Happy Birthday: James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones

Born: January 17, 1931 in Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA

Married to:
Cecilia Hart (15 March 1982 – 16 October 2016) (her death) (1 child)

[on the terrible stutter he suffered from as a young man]: One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can’t utter.

The world is filled with violence. Because criminals carry guns, we decent law-abiding citizens should also have guns. Otherwise, they will win and the decent people will lose.

I have to look for film or TV work. If the great roles aren’t around — and they usually aren’t — then I try to pick projects which will at least take me to interesting locations. To the best of my abilities, I give them Academy Award caliber performances. I can’t put down any jobs that help me pay my bills. The problem is most of the movies and TV shows I’ve been in haven’t given me much to do or say.

FIELD OF DREAMS 1989 dir. Phil Alden Robinson Starring: Kevin Costner James Earl Jones

Conan the Barbarian 1982 dir. John Milius Cast Schwarzenegger James Earl Jones

Sommersby 1993 dir. Jon Amiel Starring Richard Gere Jodie Foster

THE LION KING 1994 dir. Roger Allers Rob Minkoff

Star Wars 1977 dir. Lucas starring Harrison Ford Mark Hamill The Empire Strikes Back 1980 dir. Irvin Kershner Starring Carrie Fisher Billy Dee Williams Return of the Jedi 1983 dir. Richard Marquand Starring Mark Hamill Harrison Ford EARTH 2009 dir. Alastair Fothergill Mark Linfield THE SANDLOT 2 2005 dir. David M. Evans Stars: Max Lloyd-Jones James Willson THE SANDLOT 1993 dir. David M. Evans Stars: Tom Guiry Mike Vitar

THE BINGO LONG TRAVELING ALL-STARS AND MOTOR KINGS 1976 dir. John Badham Stars: Richard Pryor

EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC 1977 dir. John Boorman Stars: Richard Burton Linda Blair

THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER 1990 dir. John McTiernan Stars: Sean Connery Alec Baldwin

PATRIOT GAMES 1992 dir. Phillip Noyce Stars: Harrison Ford Anne Archer

CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER 1994 dir. Phillip Noyce Stars: Harrison Ford Willem Dafoe

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