James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones, the Hollywood actor and voice of Darth Vader, has died aged 93.
He died early on Monday morning surrounded by his family.
Mr. Jones starred in dozens of films including Field of Dreams, Coming To America and Conan the Barbarian.
He was best known for giving the Star Wars supervillain Darth Vader his distinctive gravelly voice.
Mr. Jones was also the voice of Mufasa in Disney's 1994 film The Lion King, and CNN's 'This is CNN' tagline.
He won a host of awards including Emmys, Tony Awards, a Grammy and an honorary Oscar.
Jones voiced Darth Vader in the original Star Wars film, which came out in 1977, and follow-ups The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.
He reprised the role in later film releases such as the first instalment of the Star Wars anthology series, Rogue One, and the third instalment of the sequel trilogy, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker - both released in the later 2010s.
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