James Earl Jones Filmography

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

Actors: Martin Lawrence, Margaret Avery, Joy Bryant, Louis C.K., Michael Clarke Duncan

Synopsis: A single father who has just found success as the host of an outrageous television talk show begins to question his path in life when he returns home to attend his parents' 50th wedding anniversary party in the company of his famous fiancée -- a reality television star -- in this Read More

Scary Movie 4

Actors: Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Craig Bierko, Simon Rex, Anthony Anderson

Synopsis: Spoof series torch-bearer and Airplane! mastermind David Zucker steps back into the captain's chair for yet another round of cinematic shenanigans in the latest installment of the Scary Movie franchise, this time mocking such frightful blockbusters as Saw, War of the Worlds, The Village, and The Grudge Read More

The Benchwarmers

Actors: Rob Schneider, David Spade, Jon Heder, Jon Lovitz, Craig Kilborn

Synopsis: Three guys with little athletic ability strike a blow for everyone chosen last at recess in this comedy. Clark (Jon Heder), Gus (Rob Schneider), and Richie (David Spade) are three geeky guys who have spent most of their lives being humiliated by bullies and taunted by people with greater hand-eye Read More

Searching for Orson

Actors: Peter Bogdanovich, Orson Welles, Steven Spielberg, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Oja Kodar

Synopsis: Croatian father-and-son filmmakers Jakov and Dominik Sedlar explore the genius of Citizen Kane director Orson Welles through the examination of lost footage from unfinished projects and interviews with the friends, family, and colleagues who knew him best in this documentary, which delves deeper Read More

Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Actors: Samuel L. Jackson, Ian McDiarmid, Jimmy Smits, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ewan McGregor

Synopsis: George Lucas draws the Star Wars film series to a close with this dark sci-fi adventure which sets the stage for the events of the first film and brings the saga full circle. After a fierce battle in which Obi-Wan (Ewan McGregor) and Anakin (Hayden Christensen) join Republic forces to help free Read More

Robots

Actors: Ewan McGregor, Halle Berry, Robin Williams, Greg Kinnear, Mel Brooks

Synopsis: For this follow-up to their mega-hit Ice Age, directors Carlos Saldanha and Chris Wedge team with the screenwriting duo behind Parenthood and City Slickers, Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel. Robots stars Ewan McGregor as the voice of Rodney Copperbottom, an idealistic robot who wants to convince his Read More

The Sandlot 2

Actors: James Earl Jones, Greg Germann, Brett Kelly, Cole Evan Weiss

Synopsis: In this sequel to the 1993 box-office hit The Sandlot, it's 1972, and a new bunch of neighborhood kids have taken over the field where they play baseball all summer. Saul (Cole Evan Weiss) is the unofficial leader of the group, who heads up the baseball team and looks after his younger brother Read More

God's Trombones

Synopsis: Clay Classics: God's Trombones contains three Biblically related animated short films. Included in this collection is Will Vinton's The Creation, The Prodigal Son featuring a vocal performance by Dorian Harewood, and Go Down Death. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide Read More

The Reading Room

Actors: James Earl Jones, Georg Stanford Brown, Douglas Spain, Tim Reid, Joanna Cassidy, Monique Coleman, George Stanford Brown

Synopsis: After the death of his beloved wife, Helen (Lynne Moody), wealthy African-American suburbanite William Campbell (James Earl Jones) finds that Helen has left behind a "living will" in the form of a videotape. As William watches the video, his late wife urges him to take his huge personal library Read More

The Annihilation of Fish

Actors: Lynn Redgrave, James Earl Jones, Margot Kidder

Synopsis: Charles Burnett directed this offbeat comic romance about a pair of aging eccentrics whose imaginary companions sometimes interfere with their "real" lives. Fish (James Earl Jones) is an elderly Jamaican expatriate who has spend much of his adult life in a mental institution in New York. One of Read More

Finder's Fee

Actors: Erik Palladino, James Earl Jones, Matthew Lillard, Ryan Reynolds, Dash Mihok

Synopsis: A first feature from the man best known as the host of the hugely successful reality-TV series Survivor, Jeff Probst's twisty thriller is centered around the world of card-playing and con men. A street artist, Tepper (Erik Palladino), finds a wallet outside his apartment building one rainy New Read More

Gloria: The Life of Christ

Synopsis: The life of Christ, from His nativity to His great works, is celebrated through music in this production. The live performance of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Lex de Azevedo. The original musical score, reverential in its mood and tone, is played by the symphony, with the Read More

The Feast of All Saints

Actors: Gloria Reuben, Peter Gallagher, Jennifer Beals, Robert Ri'chard

Synopsis: Based on a story by Anne Rice, this made-for-cable miniseries explores the little-known phenomenon of the "Gens de Couleur Libres," or "Free People of Color," who lived in Louisiana at a time when slavery still held a stranglehold on much of the South. In 1822, it was not at all uncommon for Read More

Ennis' Gift

Fantasia 2000

Actors: Steve Martin, Itzhak Perlman, Quincy Jones, Bette Midler, James Earl Jones, Teller, Penn Jillette, James Levine, Angela Lansbury, Leopold Stokowski

Synopsis: Initially released to IMAX theaters at the crescendo of millennial fever and 60 years after the original Fantasia, Fantasia 2000 was meant to revitalize Walt Disney's goal of a constantly evolving film, with new segments replacing old ones with each re-release. Only The Sorcerer's Apprentice Read More

Black Indians: An American Story

Synopsis: "To build the future, you must know the past. But what if that past has been hidden, lost, or denied?" That question is posed by this program (part of the Circle of Life documentary series) and its answer is explored through interviews with people with mixed African and Native American heritage. Read More

Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

Synopsis: Sydney Poitier's talent and sheer magnetism in such films as In the Heat of the Night and Raisin in the Sun broke color barriers during the height of segregation and permanently rearranged racial politics in America. This PBS documentary charts Poitier's life and career from his humble origins as Read More

On the QT

Actors: Samuel Ball, James Earl Jones, Trudie Styler

Synopsis: The musical drama On the QT stars Sam Ball as a struggling musician who is scraping by in The Big Apple by playing violin to strangers waiting to get on subway trains. His fortunes take a turn for the better when he makes the acquaintance of a wise older musician (James Earl Jones), and a singer Read More

Undercover Angel

Actors: Yasmine Bleeth, Dean Winters, James Earl Jones

Synopsis: A little girl plays matchmaker for two lonely adults in this romantic comedy. Harrison (Dean Winters) is a struggling freelance writer who's been working on a series of detective novels, but can't find anyone who wants to publish them. One day, Melissa (Lorraine Ansell), one of Harrison's former Read More

Intimate Portrait: Jane Alexander

Synopsis: Tony Award winner and four-time Academy Award nominee Jane Alexander is profiled in this biography from Lifetime. After a privileged upbringing in Massachusetts, the budding actress briefly attended Sarah Lawrence College until her sophomore roommate's life was cut tragically short. Alexander Read More

Santa and Pete

Actors: Hume Cronyn, Flex Alexander, Tempestt Bledsoe, James Earl Jones, Emily Mae Young

Synopsis: A widowed grandfather shares the story of St. Nick with his young grandchildren in this tale of a man who brought the Old World tradition of gift giving into the New World. As the snow falls outside and Grandpa Nicholas (James Earl Jones) begins to weave his tale of wonder, the captivated children Read More

Merlin

Actors: Sam Neill, Isabella Rossellini, Miranda Richardson, Martin Short, Rutger Hauer

Synopsis: This four-hour fantasy miniseries, elaborating on the Arthurian legend and filmed in England and Wales, offers a portrait of the wizard Merlin (Sam Neill), following his life as a youth (Daniel Brocklebank) to his later conflicts with the evil Queen Mab (Miranda Richardson) and his love for Nimue (Isabella Rossellini Read More

Forces of the Wild: Creating Rainforests and Deserts

Synopsis: Actor James Earl Jones narrates this installment of the series Forces of the Wild that shows how wind and water work together to create rainforests and deserts. These two forces carry the heat and cold with them, creating the temperature movement on our planet. Each program in the series includes Read More

Forces of the Wild: Explorers of Volcanoes & Earthquake

Synopsis: This installment of the series Forces of the Wild introduces the people who study volcanoes and earthquakes. Actor James Earl Jones narrates this look at the scientists and filmmakers who put their lives in peril to give us important information about these powerful forces. Each program in the Read More

Forces of the Wild: Spirits of Wind and Water

Synopsis: Actor James Earl Jones narrates this installment of the series Forces of the Wild that follows the journey of wind and rain. View the path of the Gulf Stream, the Trade Winds, and the Jet Stream. These forces can bring life, or destruction and death. Each program in the series includes natural Read More

Forces of the Wild: Influences of Sun and Moon

Synopsis: This installment of the series Forces of the Wild shows the effects of the moon and the sun on earth. Actor James Earl Jones narrates this program about how these celestial bodies influence the cycles of earth. See how their passage through space create our days and nights, the change of the tide Read More

Forces of the Wild: In the Beginning

Synopsis: This installment of the series Forces of the Wild explores the beginning of our solar system and our planet. Actor James Earl Jones narrates this journey to comprehend how we came to be. The same forces that created our planet also affect how life was created. Look into our own planet to find some Read More

Forces of the Wild: Fire and Ice

Synopsis: This installment of the series Forces of the Wild presents the history of water and fire on our planet. Actor James Earl Jones narrates this explanation of how volcanoes are formed and how our atmosphere was created. Learn why the earth is warm and discover the wonders created by the temperature Read More

Forces of the Wild: The Risk Factor

Synopsis: Actor James Earl Jones narrates this installment of the series Forces of the Wild that addresses the dangers of life near volcanoes and fault lines. These dangers increase as human population increases. The program gives an overview of the way humans affect global change. Each program in this Read More

Forces of the Wild: The Human Effect

Synopsis: This installment of the series Forces of the Wild is about the effect man is having on our planet. Actor James Earl Jones narrates this view of how we are changing the Earth to meet our needs. The program addresses the changes brought by cities, dams, and overgrazing. Each program in the series Read More

Forces of the Wild: Spring

Synopsis: This installment of the series Forces of the Wild is about spring. Actor James Earl Jones narrates this view of how our planet comes to life during this season. Because of the sun's energy, plants come to life, animals travel to their summer feeding grounds and reproduce, and the rivers rise. Each Read More

Lion King II: Simba's Pride

Actors: Matthew Broderick, Neve Campbell, Andy Dick, Robert Guillaume, James Earl Jones

Synopsis: Darrell Rooney directed this direct-to-video sequel to Disney's 1994 The Lion King, which climaxed with Simba (voice of Matthew Broderick) enthroned as the ruling king of beasts following the death of the evil Scar. With the spirited tune He Lives in You, Simba and his mate Nala (Moira Kelly) Read More

Summer's End

Actors: James Earl Jones, Brendan Fletcher

Synopsis: Two brothers (Jake LeDoux) and Brendan Fletcher) are still reeling from the traumatic death of their father when their mother (Wendy Crewson) decides they'll spend the summer at the family's cottage by a Georgia lake. A retired back physician (James Earl Jones) is also spending his summer by the Read More

Homicide: Life on the Street - Blood Ties, Part 2

Actors: Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Reed Diamond, Michelle Forbes, Peter Gerety

Synopsis: In the second episode of a three-part story arc, the investigation of the murder of civic leader Felix Wilson's (James Earl Jones) housekeeper yields two possible suspects -- one of them a member of Wilson's immediate family. The rest of the homicide unit begins to suspect that Giardello (Yaphet Kotto Read More

Homicide: Life on the Street - Blood Ties, Part 3

Actors: Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Reed Diamond, Michelle Forbes, Peter Gerety

Synopsis: In the conclusion of a three-part story arc, civic leader Felix Wilson (James Earl Jones) goes on TV to offer a reward for information pertaining to the murder of the Wilson family's maid -- never mind that both Felix and his son Hal (Jeffrey Wright) are prime suspects. An embarrassed Col. Read More

Homicide: Life on the Street - Blood Ties, Part 1

Actors: Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Reed Diamond, Michelle Forbes, Peter Gerety

Synopsis: Season six of Homicide: Life on the Street is marked by several changes in the Baltimore homicide unit, not least of which is the exit of two main characters, Sgt. Kay Howard (Melissa Leo) and videographer J.H. Brodie (Max Perlich). Several of the remaining unit members are still being rotated to Read More

Afro Promo

Synopsis: This humorous and insightful documentary is composed exclusively of movie trailers promoting films which depict the lives of African-Americans. From the patronizing promotion for 1946 Disney film, The Song of the South to the hip, tongue-in-cheek promo for Putney Swope, the range of attitudes from Read More

The Second Civil War

Actors: Beau Bridges, James Coburn, Phil Hartman, Dan Hedaya, James Earl Jones

Synopsis: This made-for-cable black-comedy stars Beau Bridges as a governor in a future United States, with an unusual plan for his state. Bridges stars as Jim Farley, the Governor of Idaho, who decides that the only way to keep the new immigrants out of his state is to close down the borders. Defying the Read More

Touched By an Angel: Clipped Wings

Synopsis: In this pivotal episode, Monica (Roma Downey) may lose her angelic powers after missing her evaluation-day appointment with her stern and unforgiving Heavenly supervisor Ruth (Cloris Leachman in her first series appearance). In an effort to cover for Monica, Tess ($Della Reese}) and Andrew (John Read More

What The Deaf Man Heard

Actors: Matthew Modine, Claire Bloom, Judith Ivey, James Earl Jones, Jerry O'Connell

Synopsis: Scripter Robert W. Lenski adapted G.D. Gearino's novel What the Deaf-Mute Heard for this Hallmark Hall of Fame comedy. It was filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina, by director John Kent Harrison. During the '40s, single mother Helen (Bernadette Peters) boards a bus for Barrington, Georgia, with Read More

Gang Related

Actors: James Belushi, Tupac Shakur, Lela Rochon, Dennis Quaid, James Earl Jones

Synopsis: A pair of corrupt police officers discover the hard way that crime really doesn't pay in this action drama. Divinci (James Belushi) and Rodriguez (Tupac Shakur) are two New York undercover cops with serious money problems: Rodriguez owes a huge gambling debt, while Divinci wants to retire to Read More

Frasier: Roz's Krantz & Gouldenstein are Dead

Synopsis: Roz (Peri Gilpin) has an almost pathological fear of growing old. Hoping to help her overcome this, Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) suggests that Roz use the "community service" time forced upon her by a traffic violation to volunteer at a local retirement home. Needless to say, this situation only Read More

Casper - A Spirited Beginning

Actors: Steve Guttenberg, Lori Loughlin, Brendon Ryan Barrett, Rodney Dangerfield, Michael McKean

Synopsis: Billed as a prequel to the 1995 family film Casper, which in turn is based on an enduring Harvey cartoon character "Casper the Friendly Ghost," this direct-to-video entry is aimed at younger kids (though some of the scenes may be inappropriate for really young children). The story begins as Read More

Mad About You: Chicken Man

Synopsis: Jamie (Helen Hunt) reveals her pregnancy to boss Lance Brockwell (Harry Groener) and the rest of the City Hall staff. The question: Can she still maintain the hectic pace of her job? Meanwhile, Ira (John Pankow) takes over the financing of Paul's (Paul Reiser) epic documentary "Buchman" -- and Read More

Alone

Actors: Shelley Duvall, James Earl Jones, Ed Begley, Jr., Chris Cooper, Hume Cronyn

Synopsis: A lonely man receives some not entirely welcome attention from his children in this drama written by Horton Foote. John Webb (Hume Cronyn) is an aging farmer from Texas who recently lost his wife and is coming to terms with spending the rest of his days on his own. An oil company believes that Read More

Stargate SG-1: Thor's Hammer

Synopsis: The SG-1 team heads to Cimmerica, in hopes of enlisting the aid of the legendary Norse Gods in their battle against the Goa'ulds. Because team member Teal'c (Chrsitopher Judge), like all Jaffa men, carries a larval Goa'uld within him, he is prohibited from entering Cimmerica and trapped in a beam Read More

Dreamfield: The "Field of Dreams" Story

Synopsis: For many people, an empty baseball diamond in Iowa holds a sense of fascination. Dreamfield: The "Field of Dreams" Story recounts the tales of the folks who pilgrimage to the remote location just to see it. Twenty-five miles west of Dubuque and 175 miles further from Chicago, the baseball field Read More

Looking for Richard

Actors: Al Pacino, Harris Yulin, Penelope Allen, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Spacey

Synopsis: A workshop of William Shakespeare's Richard III inspires actor-director Al Pacino's breezy documentary, which aims to make the playwright accessible to contemporary American audiences. Though a noteworthy cast of stage actors and Hollywood stars (including Kevin Spacey, Winona Ryder, and Alec Baldwin Read More

Timepiece

Actors: Naomi Watts, Kevin Kilner, James Earl Jones, Ellen Burstyn, Mercedes Vilamil

Synopsis: This made-for-TV drama is a prequel to the 1995 feature The Christmas Box, which starred Maureen O'Hara as the formidable dowager Mary Parkin. Set in the '40s, Timepiece stars Naomi Watts as the much-younger Mary, a British transplant not yet married to her widowed boss, small-town businessman Read More

Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault

Actors: Don Cheadle, James Earl Jones, Michael Beach

Synopsis: In this inspirational sports drama, a talented but drug-addicted basketball player cleans up his act and devotes his life to teaching Harlem children to play the game. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Keeping the Earth: Religious and Scientific Perspectives on the Environment

A Family Thing

Actors: Robert Duvall, James Earl Jones, Michael Beach, Irma P. Hall, Grace Zabriskie

Synopsis: In this family drama, a white Southerner discovers that his family history isn't what he thought it was -- with the fact that he's half-black only one of his many surprises. Earl Pilcher, Jr. (Robert Duvall) runs a gas station in Arkansas; he's a typical middle-aged Southern man who likes his Read More

Good Luck

Actors: Vincent D'Onofrio, Gregory Hines, James Earl Jones, Max Gail, Joe Theismann

Synopsis: Aside from the fact of his disability and the possession of a nickname, what does Tony "Ole" Olezniak (Vincent D'Onofrio), a bitter, blinded, football player have in common with wheelchair-bound Bernard "Bern" Lemley (Gregory Hines)? Absolutely nothing until Bern enthusiastically convinces Ole to Read More

Who's in Rabbit's House?

Synopsis: Masai actors in animal masks perform this traditional African folk tale about a rabbit that can't get into her house because of a creature known as the Long One rumored to eat trees and trample on elephants. Perhaps with a little assistance from the leopard, the rhino, and the elephant the Read More

The Making of Jurassic Park

Synopsis: Dinosaur fans and Steven Spielberg devotees can take a peek behind the scenes of the blockbuster movie Jurassic Park. Actor James Earl Jones takes viewers into the studios, computer labs, and stage areas where so much of this film was created. Experts describe how computer animations were used to Read More

People: A Musical Celebration of Diversity

Synopsis: This video is a celebration of the varied and beautiful human experience, as expressed through culture and song. It started as an award-winning children's book, then became an animated film, and this latest offering presents the music, culture, food, and sports of various regions of the world. Read More

Water

Jefferson in Paris

Actors: Nick Nolte, Greta Scacchi, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Simon Callow, Seth Gilliam

Synopsis: Best known for their historical epics that examine class and social issues in British life through a thick lens of tasteful production design and good manners, director James Ivory and producer Ismail Merchant set their sights on an American protagonist for a change with Jefferson in Paris. As the Read More

Judge Dredd

Actors: Sylvester Stallone, Armand Assante, Diane Lane, Rob Schneider, Joan Chen

Synopsis: A violent, effects-heavy science fiction adventure, Judge Dredd depicts a nightmarish future in which overcrowded cities are terrorized by brutal gun battles and policed by "Judges," law officers who act as judge, jury, and executioner. Sylvester Stallone stars as Judge Dredd, a punishing enforcer Read More

Happily Ever After Fairy Tales: The Valiant Little Tailor

Cry, the Beloved Country

Actors: James Earl Jones, Richard Harris, Vusi Kunene, Leleti Khumalo, Charles S. Dutton

Synopsis: Alan Paton's classic novel about two fathers coming to terms with personal loss and the emotional scars inflicted on South Africa during the era of apartheid was brought to the screen for a second time with this adaptation, the first major film produced in South Africa after Nelson Mandela's Read More

The Lion King

Actors: Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons, James Earl Jones, Moira Kelly, Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella

Synopsis: One of the most popular Disney animated musicals, The Lion King presents the story of a lion cub's journey to adulthood and acceptance of his royal destiny. Simba (voiced first by Jonathan Taylor Thomas, then by Matthew Broderick) begins life as an honored prince, son of the powerful King Mufasa Read More

The Road to Freedom: The Vernon Johns Story

Actors: