Birth Place: Arkabutla, MS, USA
James Earl Jones (January 17, 1931 – September 9, 2024) was an American actor. A pioneer for black actors in the entertainment industry, he is known for his extensive and acclaimed roles on stage and screen. Jones is one of the few performers to achieve the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony). He was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1985, and was honored with the National Medal of Arts in 1992, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2002, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2009, and the Academy Honorary Award in 2011.
James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones, The Best Man
James Earl Jones, Gore Vidal's The Best Man
James Earl Jones, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
James Earl Jones, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
James Earl JonesOn Golden Pond
James Earl Jones, On Golden Pond
James Earl Jones, On Golden Pond
James Earl Jones, Fences
James Earl Jones, Fences
James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones, Fences
James Earl Jones, Fences
James Earl Jones, Paul Robeson
James Earl Jones, The Cherry Orchard
James Earl Jones, Hamlet
James Earl Jones, Les Blancs
James Earl Jones, The Great White Hope
James Earl Jones, The Great White Hope
James Earl Jones, Othello
James Earl JonesBeal
James Earl Jones , Clandestine on the Morning Line
James Earl Jones , The Apple
James Earl Jones Moon on a Rainbow Shawl
James Earl JonesMoon on a Rainbow Shawl
James Earl Jones has appeared on Broadway in 20 shows.
James Earl Jones has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.
James Earl Jones's first West End show was Driving Miss Daisy which opened in 2011
Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement (Tony Awards), Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Best Man , Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Gore Vidal's The Best Man , Best Actor (Olivier Awards) for Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production (Helen Hayes Awards) for On Golden Pond, Outstanding Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for On Golden Pond , Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for On Golden Pond, Outstanding Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Fences, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Fences, The American Express Tribute (Helen Hayes Awards) for , Best Actor (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Fences, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Fences, Outstanding Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Paul Robeson, Outstanding Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for The Cherry Orchard, Outstanding Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for Hamlet, Outstanding Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for Les Blancs, Outstanding Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for The Great White Hope, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Great White Hope, Best Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for Othello, Performance (Obie Awards) for Beal, Best Actor (Obie Awards) for Clandestine on the Morning Line, Best Actor (Obie Awards) for The Apple, Best Actor (Obie Awards) for Moon on a Rainbow Shawl and Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Moon on a Rainbow Shawl.
James Earl Jones has received numerous prestigious awards throughout his career, including the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Tony Awards. He won Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for The Best Man and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. He was honored with the Outstanding Actor - Play award at the Drama Desk Awards for Fences, where he also received the Distinguished Performance Award from the Drama League Awards. Additionally, he earned the American Express Tribute at the Helen Hayes Awards. Jones won Best Actor at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Fences and received the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play Tony Award for the same production. He has received Outstanding Performance awards from the Drama Desk Awards for Hamlet, The Cherry Orchard, Les Blancs, and The Great White Hope. He also won the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play Tony Award for The Great White Hope. Jones's accolades include Best Performance from the Drama Desk Awards for Othello. His achievements also encompass a Performance award from the Obie Awards for Beal, as well as Best Actor honors from the Obie Awards for Clandestine on the Morning Line, The Apple, and Moon on a Rainbow Shawl. He received a Performance award at the Theatre World Awards for Moon on a Rainbow Shawl.
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