Toby Award Great White Hope Actor
James Earl Jones won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for portraying boxer Jack Jefferson in The Great White Hope.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
James Earl Jones Biography and Timeline
Follow James Earl Jones through 2 dated historical records for United States of America.
James Earl Jones, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
2Distinct records
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1969–1991Years on this page
1969
1991
Emmy Award Gabriel Fire Actor
James Earl Jones won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of Gabriel Bird in Gabriels Fire.
Records, sources and methodology
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