Background Information About the author. DeSI James ear Jones ARDS (January 17,1931), is an American actor who in a career of more than 50 years has become known as one of america's most distinguished and versatile C itactmuslc comBackground Information About the author: James Earl Jones (January 17, 1931 ), is an American actor who in a career of more than 50 years has become known as "one of America's most distinguished and versatile