| 2024 | BET News & ET Present James Earl Jones: Life and Legacy | Self (archive footage) | ★ 0.0 |
| 2024 | Butterfly in the Sky | Guest Narrator (archive footage) | ★ 8.0 |
| 2021 | Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street | Self (archive footage) | ★ 7.4 |
| 2021 | Der Prinz aus Zamunda 2 | King Jaffe Joffer | ★ 6.4 |
| 2019 | Star Wars: Der Aufstieg Skywalkers | Darth Vader (voice) | ★ 6.3 |
| 2019 | On Broadway | Self (archive footage) | ★ 8.7 |
| 2019 | Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage | Self | ★ 0.0 |
| 2019 | Der König der Löwen | Mufasa (voice) | ★ 7.1 |
| 2019 | The Space: Theatre of Survival | Narrator | ★ 0.0 |
| 2019 | Words from a Bear | Self | ★ 0.0 |
| 2018 | Warning Shot | Pendleton | ★ 5.3 |
| 2017 | Broadway: The Next Generation | Self | ★ 10.0 |
| 2017 | The Lion Guard: Life In The Pride Lands | Mufasa (voice) | ★ 2.0 |
| 2016 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | Darth Vader (voice) | ★ 7.5 |
| 2016 | God Bless You, Mr Rosewater | Kilgore Trout | ★ 9.0 |
| 2016 | Die Garde der Löwen | Mufasa (voice) | ★ 6.7 |
| 2015 | Driving Miss Daisy | Hoke Colburn | ★ 8.1 |
| 2015 | Star Wars Rebels: Die Belagerung von Lothal | Darth Vader (voice) | ★ 7.9 |
| 2015 | August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand | Self | ★ 0.0 |
| 2014 | Star Wars Rebels - Der Funke einer Rebellion | Darth Vader (voice) | ★ 7.3 |
| 2014 | The Angriest Man in Brooklyn | Ruben | ★ 5.7 |
| 2013 | Gimme Shelter | Frank McCarthy | ★ 6.6 |
| 2013 | Muse of Fire | Self | ★ 6.5 |
| 2013 | Blackfish: Der Killerwal | Self (archive footage) | ★ 7.8 |
| 2013 | Milius | Self | ★ 7.1 |
| 2012 | An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road | Self | ★ 6.0 |
| 2012 | Joe Papp in Five Acts | Self | ★ 4.5 |
| 2010 | Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey | Admiral (voice) | ★ 6.8 |
| 2009 | Jack im Reich der Riesen | The Giant (voice) | ★ 5.3 |
| 2009 | Waking Sleeping Beauty | Self (archive footage) | ★ 7.2 |
| 2008 | Willkommen zu Hause Roscoe Jenkins | Papa Jenkins | ★ 6.0 |
| 2007 | Unsere Erde | Narrator (voice) | ★ 7.6 |
| 2007 | Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson | Self | ★ 0.0 |
| 2007 | John, Paul, George and Ben | Narrator | ★ 0.0 |
| 2006 | Searching for Orson | Self | ★ 5.5 |
| 2006 | Klick | Narrator of Michael's Past (voice) (uncredited) | ★ 6.3 |
| 2006 | The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays | Jack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences") | ★ 0.0 |
| 2006 | Scary Movie 4 | Narrator (uncredited) | ★ 5.5 |
| 2006 | Die Bankdrücker | Darth Vader (voice) | ★ 5.9 |
| 2005 | Hollywood's Greatest Villains | Self | ★ 10.0 |
| 2005 | Herkules und die Sandlot Kids 2 | Mr. Mertle | ★ 5.9 |
| 2005 | The Reading Room | William | ★ 7.0 |
| 2005 | Star Wars: Episode III - Die Rache der Sith | Darth Vader (voice - uncredited) | ★ 7.4 |
| 2005 | Robots | Voice Box at Hardware Store (voice) | ★ 6.5 |
| 2005 | By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' | Narrator | ★ 5.0 |
| 2004 | No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat | Self | ★ 5.0 |
| 2004 | Nine Dog Christmas | Storyteller (voice) | ★ 5.2 |
| 2004 | Empire of Dreams - Die Geschichte der Star Wars Trilogie | Self | ★ 7.7 |
| 2004 | Star Wars forever - Das Geheimnis einer Erfolgsgeschichte | Darth Vader (archive footage) | ★ 7.1 |
| 2004 | Black Indians: An American Story | Narrator | ★ 6.3 |
| 2003 | The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror | Maggie Simpson (voice) | ★ 0.0 |
| 2003 | The Great Year | Narrator | ★ 9.0 |
| 2003 | Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October' | Self | ★ 5.4 |
| 2002 | The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror | | ★ 0.0 |
| 2002 | Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film | Narrator | ★ 0.0 |
| 2001 | Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World | Self | ★ 7.3 |
| 2001 | Feast of All Saints | Older Marcel | ★ 4.6 |
| 2001 | Disneys Große Pause - Der Weihnachtswunderfilm | Mister (voice) | ★ 6.3 |
| 2001 | Bloody Numbers - Alles auf eine Karte | Avery Phillips | ★ 6.1 |
| 2001 | Disney's American Legends | Narrator | ★ 7.5 |
| 2000 | Antietam: A Documentary Film | Narrator | ★ 0.0 |
| 2000 | Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' | Self | ★ 6.7 |
| 2000 | Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb' | Self - 'Lieutenant Lothar Zogg' | ★ 5.6 |
| 2000 | Das Ende des Sommers | Dr. William 'Bill' Blakely | ★ 7.2 |
| 2000 | The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove | Self | ★ 5.1 |
| 2000 | Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light | | ★ 6.0 |
| 2000 | Fantasia 2000 | Self - Host | ★ 7.0 |
| 1999 | Santa & Pete | James Earl Jones | ★ 5.3 |
| 1999 | The Annihilation of Fish | Fish | ★ 6.6 |
| 1999 | Undercover Angel | The Judge | ★ 7.0 |
| 1999 | On the Q.T. | Leo | ★ 6.9 |
| 1999 | Our Friend, Martin | Daddy King (voice) | ★ 7.4 |
| 1998 | Der König der Löwen 2 - Simbas Königreich | Mufasa (voice) | ★ 6.9 |
| 1998 | Mit aller Macht | CNN Voiceover (voice) | ★ 6.3 |
| 1997 | Alone | Grey | ★ 6.5 |
| 1997 | Die Kriegsmacher | Jim Kalla | ★ 6.2 |
| 1997 | What the Deaf Man Heard | Archibald Thacker | ★ 6.6 |
| 1997 | Gangland - Cops unter Beschuss | Arthur Baylor | ★ 6.3 |
| 1997 | Hitler's Forgotten Victims | Narrator (voice) (DVD version) | ★ 10.0 |
| 1997 | Casper - Wie alles begann | Kibosh (voice) | ★ 5.4 |
| 1997 | Sports on the Silver Screen | Self (archive footage) | ★ 10.0 |
| 1997 | Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery | Self | ★ 0.0 |
| 1997 | Afro Promo | Self (archive footage) | ★ 0.0 |
| 1996 | Timepiece | Lawrence | ★ 7.4 |
| 1996 | Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault | Dr. McDuffie | ★ 7.3 |
| 1996 | Al Pacino’s Looking for Richard | Self - Interviewee | ★ 6.8 |
| 1996 | Corwin | Self | ★ 0.0 |
| 1996 | A Family Thing - Brüder wider Willen | Ray Murdock | ★ 6.4 |
| 1995 | Cry, the Beloved Country | Rev. Stephen Kumalo | ★ 6.7 |
| 1995 | Who's in Rabbit's House? | Narrator (voice) | ★ 0.0 |
| 1995 | Judge Dredd | Narrator (uncredited) | ★ 5.8 |
| 1995 | The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies | Self | ★ 8.1 |
| 1995 | The Making of 'Jurassic Park' | Host | ★ 7.2 |
| 1995 | Jefferson in Paris | Madison Hemings | ★ 5.2 |
| 1995 | Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable | Mufasa (voice) | ★ 5.9 |
| 1995 | People: A Musical Celebration | The Storyteller (voice) | ★ 6.2 |
| 1994 | Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' | Narrator | ★ 6.0 |
| 1994 | Das Kartell | Admiral James Greer | ★ 6.7 |
| 1994 | The Making of the Lion King | Self | ★ 10.0 |
| 1994 | Der König der Löwen | Mufasa (voice) | ★ 8.3 |
| 1994 | Schrecken aus dem Jenseits | Host | ★ 6.5 |
| 1994 | Blackout - Ein Detektiv sucht sich selbst | John Dolby | ★ 5.8 |
| 1994 | Afrika - Die Serengeti | Narrator | ★ 6.7 |
| 1994 | Die nackte Kanone 33⅓ | James Earl Jones (uncredited) | ★ 6.5 |
| 1994 | Gangs: Turning the Corner | Self | ★ 0.0 |
| 1994 | Confessions: Two Faces of Evil | Charles Lloyd | ★ 5.0 |
| 1994 | The Vernon Johns Story | Vernon Johns | ★ 8.5 |
| 1993 | Hallelujah | Old Man Taylor | ★ 0.0 |
| 1993 | Dangerous: The Short Films | Self (voice) (uncredited) | ★ 8.2 |
| 1993 | Percy & Thunder | Percy Banks | ★ 0.0 |
| 1993 | Meteor Man | Earnest Moses | ★ 5.8 |
| 1993 | Dreamrider | Bill Perry | ★ 7.0 |
| 1993 | Excessive Force - Im Sumpf der Gewalt | Jake | ★ 4.8 |
| 1993 | Herkules und die Sandlot Kids | Mr. Mertle | ★ 7.5 |
| 1993 | Sommersby | Judge Barry Conrad Issacs | ★ 6.4 |
| 1992 | Lincoln | Narrator (voice) | ★ 7.2 |
| 1992 | Sneakers - Die Lautlosen | Mr. Bernard Abbott | ★ 6.9 |
| 1992 | Die Stunde der Patrioten | Adm. James Greer | ★ 6.7 |
| 1991 | Der große Blonde mit dem schwarzen Fuß | James Earl Jones | ★ 5.5 |
| 1991 | When It Was a Game | (voice) | ★ 0.0 |
| 1991 | American Cocktail | Bear | ★ 4.9 |
| 1991 | Portrait of Castro's Cuba | Host/Narrator | ★ 0.0 |
| 1991 | Visitors from the Unknown | Narrator (voice) | ★ 6.0 |
| 1991 | Verdammte des Südens | Ben Johnson | ★ 5.5 |
| 1990 | Spuk am Lagerfeuer | Morrison | ★ 5.8 |
| 1990 | Safari des Todes | Inspector Nkuru | ★ 4.2 |
| 1990 | Heat Wave | Junius Johnson | ★ 6.2 |
| 1990 | Last Flight Out | Al Topping | ★ 0.0 |
| 1990 | Condition Red | Alice | ★ 6.6 |
| 1990 | Ambulance | Lt. Spencer | ★ 5.9 |
| 1990 | Jagd auf Roter Oktober | Vice ADM James Greer | ★ 7.4 |
| 1990 | Teach 109 | Dr. Winston | ★ 7.0 |
| 1990 | Terrorgram | Retribution (voice) | ★ 4.3 |
| 1989 | 11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried | Narrator | ★ 0.0 |
| 1989 | Best of the Best - Karate Tiger 4 | Frank Couzo | ★ 6.4 |
| 1989 | Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast | Narrator (voice) | ★ 0.0 |
| 1989 | Feld der Träume | Terrence Mann | ★ 7.1 |
| 1989 | Das Bankentrio | Dugan | ★ 6.7 |
| 1989 | The Hunting of the Snark | Narrator (voice) | ★ 0.0 |
| 1989 | Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark | Narrator | ★ 5.5 |
| 1988 | Der Prinz aus Zamunda | King Jaffe Joffer | ★ 6.9 |
| 1988 | Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues | Narrator (voice) | ★ 6.8 |
| 1987 | Matewan | 'Few Clothes' Johnson | ★ 7.3 |
| 1987 | Pinocchio und der Herrscher der Nacht | Emperor of the Night (voice) | ★ 5.6 |
| 1987 | Der steinerne Garten | Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson | ★ 6.3 |
| 1987 | A House Divided | | ★ 0.0 |
| 1986 | Quatermain II - Auf der Suche nach der geheimnisvollen Stadt | Umslopogaas | ★ 4.7 |
| 1986 | Soul Man | Professor Banks | ★ 5.3 |
| 1986 | Streetgirls | Ike Bailey | ★ 4.8 |
| 1986 | Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp | Genie / Narrator | ★ 5.8 |
| 1986 | The Lone Star Kid | Holmes | ★ 5.5 |
| 1985 | Moses | Pharaoh | ★ 0.0 |
| 1985 | City Limits | Albert | ★ 2.7 |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | ★ 8.0 |
| 1985 | Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates | | ★ 0.0 |
| 1984 | Die Haie von Las Vegas | Jack Madrid | ★ 3.5 |
| 1984 | Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears | Narrator | ★ 0.0 |
| 1983 | Die Rückkehr der Jedi-Ritter | Darth Vader (voice) | ★ 7.9 |
| 1982 | Das Monster aus der Tiefe | Frye | ★ 4.9 |
| 1982 | Amy and the Angel | Gabriel | ★ 5.5 |
| 1982 | The Flight of Dragons | Ommadon (voice) | ★ 6.7 |
| 1982 | Conan, der Barbar | Thulsa Doom | ★ 6.8 |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Stars | Self | ★ 6.5 |
| 1981 | The Creation | Narrator (voice) | ★ 6.5 |
| 1981 | Das Schwert des Shogun | The Prisoner | ★ 5.4 |
| 1981 | There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues | himself, voice | ★ 0.0 |
| 1981 | Beauty and the Beast | Narrator (voice) | ★ 4.0 |
| 1981 | God's Trombones | Himself - Narrator (segment "The Creation") | ★ 0.0 |
| 1980 | The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story | Dane Oliver | ★ 0.0 |
| 1980 | Project 4K80 - the empire strikes back | | ★ 0.0 |
| 1980 | Das Imperium schlägt zurück | Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited) | ★ 8.4 |
| 1980 | The Me Nobody Knows | Self | ★ 0.0 |
| 1979 | A Walking Tour of Sesame Street | Self - Host | ★ 0.0 |
| 1979 | Paul Robeson | Paul Robeson | ★ 0.0 |
| 1978 | Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement | Self | ★ 0.0 |
| 1978 | The Star Wars Holiday Special | Darth Vader (voice) | ★ 3.4 |
| 1977 | The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened | Morris Bird, Jr. | ★ 0.0 |
| 1977 | Ausgetrickst | Joshua Burke | ★ 5.6 |
| 1977 | Die Entstehung von "Krieg der Sterne" - Making Of | Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited) | ★ 7.0 |
| 1977 | Der Exorzist II - Der Ketzer | Older Kokumo | ★ 4.5 |
| 1977 | Drei Fremdenlegionäre | Sheikh | ★ 5.7 |
| 1977 | Krieg der Sterne | Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited) | ★ 8.2 |
| 1977 | Project 4K77 - fan remake of original star wars | | ★ 0.0 |
| 1977 | Ich bin der Größte | Malcolm X | ★ 5.6 |
| 1976 | Der scharlachrote Pirat | Nick Debrett | ★ 6.2 |
| 1976 | Bingo Long | Leon | ★ 6.1 |
| 1976 | The River Niger | Johnny Williams | ★ 7.3 |
| 1975 | Eiskalt | Rabbit Shazam | ★ 5.7 |
| 1975 | Begegnung aus dem Nichts | Barney Hill | ★ 6.9 |
| 1974 | The Cay | Timothy | ★ 6.5 |
| 1974 | Claudine | Rupert D. "Roop" Marshall | ★ 7.0 |
| 1974 | King Lear | King Lear | ★ 0.0 |
| 1972 | The Man | Douglass Dilman | ★ 6.3 |
| 1972 | Malcolm X | Biographical Narration (voice) | ★ 6.4 |
| 1971 | Martin Luther King, Jr.: Legacy of a Dream | Narrator | ★ 0.0 |
| 1970 | Die große weiße Hoffnung | Jack Jefferson | ★ 6.1 |
| 1970 | Dann war mein Leben nicht umsonst – Martin Luther King | Self (archive footage) | ★ 7.3 |
| 1970 | Der Weg in den Abgrund | Doctor D | ★ 5.2 |
| 1967 | Die Stunde der Komödianten | Dr. Magiot | ★ 6.1 |
| 1964 | Dr. Seltsam oder: Wie ich lernte, die Bombe zu lieben | Lt. Lothar Zogg | ★ 8.1 |
