My personal favorite was him in Filed of Dreams. But many many roles to choose from.
Posted on 09/09/2024 2:22:47 PM PDT by Rummyfan
The honorary Oscar recipient and two-time Tony winner overcame a stutter to stand out in such films as 'The Great White Hope,' 'The Lion King,' 'Field of Dreams' and 'The Sandlot.'
James Earl Jones, a commanding presence onscreen who nonetheless gained greater fame off-camera as the sonorous voice of Star Wars villain Darth Vader and Mufasa, the benevolent leader in The Lion King, died Monday. He was 93.
Jones, who burst into national prominence in 1970 with his powerful Oscar-nominated performance as America’s first Black heavyweight champion in The Great White Hope, died at his home in Dutchess County, New York, Independent Artist Group announced.
The distinguished star made his big-screen debut in Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) and was noteworthy in many other films, including Claudine (1974) opposite Diahann Carroll; Field of Dreams (1989), as the reclusive author Terence Mann; and The Sandlot (1993), as the intimidating neighborhood guy Mr. Mertle.
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My personal favorite was him in Filed of Dreams. But many many roles to choose from.
Posted twice, already.
RIP, again, dear JEJ!
Say, have you heard...?
Though not the starring role, I like him in Patriot Games.
Rest In Peace, James Earl. You earned a spot in Heaven, my friend.
“Filed of Dreams”. Is that the one about the guy landing the best clerk job in the world? J/K!
RIP to Mr. Jones who saved us from possibly having to listen to David Prowse as the voice of Darth Vader (David was the guy in the costume though).
https://youtube.com/shorts/XhQCGgdcvxI?si=E_lUjEF_GkKQJPeI
And he was also mind blowing as King Mufasa in “The Lion King” (both versions).
I have wished to have a voice like James Earl Jones. His voice made Darth Vader a bad*ss villain.
As someone who is deaf. I could never read Darth Vader’s lips.
I remember him as Terrance Mann in Field of Dreams too. I thought he was great in that movie.
I know he did well in other areas as well. Never heard a bad word about him.
Rest in peace Mr. Jones.
A voice for the ages
He was great as Darth Vader...he was good in The Hunt For Red October but he was absolutely outstanding in Cry,The Beloved Country (as was Richard Harris).
Godspeed and RIP.
Great Actor and Person IMO.
I saw him in a live play in MN as Othello.
“I didn’t know Darth Vader’s secret ID was Othello?”
RIP Mr. Jones, and thanks for many great performances!
Played B 52 navigator LT Luther Zog in classic DR STRANGELOVE
by Stanley Kubrick
He must of have been one of the good guys because I knew heard his politics. RIP JEJ
Perhaps the last surviving cast member from “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” (1964).
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