I saw him as Othello at the Kennedy Center sometime around 1980, with Christopher Plummer as Iago! It was one of the most memorable productions I’ve been to.
I loved JEJ’s role in The Hunt For Red October!
JEJ appeared at our County Community College years ago to open a Joint City/College Library. I attended.
OMG. What an unbelievable pair. they are two of my favorites.
I saw him as Lear, and no Lear I’ve seen since has been as good. It was uncanny: it almost seemed as if Shakespeare had written the part for him.