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James Earl Jones in TCM Remembers 2024 (2024)

James Earl Jones in In Memoriam 2024 (2024)

James Earl Jones in The Great White Hope (1970)

James Earl Jones in Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

James Earl Jones in By Dawn's Early Light (1990)

James Earl Jones, Mary Stuart Masterson, Dean Stockwell, and Carlin Glynn in Gardens of Stone (1987)

James Earl Jones in Jesus of Nazareth (1977)

James Earl Jones in The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)

James Earl Jones in Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' (1994)

James Earl Jones, Hayden Christensen, and Dmitrious Bistrevsky in Part V (2022)

James Earl Jones, Hayden Christensen, and Dmitrious Bistrevsky in Part III (2022)

Robert Duvall and James Earl Jones in A Family Thing (1996)

James Earl Jones in Clear and Present Danger (1994)

James Earl Jones in Coming 2 America (2021)

James Earl Jones and Diahann Carroll in Claudine (1974)

Marlon Brando and James Earl Jones in Roots: The Next Generations (1979)

James Earl Jones, Adam Driver, and Daisy Ridley in Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

Sean Bean, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Alan Thicke, James Avery, and Bryan Cranston in "The IMDb Show" On Location: Best TV & Movie Dads (2019)

Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, and Amy Madigan in Field of Dreams (1989)

James Earl Jones in Field of Dreams (1989)

James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Adam Driver in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

Harrison Ford and James Earl Jones in Clear and Present Danger (1994)

James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Christopher Muncke in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

Carrie Fisher, James Earl Jones, Peter Cushing, David Prowse, and Richard LeParmentier in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

James Earl Jones, Peter Cushing, David Prowse, and Don Henderson in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

James Earl Jones and David Prowse in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

Carrie Fisher, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Harry Fielder, and Ron Conrad in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

James Earl Jones, Peter Cushing, and David Prowse in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Al Lampert in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, and David Prowse in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

James Earl Jones, Daniel Naprous, and Spencer Wilding in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

Widely regarded as the one of greatest stage and screen actors both in his native USA and internationally, James Earl Jones was born on January 17, 1931 in Arkabutla, Mississippi. At an early age, he started to take dramatic lessons to calm himself down. It appeared to work as he has since starred in many films over a 40-year period, beginning with the Stanley Kubrick classic Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964). For several movie fans, he is probably best known for his role as Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy (due to his contribution for the voice of the role, as the man in the Darth Vader suit was David Prowse, whose voice was dubbed because of his British West Country accent). In his brilliant course of memorable performances, among others, he has also appeared on the animated series The Simpsons (1989) three times and played Mufasa both in The Lion King (1994) and The Lion King (2019), while he returned too as the voice of Darth Vader in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016).

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