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James Earl Jones Dies: Honoring The Legendary Actor's Life in Photos

Remember the life of James Earl Jones as we say goodbye and pay tribute to a Hollywood icon.

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Actor James Earl Jones poses for photos in Sydney, Australia, Jan. 7, 2013. Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated icon of stage and screen has died at age 93, Monday, September 9, 2024.
Actor James Earl Jones poses for photos in Sydney, Australia, Jan. 7, 2013. Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated icon of stage and screen has died at age 93, Monday, September 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)

HOLLYWOOD, CA — Actor James Earl Jones has died at the age of 93.

The icon, who voiced "Star Wars'" Darth Vader and "The Lion King's" Mufasa, passed away on Monday morning at his home in Hudson Valley, New York, his agent confirmed. His cause of death was not immediately clear.

Throughout his lengthy career, Jones amassed two Emmys, a Golden Globe, two Tony Awards, a Grammy, and the National Medal of Arts and the Kennedy Center Honors. He was even given an honorary Oscar and a special Tony for Lifetime Achievement.

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His career inspired countless artists and his life and work inspired fans around the globe.

Honor the actor's life through photos below.

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James Earl Jones accepts the special Tony award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre at the 71st annual Tony Awards on Sunday, June 11, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Michael Zorn/Invision/AP, File)
James Earl Jones, left, greets the press along with his wife Cecilia, center, and son Flynn, right, at the premiere of "The Lion King" in Los Angeles, June 12, 1994 (AP Photo/Tara Farrell, File).
James Earl Jones arrives at the American Theatre Wing benefit to honor CBS and Leslie Moonves, Chairman of CBS, Monday, April 11, 2005, in New York (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff, File).
Actor James Earl Jones right, abs a striking resemblance to Jack johns', left, heavyweight boxing champion before Word War I and the subject of a Broadway stage hit, "The Great White Hope," in which Jones stars, Oct. 12, 1968. (AP Photo)
James Earl Jones and Diana Sands play the roles of young lovers in "Who Do You Kill," an episode of the television series "East Side-West Side," Sept. 25, 1963. Here, Jones, as Joe, and Sands as Ruth, appear in a scene in a bar in which Ruth works. (AP Photo/Ruben Goldberg)
James Earl Jones, star of Broadway triumph, "The Great White Hope" photographed in his home in New York City, Oct. 7, 1968. (AP Photo)
Ever one to go along with a gag, Cassius Clay, left, allows himself to be tagged by actor James Earl Jones, star of the Broadway hit, "The Great White Hope," in Hollywood Nov. 10, 1969. Jones was making a studio movie version of the play and Clay dropped by at the behest of a studio press agent to help drum up some publicity. (AP Photo/GB)
Broadway stars, from left, James Earl Jones, Julie Harris, Angela Lansbury and Jerry Orbach pose on stage after receiving Tony awards at the 23rd Annual Tony Awards ceremony at New York's Mark Hellinger Theatre on April 20, 1969. Jones won best actor in a play for "The Great White Hope." Harris won best actress in a play for "Forty Carats." Lansbury won best actress in a musical for "Dear World." Orbach won best actor in a play for "Promises, Promises." (AP Photo)
James Earl Jones, the latest star on Broadway, and his wife Julienne Marie, select a recording to listen to in their Manhattan home, Feb. 28, 1969. Jones had been chosen to repeat his Broadway starring role in a film version of "The Great White Hope." (AP Photo/John Rooney)
James Earl Jones arrives before the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File).
James Earl Jones poses with his honorary Oscar at the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File).
James Earl Jones arrives at the Tony Awards on June 12, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

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