James Earl Jones

His father-in-law's favorite movie is Gunga Din .

His father-in-law's favorite movie is Gunga Din (1939).

He was the first established celebrity to appear on the series "Sesame Street" .

He won a Tony in 1969 for "The Great White Hope".

He won a Tony Award in 1969 for "The Great White Hope".

He was the first established celebrity to appear on the series "Sesame Street" (1969).

Has won two Tony Awards: in 1969, as Best Actor (Dramatic), for "The Great White Hope", a role he recreated in an Oscar-nominated performance in the film version of the same title, The Great White Hope and in 1987, as Best Actor (Play), for August Wilson's "Fences".

Has won two Tony Awards: in 1969, as Best Actor (Dramatic), for "The Great White Hope", a role he recreated in an Oscar-nominated performance in the film version of the same title, The Great White Hope (1970) and in 1987, as Best Actor (Play), for August Wilson's "Fences".

First African American actor to play the "President of the United States" on film in The Man (1972) (TV).

Known for his humility, he declined to have his name appear on the credits of both Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope and Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back , claiming that he felt his contribution wasn't significant enough to warrant a credit. He did agree to have his name appear of the credits of Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi .

Announced the forty-fifth greatest movie villain of all time by Maxim Magazine's "Fifty Greatest Movie Villains of all Time" list for his character of Darth Vader in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope .

In the original Star Wars trilogy, he and Billy Dee Williams were the only black actors to play major roles. One of Billy Dee Williams's other roles was the title role in Scott Joplin . Scott Joplin's ragtime music was used as the score for The Sting , which features James's father, Robert Earl Jones.

Announced the forty-fifth greatest movie villain of all time by Maxim Magazine's "Fifty Greatest Movie Villains of All Time" list for his character of Darth Vader in Star Wars (1977).

In the original Star Wars trilogy, he and Billy Dee Williams were the only black actors to play major roles. One of Billy Dee Williams's other roles was the title role in Scott Joplin (1977) (TV). Scott Joplin's ragtime music was used as the score for The Sting (1973), which features James's father, Robert Earl Jones.

Known for his humility, he declined to have his name appear on the credits of both Star Wars (1977) and Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), claiming that he felt his contribution wasn't significant enough to warrant a credit. He did agree to have his name appear of the credits of Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983).

Although he played Dorian Harewood's son in "Roots: The Next Generations" (1979), he is more than 19 years his senior in real life.

On June 15th 2005, he was forced to leave the Broadway revival of On Golden Pond due to a bout of pneumonia.

On June 15th 2005, he was forced to leave the Broadway revival of On Golden Pond (1981) due to a bout of pneumonia.

Has appeared in two films with Madge Sinclair where they play the main character's parents. In Coming to America , they play the mother and father of Eddie Murphy's character, Hakeem. In The Lion King , they play the mother and father of Simba. In Coming to America , he appears with Samuel L. Jackson, who also appears with him in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith , in which James Earl Jones voices Darth Vader, the father of original trilogy hero Luke Skywalker. In The Lion King , Jones' character is named Mufasa. In Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith , Darth Vader is severely injured on the planet Mustafar, which necessitates the synthesized voice Jones provides.

Has appeared in two films with Madge Sinclair where they play the main character's parents. In Coming to America (1988), they play the mother and father of Eddie Murphy's character, Hakeem. In The Lion King (1994), they play the mother and father of Simba. In Coming to America (1988), he appears with Samuel L. Jackson, who also appears with him in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005), in which James Earl Jones voices Darth Vader, the father of original trilogy hero Luke Skywalker. In The Lion King (1994), Jones' character is named Mufasa. In Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005), Darth Vader is severely injured on the planet Mustafar, which necessitates the synthesized voice Jones provides.

He was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 1992 by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington D.C.

He was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 1992 by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington, D.C.

His "death" was announced during a live broadcast of an NBA playoff game in April of 1998. The deceased was actually James Earl Ray, the convicted assassin of Martin Luther King.

His "death" was announced during a live broadcast of an NBA playoff game in April 1998. The deceased was actually James Earl Ray, the convicted assassin of Martin Luther King.

On October 8, 2002, he appeared along with Theo Lion from PBS's "Between the Lions" (1999) before the House Education Reform Subcommittee to explain the importance of supporting literacy programs.

On October 8, 2002 appeared along with Theo Lion from PBS's "Between the Lions" before the House Education Reform Subcommittee to explain the importance of supporting literacy programs.

Narrated the documentary Black Indians: An American Story , which explores issues of racial identity between the mixed-descent peoples of both Native American and African American heritage. Jones himself is a Black Indian.

Narrated the documentary Black Indians: An American Story (2001) , which explores issues of racial identity between the mixed-descent peoples of both Native American and African American heritage. Jones himself is a Black Indian.

He received the John F. Kennedy Centre Honour in December 2002.

Appears in Robots with Stanley Tucci. In a television biopic of Peter Sellers, Stanley Tucci played Stanley Kubrick, who directed Peter Sellers in Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb , which was also Jones's first film.

Appears in Robots (2005) with Stanley Tucci. In a television biopic of Peter Sellers, Stanley Tucci played Stanley Kubrick, who directed Peter Sellers in Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964), which was also Jones's first film.