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 his representative confirmed to ABC News 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 the thespian whose powerful deep voice brought to life the iconic villain of Darth Vader acted for more than six decades and won three t Awards including a lifetime honor in 2017 two Emmys and a Grammy he was recognized for Lifetime Achievement by the Academy Awards in 2011 Jones was born in 1931 in Mississippi and famously battled a severe stutter as a child