James Earl Jones, booming voice of Darth Vader, dies at 93

Actor James Earl Jones has died at the age of 93. The news of his passing came along on Monday afternoon after his death was confirmed by his representative, Barry McPherson.

“He passed this morning surrounded by his loved ones,” McPherson said. “He was a great man.”

Jones amassed 190 screen credits during his career, which began with a role on the CBS daytime drama The Guiding Light in 1952. Jones was known as the voice of Darth Vader in the Star Wars series, and Mufasa in Disney’s 1994 animated film “The Lion King”.

He also had roles in Coming 2 America, Field of Dreams, The Sandlot, and many more over his nearly 70-year career.

Jones is a native of Arkabutla, Mississippi where he was born in 1931.