James Earl Jones is still very much alive. In fact, the veteran actor still goes about his business, recently starring as a Chief Justice in the TNT drama series Agent X in December 2015. That same year, the Coming to America actor was a victim of the internet death hoax series which has proclaimed more than a few of our favourite television stars to be dead.
Most recently, on May 25, 2017, he was present at Harvard University where he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Arts degree.