Happy Birthday, James Earl Jones!

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Happy Birthday To James Earl Jones! Truly one of my favorite actors of all time. It was on this day in 1931 that James Earl Jones was born in Arkabutla, Mississippi. James Earl Jones became renowned as an actor, both on the stage and the screen, earning a Tony award in 1969 for his portrayal of boxing great Jack Johnson in The Great White Hope as well as acclaim for his Broadway roles in A Lesson From Aloes, Fences and many, many others. Among his film and television credits include the voice of Darth Vader in Star Wars and leading roles in Paris and Gabriel's Fire.

Check out his amazing Filmography:

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
The Comedians in Africa (1967) (short subject)
The Comedians (1967)
End of the Road (1970)
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) (documentary)
The Great White Hope (1970)
Malcom X (1972) (documentary) (narrator)
The Man (1972)
Claudine (1974)
The River Niger (1976)
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
Swashbuckler (1976)
Deadly Hero (1976)
The Greatest (1977)
Star Wars (1977) (voice)
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
A Piece of the Action (1977)
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement (1978) (documentary)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980) (voice)
The Creation (1981) (short subject) (narrator)
The Bushido Blade (1981)
The Flight of Dragons (1982) (voice)
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Blood Tide (1982)
Return of the Jedi (1983) (voice)
Allen Boesak: Choosing for Justice (1984) (short subject) (narrator)
City Limits (1985)
Soul Man (1986)
Gardens of Stone (1987)
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1987)
My Little Girl (1987)
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987) (voice)
Matewan (1987)
Terrorgram (1988) (voice)
Coming to America (1988)
Three Fugitives (1989)
Field of Dreams (1989)
Best of the Best (1989)
Convicts (1990)
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
A World Alive (1990) (documentary) (narrator)
The Ambulance (1990)
Grim Prairie Tales (1990)
True Identity (1991)
Scorchers (1991)
The Second Coming (1992) (short subject) (narrator)
Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama (1992) (narrator)
Patriot Games (1992)
Freddie as F.R.O.7 (1992) (narrator)
Sneakers (1992)
Dreamrider (1993)
Sommersby (1993)
The Sandlot (1993)
Excessive Force (1993)
The Meteor Man (1993)
The Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994) (Cameo)
Africa: The Serengeti (1994) (short subject) (narrator)
Clean Slate (1994)
The Lion King (1994) (voice)
Clear and Present Danger (1994)
Countdown to Freedom: 10 Days That Changed South Africa (1994) (documentary) (narrator)
Jefferson in Paris (1995)
Judge Dredd (1995) (narrator)
Cry, The Beloved Country (1995)
A Family Thing (1996)
Looking for Richard (1996) (documentary)
Good Luck (1996)
Gang Related (1997)
What the Deaf Man Heard (1997) (direct-to-tv)
New York... Come Visit the World (1998) (short subject)
Primary Colors (1998) (voice)
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) (voice) (direct-to-video)
Our Friend, Martin (1999) (voice) (direct-to-video)
On the Q.T. (1999)
Undercover Angel (1999)
The Annihilation of Fish (1999)
Fantasia 2000 (1999)
Ennis' Gift (2000) (documentary)
Antietam: A Documentary Drama (2000) (documentary) (narrator)
The Papp Project (2001) (documentary)
Black Indians: An American Story (2001)
Finder's Fee (2001)
Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street (2001) (voice) (direct-to-video)
Muhammad Ali: Through the Eyes of the World (2001) (documentary)
The Great Year (2004) (documentary) (narrator)
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004) (documentary)
Robots (2005) (voice)
The Sandlot 2 (2005) (direct-to-DVD)
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) (voice)
The Benchwarmers (2006) (voice)
Scary Movie 4 (2006) (narrator)
Click (2006) (narrator)
House (2007)