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Farewell Darth Vader, Mufasa, Jack Jefferson, Lt. Lothar Zogg...

 
 
jespah
 
Reply Mon 9 Sep, 2024 06:26 pm
That is, RIP James Earl Jones.

Jones was in everything from Eddie Murphy's Coming to America to Cry, the Beloved Country to Naked Gun 33 1/3 to Field of Dreams.

And to, of course, Star Wars.

Jones brought gravitas to pretty much any role. It's not wonder he could claim the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards) achievement, although his Academy Award was honorary and not in a competitive category.

His first film role was as Lt. Lothar Zogg in Dr. Strangelove! His last? He reprised his role as King Jaffe Joffer, in Coming 2 America.

Interestingly enough, his first and last credits were in television. In 1966, as a young actor, he got his start in Guiding Light and As the World Turns. Cutting your teeth as an actor by working in the soaps is a time-honored tradition. This puts him in good company with Brad Pitt, Kevin Kline, Julianne Moore, Mira Sorvino, Ellen Burstyn, and many more.

And his last role (in 2022) was fitting: the Obi-Wan Kenobi miniseries. Of course, he played our old pal Darth.

One of the greatest actors of our time, and with an unmistakable, immortal voice, James Earl Jones was 93.

What are your favorite roles of his?

Image is of him and Jill Clayburgh in in a stage production of Othello at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, California, on April 9, 1971 (image is on wikimedia commons and is considered to be under a creative commons license).
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Reply Mon 9 Sep, 2024 08:02 pm
I loved the man. RIP
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