James Earl Jones is also known as the voice of Darth Vader in the 1977 film Star Wars: A New Hope and its sequels The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983)
His other voice roles include Mufasa in the 1994 Disney film Lion King and its direct-to-video sequel, Lion King 2: Simba's Pride. Archive recordings from the film would later be used for the English version of the 2006 video game Kingdom Hearts 2 since Jones himself did not reprise the role. He more recently voiced Mufasa in the 2015 TV pilot movie The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar . In February 2017, it was announced that Jones would again voice the character in a live-action remake of the film, which will be directed by Jon Favreau
