US actor James Earl Jones has died. He gave the “Star Wars” villain Darth Vader his terrifying voice in the original English version.
According to his agents, Jones, who had a six-decade-long theater and film career, died on Monday at the age of 93. In addition to “Darth Vader,” Jones also lent his voice to the cartoon character Mufasa, the father of young Simba in “The Lion King.”
Jones was born in 1931 in Arkabutla, Mississippi. He first appeared on a New York stage in 1957 and made a name for himself in the following years, particularly as a Shakespearean actor. His breakthrough came in the late 1960s with the play and film “The Great White Hope.”
James Earl Jones played alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger
Jones subsequently had significant roles in Stanley Kubrick’s satire “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb”, in “Conan the Barbarian” alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger and in the 1980s comedy “Coming to America” alongside Eddie Murphy. In the course of his career he was awarded the Tony Award for Musical Three Times, including one for his lifetime achievement, as well as two Emmys, a Grammy and an honorary Oscar for his lifetime achievement.
Source: Stern
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