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James Earl Jones, Actor Whose Voice Could Menace or Melt, Dies at 93
- diegoholiveira 2y agoR.I.P. great Commander Adama.
- donohoe 2y agoCommander Adama was played by Edward James Olmos, and in the original 1978 series, by Lorne Greene.
- diegoholiveira 2y agoMy mistake. Thanks for pointing out
- swifthesitation 2y agoVoice of my childhood. Thank you for all the memories.
- kernelsanderz 2y agohttps://archive.is/S7UEJ https://archive.is/S7UEJ
- GolfPopper 2y agoI guess this means that Vader's voice will be machine more than man now. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/09/james-earl-jones-signed-darth-vader-voice-rights-to-disney-for-ai-use/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/09/james...
- jgoewert 2y agoI know people remember his voice for Vader. But I think Thulsa Doom from Conan was a prime character he portrayed. Intimidating and soft. Scary, yet beguiling.
- djangelic 2y agoJames Earl Jones gave life to some of the most memorable characters in film history. His voice and presence will echo through the generations. Rest in peace, and thank you for your powerful legacy.
- kvemkon 2y agoJames Earl Jones: > ... and then when Lucas put the film together he realized he wanted a darker voice or a bass voice, so ... [1995] > George had hired David Prowse, but he said he wanted a so-called "darker" voice. Not in terms of ethnic, but in terms of timbre. [2004] [1995] https://youtu.be/JxDy5-asajo?t=199 https://youtu.be/JxDy5-asajo?t=199 [2004] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416716/characters/nm0000469 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416716/characters/nm0000469