Denzel Washington was inspired to start his acting and theater career after watching James Earl Jones in the epic 1971 stage ...

Legendary actor James Earl Jones, the voice behind one of cinema's most iconic villains, Darth Vader, passed away this morning at his home in Dutchess County, New York. He was 93 years old.

James Earl Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated icon of stage and screen - eventually lending his deep, commanding voice to CNN, "The Lion King" and ...

It was James Earl Jones. For me and for us, being in the theater in New York in the late ’70s, theater was what I thought I was going to do, to play ‘The Emperor Jones’ like James.

James Earl Jones, who conquered a crippling stammer to become an award-winning Broadway actor and voice Darth Vader’s deep bass in Star Wars movies, has died. He was 93.

James Earl Jones, who passed away on September 9, 2024, at 93, is renowned for his role as Darth Vader. Despite his iconic portrayal, he was paid just $7,000 for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope.

I am your father. * Jones' own father, Robert Earl Jones, also was an actor, starting in the 1939 movie "Lying Lips." He would later appear in "The Cotton Club" and "Witness" in the 1970s and 1980s.

You might almost think so when considering the achievement of James Earl Jones, the actor who died Monday at age 93 after a long and distinguished career in film, television and, most rewardingly ...

Star Wars actor Anthony Daniels has paid tribute to James Earl Jones, saying he was “very kind and helpful”. The death of Jones, best known for being the voice of Star Wars’ leading villain ...

James Earl Jones and the Lord of the Sith From the first moment Darth Vader stepped onto the screen in the original Star Wars, audiences knew he was going to be a powerful villain.

In his tribute on X, Star Trek star George Takei said: “A great spirit and boundless, unique voice has left us. “James Earl Jones has passed, and he is returned to the great beyond.