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James Earl Jones

64%
79%
71%
N/A
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64 %
Fresh
Movies Counted: 39
Fresh: 25  Rotten:14
Average Rating: 6.3/10
How does the celebrity Tomatometer work?
RT's celebrity Tomatometer measures the percentage of all the rated movies in a celebrity's filmography that are "fresh." [-]
Range of Movie T-meters: 0% - 100%
Number of Movies: 135
Box Office Since 2001: $42.2M
Bio: James Earl Jones (born January 17, 1931 in Arkabutla Township, Mississippi in Tate County) is among America's best known African American film and stage actors. He is most famous for his deep and authoritative voice and his originally [More...]
 
 

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Highest Rated
 
 
Star Wars Trilogy (1977)
Star Wars Trilogy (1977)
100%
Fresh
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Lowest Rated
 
 
Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997)
Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997)
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85% Earth Credit: Narrator Release: April 22, 2009 View Details
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85%
85%

Earth

Narrator

8

17

$31,769,776

2009

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Scholastic Bundle 2008

Narrator

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N/A

2008

24%
24%

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

Actor

2

31

$42,168,445

2008

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Best of Nature: 25 Years

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2007

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Best of the Tony Awards - The Plays

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2007

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True Stories Collection - The Vernon Johns Story

Actor

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N/A

2007

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Ali Rap

Featured

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0

N/A

2006

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Sesame Street - Old School Vol. 1: 1969-1974

Guest

0

0

N/A

2006

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The Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy

Narrator

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N/A

2006

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Reading Room

Actor

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2005

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The Sandlot 2

Actor

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10

N/A

2005

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The Best of the Tony Awards: The Plays

Actor

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2004

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The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride - Special Edition

Actor

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2004

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Nine Dog Christmas

Voice Actor

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N/A

2004

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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Featured

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N/A

2004

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Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

Actor

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N/A

2004

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Films of Michael Sporn, The: Collector's Edition Box Set

Voice Actor

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N/A

2003

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Films of Michael Sporn, The: Volume 2

Voice Actor

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N/A

2003

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Will & Grace - Season 6

Guest Star

0

0

N/A

2003

70%
70%

The Annihilation of Fish

Actor

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N/A

2001

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Disney's American Legends

Narrator

0

0

N/A

2001

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The Feast of All Saints

Actor

0

0

N/A

2001

60%
60%

Finder's Fee

Actor

0

0

N/A

2001

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Gloria: The Life of Christ

Host

0

Array

N/A

2001

67%
67%

Muhammad Ali: Through the Eyes of the World

Featured

0

0

N/A

2001

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