We lost one of the greatest screen voices of all time

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/09/arts/james-earl-jones-dead.html

What a great performance he gave in Dr. Strangelove.

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He will always will be remembered .
A devastating loss .
He made Field of Dreams what it is .

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Sad day, but a heck of a career in movies and TV.
Seemed he was in pretty much everything I remember watching growing up. Conan, Lion King, his telling of The Raven in The Simpsons, Hunt for Red October, Sandlot Kids and of course the voice of Darth Vader.
A voice and screen presence that won’t be forgotten.

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He was iconic for sure. Also served in the US Army as a Lieutenant I believe, during the Korean War.

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Yes he was great in that.

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Outstanding actor.

Other note noteworthy performances in The Hunt for Red October & Patriot Games as Admiral Greer.

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He was an amazing actor in both the big and small screen. We’ve lost a great actor and a great human being. He is now one with The Force forever. :heart:

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So many great roles… Dr Strangelove, Conan the Barbarian, Hunt for Red October/Patriot Games/Clear And Present Danger, Gardens of Stone, Field of Dreams, The Sandlot, the voice of Vader in nearly all of the Star Wars films… so many more that I can’t name at the moment…. there will never be another like him.

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By the way, I like to keep my titles as I write them.

There was a great episode of “Big Bang Theory” where Sheldon meets James Earl Jones and they play “Ring and Run” on Carrie Fischer. Season 7, Episode 14.

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I really enjoyed him as Admiral Greer,and in The Sandlot.

So many great movies

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Carrie: It’s not funny anymore, James!

James: Then why am I laughing!

Comedy legend.

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Yes That voice plus he always struck me as an extremely likable guy.

Gardens of Stone Inspection

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Yeah! Savagery all around, from the Sergeant Major on down.

James Earl Jones did a masterful job playing CSM “Goody” Willow; a salty, no BS-taking senior NCO.

You can almost hear him say “You sneaky SOB; I like you.” :rofl: