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James Earl Jones, Acclaimed Actor & Voice of Darth Vader and Mufasa, Dies at 93 | THR News Video
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Actor James Earl Jones died Monday at his home in Dutchess County, New York. He was 93. A commanding presence onscreen, Jones nonetheless gained greater fame off-camera as the voice of Mufasa in 'The Lion King' and 'Star Wars' villain Darth Vader.
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Actor James Earl Jones died Monday at his home in Dutchess County, New York. He was 93.
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A commanding presence on screen, Jones nonetheless gained greater fame off-camera
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as the voice of Mufasa in The Lion King and Star Wars villain Darth Vader.
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Luke Skywalker actor Mark Hamill shared the news of his passing on social media and wrote,
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Rest in peace, Dad.
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Jones made his big-screen debut in 1964's Doctor Strangelove,
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or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
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The star later burst into national prominence in 1970 with his powerful,
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Oscar-nominated performance as America's first black heavyweight champion in The Great White Hope.
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His other noteworthy films include 1974's Claudine, 1988's Coming to America,
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1989's Field of Dreams, 1990's The Hunt for Red October, 1993's The Sandlot,
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1994's Clear and Present Danger, 1995's Cry, The Beloved Country,
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1996's A Family Thing, and 2021's Coming to America sequel.
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The actor, who made his Broadway debut in 1958,
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earned two Best Actor Tony Awards for his work on the stage over the years.
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He also was the recipient of an honorary Oscar at the 2011 Governor's Awards,
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which made him an EGOT winner, aka one of the handful of people to earn an Emmy,
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Grammy, Oscar, and Tony.
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Jones was notably the first actor to win two Emmys in one year.
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In 1991, he took home trophies for the ABC drama Gabriel's Fire and the TNT telefilm Heat Wave.
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For much more on the life and career of James Earl Jones, as well as more tributes,
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head to THR.com.
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