James Earl Jones
ActorBorn 1931Active 2005
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- Arkabutla
- Married to
- Cecilia Hart
Awards & honours
- National Medal of Arts
- Daytime Emmy Award
- Theatre World Award · 1962
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play · 1969
- Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award
- Horatio Alger Award · 1997
- Kennedy Center Honors
- Humanitarian of the Year · 2004
- Paul Robeson Award · 2011
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- honorary doctor of Harvard University · 2017
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 1991
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie · 1991
- Academy Honorary Award · 2011
- Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Special · 2000
- Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor · 1970
- Outer Critics Circle Award · 1987
- NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture · 1975
- NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series · 1993
- CableACE Award · 1991
- Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award · 1995
- NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
James Earl Jones was an American actor. A pioneer for black actors in the entertainment industry, he was acclaimed for his performances on stage and screen. Jones is one of the few performers to achieve the EGOT. 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.
