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Darth Vader (/ d ɑːr θ v eɪ d ər /) is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He was first introduced in the original film trilogy as one of the leaders of the Galactic Empire. The prequel trilogy chronicles his transformation from the Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker into the Sith Lord Darth Vader.
During production, Jones signed a deal with Lucasfilm authorizing archival recordings of his voice to be used in the future to artificially generate the voice of Darth Vader. [97] In September 2022, Jones announced that he would retire from the role of voicing Darth Vader with future voice roles for Vader being created by that means. [98]
Darth Vader: No. I am your father. * Jones' own father, Robert Earl Jones, also was an actor, starting in the 1939 movie "Lying Lips." He would later appear in "The Cotton Club" and "Witness" in ...
James Earl Jones famously played Darth Vader in the "Star Wars" films. The line "Luke, I am your father" is commonly attributed to him, but the quote was actually something different.
1. Darth Vader in ‘Star Wars’ (Franchise) (1977-present) James Earl Jones provided the menacing voice behind one of the most intimidating villains in movie history.
He is Force-sensitive and skilled with a lightsaber. In Return of the Jedi, a dying Yoda confirms to Luke, that Darth Vader (formerly Anakin Skywalker) is actually his father, despite Luke's belief that Vader's claim to fatherhood in The Empire Strikes Back was a ruse to pull Luke to the dark side.
David Charles Prowse MBE (1 July 1935 – 28 November 2020) was an English actor, bodybuilder, strongman and weightlifter. [1] He portrayed Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy and a manservant in Stanley Kubrick's 1971 film A Clockwork Orange.
Legendary actor James Earl Jones has died. He was the iconic voice of Darth Vader, starred in hits like "The Lion King" and "Field of Dreams." The star of the screen and stage was 93.