FULL STORY: James Earl Jones died yesterday at his home in Upstate New York. He was 93 years old.
It hardly seems necessary to list his iconic roles, but here we go:
1. The voice of Darth Vader. An actor named David Prowse actually wore the suit in the original trilogy. (James was paid $7,000 for the first “Star Wars”. At the time he thought it was good money.)
2. The voice of Mufasa, Simba’s dad in “The Lion King” . . . in both the original and the “live-action” remake.
3. King Jaffe Joffer, father of Prince Akeem, in “Coming to America” and the recent sequel.
4. Terence Mann in “Field of Dreams”.
His other films include “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb”, “Conan the Barbarian”, “The Hunt for Red October”, “The Sandlot”, “Clear and Present Danger”. . .
And the 1986 cinematic classic that is “Soul Man”.
He was also the voice of the “This Is CNN” promo.
He’s one of only a handful of entertainers to have earned the EGOT, although his Oscar was HONORARY. He WAS nominated for Best Actor in 1970 for “The Great White Hope”, though.
Mark Hamill . . . who played Luke Skywalker in the “Star Wars” movies . . . Tweeted, “RIP dad.”
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