Actor

James Earl

140 credited titles on WatchWise

James Earl Jones (January 17, 1931 – September 9, 2024) was an American actor. He was described as "one of America's most distinguished and versatile" actors for his performances on stage and screen, and "one of the greatest actors in American history". Over his career, he received three Tony Awards, two Emmy Awards, and a Grammy Award. He was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1985. He 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 Honorary Academy Award in 2011. His deep voice has been praised as a "stirring basso profondo that has lent gravel and gravitas" to his projects.

Associated lifetime gross

$391M

Combined reported budget

$128M

Gross / budget

3.0x

Bankability Index

39 / 100

Associated performance by genre

Worldwide gross by tagged contribution — US$.

Action

$134M · 3 films · 33% hit

Drama

$116M · 13 films · 46% hit

Comedy

$109M · 8 films · 50% hit

Animation

$14M · 1 film · 0% hit

Thriller

$9.6M · 1 film · 100% hit

Bankability assessment

39/100Developing verified track record

Films measured × gross-vs-budget efficiency, weighted by billing prominence — lead roles and directing count fully, minor roles fractionally. Association, not attribution — not a claim that this individual caused the revenue.