History Creator / JamesEarlJones

[[ScaryBlackMan U.S. Army Ranger]]. Played blue-eyed [[Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982 Thulsa Doom]]. He ''is'' {{God}}, [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader]], [[Disney/TheLionKing Mufasa]], General [[TheDanza James]] [[VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberianSun Solomon]], and (in a single Treehouse of Horror episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'') Maggie Simpson. Also did commercials for Verizon for a while (and its predecessor Bell Atlantic). Living proof that sometimes, all you really need to be a badass is the [[BadassBaritone perfect voice]].

A noted American actor of stage and screen, James Earl Jones (born January 17, 1931) is famous for his deep voice that can either be [[EvilSoundsDeep sinister]] (e.g. Darth Vader) or paternal (Mufasa), but is regardless authoritative and commanding -- even more so when you consider he had to [[StutterStop overcome a severe stutter in his youth]]. His voice is also remarkable for being naturally [[BassoProfondo of bass register]], which is indeed very rare. He gets a fair amount ''more'' respect on the stage, where he played a number of [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare Shakespearean]] roles (including being one of the first African American actors to play the lead in ''Theatre/{{Othello}}'') and was a fixture on the African-American art-theater circuit (he was the lead at the opening performance in several of August Wilson's ''Pittsburgh Cycle'', most famously ''Theatre/{{Fences}}''.)

** ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' (2014-)

* ''Film/GangRelated'' (1997) -- Arthur Baylor

** ''[[Film/TheLionKing2019 The Lion King]]'' (2019) -- Mufasa (Jones is the only surviving actor from the original film to be reprising his role a quarter of a century later for the LiveActionAdaptation)

Here is a clear demonstration of just how perfect his voice is for the role (or rather, a demonstration of how lame things would have been without him): A pre-voiceover clip showing [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQFho0_G1VI Darth Vader voiced by his on-screen character's actor, David Prowse]], who had the right stature for the character. Jones himself was cast later, after George Lucas et al realized Prowse's own voice, uh, wouldn't work.

-> James Earl Jones never told you how he described your father, TV Tropes.

** ''[[Film/TheLionKing2019 The Lion King]]'' (2019) -- Mufasa (Jones is so far the only actor to be confirmed to be reprising his role for the LiveActionAdaptation)

[[ScaryBlackMan U.S. Army Ranger]]. Played blue-eyed [[Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982 Thulsa Doom]]. He ''is'' {{God}}, [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader]], [[Disney/TheLionKing Mufasa]], General [[TheDanza James]] [[VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberianSun Solomon]], and (in a single Treehouse of Horror episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'') Maggie Simpson. Also did commercials for Verizon for a while (and its predecessor Bell Atlantic). Living proof that sometimes, all you really need to be a badass is the [[BadassBaritone perfect]] [[BassoProfundo voice]].

[[ScaryBlackMan U.S. Army Ranger]]. Played blue-eyed [[Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982 Thulsa Doom]]. He ''is'' {{God}}, [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader]], [[Disney/TheLionKing Mufasa]], General [[TheDanza James]] [[VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberianSun Solomon]], and (in a single Treehouse of Horror episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'') Maggie Simpson. Also did commercials for Verizon for a while (and its predecessor Bell Atlantic). Living proof that sometimes, all you really need to be a badass is the [[BadassBaritone perfect voice]].

Here is a clear demonstration of just how perfect his voice is for the role (or rather, a demonstration of how lame things would have been without him): A pre-voiceover clip showing [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQFho0_G1VI Darth Vader voiced by his on-screen character's actor, David Prowse]], who had the right stature for the character (as James himself was too short).

-->-- James Earl Jones never told you how he described your father, TV Tropes.
He described enough! He described that you cut him!
No. I am your father.

James Earl Jones never told you how he described your father, TV Tropes.

* ''Franchise/StarWars'' -- [[Characters/StarWarsDarthVaderAndServants Darth Vader]] (voice)

** Jones is also confirmed to reprise his role as Mufasa for the live-action remake of the film.

** ''[[Film/RogueOne Rogue One: A Star Wars Story]]'' (2016)

[[ScaryBlackMan U.S. Army Ranger]]. Played blue-eyed [[Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982 Thulsa Doom]]. The voice of {{God}}, [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader]], [[Disney/TheLionKing Mufasa]], General [[TheDanza James]] [[VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberianSun Solomon]], and (in a single Treehouse of Horror episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'') Maggie Simpson. Also did commercials for Verizon for a while (and its predecessor Bell Atlantic). Living proof that sometimes, all you really need to be a badass is the [[BadassBaritone perfect voice]].

* ''Franchise/StarWars'' -- Darth Vader (voice)

** ''The Lion Guard'' (2015 -) -- Mufasa

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[[ScaryBlackMan U.S. Army Ranger]]. Played blue-eyed [[Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982 Thulsa Doom]]. The voice of {{God}}, [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader]], [[Disney/TheLionKing Mufasa]], General [[TheDanza James]] [[VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberianSun Solomon]], and (in a single Treehouse of Horror episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'') Maggie Simpson. Also did commercials for Verizon for a while (and its predecessor Bell Atlantic). Living proof that sometimes, all you really need to be a {{Badass}} is the [[BadassBaritone perfect voice]].

[[ScaryBlackMan U.S. Army Ranger]]. Played blue-eyed [[Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982 Thulsa Doom]]. The voice of {{God}}, [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader]], [[Disney/TheLionKing Mufasa]], General [[TheDanza James]] [[VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberianSun Solomon]], and (in a single Treehouse of Horror episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'') Maggie Simpson. Also did commercials for Verizon for a while (and its predecessor Bell Atlantic).

Living proof that sometimes, all you really need to be a {{Badass}} is the [[BadassBaritone perfect voice]]. A noted actor of stage and screen, '''James Earl Jones''' (January 17, 1931-) is famous for his deep voice that can either be [[EvilSoundsDeep sinister]] (e.g. Darth Vader) or paternal (Mufasa), but is regardless authoritative and commanding -- even more so when you consider he had to [[StutterStop overcome a severe stutter in his youth]]. His voice is also remarkable for being naturally [[BassoProfondo of bass register]], which is indeed very rare. He gets a fair amount ''more'' respect on the stage, where he played a number of [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare Shakespearean]] roles (including being one of the first African American actors to play the lead in ''Theatre/{{Othello}}'') and was a fixture on the African-American art-theater circuit (he was the lead at the opening performance in several of August Wilson's ''Pittsburgh Cycle'', most famously ''Theatre/{{Fences}}''.)

Living proof that sometimes, all you really need to be a {{Badass}} is the [[BadassBaritone perfect voice]]. A noted actor of stage and screen, '''James Earl Jones''' (January 17, 1931-) is famous for his deep voice that can either be [[EvilSoundsDeep sinister]] (e.g. Darth Vader) or paternal (Mufasa), but is regardless authoritative and commanding -- even more so when you consider he had to [[StutterStop overcome a severe stutter in his youth]]. His voice is also remarkable for being naturally [[BassoProfondo of bass register]], which is indeed very rare. He gets a fair amount ''more'' respect on the stage, where he was a fixture on the African-American art-theater circuit (he was the lead at the opening performance in several of August Wilson's ''Pittsburgh Cycle'', most famously ''Theatre/{{Fences}}''.)