09/09/2024
R.I.P. James Earl Jones. One of the best actors and voice actors across multiple generations of stage, cinema, and television.
James Earl Jones started acting in 1967 after serving in the US Army during the Korean War. He has shared the screen with such film legends as Harrison Ford, Eddie Murphy, Kevin Costner, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and many others. Starring in everything from drama to comedy James Earl Jones never saw any role as beneath him.
Best known by his booming baritone voice, it's no surprise that James Earl Jones is also known for several voice roles in his life, none bigger than Darth Vader, the single most iconic villain in cinema history, and King Mufasa in the Lion King. Some of us 90's kids will also remember him as the voice saying "This is CNN."
There will never be another like him.
1931-2024