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James Earl Jones (1931–2024)

Author of Voices and Silences

13+ Works 220 Members 2 Reviews

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Includes the names: James Earl Jones, Narrated by James Earl Jones, narrated by James Earl Jones

Image credit: U.S. House of Congress Website, 2002 (Cropped)

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Othello (1604) — Foreword, some editions — 17,372 copies, 131 reviews
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble (1969) — Narrator, some editions — 6,520 copies, 241 reviews
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears (1975) — Narrator — 5,475 copies, 286 reviews
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain: A Nandi Tale (1981) — Narrator, some editions — 3,468 copies, 55 reviews
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey (1995) — Narrator, some editions — 2,220 copies, 29 reviews
The Lion King [1994 film] (1994) — Voice — 1,325 copies, 5 reviews
John Henry: An American Legend (1965) — Narrator, some editions — 1,038 copies, 21 reviews
The Hunt for Red October [1990 film] (1990) — Actor — 673 copies, 9 reviews
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb [1964 film] (1964) — Actor — 666 copies, 6 reviews
Return of the Jedi [1983 film] (1983) — Voice — 643 copies, 5 reviews
Star Wars [1977 film] (1977) — Voice — 622 copies, 8 reviews
The Empire Strikes Back [1980 film] (1980) — Voice — 441 copies, 5 reviews
The Sandlot [1993 film] (1993) — Actor — 421 copies, 2 reviews
Field of Dreams [1989 film] (1989) — Actor — 392 copies, 2 reviews
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride [1998 film] (1998) — Actor — 331 copies
Fantasia 2000 [1999 film] (1999) — Host — 302 copies, 3 reviews
Sneakers [1992 film] (1992) — Actor — 284 copies, 2 reviews
Jesus of Nazareth [1977 TV Mini-series] (1977) — Actor — 269 copies, 8 reviews
The Lion King [2019 film] (2019) — Actor — 253 copies, 2 reviews
Coming to America [1988 film] (1988) — Actor — 245 copies
The Art of The Lion King (1994) — Foreword, some editions — 202 copies, 1 review
Conan the Barbarian [1982 film] (1982) — Actor — 182 copies, 3 reviews
The Simpsons: Season 02 (2014) — Guest star — 174 copies, 3 reviews
Merlin [1998 TV miniseries] (1998) — Actor — 149 copies, 1 review
Moses: Greatest Adventure Stories from the Bible (1985) — Narrator — 110 copies, 4 reviews
The Simpsons: Season 06 (1994) — Guest star — 110 copies, 1 review
The Lion King Read-Along Storybook and CD (2011) — Performer — 96 copies, 2 reviews
The Simpsons: Season 09 (2014) — Guest star — 94 copies, 1 review
Earth [2007 film] (2007) — Narrator, some editions — 90 copies, 2 reviews
Living with Shakespeare: Essays by Writers, Actors, and Directors (2013) — Contributor — 88 copies, 4 reviews
Disney's American Legends [2001 film] (2001) — Narrator — 76 copies
Trail of Tears: A Cherokee Legacy [2006 film] (2010) — Narrator — 68 copies
Sommersby [1993 film] (1993) — Actor — 67 copies, 1 review
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult [1994 film] (1994) — Actor — 64 copies, 1 review
Matewan [1987 film] (1987) — Actor — 50 copies
Carnival of the Animals (1992) — Narrator — 35 copies, 1 review
They can't hide us anymore (1999) — Foreword — 32 copies, 1 review
What the Deaf Man Heard [1997 TV Movie] (1997) — Actor — 30 copies
The Flight of Dragons [1982 film] (1982) — Actor — 29 copies, 1 review
Jack Ryan Covert Collection (Shadow Recruit / Hunt for Red October / Patriot Games / Sum of all Fears / Clear and… (2014) — Actor, some editions — 28 copies, 1 review
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold [1986 film] (1986) — Actor — 28 copies
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins [2007 film] (2007) — Actor — 27 copies
Africa: The Serengeti [1994 Short Documentary film] (1994) — Narrator — 26 copies
Three Fugitives [1986 film] (1989) — Actor — 23 copies
By Dawn's Early Light [1990 TV movie] (1990) — Actor — 22 copies
Curious George Rides a Bike... and More Tales of Mischief [1991 film] (2013) — Narrator — 22 copies
Best of the Best [1989 Film] (1989) — Actor — 19 copies
The Christmas Box [and] Timepiece (Double Feature Video) — Actor — 18 copies
Jack and the Beanstalk: A Tale With a Twist [2009 film] (2010) — Actor — 18 copies
Claudine [1974 film] (1974) — Actor — 17 copies
Gardens of Stone [1987 film] (1998) 17 copies
Swashbuckler [1976 film] (1976) 15 copies
5 Faith and Family Movies: Undercover Angel / Solomon's Choice / Fielder's Choice / Where There's a Will / Out of the… (2013) — Actor — 15 copies, 2 reviews
Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark [1989 TV episode] (1992) — Narrator — 15 copies
Blood Tide / Deadly Drifter / The River Niger / Death of a Prophet — Actor — 13 copies
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn [2014 film] (2014) — Actor — 13 copies
Santa & Pete [1999 TV movie] (1999) — Actor — 13 copies
Clean Slate [1994 film] (1994) — Actor — 13 copies
Treasury of 100 Storybook Classics [film] (2009) — Narrator — 11 copies
Black Indians: An American Story [2001 film] (2004) — Narrator — 11 copies, 2 reviews
Cry, the Beloved Country [1995 film] (1995) — Actor — 10 copies
The Reading Room [2005 TV movie] (2005) — Actor — 10 copies
Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street [2001 video] (2001) — Voice — 10 copies
The Sandlot [and] The Sandlot 2 (Double Feature Video) (2014) — Actor — 9 copies
A Family Thing [1996 film] (1996) — Actor — 9 copies
The Feast of All Saints [2001 film] (2003) 8 copies
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones [1980 TV mini series] (2000) — Actor — 8 copies
The River Niger [1976 film] (1976) — Actor — 8 copies
Lincoln: The Making of A President [1993 TV series] — Narrator — 8 copies, 2 reviews
Ambulance [1990 film] (1993) — Actor — 7 copies
Walt Disney Records The Legacy Collection: The Lion King (2014) — Performer — 6 copies
The Great White Hope [1970 film] 6 copies
Blood Tide [1982 film] (1982) — Actor, some editions — 6 copies, 1 review
20 Movies: Chilling (2010) — Actor — 4 copies
Timepiece [1996 TV Movie] (1996) 4 copies
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp [1986 Faerie Tale Theatre TV episode] (1986) — Actor — 4 copies
Gang Related [1997 Film] (1997) — Actor — 4 copies
A Piece of the Action [1977 film] (1977) — Actor — 4 copies
The Last Remake of Beau Geste [1977 film] (2014) — Actor — 4 copies
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy [2004 film] (2004) — Self — 3 copies
The UFO Incident [1975 TV movie] — Actor — 2 copies
Summer's End [1999 film] (2000) — Actor — 2 copies
Proven Wisdom for Strengthening Relationships (2004) — Narrator — 2 copies
The Great Bears of Alaska [1993 TV] — Narrator — 2 copies
The Scarlet Bucaneer [1976 film] (2017) 2 copies
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night [1987 film] (1987) — Actor — 2 copies
Proven Wisdom from the Life of Jesus (2005) — Narrator — 1 copy
Afro Promo - Black Cinema Trailers 1946-1976 — Actor — 1 copy
There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues — Narrator — 1 copy
Antietam: A Documentary Film — Narrator — 1 copy
Dreamfield [1998 TV movie] (1996) 1 copy
Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film — Narrator — 1 copy
King: A Filmed Record... From Montgomery to Memphis — Narrator — 1 copy
The Story of the Faithful Wookiee [1978 short film] (1978) — Actor — 1 copy
Horror Express/Blood Tide (2002) — Actor — 1 copy
Who's in Rabbit's House? [1995 film] — Narrator — 1 copy
The Lion King: The Gift (2019) — Contributor — 1 copy

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James Earl Jones, Voices and Silences by James Earl Jones
This is really an interesting book. I learned a great deal about the actor and the profession.
 
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