{"id":125630,"date":"2024-09-10T09:55:10","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T14:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=125630"},"modified":"2024-09-10T09:55:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T14:55:47","slug":"legendary-actor-james-earl-jones-dies-at-93-entertainment-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=125630","title":{"rendered":"Legendary Actor James Earl Jones Dies at 93 &#8211; Entertainment News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=125630\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=125630\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-125631 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/download-10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/download-10.png 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/download-10-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Geoffrey Huchel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hollywood is mourning the death of acclaimed actor James Earl Jones, who famously provided the voice of Darth Vader in the STAR WARS films and Mufasa in the Disney animated film THE LION KING. Jones passed away September 9, 2024 at his home in Dutchess County, New York. The cause of death was not disclosed. He was 93.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrities who\u2019ve worked with Jones are taking to social media to honor the actor. Mark Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker opposite Jones\u2019 voice work as Darth Vader, posted a photo of himself with Jones on his Instagram and wrote in a caption, \u201cOne of the world\u2019s finest actors whose contributions to Star Wars were immeasurable. He\u2019ll be greatly missed. #RIP dad\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jones was one of the few performers to achieve the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony).<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Early in his career, Jones performed on stage, acting in various works of William Shakespeare. He performed in \u201cOthello\u201d, \u201cKing Lear\u201d, \u201cA Midsummer\u2019s Night\u2019s Dream\u201d, \u201cMeasure for Measure\u201d and \u201cHamlet\u201d, and in Broadway productions of \u201cThe Iceman Cometh\u201d and \u201cOf Mice and Men\u201d, among many others.<\/p>\n<p>Jones provided the voice for Darth Vader in the original STAR WARS trilogy: STAR WARS: EPISODE IV- A NEW HOPE (1977), STAR WARS: EPISODE V- THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980) and STAR WARS: EPISODE VI- RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983). He reprised Darth Vader in additional incarnations of the STAR WARS saga, such as STAR WARS: EPISODE III- REVENGE OF THE SITH (2005), ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (2016), STAR WARS: REBELS (2014-2018), STAR WARS: EPISODE IX- THE RISE OF SKYWALKER (2019), and OBI-WAN KENOBI (2022). Jones may be widely known for voicing Darth Vader and Mufasa in the original THE LION KING (1995), the sequel THE LIOK KING II: SIMBA\u2019S PRDE (1998) and the 2019 remake THE LION KING, but he has an extensive career in both film and television. His additional filmography includes: CONAN THE BARBARIAN (1982), COMING TO AMERICA (1988), FIELD OF DREAMS (1989), TE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER (1990), GABRIEL\u2019S FIRE (1990-1991), PATRIOT GAMES (1992), THE SANDLOT (1993), JUDGE DREDD (1995), PRIMARY COLORS (1998), ROBOTS (2005), THE SANDLOT 2 (2005), CLICK (2006), THE BIG BANG THEORY (2007-2019) and COMING 2 AMERICA (2021).<\/p>\n<p>Ringside Report sends our condolences to James Earl Jones\u2019 family during their time of grief.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #808000;\"><a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/en\/bookstore\/bookdetails\/232300-BOXING-INTERVIEWS-OF-A-LIFETIME\">Click Here to Order Boxing Interviews Of A Lifetime By &#8220;Bad&#8221; Brad Berkwitt<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Geoffrey Huchel Hollywood is mourning the death of acclaimed actor James Earl Jones, who famously provided the voice of Darth Vader in the STAR WARS films and Mufasa in the Disney animated film THE LION KING. Jones passed away September 9, 2024 at his home in Dutchess County, New York. 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