James Earl Jones

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James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones was an American actor best known as the voice of Darth Vader in Star Wars, a role he first voiced in the 1977 original and went uncredited for, at his own request, until Return of the Jedi, and as Mufasa in The Lion King and its 2019 remake.

His other work includes King Jaffe Joffer in Coming to America and Coming 2 America, and the films Field of Dreams, Conan the Barbarian and The Hunt for Red October. He won Tony Awards for The Great White Hope and Fences, and an honorary Academy Award in 2011.

Born in Arkabutla, Mississippi in 1931, he overcame a childhood stutter, studied at the University of Michigan and served as an Army officer during the Korean War. He died in 2024.

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