- Source of Wealth: Stage, Film, Television
- Age: 89
- Birth Place: Arkabutla, Mississippi, United States
- Height: 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- Marital Status: Divorced (Cecilia Hart)
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: January 17, 1931
- Ethnicity: African-American
- Occupation: Actor
- Education: University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance
- Children: 1 (Flynn Earl Jones)
An esteemed actor with an extensive career, James Earl Jones has an estimated net worth of $45 million. Born in Arkabutla, Mississippi, James was raised by his maternal grandparents when his father left shortly after he was born. At the age of five, he moved to his grandparents’ farm in Jackson, Michigan, which was so traumatic that he developed a stutter that lasted until his high school English teacher helped him overcome it.