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James Earl Jones (b. January 17, 1931) portrays Thulsa Doom in Conan the Barbarian (1982 movie).
Film[]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Dr. Strangelove | Lt. Lothar Zogg | |
| 1967 | The Comedians | Dr. Georges Magiot | |
| 1967 | The Comedians in Africa | Himself | Short film |
| 1970 | The End of the Road | Doctor D | |
| 1970 | The Great White Hope | Jack Jefferson | |
| 1972 | The Man | Douglass Dilman | |
| 1974 | Claudine | Rupert "Roop" B. Marshall | |
| 1976 | The River Niger | Johnny Williams | |
| 1976 | The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings | Leon Carter | |
| 1976 | Swashbuckler | Nick Debrett | |
| 1976 | Deadly Hero | Rabbit | |
| 1977 | The Greatest | Malcolm X | |
| 1977 | Star Wars | Darth Vader | Voice, originally uncredited (credited in reissues) |
| 1977 | Exorcist II: The Heretic | Older Kokumo | |
| 1977 | The Last Remake of Beau Geste | Sheikh | |
| 1977 | A Piece of the Action | Joshua Burke | |
| 1979 | The Bushido Blade | Harpooner | |
| 1980 | The Empire Strikes Back | Darth Vader | Voice, originally uncredited (credited in reissues) |
| 1982 | The Flight of Dragons | Ommadon | Voice |
| 1982 | Conan the Barbarian | Thulsa Doom | |
| 1982 | Blood Tide | Frye | aka Demon Island and The Red Tide |
| 1983 | Return of the Jedi | Darth Vader | Voice |
| 1985 | City Limits | Albert | |
| 1986 | Soul Man | Professor Banks | |
| 1986 | Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold | Umslopogaas | |
| 1987 | Gardens of Stone | Sgt. Maj. "Goody" Nelson | |
| 1987 | My Little Girl | Ike Bailey | |
| 1987 | Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night | Emperor of the Night | Voice |
| 1987 | Matewan | Few Clothes | |
| 1988 | Coming to America | King Jaffe Joffer | |
| 1989 | Three Fugitives | Detective Movan Dugan | |
| 1989 | Field of Dreams | Terence Mann | |
| 1989 | Best of the Best | Frank Couzo | |
| 1990 | Convicts | Ben Johnson | |
| 1990 | The Hunt for Red October | Admiral James Greer | |
| 1990 | The Ambulance | Lt. Spencer | |
| 1990 | Grim Prairie Tales | Morrison | |
| 1991 | Scorchers | Bear | |
| 1991 | True Identity | Himself | |
| 1992 | Patriot Games | Admiral James Greer | |
| 1992 | Freddie as F.R.O.7 | Narrator | American dub |
| 1992 | Sneakers | NSA Agent Bernard Abbott | |
| 1993 | Dreamrider | William Perry | |
| 1993 | Sommersby | Judge Barry Conrad Isaacs | |
| 1993 | The Sandlot | Mr. Mertle | |
| 1993 | Excessive Force | Jake | |
| 1993 | The Meteor Man | Earnest Moses | |
| 1994 | Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult | Himself | Cameo |
| 1994 | Clean Slate | Dolby | |
| 1994 | The Lion King | Mufasa | Voice |
| 1994 | Clear and Present Danger | Admiral James Greer | |
| 1995 | Jefferson in Paris | Madison Hemings | |
| 1995 | Cry, the Beloved Country | Rev. Stephen Kumalo | |
| 1995 | Judge Dredd | Narrator | Uncredited |
| 1996 | A Family Thing | Ray Murdock | |
| 1996 | Good Luck | James Bing | |
| 1997 | Casper: A Spirited Beginning | Kibosh | Voice, direct-to-video |
| 1997 | Gang Related | Arthur Baylor | |
| 1998 | Primary Colors | CNN Voiceover | |
| 1998 | The Lion King II: Simba's Pride | Mufasa | Voice, direct-to-video |
| 1999 | Our Friend, Martin | Martin Luther King, Sr. | Voice, direct-to-video |
| 1999 | On the Q.T. | Leo | |
| 1999 | Undercover Angel | The Judge | |
| 1999 | The Annihilation of Fish | Fish | |
| 1999 | Fantasia 2000 | Himself | |
| 2001 | Finder's Fee | Avery Phillips | |
| 2005 | Robots | Voice Box at Hardware Store | Voice |
| 2005 | The Sandlot 2 | Mr. Morris Mertle | Direct-to-video |
| 2005 | Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith | Darth Vader | Voice, uncredited |
| 2006 | The Benchwarmers | Darth Vader | Voice, cameo |
| 2006 | Click | Narrator of Michael's Past | Uncredited cameo |
| 2006 | Scary Movie 4 | Narrator | Uncredited cameo |
| 2008 | Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins | Roscoe Jenkins, Sr. | |
| 2009 | Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey | The Professor, The Admiral | Voice |
| 2009 | Jack and the Beanstalk | The Giant | Voice |
| 2011 | Star Tours – The Adventures Continue | Darth Vader | Voice, short film |
| 2013 | Gimme Shelter | Frank McCarthy | |
| 2014 | The Angriest Man in Brooklyn | Ruben | |
| 2014 | Driving Miss Daisy | Hoke Coleburn | Theatrical release of Australian stage production |
| 2016 | Rogue One | Darth Vader | Voice |
| 2018 | Warning Shot | Pendleton | |
| 2019 | The Lion King | Mufasa | Voice |
| 2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Darth Vader | Voice |
| 2021 | Coming 2 America | King Jaffe Joffer |
Television series[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | East Side/West Side | Joe Goodwin | Episode: "Who Do You Kill?" |
| 1966 | Dr. Kildare | Dr. Lou Rush | 4 episodes |
| 1966-1969 | Star Trek: The Original Series | Ranger Bob | Main role, 3 seasons |
| 1969 | N.Y.P.D. | Candy Lateen | 2 episodes |
| 1969 | Sesame Street | Himself | 2 episodes |
| 1974 | NBC Children's Theater | Himself | Episode: "Super Plastic Elastic Goggles" |
| 1977 | Roots | Alex Haley | Episode: "Part XII" |
| 1977 | Jesus of Nazareth | Balthazar | Episode: "Part 1" |
| 1978 | Sesame Street | Movie Star | Episode: 1148 |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next Generations | Alex Haley | Episode: "1.7" |
| 1979–1980 | Paris | Woodrow Paris | 13 episodes |
| 1985 | Me and Mom | Lou Garfield | 6 episodes |
| 1986 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Genie of the Lamp, Genie of the Ring | Episode: "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp" |
| 1987 | Highway to Heaven | Gabe Wilson | 1 episode: "A Song of Songs" |
| 1987 1990–1992 |
Square One TV | Announcer Chief Thad Greene |
4 episodes |
| 1987–1991 | Mathnet | Chief Thad Green | 5 episodes |
| 1988–1989 | L.A. Law | Lee Atkins | 2 episodes |
| 1989 | Saturday Night with Connie Chung | Vernon Johns | Episode: "God's Bad Boy" |
| 1989–1992 | Long Ago and Far Away | Himself (host) | 35 episodes |
| 1990 1994 1998 |
The Simpsons | Moving Man, Serak the Preparer, Narrator, Maggie Simpson | Voice, 3 episodes |
| 1990–1991 | Gabriel's Fire | Gabriel Bird | 22 episodes |
| 1991–1992 | Pros and Cons | Gabriel Bird | 12 episodes |
| 1992 | Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories | Narrator | Segment "Millions of Cats" |
| 1992 | Garfield and Friends | Diablo | Voice, episode: "Ghost of a Chance" |
| 1993 | ABC Weekend Special | N/A | Episode: "The Parsley Garden" |
| 1993 | Law & Order | Horace McCoy | Episode: "Profile" |
| 1993 | American Playhouse | Old Man Taylor | Episode: "Hallelujah" |
| 1994 | Picket Fences | Bryant Thomas | Episode: "System Down" |
| 1994 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Franklin Stern | Episode: "The House of Luthor" |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | King Dakkar | Voice, episode: "The Valiant Little Tailor" |
| 1995 | Signs and Wonders | Diamond | 4 episodes |
| 1995 | Under One Roof | Neb Langston | 6 episodes |
| 1995 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Narrator | 19 episodes; uncredited |
| 1997 | Mad About You | Himself | Episode: "Chicken Man" |
| 1997 | Touched by an Angel | Angel of Angels | Episode: "Clipped Wings" |
| 1997 | Frasier | Norman Royster | Episode: "Roz's Krantz & Gouldenstein Are Dead" |
| 1997 | Stargate SG-1 | Unas | Episode: "Thor's Hammer" |
| 1997 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Felix Wilson | 3 episodes |
| 1998 | Merlin | Mountain King | Voice, 3 episodes |
| 1998 | Recess | Santa Claus | Voice, Episode: "Yes, Mikey, Santa Does Shave" |
| 2001 | Oswald | Andy | Voice, Episode: "Chasing the Ice Cream Truck" |
| 2001 | Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat | Perry | Voice, Episode: "Sagwa's Swan Song" |
| 2002-2003 | Dexter's Laboratory | Otis Robinson | Voice; Episodes: "Beau Tie" "School Girl Crushed" "Babe Sitter" |
| 2003 | The Fairly OddParents | Albert | Voice, Episode: "Information Stupor Highway" |
| 2003 | Sonic X | Ben | Voice, Episode: "Chaos Emerald Chaos" |
| 2003 | Will & Grace | Himself | Episode: "Me and Mr. Jones" |
| 2003–2004 | Everwood | Will Cleveland | 3 episodes |
| 2004 | According to Jim | Royal Flush XP Toilet | Voice, Episode: "The Toilet" |
| 2004 | Sesame Street | Himself | Episode: 4077 |
| 2005 | Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi | Emile | Voice, Episode: "Visiting Hours" |
| 2005 | Danny Phantom | Luke | Voice, Episode: "Pirate Radio" |
| 2005 | My Life as a Teenage Robot | Jack | Voice, Episode: "Toying with Jenny" |
| 2006 | The Buzz on Maggie | Leno | Episode: "Scout of Order" |
| 2006 | Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! | Sheldon | Episode: "A Little Help From Your Friends" |
| 2007 | Wayside | Clive | Episode: "Age of Aquarium" |
| 2008 | Yin Yang Yo! | Mr. Hex | Voice; Episodes: "The Manotaur" "Dance Dance Devastation" "Game Over" |
| 2008 | Paws & Tales: The Animated Series | David Robinson | Voice; Episode: "Hullabaloo at Hunker Hill" |
| 2008 | Two and a Half Men | Himself | Episode: "The Devil's Lube" |
| 2009-2015 | WordGirl | Corin | Voice; Episodes: "Slumber Party Pooper" "Line Lessons With Lady Redundant Woman" "The Birthday Girl's Monstrous Gift" "Hal the Haggler" "My Dad, My Teacher, My Dad, My Teacher" "The Power of Whamship" "Royally Framed" "WordGirl vs. Tobey vs. the Dentist" |
| 2009 | Jimmy Two-Shoes | Mr. Murphy | Voice; Episode: "I've Totally Shredded My Cheese" |
| 2009 | House | Dibala | The Tyrant" |
| 2009 | The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack | Joseph | Voice; Episode: "Low Tidings" |
| 2010 | Fish Hooks | Nick | Voice; Episode: "Bea Becomes an Adult Fish" |
| 2010-2013 | T.U.F.F. Puppy | O | Voice; Episodes: "Toast of T.U.F.F." "Mutts and Bolts" "Rat Trap" "Subliminal Criminal" "Acting T.U.F.F." |
| 2011 | The Amazing World of Gumball | Professor Jack | Voice; Episode: "The Spoon" |
| 2013 | Scaredy Squirrel | Johnny | Voice; Episode: "Stash N' Hoarder" |
| 2013-2018 | My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic | Richard | Voice; Episodes: "Games Ponies Play" "Stranger Than Fan Fiction" "To Where and Back Again Pt. 2" "School Daze Pt. 1" |
| 2013 | Camp Lakebottom | Roger Allen | Voice; Episode: "Escape From Camp Lakebottom" |
| 2014 | The Big Bang Theory | Himself | Episode: "The Convention Conundrum" |
| 2014-2021 | Teen Titans Go! | The Todd | Voice; Episodes: "Real Magic" "Pirates" "I See You" "Garage Sale" "Pyramid Scheme" "Beast Boy's St. Patrick's Day Luck, and It's Bad" "Operation Dude Rescue: Pt. 1" "History Lesson" "TV Knight" "TV Knight 2" "Flashback: Pt. 1" "Flashback: Pt. 2" "Justice League's Next Top Talent Idol Star: Dance Crew Edition: Pt. 2" |
| 2014 | Breadwinners | King Richard | Voice; Episode: "Driver's Breaducation" |
| 2014 | Mixels | Fiar Tuck | Voice; Episode: "Fang Gang Log Toss |
| 2014 | Wander Over Yonder | Lord Locksley | Voice; Episode: "The Rider" |
| 2014 | Over the Garden Wall | Jack Robinson | Voice; Episode: "Schooltown Follies" |
| 2014–2016 | Star Wars Rebels | Darth Vader | Voice, 5 episodes |
| 2015 | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Nicky | Voice; Episode: "Star Comes to Earth" |
| 2015 | Harvey Beaks | Cox | Voice; Episode: "Nightclub Night" |
| 2015 | The Day My Butt Went Psycho! | Thomas | Voice; Episode: "Runnin' on Empty" |
| 2015 | Steven Universe | Sid | Voice; Episode: "Keystone Motel" |
| 2015 | Clarence | Becky | Voice; Episode: "Tuckered Boys" |
| 2015-2019 | Supernoobs | Mr. Cooper | Voice; Episodes: "A Noob Hope" "Noobies vs. Smoothies" "Noob Kids on the Block" "Who, What, Where and Noob" "Shake Your Noobie" "How to Noob the Science Fair" "Happy Noob-o-ween" "The Noobiest Place on Earth!" "To Noob or Not to Noob" "Noob of the Round Table" "The Noob Kids at School" "Pool Party Noob" "One Noob Wonder" "Noob Dunnit!" |
| 2015 | Agent X | Chief Justice Caleb Thorne | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Nature Cat | Kopek | Voice; Episode: "Astronauts" |
| 2016–2017 | The Loud House | Chicken | Voice; Episodes: "Sound of Silence" "Space Invader" "Roughin' It" "Patching Things Up" "Cheater by the Dozen" "Lock 'n' Loud" "The Whole Picture" "Fed Up" "Shell Shock" "ARGGH! You For Real?" |
| 2017 | ToonMarty | Rent | Voice; Episode: "Candy Cute" |
| 2017 | Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer | Sheen | Voice; Episode: "Zartran" |
| 2018 | Big City Greens | Donkey | Voice; Episode: "Photo Op" |
| 2019 | Amphibia | Russ Lasky | Voice; Episode: "Anne of the Year" |
| 2020 | The Owl House | Ox | Voice; Episode: "Young Blood, Old Souls" |
| 2021 | The Ghost and Molly McGee | Fuzzy | Voice; Episode: "The Curse" |
| 2022 | Obi-Wan Kenobi | Darth Vader | Voice, 4 episodes |
Television films[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | The Cay | Timothy | |
| 1975 | The UFO Incident | Barney Hill | |
| 1977 | The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened | Morris Bird, Jr. | |
| 1978 | Star Wars Holiday Special | Darth Vader | |
| 1980 | Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones | Father Divine | |
| 1984 | The Vegas Strip War | Jack Madrid | |
| 1990 | By Dawn's Early Light | Alice | |
| 1990 | Heat Wave | Junius Johnson | |
| 1992 | Lincoln | Narrator | |
| 1993 | Percy & Thunder | Percy | |
| 1994 | Confessions: Two Faces of Evil | Charles Lloyd | |
| 1994 | The Road to Freedom: The Vernon Johns Story | Vernon Johns | |
| 1994 | Rod Serling's Lost Classics | Host | |
| 1994 | Bah, Humbug! | Narrator, Ebenezer Scrooge | |
| 1995 | People: A Musical Celebration | The Storyteller | |
| 1996 | Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault | Dr. McDuffie | |
| 1996 | Timepiece | Lawrence | |
| 1997 | Alone | Grey | |
| 1997 | What the Deaf Man Heard | Archibald Thacker | |
| 1997 | The Second Civil War | Jim Kalla | |
| 1999 | Santa and Pete | Grandpa Nicholas | |
| 1999 | Summer's End | Dr. William Blakely | |
| 2001 | The Feast of All Saints | Older Marcel | |
| 2005 | The Reading Room | William | |
| 2009 | The Magic 7 | 5-Toe (voice) | |
| 2015 | The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar | Mufasa (voice) |
External links[]
- James Earl Jones at Wikipedia
- James Earl Jones at IMDb