James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones (January 17, 1931 – September 9, 2024) was an American actor who voiced Darth Vader in the Star Wars saga. A renowned stage actor, he dubbed over David Prowse's performance in Vader's suit for the original trilogy, with Bob Anderson also serving as Vader's stuntman and Sebastian Shaw playing the unmasked Vader. Jones also performed some of Vader's dialogue in The Star Wars Holiday Special of 1978, the animated television series Star Wars Rebels between 2014 and 2016, and the latter year's Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. He also voiced additional lines in 2005's Revenge of the Sith and 2019's The Rise of Skywalker. Jones lended his voice as Darth Vader for Lucasfilm to use via an artificial intelligence program for the 2022 television series Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi, with Hayden Christensen performing as Vader in his suit.

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