James Earl Jones

The Force is especially strong with "Obi-Wan Kenobi's" Darth Vader, now that James Earl Jones is confirmed to be voicing the Sith Lord on the Disney+ ...

What in his past has affected him?’ so much of that connects back to Anakin that it just felt very organic that it would be part of this series from where we’re coming out in the history.” Jones of course originated the voice of Anakin Skywalker’s masked alter ego in 1977’s Star Wars (aka Episode IV), then did same for Episodes V, VI and IX, as well as in the animated Rebels and in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (amongst other projects/theme park attractions). The Force is especially strong with Obi-Wan Kenobi‘s Darth Vader, now that franchise icon James Earl Jones is confirmed to be voicing the Sith Lord on the Disney+ series.

But in the show, Hayden Christensen is playing Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader, so you could think they were putting a voice modulator on him (they are not). And ...

But neither of them are doing the voice in Kenobi… It’s the OG, James Earl Jones. Welcome back, king! In the credits for the episode, it states: “James Earl Jones as the voice of Darth Vader.” So there you go! If you listen to Darth Vader, you can hear the voice of James Earl Jones. And yes, indeed, that’s his voice.

The actor, 91, voiced character in the original 'Star Wars' trilogy, beginning in 1977.

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It's a role the 91-year-old actor has been performing on and off since 1977.

While Jones is certainly the most recognizable as Vader’s voice, he isn’t the only one to vocalize the baddie as Matt Sloan and Scott Lawrence also lent their vocals to the character over the years. The performer’s vocals were confirmed by the show’s latest installment, “Part III,” which dropped on Wednesday, June 1. Just as McGregor’s return as Jedi Master Obi-Wan wouldn’t be the same without Christensen’s Anakin Skywalker, Darth Vader wouldn’t be the same without James Earl Jones’ voice.

Legendary actor James Earl Jones has reprised his role as the voice of Star Wars villain Darth Vader in the prequel series Obi-Wan Kenobi.

With his return, Jones is joining the league of classic Star Wars actors like Mark Hamill who recently returned to the silver screen as Luke Skywalker in The Mandalorian. Along with voicing Vader, Jones has had an illustrious Broadway career. What in his past has affected him?’ so much of that connects back to Anakin." He made his debut in Episode 3 in a holo-conference with Reva, the Inquisitor (Moses Ingram).

During episode three of Disney+'s Obi-Wan Kenobi, James Earl Jones made a return. Get the details here!

Click here to get all the TV scoop straight in your inbox. Scrubs actor Zach Braff made a guest appearance as the voice of an Empire devotee named Freck. Hayden Christenson stars as Darth Vader in the series.

In his many years on the screen, James Earl Jones has done it all: comedies, dramas, thrillers, science fiction, children's movies, and even exploitation ...

The classic 1994 Disney animated feature "The Lion King" was a smash hit for the studio, and still remains one of the highest grossing animated films ever made three decades later ( via Newsweek). With memorable musical numbers and an all-star voice cast, it stars James Earl Jones as the King of the Pride Lands, Mufasa. The elder royal lion is teaching his young son Simba (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) the ways of the world, in order to prepare him for the day when he will become king. Though David Prowse was the actor under Vader's mask and Sebastian Shaw would eventually be chosen to portray the Darth Vader in the flesh for the final moments of the film when he shows his face for the first time in the series, James Earl Jones will always be the person most closely associated with the role of cinema's greatest villain. In the film, Ryan is made Deputy Director of Intelligence thanks to Greer's recent hospitalization, and is tasked with negotiating with the Colombian government at the behest of the President of the United States, in a deal to seize the assets of an international drug lord. It chronicles the early days of the young star as he becomes a celebrity in Harlem for his skills on the court, but is drawn into a life of sex and drugs that threatens to derail his big league hopes. Reverend Kumalo gets to know the father of the victim, a man named James Jarvis (Harris), a racist apartheid supporter, and the film shows us the two men forced to find common ground. The fact that the 1994 original was still wildly popular, and the return of James Earl Jones — who reprised his role as Mufasa — further added to the questionable nature of the do-over. It all starts with the death of a white woman named Ruby Pilcher, who leaves behind a letter for her son Earl (Duvall) informing him that his real mother was in fact an African American maid who had worked for the family and had been sexually assaulted by his father. Though not a big hit, "Best of the Best" still managed to spawn three sequels, all starring Rhee. The absence of James Earl Jones and his iron-fisted coach Cuozo may be one reason the follow-ups failed to deliver anything as memorable as the original. With the help of longtime friend and military mentor Sergeant Major "Goody" Nelson (James Earl Jones), Hazard hopes to prepare the bright-eyed and patriotic Willow on what awaits him after his deployment. The same year that James Earl Jones first voiced the diabolical intergalactic villain Darth Vader, he also starred alongside Bill Cosby and Sidney Poitier in the caper comedy "A Piece of the Action." Cosby and Poitier (who also directed) play a pair of lifelong crooks who've gotten away with big scores in daring heists throughout their criminal careers. But with the help of his family, friends, and a wise old man named Holmes (James Earl Jones), he just might make it happen. A surprisingly heartfelt family comedy from Martin Lawrence, "Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins" features James Earl Jones as the family patriarch Papa Jenkins, father to the titular R.J. (Lawrence). Roscoe is a Hollywood star, a celebrity psychiatrist with a hit TV show, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have his own problems.