R.I.P. James Earl Jones

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

He's passed away at 93.

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/j...ng-1236138656/

[Randy G Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Randy G]

RIP. I know this is kinda blasphemy but similar to Morgan Freeman you ever get the feeling we never really got to see enough of Jones at his best in films? So often the material was not equal to his performances.

Looking at his filmography my top picks would be the obscure The Man, the respected but little seen Claudine, the great Deadly Hero and of course Conan the Barbarian. Seems like they could have given him more to do.

[JoeS Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close JoeS]

There are voices, and then there are VOICES. JAMES EARL JONES was demonstrably the latter. One could be in another room, but if there was a TV on and one of his fine performances were playing on it - you just KNEW.
Jones wasn't "just" a voice. He was a fine actor who performed on stage and screen. His debut in cinemas was in a little film called DR. STRANGELOVE. Emmy, Tony and Grammy Awards along with an Honorary Oscar.

I had the great pleasure working with Mr. Jones on the TV show House M.D.. Just his presence alone filled those soundstages at Fox. I just wish that week or so had been longer.

RIP

[agent999 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close agent999]

RIP. Some favourites: Conan, Field of Dreams, UFO Incident. The voice was menace as Vader, but the whole of him was also capable of great warmth in his performances.