Jones was born on January 17, 1931 in Arkabutla, Mississippi to Ruth and Robert Earl Jones. Soon after James Earl was born, ... Elizabeth Taylor, and Alec Guinness in The Comedians.

James Earl Jones and Oprah Winfrey backstage with their honorary Oscars at the 84th annual Academy Awards at the Hollywood & Highland Center in 2012. In 2017, Jones was presented a Tony Award for ...

In 2022, Broadway's Cort Theater was renamed the James Earl Jones Theater. On Monday, as news spread of Jones' passing, tributes to Jones from the acting community flooded social media.

The distinctive and nearly universally celebrated screen and voice actor of six decades James Earl Jones has died at age 93 in his New York home on Monday, Sept. 9. No cause of death was initially ...

James Earl Jones, who has died aged 93, ... He would never, as his co-star Sir Alec Guinness did, have told autograph-hunting children that they should stop watching Star Wars, ...

Actor James Earl Jones, known for his booming voice and many memorable performances, ... Jones appears with Alec Baldwin in a scene from "The Hunt for Red October" (1990).

James Earl Jones, the prolific voice actor best known for his roles in The Lion King and the Star Wars franchise, has passed away. He was 93. His agent confirmed the news.

James Earl Jones in the 1982 Broadway production of “Othello.” Frank Rich wrote that “Mr. Jones’s ease and authority as a military commander seem his by birthright, even as he maintains ...

As one of the greatest actors of his generation and the iconic voice of “Star Wars” villain Darth Vader, James Earl Jones played a larger-than-life role in American culture throughout his long ...

James Earl Jones was born on January 17, 1931, in the tiny community of Arkabutla, Mississippi, to a family with a mixed ethnic background of Irish, African and Cherokee.