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James Earl Jones (1931–2024) was an Oscar nominated American actor. Widely regarded as the one of greatest stage and screen actors both in his native USA and internationally. His IMDb page shows 190 acting credits from 1952 to 2024. This page will rank James Earl Jones movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos and movies not released in North American theaters were not included in the page.
James Earl Jones Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1977
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
AA Best Picture Nom
1964
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
AA Best Picture Nom
1980
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1994
The Lion King (1994)
Voice Only
1989
Field of Dreams (1989)
AA Best Picture Nom
1990
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
1983
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
2016
Rogue One (2016)
2005
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
1994
Clear and Present Danger (1994)
1992
Patriot Games (1992)
2019
The Lion King (2019)
Voice Only
2005
Robots (2005)
Voice Only
1988
Coming to America (1988)
1992
Sneakers (1992)
1994
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
1982
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
2006
Click (2006)
1993
Sommersby (1993)
1976
Bingo Long's Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
2006
Scary Movie 4 (2006)
1989
Three Fugitives (1989)
1993
The Sandlot (1993)
1977
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
1974
Claudine (1974)
2006
The Benchwarmers (2006)
1970
The Great White Hope (1970)
AA Best Actor Nom
1977
A Piece of the Action (1977)
1977
The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
1996
A Family Thing (1996)
1987
Matewan (1987)
1986
Soul Man (1986)
2008
Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (2008)
2014
Driving Miss Daisy (2014)
1977
The Greatest (1977)
1976
Swashbuckler (1976)
1995
Cry, the Beloved Country (1995)
1987
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987)
1967
The Comedians (1967)
1972
The Man (1972)
1975
Deadly Hero (1975)
1996
Good Luck (1996)
1997
Gang Related (1997)
1991
By Dawn's Early Light (1991)
HBO Movie
1989
Best of the Best (1989)
1995
Judge Dredd (1995)
2014
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014)
1994
Clean Slate (1994)
2013
Gimme Shelter (2013)
1995
Jefferson in Paris (1995)
1976
The River Niger (1976)
1987
Gardens of Stone (1987)
1990
The Ambulance (1990)
2021
Coming 2 America (2021)
Amazon
1993
Excessive Force (1993)
1981
The Bushido Blade (1981)
2010
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2010)
1991
Convicts (1991)
1986
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986)
1993
The Meteor Man (1993)
1986
My Little Girl (1986)
2009
Jack and the Beanstalk (2009)
1984
City Limits (1984)
James Earl Jones Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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- Sort James Earl Jones movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) AA Best Picture Nom |
Harrison Ford & Directed by George Lucas |
398.00 | 2,230.9 | 3,993.30 | 1 | 94 | 10 / 06 | 99.8 | |
| 4 | Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) AA Best Picture Nom |
Peter Sellers & Directed by Stanley Kubrick |
14.30 | 190.0 | 190.00 | 11 | 94 | 04 / 00 | 99.5 | |
| 2 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) | Harrison Ford & Carrie Fisher |
255.30 | 1,227.3 | 2,419.10 | 1 | 92 | 03 / 02 | 99.3 | |
| 3 | The Lion King (1994) Voice Only |
Jeremy Irons & Whoopi Goldberg |
363.90 | 1,114.8 | 2,536.70 | 1 | 88 | 04 / 02 | 99.0 | |
| 6 | Field of Dreams (1989) AA Best Picture Nom |
Burt Lancaster & Kevin Costner |
64.40 | 202.9 | 265.80 | 19 | 76 | 03 / 00 | 98.1 | |
| 5 | The Hunt for Red October (1990) | Sean Connery & Alec Baldwin & Sam N |
122.00 | 360.6 | 592.50 | 6 | 79 | 03 / 01 | 97.7 | |
| 6 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) | Carrie Fisher & Mark Hamill |
296.30 | 1,175.8 | 1,833.80 | 1 | 78 | 04 / 00 | 97.5 | |
| 7 | Rogue One (2016) | Felecity Jones & Forest Whitaker |
522.20 | 754.6 | 1,511.60 | 1 | 78 | 02 / 00 | 97.1 | |
| 8 | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) | Natalie Portman & Ewan McGregor |
380.30 | 742.7 | 1,657.80 | 1 | 77 | 01 / 00 | 96.7 | |
| 9 | Clear and Present Danger (1994) | Harrison Ford & Willem Dafoe |
122.20 | 374.3 | 661.40 | 7 | 76 | 02 / 00 | 96.7 | |
| 11 | Patriot Games (1992) | Harrison Ford & Samuel L. Jackson |
83.40 | 251.1 | 536.30 | 14 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 95.2 | |
| 12 | The Lion King (2019) Voice Only |
Seth Rogen & Chiwetel Ejiofor |
543.60 | 741.9 | 2,260.60 | 2 | 70 | 01 / 00 | 94.7 | |
| 13 | Robots (2005) Voice Only |
Robin Williams & Mel Brooks |
128.20 | 250.4 | 509.20 | 15 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 93.5 | |
| 14 | Coming to America (1988) | Eddie Murphy & Samuel L. Jackson |
128.20 | 389.8 | 878.20 | 3 | 62 | 02 / 00 | 92.4 | |
| 15 | Sneakers (1992) | Robert Redford & Dan Aykroyd |
51.40 | 154.9 | 154.90 | 30 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 91.8 | |
| 17 | Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) | Leslie Nielsen & Priscilla Presley |
51.10 | 156.7 | 156.70 | 23 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 89.3 | |
| 18 | Conan the Barbarian (1982) | Arnold Schwarzenegger & Oliver Stone |
39.60 | 168.2 | 292.80 | 16 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 89.1 | |
| 16 | Click (2006) | Adam Sandler | 137.40 | 260.9 | 451.50 | 14 | 50 | 01 / 00 | 87.8 | |
| 19 | Sommersby (1993) | Jodie Foster & Richard Gere |
50.10 | 151.2 | 423.00 | 25 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 85.9 | |
| 20 | Bingo Long's Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976) | Baseball Movies & Richard Pryor |
16.20 | 94.9 | 94.90 | 41 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 84.7 | |
| 23 | Scary Movie 4 (2006) | Anna Faris & Regina Hall |
90.70 | 172.3 | 338.60 | 21 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 83.1 | |
| 21 | Three Fugitives (1989) | Nick Nolte | 40.60 | 127.8 | 127.80 | 31 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 82.3 | |
| 22 | The Sandlot (1993) | Tom Guiry & Mike Vitar |
32.40 | 97.9 | 97.90 | 49 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 81.3 | |
| 25 | Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) | Richard Burton & Paul Henreid |
37.60 | 210.6 | 210.60 | 20 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 79.4 | |
| 24 | Claudine (1974) | Diahann Carroll & James Earl Jones |
9.10 | 60.8 | 60.80 | 48 | 74 | 01 / 00 | 78.9 | |
| 26 | The Benchwarmers (2006) | Dan Patrick & David Spade |
59.80 | 113.7 | 123.40 | 52 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 76.5 | |
| 26 | The Great White Hope (1970) AA Best Actor Nom |
Jane Alexander | 8.50 | 68.4 | 68.40 | 38 | 66 | 02 / 00 | 75.6 | |
| 27 | A Piece of the Action (1977) | Sidney Poitier & Bill Cosby |
14.60 | 81.8 | 81.80 | 49 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 74.3 | |
| 28 | The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977) | Ann-Margret & Peter Ustinov |
17.10 | 96.0 | 96.00 | 43 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 73.4 | |
| 29 | A Family Thing (1996) | Robert Duvall | 10.10 | 28.6 | 28.60 | 124 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 68.8 | |
| 30 | Matewan (1987) | Chris Cooper & James Earl Jones |
1.70 | 5.4 | 5.40 | 148 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 67.2 | |
| 31 | Soul Man (1986) | C. Thomas Howell & Rae Dawn Chong |
27.80 | 93.7 | 93.70 | 35 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 66.7 | |
| 34 | Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (2008) | Martin Lawrence & Louis C.K. |
42.40 | 73.9 | 75.90 | 67 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 60.6 | |
| 32 | Driving Miss Daisy (2014) | Angela Lansbury | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 414 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 60.0 | |
| 36 | The Greatest (1977) | Robert Duvall & Ernest Borgnine |
10.30 | 57.6 | 57.60 | 59 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 58.8 | |
| 35 | Swashbuckler (1976) | Robert Shaw & Peter Boyle |
8.30 | 48.9 | 48.90 | 65 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 58.5 | |
| 37 | Cry, the Beloved Country (1995) | Richard Harris | 0.70 | 1.9 | 1.90 | 202 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 56.3 | |
| 38 | Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987) | Don Knotts & Liza Minnelli |
3.30 | 10.4 | 10.40 | 124 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 52.1 | |
| 40 | The Comedians (1967) | Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor |
7.00 | 72.3 | 72.30 | 41 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 46.5 | |
| 39 | The Man (1972) | Burgess Meredith | 0.10 | 0.8 | 0.80 | 179 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 46.3 | |
| 41 | Deadly Hero (1975) | Danny DeVito | 1.30 | 7.9 | 7.90 | 132 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 41.9 | |
| 40 | Good Luck (1996) | Vincent D'Onofrio | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 289 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 41.9 | |
| 43 | Gang Related (1997) | Dennis Quaid | 5.90 | 16.1 | 16.10 | 138 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 41.0 | |
| 42 | By Dawn's Early Light (1991) HBO Movie |
Rebecca De Mornay | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 232 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 40.0 | |
| 45 | Best of the Best (1989) | Eric Roberts | 1.70 | 5.4 | 5.40 | 148 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 38.9 | |
| 49 | Judge Dredd (1995) | Sylvester Stallone & Rob Schneider |
34.70 | 99.7 | 326.10 | 52 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 35.9 | |
| 46 | The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014) | Robin Williams & Peter Dinklage |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.30 | 312 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 32.7 | |
| 47 | Clean Slate (1994) | Bryan Cranston | 7.40 | 22.5 | 22.50 | 128 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 31.9 | |
| 48 | Gimme Shelter (2013) | Rosario Dawson | 1.40 | 2.1 | 2.10 | 175 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 29.2 | |
| 51 | Jefferson in Paris (1995) | Nick Nolte | 2.50 | 7.1 | 7.10 | 171 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 24.0 | |
| 50 | The River Niger (1976) | Louis Gossett Jr. & Cicely Tyson |
0.20 | 0.9 | 0.90 | 162 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.8 | |
| 53 | Gardens of Stone (1987) | James Caan & Anjelica Huston |
5.30 | 16.8 | 16.80 | 103 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 22.7 | |
| 52 | The Ambulance (1990) | Red Buttons | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 241 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 21.7 | |
| 54 | Coming 2 America (2021) Amazon |
Eddie Murphy | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 199 | 53 | 01 / 00 | 18.9 | |
| 55 | Excessive Force (1993) | Thomas Ian Griffith | 1.20 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 182 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 17.0 | |
| 56 | The Bushido Blade (1981) | Richard Boone | 0.40 | 1.6 | 1.60 | 158 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 13.6 | |
| 57 | Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2010) | Chris Pine | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 361 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 11.1 | |
| 58 | Convicts (1991) | Robert Duvall | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 270 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.5 | |
| 59 | Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986) | Sharon Stone | 4.50 | 15.2 | 15.20 | 116 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 10.3 | |
| 61 | The Meteor Man (1993) | Robert Townsend & Marla Gibbs |
8.00 | 24.2 | 24.20 | 118 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 9.8 | |
| 60 | My Little Girl (1986) | Geraldine Page | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 259 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.5 | |
| 62 | Jack and the Beanstalk (2009) | Chloë Grace Moretz | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 349 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 5.9 | |
| 63 | City Limits (1984) | John Stockwell | 0.10 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 189 | 19 | 00 / 00 | 0.0 |
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James Earl Jones is the # 10 most connectible actor of the 1990’s.
I saw 26, including top 21. 10s and favorites, star wars, the empire strikes back. hunt for red October, patriot games, sneakers, dr Strangelove, field of dreams.9s: lion king, rogue one, return of the jedi, revenge of the sith. hidden gem sandlot a seven
Hey bob cox….excellent tally count. Excellent “10s”. 11 of his movies earning either a 10 or 9…..looks like you think very highly of a huge percentage of his movies. Good feedback as always. Glad to hear from you yesterday. Hope the new job is settling in nicely.
James is # 95 on the December 15, 2018 Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe list. These are the other actors on the list he appeared with.
1 CHRISTOPHER LEE Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)
7 HARRISON FORD Clear and Present Danger (1994)
7 HARRISON FORD MILIUS (2013)
7 HARRISON FORD Patriot Games (1992)
7 HARRISON FORD Star Wars (1977)
7 HARRISON FORD Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
7 HARRISON FORD Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983)
9 WILLEM DAFOE Clear and Present Danger (1994)
10 MARTIN SHEEN MILIUS (2013)
11 SAMUEL L. JACKSON Coming to America (1988)
11 SAMUEL L. JACKSON Patriot Games (1992)
11 SAMUEL L. JACKSON Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2010)
11 SAMUEL L. JACKSON Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)
12 MAX VON SYDOW Conan the Barbarian (1982)
12 MAX VON SYDOW Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
12 MAX VON SYDOW Judge Dredd (1995)
13 BEN KINGSLEY Freddie as F.R.O.7. (1992)
13 BEN KINGSLEY Sneakers (1992)
14 ERNEST BORGNINE The Greatest (1977)
17 STELLAN SKARSGARD The Hunt for Red October (1990)
18 JOHN GIELGUD Looking for Richard (1996)
20 SYLVESTER STALLONE Judge Dredd (1995)
20 SYLVESTER STALLONE MILIUS (2013)
21 SEAN CONNERY The Hunt for Red October (1990)
23 VANESSA REDGRAVE Looking for Richard (1996)
26 MICHAEL MADSEN Scary Movie 4 (2006)
27 FRANK WELKER Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987)
27 FRANK WELKER The Lion King (1994)
28 TREVOR HOWARD The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
29 NED BEATTY Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
39 JIM BROADBENT Robots (2005)
40 ROBERT DUVALL A Family Thing (1996)
40 ROBERT DUVALL Convicts (1991)
40 ROBERT DUVALL MILIUS (2013)
40 ROBERT DUVALL The Greatest (1977)
41 MICHAEL HORDERN Freddie as F.R.O.7. (1992)
42 PAUL GUILFOYLE (II) Looking for Richard (1996)
42 PAUL GUILFOYLE (II) Primary Colors (1998)
43 CHRISTOPHER WALKEN CLICK (2006)
49 GEORGE KENNEDY Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
50 VERNON DOBTCHEFF Jefferson in Paris (1995)
62 JAMES CAAN Gardens of Stone (1987)
67 JAMES FOX Patriot Games (1992)
68 CHRISTOPHER LLOYD Jack and the Beanstalk (2010)
88 SAM NEILL The Hunt for Red October (1990)
89 PETER USTINOV The Comedians (1967)
89 PETER USTINOV The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
91 JOSS ACKLAND The Hunt for Red October (1990)
98 JOHN GOODMAN MILIUS (2013)
101 BURT KWOUK The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
103 CLINT EASTWOOD MILIUS (2013)
106 BRAD DOURIF Grim Prairie Tales: Hit the Trail… to Terror (1990)
108 M. EMMET WALSH End of the Road (1970)
111 RICHARD HARRIS Cry, the Beloved Country (1995)
111 RICHARD HARRIS Patriot Games (1992)
117 MICHAEL YORK The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
119 DEAN STOCKWELL Gardens of Stone (1987)
121 MICHAEL GAMBON Clean Slate (1994)
125 SHANE RIMMER Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
125 SHANE RIMMER Star Wars (1977)
126 SCOTT GLENN The Hunt for Red October (1990)
127 BURT LANCASTER Field of Dreams (1989)
134 ALEC BALDWIN Looking for Richard (1996)
134 ALEC BALDWIN The Hunt for Red October (1990)
142 MARC LAWRENCE A Piece of the Action (1977)
143 F. MURRAY ABRAHAM Looking for Richard (1996)
145 DAN AYKROYD Sneakers (1992)
148 WHOOPI GOLDBERG The Lion King (1994)
150 GRETA SCACCHI Jefferson in Paris (1995)
152 JEREMY IRONS The Lion King (1994)
153 ROBERT FORSTER Finder’s Fee (2001)
154 KATHY BATES Primary Colors (1998)
157 MATT DAMON Field of Dreams (1989)
170 LESLIE NIELSEN Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
170 LESLIE NIELSEN Scary Movie 4 (2006)
170 LESLIE NIELSEN Soul Man (1986)
174 ANJELICA HUSTON Gardens of Stone (1987)
174 ANJELICA HUSTON Swashbuckler (1976)
176 STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY Robots (2005)
176 STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY Sneakers (1992)
177 LANCE HENRIKSEN Excessive Force (1993)
179 XANDER BERKELEY A Family Thing (1996)
183 FOREST WHITAKER ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (2016)
189 JONATHAN PRYCE Freddie as F.R.O.7. (1992)
190 MIKE STARR The Bloody Bushido Blade (1981)
195 NICK NOLTE Jefferson in Paris (1995)
195 NICK NOLTE Three Fugitives (1989)
200 BRIAN COX Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
202 ERIC ROBERTS Best of the Best (1989)
202 ERIC ROBERTS The Ambulance (1990)
204 ELIAS KOTEAS Gardens of Stone (1987)
206 STANLEY TUCCI Robots (2005)
207 DENHOLM ELLIOTT Scorchers (1991)
210 BRUCE MCGILL Three Fugitives (1989)
212 DAVID STRAITHAIRN Matewan (1987)
212 DAVID STRAITHAIRN Sneakers (1992)
213 DANNY DEVITO Deadly Hero (1976)
215 STACY KEACH End of the Road (1970)
222 MICHAEL LONSDALE Jefferson in Paris (1995)
226 RICHARD GERE Sommersby (1993)
227 KEENAN WYNN Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
231 TREAT WILLIAMS Deadly Hero (1976)
231 TREAT WILLIAMS Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
235 ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER Conan the Barbarian (1982)
235 ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER MILIUS (2013)
236 FAYE DUNAWAY Scorchers (1991)
238 TONY SHALHOUB PRIMARY COLORS (1998)
243 HAL HOLBROOK The Great White Hope (1970)
251 SIMON CALLOW JEFFERSON IN PARIS (1995)
254 FRANK LANGELLA True Identity (1991)
258 DEREK JACOBI Looking for Richard (1996)
258 DEREK JACOBI Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
261 PETER BOYLE Swashbuckler (1976)
262 WALLACE SHAWN Jack and the Beanstalk (2010)
262 WALLACE SHAWN The Meteor Man (1993)
266 ALEC GUINNESS Star Wars (1977)
266 ALEC GUINNESS Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
266 ALEC GUINNESS Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983)
266 ALEC GUINNESS The Comedians (1967)
267 ROBIN WILLIAMS Robots (2005)
267 ROBIN WILLIAMS THE ANGRIEST MAN IN BROOKLYN (2014)
275 PAUL GIAMATTI Robots (2005)
278 AUSTIN PENDLETON True Identity (1991)
281 CLORIS LEACHMAN Scary Movie 4 (2006)
282 VINCENT D’ONOFRIO Good Luck (1996)
290 JURGEN PROCHNOW Judge Dredd (1995)
292 CHEECH MARIN The Lion King (1994)
293 ALLISON JANNEY PRIMARY COLORS (1998)
293 ALLISON JANNEY STAR TOURS: THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE (2011)
298 JULIAN GLOVER Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
299 RICHARD BURTON Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
299 RICHARD BURTON The Comedians (1967)
307 DAN HEDAYA Robots (2005)
310 TOM KENNY Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2010)
311 SHARON STONE Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986)
312 HARRIS YULIN Clear and Present Danger (1994)
312 HARRIS YULIN End of the Road (1970)
312 HARRIS YULIN Looking for Richard (1996)
314 BILL PULLMAN Scary Movie 4 (2006)
314 BILL PULLMAN Sommersby (1993)
319 PETER JASON The Hunt for Red October (1990)
320 BOB GUNTON Matewan (1987)
320 BOB GUNTON Patriot Games (1992)
330 NIGEL HAWTHORNE Freddie as F.R.O.7. (1992)
334 ROBERT REDFORD Sneakers (1992)
337 BILLY BOB THORNTON Primary Colors (1998)
344 MAKO Conan the Barbarian (1982)
344 MAKO The Bloody Bushido Blade (1981)
346 MICHAEL MCKEAN True Identity (1991)
347 DIANE LANE Judge Dredd (1995)
349 OLYMPIA DUKAKIS Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
362 KEVIN POLLAK Clean Slate (1994)
364 RAY LIOTTA Field of Dreams (1989)
372 BEAU BRIDGES Swashbuckler (1976)
378 JODIE FOSTER Sommersby (1993)
383 JOHN RATZENBERGER Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
385 LAURENCE FISHBURNE Gardens of Stone (1987)
389 PETER CUSHING Star Wars (1977)
390 BURT YOUNG Excessive Force (1993)
393 JAMES REMAR Judge Dredd (1995)
399 JOHN TRAVOLTA Primary Colors (1998)
400 KIM CATTRALL City Limits (1984)
401 ARMAND ASSANTE Judge Dredd (1995)
403 AL PACINO Looking for Richard (1996)
404 SCOTT WILSON Judge Dredd (1995)
412 DAVID PAYMER Criminal Intent (1997)
415 VALERIA GOLINO Clean Slate (1994)
419 ANN-MARGRET The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
421 SEAN BEAN PATRIOT GAMES (1992)
427 WILLIAM SHATNER Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2010)
429 DON CHEADLE The Meteor Man (1993)
431 HENRY SILVA Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986)
451 CLIVE REVILL Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
454 JAMES GAMMON The Greatest (1977)
458 SAM ELLIOTT MILIUS (2013)
468 EWAN MCGREGOR Robots (2005)
468 EWAN MCGREGOR Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)
473 MICHAEL MURPHY Clean Slate (1994)
479 VIVECA LINDFORS Looking for Richard (1996)
485 ROY KINNEAR The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
486 MARK HAMILL Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2010)
486 MARK HAMILL Star Wars (1977)
486 MARK HAMILL Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
486 MARK HAMILL Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983)
487 MARCEL DALIO The Great White Hope (1970)
488 ROB SCHNEIDER CLICK (2006)
488 ROB SCHNEIDER Judge Dredd (1995)
488 ROB SCHNEIDER The Benchwarmers (2006)
497 CHARLIE SHEEN MILIUS (2013)
497 CHARLIE SHEEN Scary Movie 4 (2006)
498 MAURY CHAYKIN Sommersby (1993)
499 NATALIE PORTMAN Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)
511 TERRY-THOMAS The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
513 LYNN REDGRAVE The Annihilation of Fish (1999)
514 BRYAN CRANSTON CLEAN SLATE (1994)
514 BRYAN CRANSTON RAMAYANA: THE LEGEND OF PRINCE RAMA (1992)
522 WINONA RYDER Looking for Richard (1996)
525 FRED WARD Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
531 DIANE LADD Primary Colors (1998)
537 KATHLEEN FREEMAN Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
547 RICHARD DREYFUSS MILIUS (2013)
548 EWEN BREMNER JUDGE DREDD (1995)
549 CHARLES S. DUTTON CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY (1995)
554 RICHARD JORDAN The Hunt for Red October (1990)
565 TIM CURRY The Hunt for Red October (1990)
574 ROBERT SHAW Swashbuckler (1976)
584 JENNIFER TILLY Scorchers (1991)
587 CHRIS PENN Best of the Best (1989)
590 BEN AFFLECK Field of Dreams (1989)
591 JEAN-PIERRE AUMONT Jefferson in Paris (1995)
595 SLIM PICKENS Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
596 JON LOVITZ THE BENCHWARMERS (2006)
601 LARRY MILLER Three Fugitives (1989)
602 KEVIN SPACEY Looking for Richard (1996)
603 JEFFREY WRIGHT UNFORGIVABLE BLACKNESS: THE RISE AND FALL OF JACK JOHNSON (2004)
607 KEVIN COSTNER Field of Dreams (1989)
618 SID HAIG SWASHBUCKLER (1976)
621 BEN JOHNSON The Greatest (1977)
624 LAMBERT WILSON JEFFERSON IN PARIS (1995)
626 GWYNETH PALTROW Jefferson in Paris (1995)
640 MELISSA LEO THE ANGRIEST MAN IN BROOKLYN (2014)
644 JEFFREY JONES The Hunt for Red October (1990)
646 ELIZABETH TAYLOR The Comedians (1967)
648 THANDIE NEWTON Jefferson in Paris (1995)
655 R. LEE ERMEY Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
655 R. LEE ERMEY Sommersby (1993)
655 R. LEE ERMEY True Identity (1991)
668 MYKELTI WILLIAMSON PRIMARY COLORS (1998)
670 J.T. WALSH True Identity (1991)
678 TED LEVINE LOOKING FOR RICHARD (1996)
684 C. THOMAS HOWELL Soul Man (1986)
685 TOM BOWER Clear and Present Danger (1994)
688 ROBERT WEBBER The Great White Hope (1970)
694 KEVIN KLINE Looking for Richard (1996)
729 PATRICK BAUCHAU Clear and Present Danger (1994)
730 LOUISE FLETCHER Best of the Best (1989)
730 LOUISE FLETCHER Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
742 DIANNE WIEST ROBOTS (2005)
748 TERRY CREWS CLICK (2006)
748 TERRY CREWS THE BENCHWARMERS (2006)
750 CUBA GOODING JR. Coming to America (1988)
758 GRACE ZABRISKIE A Family Thing (1996)
762 FRED TATASCIORE ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (2016)
762 FRED TATASCIORE STAR TOURS: THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE (2011)
763 ROSCOE LEE BROWNE The Comedians (1967)
763 ROSCOE LEE BROWNE The Comedians in Africa (1967)
764 FRANKIE FAISON Coming to America (1988)
764 FRANKIE FAISON Sommersby (1993)
767 SIDNEY POITIER A Piece of the Action (1977)
767 SIDNEY POITIER Sneakers (1992)
772 SALLY KIRKLAND Best of the Best (1989)
791 EMMA THOMPSON Primary Colors (1998)
795 HENRY GIBSON The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
797 TONY PLANA City Limits (1984)
812 GEORGE C. SCOTT Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
816 PAUL WINFIELD King: A Filmed Record… Montgomery to Memphis (1970
816 PAUL WINFIELD The Greatest (1977)
824 IRENE HANDL The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
825 JOAN CHEN JUDGE DREDD (1995)
827 GEORGE HAMILTON MILIUS (2013)
830 GENEVIEVE BUJOLD Swashbuckler (1976)
843 CHRIS COOPER Matewan (1987)
844 GARRICK HAGON Star Wars (1977)
848 DONALD MOFFAT Clear and Present Danger (1994)
852 ANNE ARCHER Clear and Present Danger (1994)
852 ANNE ARCHER Patriot Games (1992)
868 JOHN DIEHL City Limits (1984)
874 DAVID KEITH A Family Thing (1996)
879 JAY LENO Robots (2005)
882 PETER GALLAGHER My Little Girl (1986)
893 MATTHEW BRODERICK The Lion King (1994)
902 ALUN ARMSTRONG PATRIOT GAMES (1992)
906 DENIS LEARY THE SANDLOT (1993)
916 PRUNELLA SCALES FREDDIE AS F.R.O.7. (1992)
918 MIGUEL SANDOVAL CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER (1994)
919 ANTHONY ANDERSON SCARY MOVIE 4 (2006)
920 VINCENT CASSEL JEFFERSON IN PARIS (1995)
921 RICHARD BRIGHT The Ambulance (1990)
926 AIDAN QUINN Looking for Richard (1996)
931 WILLIAM HOOTKINS Star Wars (1977)
935 STERLING HAYDEN Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
939 ADAM SANDLER CLICK (2006)
944 BAI LING Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)
948 MICHAEL CLARKE DUNCAN WELCOME HOME, ROSCOE JENKINS (2008
950 EDDIE MURPHY Coming to America (1988)
951 GREG KINNEAR Robots (2005)
952 SANDRA OH Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2010)
973 LUKAS HAAS CONVICTS (1991)
988 OSSIE DAVIS Malcolm X (1972)
990 PETER SELLERS Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
991 JANE ALEXANDER THE GREAT WHITE HOPE (1970)
994 DONAL LOGUE Sneakers (1992)
995 RICHARD KIND THE ANGRIEST MAN IN BROOKLYN (2014)
997 NATHAN LANE THE LION KING (1994)
HM (927) HUGH GRIFFITH The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
HM(723) KAREN ALLEN THE SANDLOT (1993)
James has appeared with 48 Oscar winners.
AL PACINO Looking for Richard (1996)
ALEC GUINNESS Star Wars (1977)
ALEC GUINNESS Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
ALEC GUINNESS Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983)
ALEC GUINNESS The Comedians (1967)
ALLISON JANNEY PRIMARY COLORS (1998)
ALLISON JANNEY STAR TOURS: THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE (2011)
ANJELICA HUSTON Gardens of Stone (1987)
ANJELICA HUSTON Swashbuckler (1976)
BEN JOHNSON The Greatest (1977)
BEN KINGSLEY Freddie as F.R.O.7. (1992)
BEN KINGSLEY Sneakers (1992)
BURT LANCASTER Field of Dreams (1989)
CHRIS COOPER Matewan (1987)
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN CLICK (2006)
CLORIS LEACHMAN Scary Movie 4 (2006)
CUBA GOODING JR. Coming to America (1988)
DIANNE WIEST ROBOTS (2005)
DON AMECHE Coming to America (1988)
ELIZABETH TAYLOR The Comedians (1967)
EMMA THOMPSON Primary Colors (1998)
ERNEST BORGNINE The Greatest (1977)
F. MURRAY ABRAHAM Looking for Richard (1996)
FAYE DUNAWAY Scorchers (1991)
FOREST WHITAKER ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (2016)
GEORGE C. SCOTT Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
GEORGE KENNEDY Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
GERALDINE PAGE My Little Girl (1986)
GWYNETH PALTROW Jefferson in Paris (1995)
HALLE BERRY Robots (2005)
HUGH GRIFFITH The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
JEREMY IRONS The Lion King (1994)
JIM BROADBENT Robots (2005)
JODIE FOSTER Sommersby (1993)
JOHN GIELGUD Looking for Richard (1996)
KATHY BATES Primary Colors (1998)
KEVIN KLINE Looking for Richard (1996)
KEVIN SPACEY Looking for Richard (1996)
LIZA MINNELLI Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987)
LOUIS GOSSETT JR. The River Niger (1976)
LOUISE FLETCHER Best of the Best (1989)
LOUISE FLETCHER Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
LUPITA NYONG’O STAR TOURS: THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE (2011)
MELISSA LEO THE ANGRIEST MAN IN BROOKLYN (2014)
NATALIE PORTMAN Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)
OLYMPIA DUKAKIS Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
PETER USTINOV The Comedians (1967)
PETER USTINOV The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
RED BUTTONS The Ambulance (1990)
RICHARD DREYFUSS MILIUS (2013)
ROBERT DUVALL A Family Thing (1996)
ROBERT DUVALL Convicts (1991)
ROBERT DUVALL MILIUS (2013)
ROBERT DUVALL The Greatest (1977)
ROBIN WILLIAMS Robots (2005)
ROBIN WILLIAMS THE ANGRIEST MAN IN BROOKLYN (2014)
SEAN CONNERY The Hunt for Red October (1990)
SIDNEY POITIER A Piece of the Action (1977)
SIDNEY POITIER Sneakers (1992)
VANESSA REDGRAVE Looking for Richard (1996)
WHOOPI GOLDBERG The Lion King (1994)
Hey Dan. Thanks for the James Earl Jones trivia information. I just realized I missed a Ryan Reynolds comment from you. You did that comment in May 2018….it took me almost an entire year to respond. My response time is much better for this JEJ comment….less than 12 hours.
So James is in the Top 100…..gotta admit….I did not think he would be that high in the rankings. Looks like Harrison Ford is his most frequent co-star…even though all of Jones’ work in the Star Wars movies goes into the “uncredited” category. That makes no sense….Jones’ voice as Darth Vadar is what makes it Darth so awesome.
48 Oscar winning co-stars is a pretty good total. I bet he has a chance to cross 50…..but not thinking that total is going to rise too much more…especially since Jones is almost 90. Though he does have The Lion King coming out this summer.
Great information as always.
The Best James Earl Jones Movie Performances From Rating The Movie Stars
1970’s The Great White Hope
1976’s The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings
When the book was written (1983), James Earl Jones had not really appeared in many movies.
Any day I get to mention Joel’s book Rating The Movie Stars is a good day.
GOOD AFTERNOON O MASTER Often when I read your material I am reminded of the famous line from Goldsmith’s The Deserted Village-
“And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew,
That one small head could carry all he knew. “
I broadly agree with your analysis of James Earl’s career though I did think that as you – rightly – dwelt to an extent on James’ stage output, even broader balance would have been brought to the matter had you also covered Mr Jones’ contribution to television where [albeit after your 1983 version of Psycho was printed] he has the distinction of being the only actor ever to win two Emmys in the same year – 1991 for Gabriel’s Fire [lead] and Heatwave [support]
Also worthy of mention from James’ television CV are I feel productions such as Roots followed by Roots 2 which attracted considerable praise including a Golden Globe for best series and Primetime Emmys for the series and for an “outstanding supporting performance by a Mr Brando whom you may have heard of in your day.
Overall James appeared in just under 50 television productions dating back to 1963.
Yours worshipfully
ROBERT