Today, the world lost a major cinematic legend when James Earl Jones—the actor behind the deep intimidating voice of Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, 2005's Revenge of the Sith, 2016's Rogue One and 2019's The Rise of Skywalker, as well as Mufasa in the 1994 Disney classic The Lion King—passed away at his home in New York. Jones was 93 years-old.
Jones is also known for his roles in popular baseball movies like 1989's Field of Dreams and 1993's The Sandlot, Jack Ryan political thrillers such as 1990's The Hunt for Red October and 1992's Patriot Games, hit comedies like 1988's Coming to America, and even long-running TV sitcoms like Frasier and The Big Bang Theory.
Jones is also an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) winner who received an Honorary Oscar at the 2011 Academy Awards. May he rest in peace.
James Earl Jones has passed away at age 93 pic.twitter.com/qxu3RR0Kwt
— Culture Crave 🍿 (@CultureCrave) September 9, 2024
RIP James Earl Jones 🙏pic.twitter.com/cCh3D4mkrl
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) September 9, 2024
The cast, including James Earl Jones, on the set of ‘The Sandlot’ - 1993 pic.twitter.com/eBjE1dqAW4
— Fascinating (@fasc1nate) September 9, 2024
“We are all connected in the great circle of life” - RIP James Earl Jones pic.twitter.com/UpCrulIDfX
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) September 9, 2024
Rest in Peace Lord Vader pic.twitter.com/HsFn5bkQC0
— Empire State Building (@EmpireStateBldg) September 9, 2024
#RIP dad 💔 https://t.co/YXpFoBb2Ua
— Mark Hamill (@MarkHamill) September 9, 2024
