: The Day the Nation Cried, Gimme Shelter, , Black Indians: An American Story, The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
James Earl Jones (born January 17, 1931) is an American actor. He is well known for his distinctive bass voice and for his portrayal of characters of substance, gravitas and leadership. Since his Broadway debut in 1957, Jones has spent more than five decades as "one of America's most distinguished and versatile actors" and has been termed "one of the greatest actors in American history." On November 12, 2011, Jones received an Honorary Academy Award.
James Earl Jones was born in Arkabutla, Mississippi, son of Robert Earl Jones (1910–2006), an actor, boxer, butler, and chauffeur who left the family shortly after James Earl's birth, and his wife Ruth (Connolly) Jones, a teacher and maid. Jones and his father reconciled many years later. Jones was raised by his maternal grandparents, farmers John Henry and Maggie Connolly. He is multiracial, with African, Irish, and Native American ancestry.
Jones describes his grandmother, Maggie, as "the most racist person I have ever known", thus forcing him to develop his own independent thinking. His grandmother was of Cherokee, Choctaw, and black ancestry.
He moved to his grandparents' farm in Jackson, Michigan when he was five, but the
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