legendary actor James Earl Jones best known for his innumerable movie roles and the booming voice of the character of Darth Vader in the Star Wars franchise has died he was 93 years old Jones died on Monday morning at his home in Duchess County New York surrounded by his family according to longtime agent Barry mcferson Jones was born in 1931 in Mississippi and famously battled a severe stutter as a child the thespian whose powerful deep voice brought to life the iconic villain of Darth Vader acted for more than six decades and won three Tony Awards including a lifetime honor in 2017 two Emmys and a Grammy he was recognized for Lifetime Achievement by the Academy Awards in 2011 in the 1950s and 60s Jones was a Broadway staple from On Golden Pond to the best man his work earned four Tony nominations winning for the Great White Hope in 1969 and fences in 1987 he picked up both his prime time Emmy wins in 1991 for best supporting actor in The minseries Heatwave and best actor for the series Gabriel's fire he also won a Daytime Emmy for the children's special Summer's end in 2000 please like this video And subscribe my channel thank you