The voice of Darth Vader and King Mufasa, James Earl Jones, has died
James Earl Jones voiced the iconic villain in the movie – Darth Vader.
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The film and theater actor died at the age of 93 James Earl Joy. He voiced iconic Hollywood characters – Darth Vader from George Lucas’ Star Wars saga, Tulsa Doom from Conan the Barbarian, Mufasa from the Lion King cartoon.
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This was reported by Variaty.
The man passed away at his home in New York.
As a child, James Earl Joy was able to cure his stuttering and chose the profession of an actor, establishing himself as one of the first black actors of that time. He worked in the film industry for 60 years, starting his career on Broadway in 1958.
The Disney company created a commemorative plaque with the actor’s prints in 2019.
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In 2022, the theater in which he played his first play was renamed from “Court” to the James Earl Jones Theater.
He participated in the creation of more than 80 tapes. He was nominated for the Tony Award four times and won the award twice: in 1969 for the role of boxer Jack Johnson in the film “The Great White Hope” (for which he received his only Oscar nomination) and in 1987 for his original portrayal of Troy Maxson in August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Fences.
James RL Jones and Mark Hamill (played Luke Skywalker in Star Wars) at the 2017 Tony Awards.
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James Earl Joy also received eight nominations for the “Emmy” award, two of which he won in one year – 1991. This was the first time among actors when nominees won two awards at once.
Additionally, he received a Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009, an Honorary Academy Award in 2011, and a Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2017. He became one of the few actors who received EGOT (“Emmy”, “Grammy”, “Oscar” and “Tony”).
