RIP: The voice of Darth Vader. James Earl Jones becomes a Force Ghost at age 93.

[thewayne]

Jones won his first award for stage work: a Tony in 1970 in The Great White Hope. His first movie role was a smallish part in Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove as one of the airmen on the ill-fated bomber. He was tagged as the voice of Darth Vader by George Lucas when it was quickly apparent that David Prowse's accent was entirely inappropriate to be used in the film and had to be re-recorded: he was being called Darth Farmer during production. Apparently Orson Welles was also considered for the voice role, good choice made by Lucas considering the relative lifespans of the two actors.

James Earl Jones went on to do quite a number of memorable roles, including the Eddie Murphy comedy Coming To America, and, of course, Mufasa in The Lion King.

He created some amazing roles and earned his rest.

https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/james-earl-jones-dead-obituary-1234768096

Comments

[thewayne]

I think Coming to America was a fantastic movie, and I absolutely loved him in it.