The award-winning actor James Earl Jones died Monday at his home in Dutchess County, New York. He was 93.
Deadline was the first to report the news, which was confirmed by Jones’ representatives at Independent Artist Group.
The prolific actor’s signature deep, rumbling voice gave life to iconic movie characters, such as Darth Vader in “Star Wars” and Mufasa in both the 1994 and 2019 versions of Disney’s “The Lion King.”
James Earl Jones with his honorary Academy Award statue, presented in 2011 for “extraordinary distinction in lifetime achievement.” Luke MacGregor / Reuters
Jones, born in Arkabutla, Mississippi, in 1931, was the son of Broadway actor Robert Earl Jones and Ruth Connolly Jones.
