He will be best known for playing a number of characters, but above all for giving Darth Vader, the greatest villain in movie history, his voice.
In both the 1994 animated classic “The Lion King” and its 2019 remake, Jones provided the voice of Mufasa.
One of the few performers to win the coveted EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) award, James Earl Jones is often regarded as one of the best actors in history, both on stage and cinema. In addition to an Honorary Academy Award, he won three Tony Awards, a Daytime Emmy, two Emmys, a Grammy Award in 1977, and three Tony Awards.
He starred in some of the most popular movies ever made after landing a part in Stanley Kubrick’s iconic 1964 picture “Dr. Strangelove.”
James Earl Jones, who was born on January 17, 1931, gained notoriety for his multiple contributions to big-screen motion pictures, including “Conan the Barbarian” (1982), “Coming to America” (1988), “The Hunt for Red October” (1990), “The Sandlot” (1990), and “Patriot Games” (1992). In addition, he appeared three times on “The Simpsons.”
