| James Earl Jones | ||
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| Character Horace McCoy | ||
| Date of birth January 17, 1931 | ||
| Place of birth Arkabutla, Mississippi | ||
| IMDb profile |
James Earl Jones is an American actor who guest-starred on Law & Order in the episode "Profile" as Defense Attorney Horace McCoy.
In addition, Jones played a recurring role as Felix Wilson in Homicide: Life on the Street.
He is most famous for voicing Mufasa in the 1994 animated film The Lion King (with Jeremy Irons and Whoopi Goldberg) and its 2019 CGI/live-action remake, and Darth Vader from the Star Wars franchise. Jones also starred in the theatre and film versions of The Great White Hope (with Jane Alexander) and the play Fences (with Mary Alice and Courtney B. Vance), both of which he won Tony Awards for. He also appeared in the baseball films Field of Dreams and The Sandlot (with Tom Guiry). Other famous film roles include James Greer in the Jack Ryan film series (a character later played by Wendell Pierce in the TV series), starting with The Hunt for Red October (with Alec Baldwin).
He was also the husband of actress Cecilia Hart, who guest-starred on three episodes of Law & Order including "Profile".