RIP James Earl Jones, the revered actor who voiced Star Wars villain Darth Vader, starred in Field of Dreams and many other films and is an EGOT winner, died this morning at his home in Dutchess County, NY. He was 93. Widely regarded as the one of the world great stage and screen actors Jones is one of the few entertainers to have won the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony). Jones has received two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award and three Tony Awards and was presented with the Honorary Academy Award. Beginning with the Stanley Kubrick classic Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964), Jones went on to appear in some of the most successful films of all time. He probably is best known for his voice role as Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy. He also reprised the villainous role in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005) and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016). https://deadline.com/2024/09/james-earl-jones-dead-1236082801/ I'll always think of The UFO Incident when I hear his name.
Quite the actor and excellent at it! Hunt For Red October (Navy Admiral), Voice of Darth Vader/Star Wars, The Lion King and Field of Dreams. His deep voice totally impressed George Lucas.