James Earl Jones was an American actor, who is probably best known as the voice of Darth Vader in the Star Wars saga, which went on to be owned by Disney. He reprised his role in Star Wars Rebels, Rogue One, and The Rise of Skywalker. He became equally famous for being the voice of Mufasa in The Lion King series.
Other contributions he did for Disney, were being one of the international hosts in Fantasia 2000. He also appeared in True Identity, He also hosted The Story Behind the Story: The Lion King on the 2002 2-disc DVD of Beauty and the Beast and American Legends. He also voiced Santa Claus in two Recess episodes and Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street. Jones reprised his role as Darth Vader in the Star Tours: The Adventures Continue attraction at Disneyland and Disney's Hollywood Studios and voiced Mara in Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye at Disneyland. He was also the narrator in Judge Dredd, and outside of Disney, he is best known as the voice of the Cable News Network tagline "This is CNN".
He was named a Disney Legend in 2019, he finished his speech with "and may the force be with you."[1]
He passed away on September 9, 2024. His cause of death is unknown.
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