Award-winning actor James Earl Jones died Monday, Fox News Digital confirmed. He was 93.
Jones was known for his voice role as Darth Vader in the “Star Wars” franchise, in addition to “Coming to America,” “Field of Dreams,” and “The Hunt for Red October.”
The star of stage and screen “passed away this morning at his home in Dutchess County, New York, surrounded by family,” his representative shared in a statement to Fox News Digital.
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Iconic actor James Earl Jones has died, Fox News Digital confirmed. (Getty Images)
Jones is one of the few entertainers to have earned the coveted EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) during his career. He received two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award and three Tony Awards.
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While Jones did not win a competitive Oscar, he was presented with the Honorary Academy Award by Sir Ben Kingsley.
His career began in the theater in the early ‘50s where he earned the status as one of the best Shakespearean actors, with roles, like “Othello” and “King Lear” in addition to Oberon in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and Claudius in “Hamlet.”
James Earl Jones won an honorary Oscar at the 84th Annual Academy Awards in 2012. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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Jones’ film debut began with Stanley Kubrick’s “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” in 1964. He earned a Tony Award in 1969 for his portrayal of boxer Jack Jefferson in “The Great White Hope.”
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