Our film critic looks at the late actor's tie to baseball. The roles he played made him a great spokesperson for the sport.

From “The Great White Hope” to “The Sandlot” James Earl Jones gave us profound performances at the intersection of race and ...

James Earl Jones had one of the most recognizable voices on earth, a wonder of nature who left a lasting cultural imprint.

James Earl Jones has passed away, leaving innumerable devastated fans and a wildly impressive body of work. One of the very ...

NPR's Scott Simon remembers actor James Earl Jones, whose deep, resonant voice animated some of cinema's most iconic characters.

Jones, who died Sept. 9, voiced Darth Vader in Star Wars and Mufasa in The Lion King. He started out in theater in the 1950s, and later won a Tony and an honorary Oscar. Originally broadcast in 1993.

NPR's Scott Simon remembers actor James Earl Jones, whose deep, resonant voice animated some of cinema's most iconic characters.

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "THE LION KING") JAMES EARL JONES: (As Mufasa ... People will come, Ray. People will most definitely come. SIMON: And no other voice could so authoritatively inform Luke ...