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James Earl Jones‌

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Birthday

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Popularity

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James Earl Jones

Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA

James Earl Jones

Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1931-01-17

Popularity

star29.3

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

Star Wars

Star Wars‌
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calendar 1977

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb‌
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calendar 1964

Sommersby

Sommersby‌
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calendar 1993

The Hunt for Red October

The Hunt for Red October‌
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calendar 1990

Sneakers

Sneakers‌
star6.9
calendar 1992

Field of Dreams

Field of Dreams‌
star7.1
calendar 1989

Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi‌
star7.9
calendar 1983

The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back‌
star8.4
calendar 1980

Dreamrider

Dreamrider‌
star7.5
calendar 1993

Amy and the Angel

Amy and the Angel‌
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calendar 1982

Earth

Earth‌
star7.6
calendar 2007

Finder's Fee

Finder's Fee‌
star6.1
calendar 2001

By Dawn's Early Light

By Dawn's Early Light‌
star6.5
calendar 1990

The Meteor Man

The Meteor Man‌
star5.7
calendar 1993

The Sandlot

The Sandlot‌
star7.5
calendar 1993

Excessive Force

Excessive Force‌
star4.7
calendar 1993

Matewan

Matewan‌
star7.3
calendar 1987

Disney's American Legends

Disney's American Legends‌
star7.6
calendar 2001

Three Fugitives

Three Fugitives‌
star6.7
calendar 1989

Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey

Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey‌
star6.8
calendar 2010

The Lion King

The Lion King‌
star8.3
calendar 1994

Soul Man

Soul Man‌
star5.4
calendar 1986

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold‌
star4.7
calendar 1986

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride‌
star7.0
calendar 1998

Clear and Present Danger

Clear and Present Danger‌
star6.6
calendar 1994

Coming to America

Coming to America‌
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calendar 1988

Conan the Barbarian

Conan the Barbarian‌
star6.8
calendar 1982

Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery‌
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calendar 1997

The Flight of Dragons

The Flight of Dragons‌
star6.6
calendar 1982

Patriot Games

Patriot Games‌
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calendar 1992

Cry, the Beloved Country

Cry, the Beloved Country‌
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calendar 1995

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins‌
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calendar 2008

Africa: The Serengeti

Africa: The Serengeti‌
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calendar 1994

Gardens of Stone

Gardens of Stone‌
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calendar 1987

Gang Related

Gang Related‌
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calendar 1997

Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk‌
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calendar 2009

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings‌
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calendar 1976

Swashbuckler

Swashbuckler‌
star6.1
calendar 1976

The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics‌
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calendar 1994

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault‌
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calendar 1996

A Family Thing

A Family Thing‌
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calendar 1996

A Piece of the Action

A Piece of the Action‌
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calendar 1977

Undercover Angel

Undercover Angel‌
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calendar 1999

Scorchers

Scorchers‌
star4.9
calendar 1991

Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night

Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night‌
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calendar 1987

The Reading Room

The Reading Room‌
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calendar 2005

The Sandlot 2

The Sandlot 2‌
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calendar 2005

Nine Dog Christmas

Nine Dog Christmas‌
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calendar 2004

Grim Prairie Tales

Grim Prairie Tales‌
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calendar 1990

Clean Slate

Clean Slate‌
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calendar 1994

Fantasia 2000

Fantasia 2000‌
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calendar 2000

People: A Musical Celebration

People: A Musical Celebration‌
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calendar 1995

Timepiece

Timepiece‌
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calendar 1996

Who's in Rabbit's House?

Who's in Rabbit's House?‌
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calendar 1995

Convicts

Convicts‌
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calendar 1991

Claudine

Claudine‌
star7.0
calendar 1974

Feast of All Saints

Feast of All Saints‌
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calendar 2001

Santa and Pete

Santa and Pete‌
star5.3
calendar 1999

Deadly Hero

Deadly Hero‌
star6.0
calendar 1975

The Last Remake of Beau Geste

The Last Remake of Beau Geste‌
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calendar 1977

True Identity

True Identity‌
star5.6
calendar 1991

The Star Wars Holiday Special

The Star Wars Holiday Special‌
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calendar 1978

The River Niger

The River Niger‌
star7.3
calendar 1976

On Broadway

On Broadway‌
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calendar 2019

What the Deaf Man Heard

What the Deaf Man Heard‌
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calendar 1997

The UFO Incident

The UFO Incident‌
star6.9
calendar 1975

The Comedians

The Comedians‌
star6.1
calendar 1967

Blood Tide

Blood Tide‌
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calendar 1982

The Space: Theatre of Survival

The Space: Theatre of Survival‌
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calendar 2019

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street‌
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calendar 2021

The Ambulance

The Ambulance‌
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calendar 1990

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast‌
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calendar 1981

Summer's End

Summer's End‌
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calendar 2000

11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried

11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried‌
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calendar 1989

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'‌
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calendar 1995

My Little Girl

My Little Girl‌
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calendar 1986

Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'‌
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calendar 2000

End of the Road

End of the Road‌
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calendar 1970

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn‌
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calendar 2014

The Bushido Blade

The Bushido Blade‌
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calendar 1981

The Great Year

The Great Year‌
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calendar 2003

Gangs: Turning the Corner

Gangs: Turning the Corner‌
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calendar 1994

A House Divided

A House Divided‌
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calendar 1987

Black Indians: An American Story

Black Indians: An American Story‌
star6.7
calendar 2004

Joe Papp in Five Acts

Joe Papp in Five Acts‌
star4.5
calendar 2012

The Vegas Strip War

The Vegas Strip War‌
star3.5
calendar 1984

The Cay

The Cay‌
star6.9
calendar 1974

The Vernon Johns Story

The Vernon Johns Story‌
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calendar 1994

The Man

The Man‌
star6.3
calendar 1972

Gimme Shelter

Gimme Shelter‌
star6.6
calendar 2013

Best of the Best

Best of the Best‌
star6.5
calendar 1989

The Creation

The Creation‌
star6.9
calendar 1981

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies‌
star8.5
calendar 1995

The Great White Hope

The Great White Hope‌
star6.0
calendar 1970

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Waking Sleeping Beauty‌
star7.2
calendar 2009

Looking for Richard

Looking for Richard‌
star6.7
calendar 1996

Exorcist II: The Heretic

Exorcist II: The Heretic‌
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calendar 1977

Dangerous: The Short Films

Dangerous: The Short Films‌
star8.1
calendar 1993

The Hunting of the Snark

The Hunting of the Snark‌
star0.0
calendar 1989

Blackfish

Blackfish‌
star7.9
calendar 2013

Sports on the Silver Screen

Sports on the Silver Screen‌
star10.0
calendar 1997

The Second Civil War

The Second Civil War‌
star6.3
calendar 1997

Hitler's Forgotten Victims

Hitler's Forgotten Victims‌
star10.0
calendar 1997

City Limits

City Limits‌
star2.8
calendar 1985

Driving Miss Daisy

Driving Miss Daisy‌
star8.1
calendar 2015

Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'

Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'‌
star0.0
calendar 1994

Percy & Thunder

Percy & Thunder‌
star0.0
calendar 1993

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'‌
star5.0
calendar 2005

Heat Wave

Heat Wave‌
star7.0
calendar 1990

Ivory Hunters

Ivory Hunters‌
star4.0
calendar 1990

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror‌
star0.0
calendar 2003

Jefferson in Paris

Jefferson in Paris‌
star5.1
calendar 1995

The Greatest

The Greatest‌
star5.6
calendar 1977

Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream

Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream‌
star0.0
calendar 1971

Our Friend, Martin

Our Friend, Martin‌
star7.4
calendar 1999

Alone

Alone‌
star7.0
calendar 1997

Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark

Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark‌
star5.5
calendar 1989

Words from a Bear

Words from a Bear‌
star0.0
calendar 2019

Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues

Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues‌
star7.0
calendar 1988

Milius

Milius‌
star7.0
calendar 2013

Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal

Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal‌
star7.8
calendar 2015

Teach 109

Teach 109‌
star7.0
calendar 1990

Lincoln

Lincoln‌
star7.2
calendar 1992

The Annihilation of Fish

The Annihilation of Fish‌
star6.2
calendar 1999

Broadway: The Next Generation

Broadway: The Next Generation‌
star10.0
calendar 2017

Last Flight Out

Last Flight Out‌
star0.0
calendar 1990

The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar

The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar‌
star6.7
calendar 2015

God Bless You, Mr Rosewater

God Bless You, Mr Rosewater‌
star9.0
calendar 2016

The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story

The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story‌
star0.0
calendar 1980

Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion

Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion‌
star7.2
calendar 2014

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II‌
star8.0
calendar 1985

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy‌
star7.7
calendar 2004

Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable

Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable‌
star6.2
calendar 1995

Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast

Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast‌
star0.0
calendar 1989

Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World

Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World‌
star7.3
calendar 2001

Butterfly in the Sky

Butterfly in the Sky‌
star7.3
calendar 2024

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand‌
star0.0
calendar 2015

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis‌
star7.0
calendar 1970

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult‌
star6.5
calendar 1994

Confessions: Two Faces of Evil

Confessions: Two Faces of Evil‌
star4.0
calendar 1994

Malcolm X

Malcolm X‌
star6.4
calendar 1972

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story‌
star7.5
calendar 2016

Terrorgram

Terrorgram‌
star4.3
calendar 1990

Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'

Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'‌
star5.4
calendar 2003

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith‌
star7.4
calendar 2005

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror‌
star0.0
calendar 2002

Afro Promo

Afro Promo‌
star0.0
calendar 1997

The Story of Star Wars

The Story of Star Wars‌
star7.0
calendar 2004

Robots

Robots‌
star6.5
calendar 2005

Muse of Fire

Muse of Fire‌
star6.5
calendar 2013

The Lion King

The Lion King‌
star7.1
calendar 2019

The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened

The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened‌
star0.0
calendar 1977

Click

Click‌
star6.3
calendar 2006

Warning Shot

Warning Shot‌
star4.9
calendar 2018

The Making of Star Wars

The Making of Star Wars‌
star7.0
calendar 1977

Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp

Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp‌
star6.0
calendar 1986

King Lear

King Lear‌
star0.0
calendar 1974

The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands

The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands‌
star2.0
calendar 2017

Visitors from the Unknown

Visitors from the Unknown‌
star6.0
calendar 1991

The Lone Star Kid

The Lone Star Kid‌
star5.5
calendar 1986

The Benchwarmers

The Benchwarmers‌
star5.9
calendar 2006

Judge Dredd

Judge Dredd‌
star5.8
calendar 1995

On the Q.T.

On the Q.T.‌
star7.5
calendar 1999

John, Paul, George and Ben

John, Paul, George and Ben‌
star0.0
calendar 2007

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays‌
star0.0
calendar 2006

God's Trombones

God's Trombones‌
star0.0
calendar 1981

Hollywood's Greatest Villains

Hollywood's Greatest Villains‌
star10.0
calendar 2005

Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates

Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates‌
star0.0
calendar 1985

Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson‌
star0.0
calendar 1979

Coming 2 America

Coming 2 America‌
star6.4
calendar 2021

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage‌
star0.0
calendar 2019

Casper: A Spirited Beginning

Casper: A Spirited Beginning‌
star5.4
calendar 1997

No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat

No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat‌
star5.0
calendar 2004

Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'

Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'‌
star5.6
calendar 2000

The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove

The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove‌
star5.1
calendar 2000

There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues

There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues‌
star0.0
calendar 1981

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker‌
star6.3
calendar 2019

Scary Movie 4

Scary Movie 4‌
star5.5
calendar 2006

The Me Nobody Knows

The Me Nobody Knows‌
star0.0
calendar 1980

Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street

Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street‌
star6.3
calendar 2001

Searching for Orson

Searching for Orson‌
star5.5
calendar 2006

Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement

Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement‌
star0.0
calendar 1978

An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road

An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road‌
star6.0
calendar 2012

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears‌
star0.0
calendar 1984

Hallelujah

Hallelujah‌
star0.0
calendar 1993

Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film

Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film‌
star0.0
calendar 2002

Antietam: A Documentary Film

Antietam: A Documentary Film‌
star0.0
calendar 2000

Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson

Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson‌
star0.0
calendar 2007

Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light‌
star6.0
calendar 2000

The Making of the Lion King

The Making of the Lion King‌
star10.0
calendar 1994

Portrait of Castro's Cuba

Portrait of Castro's Cuba‌
star0.0
calendar 1991

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars‌
star6.0
calendar 1982

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street‌
star0.0
calendar 1979

Primary Colors

Primary Colors‌
star6.3
calendar 1998

BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy

BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy‌
star0.0
calendar 2024

Obi-Wan Kenobi - The Patterson Cut

Obi-Wan Kenobi - The Patterson Cut‌
star9.0
calendar 2022

Tv Credits

L.A. Law

L.A. Law‌
star7.0
calendar 1986

Sesame Street

Sesame Street‌
star7.1
calendar 1969

The Simpsons

The Simpsons‌
star8.0
calendar 1989

Law & Order

Law & Order‌
star7.4
calendar 1990

House

House‌
star8.6
calendar 2004

Gabriel's Fire

Gabriel's Fire‌
star6.2
calendar 1990

The One Show

The One Show‌
star4.6
calendar 2006

According to Jim

According to Jim‌
star6.5
calendar 2001

Everwood

Everwood‌
star7.6
calendar 2002

Two and a Half Men

Two and a Half Men‌
star7.5
calendar 2003

Frasier

Frasier‌
star7.7
calendar 1993

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman‌
star7.0
calendar 1993

Stargate SG-1

Stargate SG-1‌
star8.3
calendar 1997

Will & Grace

Will & Grace‌
star6.8
calendar 1998

Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street‌
star8.0
calendar 1993

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame‌
star8.8
calendar 1951

Mathnet

Mathnet‌
star7.0
calendar 1987

Mathnet

Mathnet‌
star7.0
calendar 1987

East Side/West Side

East Side/West Side‌
star7.8
calendar 1963

Under One Roof

Under One Roof‌
star0.0
calendar 1995

Vegetable Soup

Vegetable Soup‌
star0.0
calendar 1975

The Defenders

The Defenders‌
star6.2
calendar 1961

Tarzan

Tarzan‌
star6.7
calendar 1966

Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations‌
star7.3
calendar 1979

Paris

Paris‌
star5.0
calendar 1979

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...‌
star4.5
calendar 1973

Jesus of Nazareth

Jesus of Nazareth‌
star7.7
calendar 1977

Film Night

Film Night‌
star0.0
calendar 1968

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare‌
star5.4
calendar 1961

The Defenders

The Defenders‌
star6.2
calendar 1961

The Kennedy Center Honors

The Kennedy Center Honors‌
star7.2
calendar 1978

Me & Mom

Me & Mom‌
star5.0
calendar 1985

Pros and Cons

Pros and Cons‌
star6.0
calendar 1991

Merlin

Merlin‌
star6.8
calendar 1998

The Big Bang Theory

The Big Bang Theory‌
star7.9
calendar 2007

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Obi-Wan Kenobi‌
star7.1
calendar 2022

The Magic of David Copperfield

The Magic of David Copperfield‌
star6.0
calendar 1978

Tony Awards

Tony Awards‌
star5.0
calendar 1956

Star Wars Rebels

Star Wars Rebels‌
star7.7
calendar 2014

Long Ago and Far Away

Long Ago and Far Away‌
star9.0
calendar 1989

CBS Schoolbreak Special

CBS Schoolbreak Special‌
star5.5
calendar 1984

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre‌
star8.4
calendar 1982

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show‌
star6.5
calendar 1948

Reading Rainbow

Reading Rainbow‌
star8.4
calendar 1983

Lamp Unto My Feet

Lamp Unto My Feet‌
star0.0
calendar 1948

Signs and Wonders

Signs and Wonders‌
star0.0
calendar 1995

The Atlanta Child Murders

The Atlanta Child Murders‌
star5.9
calendar 1985

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones‌
star7.3
calendar 1980

The Simpsons

The Simpsons‌
star8.0
calendar 1989

The Simpsons

The Simpsons‌
star8.0
calendar 1989

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child‌
star6.6
calendar 1995

The Movies That Made Us

The Movies That Made Us‌
star7.3
calendar 2019

Black Omnibus

Black Omnibus‌
star0.0
calendar 1973

Star Wars Rebels

Star Wars Rebels‌
star7.7
calendar 2014

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories‌
star10.0
calendar 1992

Tony Awards

Tony Awards‌
star5.0
calendar 1956

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show‌
star6.6
calendar 1968

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies‌
star8.0
calendar 1998

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel‌
star7.2
calendar 1994

Great Performances

Great Performances‌
star4.9
calendar 1971

The Second Civil War

The Second Civil War‌
star6.0
calendar 1997

Tony Awards

Tony Awards‌
star5.0
calendar 1956

Tony Awards

Tony Awards‌
star5.0
calendar 1956

Tony Awards

Tony Awards‌
star5.0
calendar 1956

3rd Rock from the Sun

3rd Rock from the Sun‌
star7.5
calendar 1996

Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven‌
star7.4
calendar 1984

Dinah!

Dinah!‌
star6.0
calendar 1974

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson‌
star7.4
calendar 1962

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show‌
star4.8
calendar 1961

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show‌
star4.8
calendar 1961